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A surge in pet adoptions has increased demand for dogs imported from around the world. Most are fine, but federal officials turned up 450 dogs in 2020 with false records — 50% more than in 2019.

NPR's Arun Rath speaks with Jeremy Roebuck, reporter for The Philadelphia Inquirer, about what the city's police commissioner calls "one of the worst cases of corruption" he has ever heard.

Season 5 of the HBO series ended with a lot of cliffhangers. The sixth season is the first one that goes beyond the realm of the books that the show is based on.

From the census citizenship question and political gerrymandering to the separation of church and state, the high court will make some rulings of consequence over the next month.

You can trace 4,000 years of economic growth through the history of light. The ways we got from a candle, made from of animal fat, to the LED lights we have today tell a lot about our modern economy.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks to Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia about questioning top Intelligence officials today on Capitol Hill about war plans being leaked in a group chat with a journalist.

NPR's Ina Jaffe reports on the latest attempts to curb gun violence in southern California. Several municipalities are introducing legislation that would require gun owners to register with authorities each time they purchase bullets for their weapon.

NPR's Linda Gradstein reports from Jerusalem that Palestinian strawberry growers are struggling to export their fruit to foreign purchasers. But an Israeli agricultural company is doing everything it can to keep direct exports from taking place.

SIMON/THE NATION: AMERICA'S OLDEST WEEKLY MAGAZINE CHANGED OWNERSHIP THIS WEEK. "THE NATION," FOUNDED IN 1865, WAS PURCHASED BY A GROUP HEADED BY THE MAGAZINE'S EDITOR, VICTOR NAVASKY. THE GROUP INCLUDES NOVELIST E.L. DOCTOROW AND ACTOR PAUL NEWMAN.

NPR's John McChesney reports that the Clinton administration settled a dispute with Japan today over the sale of American computer chips. It calls for more monitoring of global trade in semiconductors but lacks specific targets for Japanese purchase of foreign chips.