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The Cat in the Hat, the book about a mischievous, irrepressible soul who always seemed kind of ageless, is 50 years old. At the time of its debut in 1957, the Cat was an instant success. The Dr. Seuss classic is still captivating to children and the adults who read to them.

Health officials once advised going into quarantine and being tested for the coronavirus if you were near an infected person for 15 minutes. Now the rule is a total of 15 minutes in a 24-hour period.

When Laura Lorson needs a break from the daily grind, she curls up with books that transport her to simpler times. She recommends three titles that take her back to her days of childhood summer reading — absorbing words off sun-dappled pages under the shade of a tree.

Trump announced the news himself — calling the FBI action unnecessary and attacking it as politically motivated — even though he appointed the FBI director, Chris Wray.

Critics of the FBI search of ex-President Trump's Mar-A-Lago estate say he had been cooperating and a raid was unnecessary. But Trump has a record of trying to fend off probes and withhold records.

One of Boston's biggest attractions is named for former slave owner Peter Faneuil. There's been a debate over whether the collection of shops and restaurants should be renamed.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Matilda Bogner, head of the United Nations Human Rights monitoring mission in Ukraine, about whether death tolls in Russia's war on Ukraine have been underestimated.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Jonah Goldberg of The Dispatch about critiques of former President Trump by the conservative editorial boards of The Wall Street Journal and the New York Post.

Human remains from the Philadelphia bombing of the MOVE house in 1985 have yet to be released. The bombing left eleven people dead. (Story aired on All Things Considered on July 6, 2022.)

Outside groups have spent nearly $1 billion to boost Republican Senate candidates. Almost 90%, in fact, of pro-GOP TV ads are paid for by outside groups, compared to 55% for Democrats.