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Ben Folds reflects on his songwriting process, injecting empathy into lyrics, and why he believes that “we don’t need any new albums.” Read More at NPR

As we head into summer, a lifeguard shortage is affecting public pools throughout the country. Read More at NPR

A Wolverine spotted recently seen in Sierra Nevada’s is only the second confirmed sighting of the creature in state in the last 100 years. They disappeared from California likely due to hunting. Read More at NPR

Thousands of people on Guam still don’t have power and electricity after being hit by Typhoon Mawar on May 24. The local government says it aims to change that soon. Read More at NPR

Apple announces that in an upcoming update, the f-word will no longer autocorrect to “duck”. Read More at NPR

Lawsuits about tainted water at Camp Lejeune are reaching the district court charged with hearing them. Its four judges are set on managing the case as they face possibly tens of thousands of suits. Read More at NPR

The Canadian wildfire season has started early and already broken records, with toxic smoke drifting south to the U.S. and many air quality alerts in place. Read More at NPR

A mastodon tooth washed up on a California beach and then went missing. A local museum tried to track it down. Read More at NPR

Some of the worst air quality was recorded in the Great Lakes region and in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and the Washington, D.C., metro area. (Image credit: Ed Jones/AFP Via Getty Images) Read More at NPR

Unhealthy air quality grips the East Coast reaching as far south as North and South Carolina. (Image credit: Seth Wenig/AP) Read More at NPR