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The FIFA Club World Cup begins Saturday, with the first game in Cincinnati on Sunday featuring German powerhouse Bayern Munich.

NPR looks at grocery inflation and politics in Pittsburgh, a focus of both major presidential campaigns in their quest to woo voters in must-win Pennsylvania.

One month after a devastating earthquake rocked Myanmar, officials report about 3,800 deaths but many people say they are still waiting for news of their missing loved ones.

There was shock this week at the suggestion of a 70 percent tax rate. But law professor Dorothy Brown explains to NPR's Scott Simon that the U.S.'s marginal tax rate has been as high as 94 percent.

The investigation into the explosions that killed three and injured dozens continues. We're tracking developments.

A man climbed to the top of Philadelphia's City Hall, about 500 feet up. City officials only found out after he posted a video on YouTube.

A session guitarist in the Los Angeles area, Mike Post was 20 years old when he played on Sonny & Cher's "I Got You, Babe." In 1967, Post produced and arranged a top 10 hit for Kenny Rogers & the First Edition: "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)." Post's TV career began at 24, when he was made the Music Director for the "Andy Williams Show." He has since composed theme music for shows including The Rockford Files (his theme won a Grammy), Magnum P.I., Hill Street Blues and most recently, NYPD Blue.

Hidilyn Diaz set a record Monday, winning the Philippines' first gold medal at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The country had been trying to reach the podium's top spot for nearly 100 years.

When the Intelligence Identities Protection Act was written, its authors were hardly picturing its use to prosecute top officials in the White House. But the current grand jury has been considering that possibility in the case of CIA operative Valerie Plame. To understand how this came about, a look back to the events of 2002, when the administration was building its case for invading Iraq.

The Middle East hasn’t been a top priority for the Biden administration. But this week President Biden is very much focusing on this part of the world.