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1. Greetings from Cape Verde, where the sounds of samba, jazz and morna fill the air

   Music is interwoven with the sounds of daily life in this West African island nation, which hosted two international music festivals in April and has been named the African Capital of Culture for 2028.

2. Palestinians use recycling as Israel's restrictions trigger a trash crisis

   Palestinians in the West Bank live amid garbage following Israeli restrictions. Two Palestinian entrepreneurs are trying to make a change.

3. Texas primary runoff takeaways. And, DOJ mass-deletes info on Jan. 6 riot cases

   The Texas primary runoffs have now concluded and major November election matchups are set. And Trump's Justice Department has deleted significant information from the Jan. 6 riot cases.

4. Inside the effort to save one of America's most imperiled salamanders

   When a species is facing extinction, it takes an enormous human effort to stave it off. Case in point: the painstaking campaign to save the frosted flatwoods salamander.

5. The movie 'Pressure' leans into the drama of high-stakes weather forecasts

   The new movie tells a story about how good meteorology can literally win wars. It also takes us back in time, to when the United States was at a disadvantage when it came to weather science.

6. ICE is spending millions of dollars on iris scanners, expanding its arsenal of tech tools

   ICE is expanding its use of iris recognition technology, with plans to deploy hundreds of scanning devices across the country. The practice raises concerns among privacy experts that the Department of Homeland Security is amassing a database of biometric data.

7. Texas general election matchups are finally set. Here's what you need to know

   The Texas primary runoffs are over and November election matchups are set in major contests, like one for the U.S. Senate, as the results deliver lessons for both parties.

8. Clyburn's district stays intact as South Carolina Republicans scrap redistricting

   The majority-Black district held for 34 years by South Carolina Democratic Rep. Jim Clyburn will survive intact, for now, after Republican state lawmakers rejected a plan to redraw congressional maps.

9. Dana White says it's an 'honor' to build a fight arena on the White House lawn

   NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Dana White, president and CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, about his plans to build a fighting arena on the White House lawn.

10. Conservative Christians love this painting of George Washington. The event it depicts may not have happened

    A painting of George Washington is being used by the Trump administration to argue the founders were devout Christians, but historians have doubts about whether the moment depicted actually happened.