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He started the first U.S.

superstation and owned sports teams, including the Atlanta Braves.

The media mogul previously announced he had Lewy body dementia, a degenerative disease.

NPR's David Folkenflik has more.

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A federal civil rights agency filed a discrimination lawsuit against the New York Times claiming that it passed over a white male employee for promotion in favor of a lesser qualified woman of color to meet diversity goals.

The New York Times calls the lawsuit politically motivated.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed the lawsuit on behalf of an editor after he didn't get the role of deputy real estate editor in 2025, alleging gender and racial discrimination.

Pollinating insects influence human health by pollinating our crops.

As NPR's Jonathan Lambert reports, new research in the journal Nature shows that influence can be surprisingly large.

Pope Leo will inaugurate the central tower of Barcelona's Sagrada Familia Basilica during his visit to Spain next month.

The June celebration will mark 100 years since the death of the church's architect, Anthony Gaudi.

The church is still incomplete.

The first stone was placed in 1882.

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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton.

With hundreds of vessels still stuck in the Persian Gulf and costs piling up, shipping companies are being whipsawed by uncertainty over how and when the Strait of Hormuz might reopen after more than two months into the Iran war.

President Trump initially announced an effort in which the U.S.

military would guide ships through the strait, then paused that to allow time for a deal to end the war.

NPR's Aya Batraoui reports that change came as a surprise to almost everyone.