NAACP’s Ivory Toldson discusses the investigation into Harvard legacy admissions NPR’s Steve Inskeep speaks to the NAACP’s Ivory Toldson about the Department of Education’s civil rights investigation into legacy admissions at Harvard University. Read more on NPR

Up First briefing: Fed could hike rates; Threads under pressure; get healthy with NEAT The Federal Reserve is expected to announce it’s raising interest rates. Voting groups want Threads to tighten its rules ahead of the election. A NEAT way to burn calories without working out. Read more on NPR

At the Women’s World Cup, the USA faces the Netherlands — a rematch of the 2019 final The U.S. defeated the Netherlands in 2019 for its second consecutive World Cup title. Now the two teams are battling in the group stage as the U.S. looks to shake off a sluggish win over Vietnam. Read more…

‘This has become a sacred alley.’ The face of Emad Sharghi imprisoned in Iran A mural in Washington, D.C. depicts Americans wrongfully detained abroad and fades with time to represent passing days. Neda Sharghi’s brother Emad imprisoned in Iran is one of those faces. Read more on NPR

This CDC data shows where rates of heat-related illness are highest Emergency rooms report when patients visit with health problems caused by heat. Find out when and where rates of illness are spiking, and explore trends over the last five years. Read more on NPR

The U.S. dedicates a new embassy in Tonga in a bid for more influence in the Pacific Tonga is just one stop on a tour of the Pacific by Secretary of State Antony Blinken this week. He is the latest in a parade of US diplomats to visit Oceania in the last year. Read more…

Someone could steal your medical records and bill you for their care Consumers should know that medical identity theft can happen, whether from a large-scale breach or theft of an individual’s data. The result could be thousands of dollars in medical bills. Read more on NPR

At the Women’s World Cup, the USA faces the Netherlands – a rematch of the 2019 final The U.S. defeated the Netherlands in 2019 for its second consecutive World Cup title. Now the two teams are battling in the group stage as the U.S. looks to shake off a sluggish win over Vietnam. Read more…