Russian region of Dagestan holds a day of mourning after attacks kill 19 people Russia’s southern region of Dagestan is in mourning after a rampage by Islamic militants Sunday that killed 19 people, and attacked houses of worship in apparently coordinated assaults in two cities. Read more on NPR

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Two years after Dobbs; militants attack in southern Russia Deadly attacks reported in Russia’s southern republic of Dagestan. Abortions are up two years since the Supreme Court revoked federal abortion protections. Read more on NPR

Biden and Trump are about to debate one another for the first time in 4 years NPR’s Steve Inskeep speaks with former presidential speechwriters Mary Kate Cary and Paul Orzulak about Thursday’s debate between President Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump. Read more on NPR

There’s been a breakthrough in organ transplants Surgeons at Northwestern Medicine say they successfully transplanted a kidney while the patient was awake. Read more on NPR