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These are the major elections NPR correspondents are watching

2024 is an extraordinary year of global elections, with dozens of national votes worldwide. Here are some of the ones we are closely following.

Pedestrians walk past the Fabulosa Books store in San Francisco's Castro District on Thursday. The bookstore is sending LGBTQ+ books to parts of the country where they are censored to counter the rapidly growing effort by anti-LGBTQ+ activists and lawmakers to ban queer-friendly books from public schools and libraries.

A San Francisco store is shipping LGBTQ+ books to places where they are banned

In what she calls "Books Not Bans," Becka Robbins sends titles to groups that want them in the face of a movement by conservative advocacy groups and lawmakers to ban them from schools and libraries.

A man walks past boarded up shop windows before the arrival of Hurricane Beryl in Bridgetown, Barbados, on Sunday.

Hurricane Beryl weakens slightly to a Category 3 storm as it approaches the Caribbean

Hurricane Beryl weakened slightly to a category 3 early Monday, the National Hurricane Center said. On Sunday, Beryl was the first-ever Atlantic hurricane to reach a Category 4 level in June.

Ahead of parliamentary elections, the French left unites against the right

A disparate group of left-wing and Green parties unites to fight France's far-right in legislative elections.

Getting ready for a July 4th barbecue? Life Kit has some tips

Intimidated by grilling? Learn the basics, from which type of grill to choose, to how to maintain a fire and create different temperature zones. Plus handy tips on tools and safety.

France votes in the first round of its snap elections

France votes today in the first round of its parliamentary elections. The far right party has strong momentum.

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., who continues to break with progressives within his party by backing Israel in the war with Hamas, visited the country this week and met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Fetterman traveled to Israel and met with Netanyahu despite blowback on the left

Why Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., visited Israel this week, and how the visit underscores tensions among Democrats over the war in Gaza.

Abdul Jabbar's Boli Khela, a century-old traditional wrestling competition in Chittagong, draws thousands of eager spectators annually. In this picture captured in Chittagong, Bangladesh on April 24, 2023, two individuals are seen wrestling on a sandy stage in front of a street audience.

Wow! These amazing drone's-eye views of our world are up for best drone photo

Here's a selection of finalists for the Siena Drone Photo Award competition of 2024: a wrestling match, an awesome bridge, a snow-covered village and pelicans!

Daniel Robinson, 24, was last seen leaving a job site in Buckeye, Ariz., on June 23, 2021. Three years later, his father, David, continues the search for him.<br/>

Daniel Robinson vanished 3 years ago. His father still hopes for his safe return

Despite leads from the public that have poured in over the last three years, there have been no solid answers regarding the 24-year-old geologist’s disappearance in Arizona on June 23, 2021.

An Iranian man casts his vote at a polling station in Tehran during the country's presidential election on Friday.

Iran will hold a runoff election between a reformist and a hard-liner

Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian received the most votes in Iran's snap presidential elections. But it wasn't enough to avoid a runoff with the second-place contender — a hard-line conservative.

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