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Get ready for a "Barbie"/"Oppenheimer" double feature. A big legal victory for supporters of an abortion rights amendment in Missouri. GOP candidates face difficult positions addressing Trump's legal woes.

Kansas officials no longer have the power to underwrite mega-deal projects like the Panasonic factory with hundreds of millions of dollars in state incentives. Texas' abortion bans are in court today. Scientists want to genetically modify mosquitos to help fight malaria.

Missouri has set aside $500,000 to address food insecurity in urban areas, but the grant process is hard to navigate. Facebook's parent company has released its newest AI for free. Trump says he's a target in the Jan. 6 insurrection investigation. An Oklahoma boy finds a piranha-like fish with human-like teeth.

A pretrial hearing takes place today in Trump's classified documents case. The KCPD settled a lawsuit alleging officers threw a man facedown on the pavement and falsely reported the incident. Taylor Swift breaks another Billboard record.

Russia leaves the deal that allowed Ukrainian ports to export food. Days after a thunderstorm hit the Kansas City area, nearly 12,000 homes are still without power. President Biden leads the field in 2024 fundraising.

The Hollywood actors union goes on strike. The FDA approves the first over-the-counter daily birth control pill. Kansas City Council passed an ordinance creating Fountain Cards, a municipal ID that will open the door for city services that usually require a driver's license.

GOP House lawmakers want to amend the defense authorization bill. A Kansas judge has kept a temporary ban in place preventing transgender residents from changing the gender on their drivers' licenses. The Hollywood actors union holds a strike vote this morning.

Biden will meet with Zelenskyy today at NATO. The contract between Hollywood studios and the actors' union is set to expire. Kansas City's streetcar is out of commission for several weeks.

Turkey agreed to allow Sweden to join NATO. A Kansas judge temporarily blocked transgender residents from changing their gender on state IDs. It's a weird year for the Emmys. Here are the NPR culture desk's predictions.

Biden will attend NATO this week, where the war in Ukraine will be a main focus. The first major Democratic candidate has entered the race for Missouri governor. And a gender-affirming care ban takes effect in Tennessee.