Biden to sign the Respect for Marriage Act; World Cup semifinals begin; a fusion energy breakthrough

Plus, a look at 2022 in tweets [View this email online]( [NPR]( by Suzanne Nuyen You count on this newsletter to keep you well-informed and well-connected. We are asking for your help this month. You keep the facts flowing. You bring more stories to more ears. You make a real difference with a year-end contribution to independent, trustworthy media. [Donate today](. --------------------------------------------------------------- Good morning. The World Cup semifinals begin today, and Morocco plays France tomorrow. [Meet the superstar goalies]( who will be defending their teams. Here's what we're following today. 🥇 First up [President Biden and first lady Jill Biden walk through the Cross Hall of the White House lit with rainbow colors following an event commemorating LGBTQ+ Pride Month in the East Room last year.]( Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images After months of work on Capitol Hill and years of evolving attitudes, Joe Biden will [sign into law]( a bipartisan bill that will codify same-sex and interracial marriages today. In 2004, just 42% of Americans said they were in support of same-sex marriage. Today, it's 68%. The change in American attitude mirrors one the president has experienced. Americans are saving money at the gas pump, only to spend it all again in the produce aisle. Gas is now selling for less than it did a year ago, but [food prices continue to climb]( and the Federal Reserve is ready to raise interest rates again. 🎧 Listen to [how people are coping](. Treating cancer with CRISPR — which allows scientists to make very precise changes in DNA — could make [cancer-fighting immunotherapy more potent]( for a broader set of patients. 🎧 Listen to two patients describe [how the treatment has helped them](. Scientists with the U.S. Department of Energy will announce a breakthrough in nuclear fusion later today: producing a fusion reaction that [generates more energy than it consumes](. While fusion power remains a distant dream, 🎧 listen to how it could [one day provide clean, safe electricity]( without greenhouse gas emissions. --------------------------------------------------------------- Newsletter continues after sponsor message --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- 📷 Picture show [A dozen Black men were convicted of murder by all-white juries in connection with the 1919 massacre in Elaine, Ark. Above, defendants S.A. Jones, Ed Hicks, Frank Hicks, Frank Moore, J.C. Knox, Ed Coleman and Paul Hall with their attorney at the state penitentiary in Little Rock in 1925 after the Supreme Court overturned their convictions.]( Butler Center for Arkansas Studies, Central Arkansas Library System The recommendations from the Tulsa Race Riot Commission on how to move forward from the 1921 massacre are considered a blueprint for acknowledgement, healing and restitution. But in neighboring Arkansas, the city of Elaine has found the Tulsa model [hard to replicate](. --------------------------------------------------------------- 📚 Life advice [A hand holding a sparkler]( Prianko Biswas / EyeEm / Getty Images Family traditions can foster a sense of unity with the people we love and help pass down cultural values. But what happens [when these traditions no longer make sense in our lives]( A psychologist 🎧 gives advice on [when to let go of old traditions]( and how to reinvent them in an authentic way after big life changes. --------------------------------------------------------------- It all comes down to you Your financial support is the NPR Network's greatest strength. You keep the facts flowing. You bring more stories to more ears. You make a real difference when you contribute to independent, trustworthy media. [Please donate today](. --------------------------------------------------------------- Before you go [An illustration of Santa flying across the moon]( AnvilArtworks/Getty Images - Inflation has hit so hard that Santa might not be coming to town this year. Demand for his services have skyrocketed, and companies like Hire Santa are [struggling to keep up](. - Which is more environmentally friendly: a real Christmas tree or an artificial one? Turns out there could be a third option: [rentable potted trees]( that are planted in the ground when they grow too big. - How do you summarize 2022's trends in a tweet? Brian Feldman has been following trending topics for a year, and he has [documented more than 450 in a public archive](. --------------------------------------------------------------- Stream your local NPR station. Visit NPR.org to find your local station stream. [Find a Station]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Enjoying this newsletter? Forward to a friend! They can [sign up here](. Looking for more great content? [Check out all of our newsletter offerings]( — including Music, Politics, Health and more! You received this message because you're subscribed to Daily News emails. This email was sent by National Public Radio, Inc., 1111 North Capitol Street NE, Washington, DC 20002 [Unsubscribe]( | [Privacy Policy]( [NPR logo]