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Mar 31, 2026
Iran opens select ships through the Strait of Hormuz, but most oil and gas tankers are stalled as regional attacks escalate, with Gulf countries facing daily missile and drone strikes.
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Mar 31, 2026
NPR's Leila Fadel asks John Bolton, President Trump's former national security adviser and a long-time advocate of regime change in Iran, whether that goal is being met in the war.
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Mar 31, 2026
The war in Iran has slowed down international shipping, much of which contains medical and humanitarian goods destined for Asia and Africa.
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Mar 31, 2026
An end to birthright citizenship would mean a new layer of bureaucracy for all babies born in the U.S. and could cause delays for health insurance and other benefits.
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Mar 31, 2026
Television producer Bill Lawrence has a new show on HBO called "Rooster." It's the latest in a run of hits that's quietly built him a small comedy empire.
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Mar 31, 2026
It's not just schools that are banning cellphones. Some bars and restaurants are joining the offline trend.
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Mar 31, 2026
NPR's Leila Fadel asks Rep. Jim Himes, a Connecticut Democrat and ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, about the White House's messaging on the Iran war.
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Mar 31, 2026
President Trump's mixed messages make it hard to see how the war with Iran will end, and it may lead to political consequences for his party in the upcoming midterm elections.
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Mar 31, 2026
Public school teachers across California have taught Cesar Chavez's contributions to the labor movement for a long time. Now they're figuring out how to revise those lessons given the recent allegations against him of sexual assault.
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Mar 30, 2026
As the Iran war enters its second month, Israel has invaded Lebanon to drive out Iran-backed Hezbollah and a humanitarian disaster is unfolding as over one million Lebanese people are displaced.
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Mar 30, 2026
NPR's Michel Martin asks Biden administration National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan for his reaction to the latest developments in the war in Iran.
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Mar 30, 2026
The Dietary Guidelines released this year recommend higher levels of this essential nutrient. But protein needs are personal. Here's how to assess yours.
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Mar 30, 2026
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Tristan Harris, co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology, about the use of AI by the Pentagon.
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Mar 30, 2026
Ahead of a Supreme Court case, U.S. Catholic bishops have filed a brief in support of birthright citizenship, arguing that its absence would "increase the susceptibility of children to statelessness."
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Mar 30, 2026
In El Paso, Texas, 911 calls reveal conditions in the nation's largest immigration detention camp.
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Mar 30, 2026
After UConn's stunning comeback, the Final Four is set in the NCAA men's basketball tournament: the Huskies join Arizona, Michigan and Illinois.
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Mar 30, 2026
Human remains found in the Netherlands could be those of d'Artagnan, legendary French swordsman and hero of the Three Musketeers.
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Mar 30, 2026
Human remains found in a church in the Netherlands could be those of d'Artagnan, one of the legendary French swordsmen who inspired the novel The Three Musketeers.
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Mar 30, 2026
Additional U.S. troops have reached the Middle East, with more on the way. While the U.S. military hasn't specified a mission, the critical Strait of Hormuz remains closed to almost all oil tankers.
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Mar 30, 2026
NPR's Michel Martin asks retired Gen. Joseph Votel about the risks of deploying American ground forces in Iran.
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Mar 30, 2026
Israeli police stopped the Latin Patriarch in Jerusalem from celebrating Palm Sunday Mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, citing war safety regulations.
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Mar 27, 2026
The House Ethics Committee held a rare public hearing on allegations that Rep. Shelia Cherfilus-McCormick, a Florida Democrat, committed financial crimes.
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Mar 27, 2026
Citing ongoing talks with Iran, President Trump said on social media Thursday that he was delaying a deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face destruction of its power plants.
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Mar 27, 2026
NPR's A Martínez speaks with Democratic Rep. Jason Crow of Colorado, who served as a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division, about U.S. troop deployments to the Middle East.
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Mar 27, 2026
As the trailblazing Swedish star returns with her first album since 2018, she talks through going on IVF and solo parenting, expressing sexuality, and the negotiation of being a self-aware pop star.
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Mar 27, 2026
As the trailblazing Swedish star returns with her first album since 2018, she talks through going on IVF and solo parenting, expressing sexuality, and the negotiation of being a self-aware pop star.
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Mar 27, 2026
NPR's Steve Inskeep sits down with Governor Wes Moore, Democrat of Maryland, to talk about the troops heading to the Middle East and what he hopes to see in the next President.
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Mar 27, 2026
Airlines used to do some financial magic to keep airfare down as oil prices increased, a strategy called "fuel hedging." But they stopped. Now fliers are on the hook for a lot of the difference.
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Mar 27, 2026
Cuban Americans who ship goods to relatives on the island are now seen as propping up Cuba's communist regime as the economy there continues to deteriorate.
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Mar 27, 2026
The Senate approved a bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security early Friday. The bill does not fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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Mar 27, 2026
President Trump says he is going to order that TSA agents be paid, but travelers caught in the partial government shutdown are weary and some have had to shoulder extra expenses.
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Mar 27, 2026
Maggie Sabatino, a union representative for TSA officers at Philadelphia International Airport, talks with NPR's A Martinez about the DHS shutdown.
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Mar 27, 2026
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks to Aidan McLaughlin, Washington correspondent for Vanity Fair, about the Treasury's plan to put President Trump's signature on future U.S. paper currency.
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Mar 27, 2026
For StoryCorps, a nun in Kansas City reminisces about helping families in need of low-cost childcare.
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Mar 26, 2026
Iran's military command is rejecting a 15-point peace proposal from the U.S., saying it will not "come to terms" with Washington and laid out its own conditions.
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Mar 26, 2026
As the U.S. and Iran trade demands for ending the war, NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Richard Nephew, a former deputy special envoy for Iran in the Biden administration.
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Mar 26, 2026
The acting TSA administrator told Congress Wednesday that the agency faces a "dire" situation and may have to close smaller airports, as many security officers working without pay quit or call out.
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Mar 26, 2026
The annual observance marks how far into the new year women must work to make what men earned in the previous year. This year, it's March 26, a day later than it was in 2025.
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Mar 26, 2026
As June's primary election nears, Democratic Gov. Janet Mills and combat veteran Graham Platner are effectively engaged in a proxy battle between factions in their own party.
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Mar 26, 2026
As June's primary election nears, Democratic Gov. Janet Mills and combat veteran Graham Platner are effectively engaged in a proxy battle between factions in their own party.
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Mar 26, 2026
With 12 weeks remaining until the primary election in June, Democratic Gov. Janet Mills and combat veteran Graham Platner are effectively engaged in a proxy battle between factions in their own party.
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Mar 26, 2026
Known for playing bass guitar in the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Flea is releasing his first solo album -- and it features his first love: jazz trumpet. It's called "Honora."
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Mar 26, 2026
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with state Representative-elect Emily Gregory who won a special legislative election in Florida's 87th District, home to President Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort.
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Mar 26, 2026
Minutes before President Trump delayed plans to attack Iran's energy infrastructure, big trades were made, raising insider trading concerns. NPR's A Martinez asks economist Paul Krugman.
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Mar 26, 2026
The Los Angeles Dodgers open the regular season as the two-time defending World Series champions. With Major League Baseball's biggest payroll, they're going for a three-peat.
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Mar 26, 2026
The Pentagon is considering the seizure of Iran's Kharg Island. It's a risky operation, and Iran could retaliate by targeting the biggest energy facilities in the Gulf, sending prices soaring.
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Mar 26, 2026
NPR's Steve Inskeep asks retired Lt. Gen. Sean MacFarland about the rapid deployment capabilities of the 82nd Airborne and the strategic advantages those troops provide.
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Mar 26, 2026
NPR's A Martinez speaks with Karr Ingham, a petroleum economist in attendance at CERAWeek, an annual conference for the energy industry in Houston, Texas.
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Mar 25, 2026
Israel signals major expansion into Lebanon, with plans to control swathes of southern Lebanon in a bid for a "defensive buffer."
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Mar 25, 2026
What are Israel's larger goals as it expands its offensive into Lebanon? NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Daniel Levy, a former peace negotiator for Israel.
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Mar 25, 2026
A firebrand sheriff, running as a Republican for governor of California, has seized hundreds of thousands of ballots in an election fraud probe. California's attorney general says there's no evidence.
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Mar 25, 2026
NPR's A Martínez speaks with director Sofia Coppola about her new documentary "Marc by Sofia," which looks at the rise of influential designer Marc Jacobs.
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Mar 25, 2026
NPR's A Martinez asks CNN's Havana Bureau Chief Patrick Oppmann about Cuba's power blackouts, which have brought the country to a near total halt.
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Mar 25, 2026
Shelter Villages offer temporary and private places for the unhoused to sleep and store their belongings. One of the latest villages, called The Bridge, opened recently in central Illinois.
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Mar 25, 2026
China believes the U.S. is a declining power with expansionist ambitions. The U.S. thinks the same of China.
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Mar 25, 2026
The painting is worth more than a million euros ($1.2 million). Proceeds from the sale will benefit France's leading financial supporter of Alzheimer's research.
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Mar 25, 2026
Pablo Picasso's grandson is raffling off one of his grandfather's paintings — valued at over $1 million — for 100 euros ($115) a ticket to benefit Alzheimer's research.
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Mar 25, 2026
A U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly confirmed to NPR that the Pentagon has ordered some 2,000 soldiers from the Army's 82nd Airborne Division to deploy to the Middle East.
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Mar 25, 2026
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi of New York about possible solutions to the partial government shutdown.
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Mar 25, 2026
For several days, Houston's two commercial airports have experienced the highest TSA agent callouts and some of the longest security check-in lines in the country.
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Mar 25, 2026
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with former TSA Administrator John Pistole about the ongoing DHS shutdown and the deployment of ICE agents to several U.S. airports.
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Mar 24, 2026
President Trump said the U.S. will delay military strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure while it negotiates with Iran.
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Mar 24, 2026
For a sense of the future of indirect talks between the U.S. and Iran, NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Robert Malley, former U.S. envoy to Iran.
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Mar 24, 2026
The Senate has confirmed Sen. Markwayne Mullin to serve as the next secretary of Homeland Security. The Oklahoma Republican replaces Kristi Noem and takes over a department mired in controversy.
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Mar 24, 2026
President Trump's mission to fight renewable wind energy comes at a time of rising energy costs.
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Mar 24, 2026
Billy Idol was punk in the 1970s, a pop star in the '80s, and now his rock 'n' roll excess is the subject of a Hulu documentary called Billy Idol Should Be Dead. It begins streaming on March 26.
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Mar 24, 2026
Billy Idol was punk in the '70s, a pop star in the '80s and now his rock-n-roll excess is the subject of a Hulu documentary called "Billy Idol Should Be Dead." It begins streaming on Mar. 26.
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Mar 24, 2026
At Iran's border, those fleeing the war speak of an unbearable choice: endure the regime or risk everything to see it fall.
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Mar 24, 2026
Family members and U.S. veterans' advocates await answers about the death in ICE custody of an Afghan asylum seeker who aided U.S. Army Special Forces during the war in Afghanistan.
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Mar 24, 2026
NPR's Michel Martin asks NCAA President Charlie Baker about the first year in which college athletes are paid to play.
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Mar 24, 2026
Trump's claim of "very good" talks with Iran contrasts sharply with Tehran's denial, as escalating tensions and backchannel diplomacy raise fears of a wider war in the Gulf.
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Mar 24, 2026
How has Iran's negotiating position changed after weeks of war? NPR's A Martinez talks to Mohammad Ali Shabani, editor of the London-based news site Amwaj.media.
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Mar 24, 2026
Investigators are looking into what caused a runway collision between an Air Canada regional jet and a fire truck at LaGuardia Airport. Both pilots were killed and dozens of passengers were injured.
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Mar 24, 2026
The Supreme Court is considering whether to limit when mail-in ballots can be counted in states across the U.S. NPR's Michel Martin discusses with Amy Howe of SCOTUSblog.
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Mar 23, 2026
President Trump is ordering the U.S. military to hold off on striking Iranian power plants, citing "productive" talks with Iran, but Iranian officials deny there's any dialogue with the U.S.
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Mar 23, 2026
Voice of America staffers are suing Trump administration official Kari Lake, alleging she put pro-Trump propaganda on its airwaves. She has lost numerous rulings of late.
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Mar 23, 2026
A pilot and co-pilot were killed after a collision at New York's LaGuardia Airport. An Air Canada regional jet struck a fire truck on the runway after landing late Sunday night.
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Mar 23, 2026
Congress faces a series of thorny problems when they return to session this week, including the ongoing partial government shutdown that has disrupted travel at U.S. airports.
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Mar 23, 2026
NPR's Michel Martin asks Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla of California about ICE officers deploying to airports and a Republican bill to overhaul federal elections.
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Mar 23, 2026
Trump says Iran has 48 hours to reopen Strait of Hormuz as Iran responds with its own threat, Congress faces a long list of issues as it returns to session, ICE to deploy to U.S. airports Monday.
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Mar 23, 2026
K-pop supergroup BTS is back with a new album after a long hiatus. The group's fans welcomed them back this weekend at a massive concert in Seoul, South Korea.
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Mar 23, 2026
A nutritionist helps us navigate how to eat healthfully if you are on a GLP-1 drug, and what to make of all the marketing around these obesity treatments.
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Mar 23, 2026
The Iran war is having an impact around the globe, from oil prices to old alliances.
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Mar 23, 2026
Gulf states are major fertilizer producers and the war with Iran has triggered a 25% price hike, just as struggling U.S. farmers are planting corn.
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Mar 23, 2026
The war with Iran has rattled markets and Americans' retirement accounts. Financial advisors say keep calm and diversify.
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Mar 23, 2026
The war in Iran is driving up fossil fuel prices and highlighting the risks of depending on oil and gasoline. Meanwhile, the Trump administration has unwound policies that would boost alternatives.
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Mar 23, 2026
The war in Iran is highlighting how dependent the U.S. still is on oil and gas. At the same time, the Trump administration has worked to unwind policies that would boost alternatives.
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Mar 23, 2026
As the Iran war delays peace talks for Ukraine -- and global supplies of air defense missiles -- there are signs that fewer Ukrainians are willing to endure Russia's war for as long as necessary.
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Mar 23, 2026
Iran says it will close the Strait of Hormuz indefinitely if President Trump carries out his threat to bomb Iranian power plants if they don't reopen the channel under a deadline he's set.
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Mar 23, 2026
Missiles and drones flew in all directions over the weekend as the U.S. and Iran threatened to escalate the Iran war. NPR's Michel Martin talks to Iran expert Karim Sadjadpour.
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Mar 20, 2026
Israel and Iran continue to exchange airstrikes with a focus on energy infrastructure. President Trump says Israel acted alone in striking a key gas field and better not do it again.
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Mar 20, 2026
How might attacks on gas fields in the Middle East affect global energy markets? NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to Ira Joseph, a gas analyst at Columbia University's Center for Global Energy Policy.
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Mar 20, 2026
President Trump's Board of Peace has quietly given Hamas a proposal to hand over all of its weapons to ensure Gaza's reconstruction.
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Mar 20, 2026
NPR's A Martinez speaks with actress Lisa Kudrow about season 3 of her HBO series, "The Comeback," which returns Sunday.
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Mar 20, 2026
The team from NPR's The Indicator podcast takes a look at the economic costs of the war in the Middle East.
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Mar 20, 2026
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with historian Daniel Immerwahr about how President Trump is forging a new world order through his foreign policy.
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Mar 20, 2026
ABC is pulling the 22nd season of 'The Bachelorette' days ahead of its scheduled release after TMZ published a 2023 video of its star, Frankie Taylor Paul, attacking her ex-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen.
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Mar 20, 2026
NPR's Michel Martin asks activist and author Mónica Ramírez about reaction within the Latino community to the allegations of sexual violence against Cesar Chavez.
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Mar 20, 2026
As war in the Middle East escalates, communities across the U.S. ponder how to mark Persian New Year's Day, or Nowruz.
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