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Sep 12, 2025
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox opened a press briefing Friday morning by saying: "We got him." He named the suspect as Tyler Robinson and said he was turned in to authorities on Thursday night.
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Sep 12, 2025
National Guard troops will remain in Washington, D.C., despite the end of the 30-day emergency declared by President Trump that allowed him to take control of the police force in the capital.
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Sep 12, 2025
NPR speaks with Juliette Kayyem, Harvard lecturer and former Homeland Security assistant secretary, about the current status of the FBI investigation into Charlie Kirk's killing Wednesday.
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Sep 12, 2025
The person who shot and killed right-wing activist Charlie Kirk is still at large. On Thursday, officials shared photos and video of a suspect running from the scene. NPR reports on the latest.
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Sep 12, 2025
NPR's A Martínez speaks with Rob Reiner and Michael McKean about "Spinal Tap II: The End Continues." The sequel comes more than 40 years after the original rock band mockumentary.
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Sep 12, 2025
Testimony began Thursday in the trial of the man accused of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump last year on his Florida golf course. Ryan Routh faces up to life in prison if convicted.
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Sep 12, 2025
Workforce participation for moms in the U.S. has been dropping for most of this year, and the reasons are more complicated than return-to-office mandates. The team from "The Indicator" explains why.
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Sep 12, 2025
Texas is seeing an explosion of cases of typhus, a disease that - if untreated - can be fatal. Typhus was almost eradicated from the United States, but now it's making a comeback.
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Sep 12, 2025
After a mass immigration enforcement operation at a Georgia Hyundai plant, there are questions about how Republican-led states balance economic development with the president's immigration priorities.
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Sep 12, 2025
There's concern over the possibility that Charlie Kirk's killing may increase an already high level of political violence. Of particular concern is the language used by influencers and public figures.
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Sep 12, 2025
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Robert Pape, a professor of political science at the University of Chicago, about Americans' changing attitudes toward political violence.
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Sep 11, 2025
Just days before President Trump heads to the U.K. for a state visit, the U.K. has fired its ambassador to the U.S. over links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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Sep 11, 2025
NPR speaks with CPAC Chairman Matt Schlapp about the life and impact of Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist killed Wednesday in Utah.
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Sep 11, 2025
Charlie Kirk, a right-wing activist and Trump ally, died after a shooting at an outdoor speaking event in Utah on Wednesday. Officials are still looking for the shooter. NPR reports on the latest.
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Sep 11, 2025
Search continues for person who shot and killed right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, a look at Charlie Kirk's influence on conservative politics, an update on Russian drones shot down over Poland.
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Sep 11, 2025
NATO and Polish officials say they're awaiting the results of a military assessment before deciding on a response to more than a dozen Russian drones that flew into Polish airspace Wednesday.
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Sep 11, 2025
NPR's Michel Martin talks with former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Kurt Volker about NATO's response to the Russian drones shot down over Polish airspace.
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Sep 11, 2025
NPR's Michel Martin talks with former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Kurt Volker about NATO's response to the Russian drones shot down over Polish airspace.
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Sep 11, 2025
The new federal restrictions on who can get the new COVID-19 vaccines are causing anxiety, frustration and anger around the country as people scramble to navigate the confusing patchwork of rules.
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Sep 11, 2025
Farmers in Arkansas are raising the alarm about the effect of low crop prices, bad weather and tariffs on their livelihood. They say they need help from Washington, D.C.
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Sep 11, 2025
President Trump is calling for an expansion of civil commitments, where people can be forced into treatment for substance use and mental health issues. The idea is picking up steam. But do they work?
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Sep 11, 2025
Through his group Turning Point USA, Charlie Kirk amassed a large online following and influence with young people. He used that influence to help with Trump's successful return to the presidency.
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Sep 11, 2025
NPR speaks with author and journalist Kyle Spencer about Turning Point USA and the right-wing youth movement Charlie Kirk started right out of high school.
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Sep 11, 2025
Three fired former FBI agents have sued the Bureau and the Trump administration. They accuse the FBI's leaders of carrying out a campaign of retribution.
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Sep 11, 2025
President Trump has been expressing frustration with the leaders of Israel and Russia as they escalate conflicts while he seeks to broker ends to the wars in Gaza and Ukraine.
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Sep 10, 2025
Steve Inskeep speaks with Illinois Governor JB Pritzker about President Trump's threats to send National Guard troops to Chicago and the future of the Democratic Party.
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Sep 10, 2025
Steve Inskeep speaks with Illinois Governor JB Pritzker about President Trump's threats to send National Guard troops to Chicago and the future of the Democratic Party.
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Sep 10, 2025
Salome Zourabichvili says October 2024's parliamentary contest that saw a pro-Russia party win most of the seats was rigged by Moscow. She says she is the legitimate leader of the people of Georgia.
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Sep 10, 2025
Nearly a year after parliamentary elections, Georgia's incumbent president refuses to stand down. NPR speaks with Salome Zourabichvili, who says Russia rigged voting and that she is the legitimate president.
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Sep 10, 2025
President Trump signed a memo on Tuesday directing the FDA to crack down on direct-to-consumer drug advertisements. But there are limits to what any administration can do.
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Sep 10, 2025
What does the sharp downward revision in jobs data suggest about the health of the U.S. economy? NPR speaks with David Wessel, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.
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Sep 10, 2025
On Wednesday, Trump will give up control of D.C.'s police force after his unprecedented intervention in the nation's capital is set to end. There are varying opinions on the impact of this action.
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Sep 10, 2025
Survivors of fake sober living homes in Arizona that were set up to defraud Medicaid say those homes left a legacy of mistrust, and are making it harder for people who need help to recover.
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Sep 10, 2025
Shipwreck hunters found the SS James Carruthers, a wheat-carrying cargo ship that sank in the Great Lakes Storm of 1913. It's belly up in the bed of Lake Huron.
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Sep 10, 2025
Big Thief has a way of asking the big questions by focusing on the smallest details. NPR's A Martinez speaks with the indie band about "Double Infinity," their sixth studio album.
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Sep 10, 2025
An Israeli airstrike in Qatar on Tuesday targeted Hamas leadership in a sharp escalation that brought the war to a country that is a U.S. ally and key mediator in the war in Gaza.
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Sep 09, 2025
One of the world's oldest and busiest subway systems has ground to halt. London Underground workers are on strike, leaving some 4 million commuters stranded.
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Sep 09, 2025
NPR speaks with U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., about his bipartisan bill proposing additional sanctions on Russia and new penalties for its trading partners, including China.
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Sep 09, 2025
President Trump has repeatedly threatened to impose sanctions against Russia if it doesn't move toward a ceasefire or ending the war with Ukraine. But Russia is escalating its attacks.
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Sep 09, 2025
New Zealand has set a goal of exterminating millions of rats, possums and other invasive species that pose a threat to the country's biodiversity.
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Sep 09, 2025
The Supreme Court is expected to decide this week whether it will consider the legality of President Trump's use of emergency powers to impose country-specific tariffs.
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Sep 09, 2025
The U.N., created 80 years ago to maintain international peace and security, has recently struggled with the wars in Ukraine and Gaza. It also faces a new challenge — the Trump administration.
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Sep 09, 2025
NPR's Student Podcast Challenge received nearly 2,000 entries from all around the country. Here are some of this year's best middle school submissions.
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Sep 09, 2025
French President Emmanuel Macron is searching for a fourth prime minister in 12 months after the National Assembly ousted François Bayrou in a no-confidence vote.
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Sep 09, 2025
Sébastien Lecornu, 39, is a Macron loyalist who has served as defense minister since 2022. The National Assembly ousted former Prime Minister François Bayrou in a no-confidence vote on Monday.
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Sep 09, 2025
French President Emmanuel Macron is searching for a fourth prime minister in 12 months, after the National Assembly ousted François Bayrou in a no-confidence vote, making economic reform a challenge.
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Sep 09, 2025
President Trump says he wants the U.S. to be a world leader on AI development, but his administration's immigration policies could interfere with that goal.
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Sep 09, 2025
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett is defending the court majority's work on emergency rulings. NPR spoke with Sarah Isgur, editor of SCOTUSblog, who recently interviewed Barrett.
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Sep 09, 2025
In a victory for President Trump, the Supreme Court cleared the way for sweeping immigration operations to resume in Los Angeles.
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Sep 09, 2025
Demonstrators in Nepal are defying a government-imposed curfew in the capital after 19 people were killed in protests fueled by fury over elites flaunting their wealth online and a social media ban.
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Sep 08, 2025
In Brazil, tens of thousands of protesters mobilized across the country to support former President Jair Bolsonaro ahead of the verdict in his landmark coup trial.
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Sep 08, 2025
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with University of Chicago law professor Craig Futterman about President Trump's plans to send National Guard troops to the Windy City.
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Sep 08, 2025
President Trump is dialing back his threats to Chicago, after posting on social media that the city is "about to find out why it's called the Department of WAR." But tensions are still high.
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Sep 08, 2025
Ryan Routh was arrested after a Secret Service agent spotted him holding a gun and fired on him when Trump was golfing at his West Palm Beach golf club in September. He faces up to life in prison.
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Sep 08, 2025
Dan Souza of America's Test kitchen and A Martinez cook up a dish to mark the end of Summer
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Sep 08, 2025
How white beans, chorizo and some olive oil can smooth out an awkward transition from summer to fall.
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Sep 08, 2025
French President Emmanuel Macron may soon be on the hunt for a new prime minister, the country's fifth since he took office, after a confidence vote the current PM is expected to lose.
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Sep 08, 2025
NPR's Michel Martin has the story of a U.S. citizen who says she was questioned by masked officers who did not identify themselves.
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Sep 08, 2025
New dietary guidelines are coming soon. Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has promised the days of skim milk and other low fat dairy products are over. Is there a case for more fat in dairy?
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Sep 08, 2025
Israel is increasing restrictions on aid to Gaza, as aid organizations call on the country to flood Gaza with food and medicine to avert further catastrophe.
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Sep 08, 2025
South Korea chartered a flight home for over 300 workers detained by federal immigration authorities at a Georgia Hyundai plant.
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Sep 08, 2025
NPR's Leila Fadel talks with Tami Overby, former president of the U.S.-Korea Business Council at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, about the ICE raid at a Georgia plant.
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Sep 08, 2025
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Erica Groshen, former head of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, about employment data and what politicization of the agency could do to future numbers.
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Sep 05, 2025
U.S. employers added just 22,000 jobs in August, according to a report from the Labor Department, while revised figures showed a net loss of jobs in June for the first time since 2020.
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Sep 05, 2025
How did a top secret U.S. military mission into North Korea fall apart? NPR's A Martinez speaks with Dave Philipps, a national correspondent for the New York Times, about what went wrong in the 2019 operation.
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Sep 05, 2025
White House economist Stephen Miran appears likely to win confirmation for a job on the Federal Reserve's board of governors, after a contentious hearing Thursday.
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Sep 05, 2025
Sen. Maria Cantwell, a Democrat from Washington, says Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is "not following the science," like he said he would during his confirmation hearings earlier this year.
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Sep 05, 2025
Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., talks about why she and other senators, including some Republicans, are concerned about Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s vaccine changes and CDC shakeup.
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Sep 05, 2025
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was questioned by senators from both parties on Thursday about vaccine access and more. NPR analyzes the health secretary's nearly three-hour appearance.
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Sep 05, 2025
After more than 50 years behind the mic at NPR, Susan Stamberg is retiring.
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Sep 05, 2025
New data reveals a growing problem; millions of federal student loan borrowers are at serious risk of default.
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Sep 05, 2025
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with former Israeli peace negotiator Daniel Levy about Israel's latest settlement plan in the occupied West Bank.
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Sep 05, 2025
Planet Money looks at what the de minimis tariff exemption is, who wins and loses with the end of this policy and why ending it has resulting in shipping chaos worldwide.
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Sep 05, 2025
D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb says armed soldiers should not be policing American citizens. He's suing to end what he says is the unlawful deployment of National Guard troops in the city.
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Sep 05, 2025
Last year, a record six quarterbacks were taken early in the first round of the NFL draft. Now, those six are striving to make a second-year leap and avoid the dreaded sophomore slump.
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Sep 05, 2025
A coalition of European countries has announced a plan to ensure security guarantees for Ukraine once the war has ended.
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Sep 05, 2025
NPR talks with Hanna Shelest, director of the Foreign Policy Council's Ukrainian Prism think tank, about how Ukrainians are responding to solidarity from European leaders.
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Sep 05, 2025
Some of the biggest names in tech dined with President Trump at the White House Thursday night, as the administration pursues lawsuits against Silicon Valley companies.
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Sep 04, 2025
Armani's clothes highlight the body as an object of art. Celebrities have flaunted his fashion on red carpets for decades. He revolutionized the suit jacket, with casual silhouettes and softer colors.
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Sep 04, 2025
The Democratic governors of three Western states — California, Oregon and Washington — say they will form a new public health partnership to preserve access to vaccines.
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Sep 04, 2025
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will testify in a Senate Finance Committee hearing Thursday, a week after turmoil and upheavals rocked the CDC.
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Sep 04, 2025
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee, about Stephen Miran's nomination to the Fed and the central bank's independence.
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Sep 04, 2025
A literary center in Archer City, a tiny ranching town in Texas, keeps alive the legacy of famed Western author Larry McMurtry.
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Sep 04, 2025
NPR's A Martínez talks with Washington Post sports columnist Neil Greenberg about what to watch for as the NFL season kicks off.
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Sep 04, 2025
President Trump may have conceded it is easier to send troops into states where governors have asked for them, but Georgetown law professor Stephen Vladeck argues Trump could try to get around that.
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Sep 04, 2025
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Stephen Vladeck, professor of law at Georgetown University, about the Trump administration's remaining legal pathways for the deployment of National Guard troops.
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Sep 04, 2025
A federal judge found the Trump administration acted illegally when it froze more than $2.2 billion in research funding for Harvard University. The White House says it will appeal the decision.
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Sep 04, 2025
On Sept. 4, 1995, "Xena: Warrior Princess" premiered on syndicated TV. Lucy Lawless, the show's star, and Rob Tapert, her husband and "Xena" co-creator, talk about its popularity and legacy.
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Sep 04, 2025
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio warns of more military strikes on drug traffickers, calling a U.S. strike on a Venezuelan boat a clear message to cartels.
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Sep 04, 2025
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Sen. Elizabeth Warren, top ranking Democrat on the Senate banking committee, to talk about Stephen Miran and Fed independence.
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Sep 04, 2025
A Senate committee will hold a confirmation hearing for President Trump's latest pick to serve on the Federal Reserve board. It comes as Trump tries to put his own stamp on the central bank.
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Sep 04, 2025
Can you tell whether something you read on Wikipedia was written by a human or AI? Wikipedia's editors hope a new guide will help you spot the difference.
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Sep 04, 2025
Earlier this year, the Larry McMurtry Literary Center opened in his hometown of Archer City, Texas, and is now bringing aspiring authors and rare book buyers from around the world to this one-stoplight town. The sleepy ranching community is hoping its favorite son brings some needed energy, while scholars of the Pulitzer-winning Western novelist (Lonesome Dove) expect the new center to generate long-overdue interest in his literary legacy.
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Sep 04, 2025
States are planning for how they'll run leaner Medicaid operations after federal budget cuts. But some states are running into another problem -- they can't legally use their budgets to fill the gap.
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Sep 03, 2025
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration cannot deport Venezuelan gang members under the Alien Enemies Act.
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Sep 03, 2025
Lisa Phillips, who says she was sex trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein, tells NPR that releasing files about the late convicted sex offender is about human rights, not politics.
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Sep 03, 2025
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Lisa Phillips, who says she was sex trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein, about political moves to release more information and about seeking justice for his victims.
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Sep 03, 2025
There's a renewed bipartisan push in Congress for information about the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein to be released, with some members trying to force a vote to release all related files.
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Sep 03, 2025
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with acclaimed author Arundhati Roy about her new book "Mother Mary Comes to Me," her first major work of autobiography.
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Sep 03, 2025
In a major antitrust ruling, a federal judge stopped short of ordering Google to sell off its popular Chrome browser, but ordered other penalties against the tech giant.
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