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May 23, 2025
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday granted the Trump administration's emergency request to fire the heads of two independent agencies. But the decision is technically a temporary one.
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May 23, 2025
The man charged with shooting and killing a couple outside the Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. was once a member of a far-left political group. That is raising concerns about domestic extremism.
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May 23, 2025
The man suspected of killing two Israeli embassy employees in Washington, D.C. has been charged with murder. Officials say they're continuing to investigate the attack as a possible hate crime.
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May 23, 2025
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with author and former Director of the FBI, James Comey, about his latest crime novel, "FDR Drive." Comey also speaks about a recent probe into one of his Instagram posts.
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May 23, 2025
NPR'S Michel Martin asks Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey about his city's recovery and resilience after the trauma of George Floyd's death, the protests, and violence.
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May 23, 2025
The witnesses who have testified over the second week of the criminal trial of Sean Combs have offered context around the narrative that Cassie Ventura shared during its opening week. Isabella Gomez Sarmiento has spent the week in the courthouse in New York and reports on what the jury has heard.
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May 23, 2025
People blame gun violence on different things depending on their political leanings. But Jens Ludwig, an economist at the University of Chicago, has found a different reason behind it. Today, we bring you a story on solutions to gun violence.
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May 23, 2025
Michel Martin asks civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump about changes in the legal landscape in the years since a former Minneapolis police officer was convicted of murder in George Floyd's death.
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May 23, 2025
NPR's Michel Martin and A Martinez revisit an orchestral work composed by Adolphus Hailstork with librettist Herbert Martin paying tribute to George Floyd, five years after his death.
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May 22, 2025
Questions remain over this week's school shooting that killed two students and two teachers, as the father of the 14-year-old shooter is charged with manslaughter.
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May 22, 2025
NPR's A Martínez speaks with Ron Halber, CEO of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington, about a deadly shooting that killed an Israeli couple at a Jewish-themed event.
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May 22, 2025
It's a pattern in President Trump's chaotic tariff policy: he first suggests a high number, only to later ratchet it down. Business schools call it the 'anchor effect.'
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May 22, 2025
President Trump is hosting an exclusive dinner tonight for the largest investors in the $TRUMP meme coin, putting the murky world of cryptocurrencies on a collision course with White House ethics.
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May 22, 2025
House Speaker Mike Johnson wants to hold a vote as soon as this week on Republicans' massive tax and border security package. But internal splits make it unclear he has the votes to pass it.
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May 22, 2025
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with economist Jason Furman about the current state of the American economy as another bond market selloff has caused concerns.
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May 22, 2025
The state of New York is doing away with allowing kids as young as 11 to deliver newspapers. We take a look back at this iconic summer job.
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May 22, 2025
A manhunt is still underway to capture the remaining men still at large after escaping a jail in New Orleans on Friday. The sheriff responsible for the jail says she's not running for re-election.
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May 22, 2025
NPR's Michel Martin talks with Minneapolis' former police chief, Medaria Arradondo, as he reflects on the murder of George Floyd five years ago.
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May 22, 2025
How did the murder of George Floyd affect onlookers and online witnesses? Rev. Frenchye Magee, Professor Zinzi Bailey, and attorney Antonio Romanucci reflect on the response.
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May 22, 2025
The DOJ will call off its investigation into the Minneapolis and Louisville police departments over widespread misconduct, almost five years after the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
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May 21, 2025
NPR spoke with two international students about their decision to continue speaking out despite the government's aggressive effort to deport pro-Palestinian activists.
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May 21, 2025
Agents have typically taken a commission on the sale of a home that totals 5% to 6% of the price. But new rules have created an opening for brokers who charge much less.
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May 21, 2025
Agents have typically taken a commission on the sale of a home that totals 5% to 6% of the price. But new rules have created an opening for brokers who charge much less.
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May 21, 2025
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Rep. Mike Lawler, of New York State, about Republican divisions that threaten to derail the ongoing budget negotiations.
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May 21, 2025
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with New York Rep. Mike Lawler about Republicans' divisions that threaten to derail the ongoing budget negotiations.
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May 21, 2025
The massive tax and immigration bill at the heart of President Trump's second term plans faces continued resistance from both moderates and hardliners.
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May 21, 2025
NPR's Michel Martin asks the heads of two women-owned businesses how they are navigating the swing in tariff levels on China.
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May 21, 2025
After a three-year pause because of problems with execution drugs, Tennessee is resuming the practice saying it now has a safe way to administer a lethal injection.
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May 21, 2025
There's a federal law that helps homeless students get an education. It's administered by the U.S. Education Department, and schools worry there's no plan for the program if the department closes.
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May 21, 2025
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration's takeover of the United States Institute of Peace. NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with lawyer George Foote about the future of the institute.
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May 21, 2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio faces another grilling on Capitol Hill, a day after his testy exchanges with his former colleagues on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
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May 20, 2025
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that the Trump administration, for now, can end the safeguard known as Temporary Protected Status for about 350,000 Venezuelans living in the U.S.
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May 20, 2025
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Fiona Hill, senior fellow with the Brookings Institution, about Russia's military buildup along its borders with NATO members.
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May 20, 2025
President Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin for more than two hours on Monday and claimed progress toward ending the war in Ukraine. But Putin did not agree to an immediate ceasefire.
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May 20, 2025
Journalist Karen Hao has written a book called "Empire of AI," which details the world of Sam Altman's OpenAI.
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May 20, 2025
A woman in Georgia has been declared brain dead, but she's being kept on life support because she's pregnant. The case is raising complicated legal questions about restrictive abortion laws.
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May 20, 2025
NPR speaks with health economist Lindsay Allen, assistant professor at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, about the impact of proposed cuts to Medicaid being debated in Congress.
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May 20, 2025
Scientists are still teasing out the connections between climate change and tornadoes in the U.S. Large outbreaks of tornadoes are getting more common, but the total number of tornadoes isn't growing.
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May 20, 2025
It's getting more common for a lot of tornadoes to form over a big area in a short period of time. But the total number of tornadoes each year in the U.S. is stable.
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May 20, 2025
A new book details an alleged cover-up within the White House surrounding the declining health of former President Biden. NPR speaks with the authors, CNN's Jake Tapper and Axios' Alex Thompson.
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May 20, 2025
NPR speaks with political commentator and former Democratic state lawmaker Bakari Sellers about how Democrats can regain trust after a book alleged aides hid former President Biden's declining health.
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May 19, 2025
With nearly all ballots counted, Romanian voters have elected Bucharest's mayor, a centrist and pro-European Union candidate, as president, over the nationalist choice.
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May 19, 2025
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Dr. Ben Davies, professor of urology at the University of Pittsburgh, about former President Biden's prostate cancer diagnosis and what treatment options are available.
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May 19, 2025
Former President Biden's cancer diagnosis comes just days ahead of the release of an expose about his presidency, detailing questions about his mental fitness.
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May 19, 2025
Crypto exchange giant Coinbase is set to join the S&P 500 on Monday. It's the latest stunning development as Trump completely revamps the approach to crypto in the U.S.
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May 19, 2025
If you're trying to build muscle, getting enough protein is a must. But does it matter if that protein comes from meat or plants? A new study overturns assumptions.
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May 19, 2025
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Palestinian writer Yousri Alghoul about life in north Gaza where he lives with his wife and four children, as Israeli airstrikes continue and food remains scarce.
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May 19, 2025
Pope Leo XIV celebrated his inaugural Mass at the Vatican on Sunday, outlining a vision for a united Catholic Church, while addressing global inequality and artificial intelligence.
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May 19, 2025
The FBI says 25-year-old man is the primary suspect in the bombing of a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, Calif., on Saturday morning. They're calling the incident an act of terrorism.
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May 19, 2025
Plant lovers across the globe traveled into Washington, D.C., recently to celebrate a 400th birthday of the oldest bonsai tree in North America.
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May 19, 2025
The National Bonsai and Penjing Museum marks the 400th anniversary of the Yamaki Pine, an ancient tree that survived the 1945 bombing of Hiroshima and has since become a symbol of peace.
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May 16, 2025
Florida has become the second state in the country — after Utah — to ban fluoridation of public water systems.
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May 16, 2025
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Amy Howe, a reporter with SCOTUSblog, about the issue of birthright citizenship and the use of universal injunctions before the Supreme Court.
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May 16, 2025
The U.S. Supreme Court seemed at least partially divided as the justices heard arguments debating how the lower courts should handle President Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship.
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May 16, 2025
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Ron Chernow about his new book, "Mark Twain," in which he illuminates the complex life of the writer.
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May 16, 2025
The mayor of Nashville is demanding the names of nearly 200 people detained by ICE during traffic stops in recent weeks. He worries some immigrants in the U.S. legally were arrested.
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May 16, 2025
Broadway composer Charles Strouse, creator of the hit musicals "Bye Bye Birdie," "Applause" and "Annie," died at his home in New York City on Thursday.
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May 16, 2025
Regional banks in the Federal Reserve system study their local economies and publish those stories in a report called the Beige Book. The Kansas City Fed's has fallout from Trump administration cuts.
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May 16, 2025
Regional banks in the Federal Reserve system study their local economies and publish those stories in a report called the Beige Book. The latest included fallout from Trump administration cuts.
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May 16, 2025
A Wisconsin judge is charged with helping an undocumented immigrant evade federal agents. It's a rare prosecution but not unheard of — a similar case unfolded seven years ago in Massachusetts.
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May 16, 2025
President Trump returns to Washington Friday after a four-day tour through the Gulf where he struck business deals and was treated like royalty by the leaders of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE.
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May 16, 2025
NPR's A Martinez talks with Doug Silliman, president of the Arab Gulf States Institute and former U.S. ambassador to Iraq, about President Trump's Gulf trip and Iran's offer to revive a nuclear deal.
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May 16, 2025
This Saturday is the 150th Preakness Stakes, held in Baltimore. It will be the last Preakness at the old Pimlico racetrack.
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May 16, 2025
Cuts and disruptions to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are affecting the nation's weather forecasts, potentially endangering people ahead of extreme weather season.
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May 15, 2025
President Trump says he's dropping sanctions against Syria, which led to celebrations in the streets of Damascus. But in Israel, many are wondering where they stand with their neighbor.
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May 15, 2025
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is standing firm on the sweeping cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services, cuts he says were suggested by Elon Musk and his DOGE team.
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May 15, 2025
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is standing firm on the sweeping cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services, cuts he says were suggested by Elon Musk and his team.
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May 15, 2025
New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman says President Trump "made a very good move" in meeting with Syria's interim president and announcing he would lift sanctions on Israel's neighbor.
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May 15, 2025
Steve Inskeep talks with "New York Times" columnist Thomas Friedman about President Trump's foreign policy objectives with Gulf leaders.
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May 15, 2025
In 1993, Adam Duritz and his band Counting Crows took roots-rock to new heights with their debut August and Everything After. More than 30 years later, they offer a new album, cut from the same cloth.
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May 15, 2025
Since abortion became almost entirely illegal in Texas in 2021, the state has seen a significant rise in the number of women who die in pregnancy or after giving birth. A new bill aims to change that.
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May 15, 2025
The latest issue of "The Strand Magazine" contains rare stories by the iconic midcentury writers Ian Fleming and Graham Greene.
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May 15, 2025
A look at relations between Israel and Syria, U.S. Supreme Court to hear arguments over birthright citizenship, House Republicans continue budget negotiations despite tensions within party.
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May 15, 2025
As California Gov. Gavin Newsom announces reductions to health care for migrants in the country illegally, some say that he's moving to the political center ahead of a possible 2028 presidential run.
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May 15, 2025
President Trump's budget proposal would completely eliminate a program that helps about 6 million low-income households heat and cool their homes. Supporters of the program hope Congress will save it.
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May 15, 2025
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Haris Tarin, a refugee who fled Afghanistan 30 years ago, about the Trump administration ending temporary protected status for Afghans in the U.S.
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May 15, 2025
House Republicans are still negotiating the details of a wide-ranging legislative package of President Trump's domestic priorities that they hope to advance by the end of next week.
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May 14, 2025
Casandra "Cassie" Ventura, the ex-girlfriend of Sean "Diddy" Combs, took the stand on Tuesday as the star witness in the first full day of testimony in the federal trial against the hip-hop mogul.
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May 14, 2025
Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear of Kentucky explains why he and other Democrats are sounding the alarm over a Republican Medicaid proposal they say will leave millions of people without health care.
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May 14, 2025
Republicans' proposed Medicaid cuts will cause 8.6 million people to lose health insurance by 2034, an estimate shows. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said it will cost Republicans seats in Congress.
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May 14, 2025
Amalia Ulman's new film Magic Farm follows an American TV crew chasing a viral story that, through a series of misunderstandings, ends up in the wrong town in the wrong country.
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May 14, 2025
President Trump has threatened to pull federal funding from Maine's public schools after a clash with the state's governor. NPR visited a rural school in Maine to see what's at stake.
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May 14, 2025
Despite tariffs that went up and down, April's inflation numbers were calm. NPR's A Martinez talks with Austan Goolsbee, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, about why.
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May 14, 2025
HIV prevention groups in Mississippi are reeling from Trump administration cuts to health spending. Southern states have the highest burden of HIV in the U.S., accounting for half of new infections.
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May 14, 2025
Major League Baseball has lifted its lifetime ban on Pete Rose, 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson and 15 other deceased players, clearing the way for their eligibility for the Hall of Fame.
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May 14, 2025
President Trump is expected to meet with Syria's new leader during his visit to Saudi Arabia. The meeting comes on the heels of Trump saying he will lift decades of U.S. sanctions on Syria.
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May 14, 2025
The Trump administration may accept a used Boeing 747 from Qatar and use it as Air Force One. NPR's A Martinez talks with aviation analyst Richard Aboulafia about the risks and implications.
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May 14, 2025
An aviation analyst says accepting a Qatari plane could possibly burden the government by utilizing more time and resources in order to ensure the president's safety.
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May 13, 2025
The U.S. men's team plays India in the T20 World Cup in suburban New York City. India advancing in the tournament is normal, but for the U.S. team it's unexpected. It has already beat Pakistan.
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May 13, 2025
Jay Foreman, CEO of Basic Fun!, says the Trump administration's shifting tariff policy has created chaos for businesses — and could still disrupt the holiday season.
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May 13, 2025
NPR reconnects with Jay Foreman, CEO of Basic Fun!, whose toys include Care Bears and Tonka Trucks, to understand how recent swings in President Trump's tariff policy are impacting his company.
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May 13, 2025
Businesses are rushing to import Chinese goods after the U.S. struck a temporary deal. This "stop-go" nature of trade could still mean higher prices and doesn't ease uncertainty, an economist warns.
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May 13, 2025
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with KPMG US chief economist Diane Swonk about President Trump's trade policies and whether the U.S. has benefited from them.
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May 13, 2025
As many federal governments slow — or reverse — climate action, Austria's capital, Vienna, wants to show how cities can take the lead.
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May 13, 2025
NPR Music's Robin Hilton announces the name of this year's Tiny Desk Contest winner. Every year since 2015, a different unsigned musician or band has benefited from the exposure that NPR Music provides.
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May 13, 2025
Although business owners welcomed a temporary deal with China to slash tariffs, there's still considerable uncertainty about what happens next.
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May 13, 2025
The latest issue of the Ukrainian edition of Playboy features female soldiers with amputated limbs and civilians scarred by shrapnel as beauty standards change in a society exhausted by war.
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May 13, 2025
The latest issue of the Ukrainian edition of Playboy features female soldiers with amputated limbs and civilians scarred by shrapnel as beauty standards change in a society exhausted by war.
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May 13, 2025
NPR Music's Robin Hilton announces the name of this year's Tiny Desk Contest winner. Every year since 2015, a different unsigned musician or band has benefited from the exposure that NPR Music provides.
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May 13, 2025
President Trump's latest executive order on drug prices aims to lower them by bringing them into line with what other developed countries pay. Experts caution that this is no small task.
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