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May 17, 2026
Napoleon Solo holds off Iron Honor to win the Preakness
It's the colt's first victory of the year. Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo's exit from the race left the field of 14 horses wide open to...
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May 17, 2026
Bulgarian banger 'Bangaranga' bags country its 1st Eurovision win
Bulgaria was not among the favorites to win. But performer Dara's catchy, banging anthem bested 24 other nations at the 70th edition of the...
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May 16, 2026
A new Ebola outbreak has already killed 87 people
Health officials are working to contain a new Ebola outbreak in the DRC of a virus strain with no known vaccine.
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May 16, 2026
World Health Organization declares Ebola outbreak in Congo a global health emergency
Health officials are working to contain a new Ebola outbreak in the DRC of a virus strain with no known vaccine.
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May 16, 2026
North America poised for light display of aurora borealis
The splashy nighttime phenomenon will be best observed on Saturday and Sunday nights
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May 16, 2026
Timmy the humpback whale found dead off Danish coast
A humpback whale found dead this week off a Danish island has been identified as the animal released two weeks ago in a spectacular and cont...
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May 16, 2026
Elephants eat their crops. Farmers strike back. It's a war that's only getting worse
In Sri Lanka, the islanders revere elephants. But for farmers, there's rising tension that's leading to more fatal encounters — for both hum...
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May 16, 2026
The townspeople of Vilseck, Germany, worry that Trump may pull out 5,000 U.S. troops
President Trump's troop withdrawal threat rattles residents of a small Bavarian town reliant on U.S. military personnel and their families f...
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May 16, 2026
Colleges got more rural students to apply. The challenge is getting them to attend
Some of the nation's most selective institutions are slowly increasing their rural enrollment with the help of millions of dollars from a ru...
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May 16, 2026
This Republican voted to convict Trump. Now he's up for reelection. Can he survive?
Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy was one of seven Republican senators who voted to impeach President Trump. Now he's running for reelection in a...
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May 16, 2026
How Tamara Rojo is remaking ballet
From championing women choreographers to upending classics, the former Royal Ballet star turned artistic director of the San Francisco Balle...
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May 16, 2026
We've seen Isaiah Rashad exposed. Now he's ready to bare his soul.
In the five years since his last album, the Chattanooga rapper retreated from the public eye after a very private betrayal. He emerges with...
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May 16, 2026
The Eurovision Song Contest reaches its grand final with pop and protests
The final of the Eurovision Contest arrives Saturday, with tight security and rainy weather failing to dent the enthusiasm of fans, or the o...
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May 16, 2026
LIRR workers go on strike, shut down nation's busiest commuter train line
Five unions representing half the LIRR workforce walked away from the negotiating table on Friday without reaching a deal, setting the stage...
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May 15, 2026
Supreme Court is death knell for Virginia's Democratic-friendly congressional maps
The new map was drawn by Democrats and approved by Virginia voters, but the state Supreme Court declared the referendum null and void becaus...
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May 15, 2026
How a nurse's kind words changed the course of one woman's life
Barb Barnes faced a very difficult moment in 2005, after she underwent major open heart surgery. A nurse helped her through it.
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May 15, 2026
Colorado's Democratic governor will let Trump ally Tina Peters out of prison early
Gov. Jared Polis' controversial commutation follows a pressure campaign by the Trump administration to free Tina Peters, an ex-county offici...
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May 15, 2026
Hantavirus countdown: U.S. cruise passengers settle in for 42 days of waiting
The hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship has potentially exposed passengers to a deadly disease. Most returning Americans are now housed in...
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May 15, 2026
Shakira returns to official World Cup song duty, this time with Burna Boy
FIFA's official 2026 World Cup song is "Dai Dai" from Shakira and Burna Boy. There are a number of factors that shape which songs define a t...
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May 15, 2026
U.S. Rep. Cohen drops from Tennessee congressional race after redistricting, others join
Incumbent U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen is ending his re-election campaign after Tennessee Republicans approved President Donald Trump’s mid-decade...
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May 15, 2026
The Trump administration is planning a prayer event on the National Mall. All but one of the speakers is Christian
The event comes as a new survey finds that many Americans aren't comfortable mixing religion and politics.
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May 15, 2026
Harvey Weinstein's third sex crimes trial in New York ends in mistrial
It was the second time in a year a jury was unable to reach a verdict on a rape charge brought by Jessica Mann.
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May 15, 2026
'The Wizard of the Kremlin' captures the rise of Putin — and 'anything goes' Russia
Set in Russia in the years following the fall of communism, The Wizard of the Kremlin doesn't always work dramatically. But you leave with a...
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May 15, 2026
Texas Children’s Hospital to develop ‘detransition clinic,’ fire physicians as part of settlement, AG says
The Texas Attorney General’s office had announced an investigation into the Houston-based hospital system in 2023 for providing gender-affir...
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May 15, 2026
Can the NFL's Rooney Rule survive the DEI backlash?
Florida's attorney general says the NFL's Rooney Rule, which requires teams to interview minority candidates for top jobs, is discriminatory...
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May 15, 2026
Key takeaways from Trump's China trip
President Trump returns to the U.S. after wrapping up his whirlwind trip to China.
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May 15, 2026
'Is God Is' is a ferocious, timely tale of misogyny
In Aleshea Harris' fiery feature debut, men are men, and women pay the consequences.
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May 15, 2026
Which Trump cabinet member has a new reality show? The quiz knows
This week, in Warshington, D.C., the Senate confirmed Kevin Warsh as the next chair of the Federal Reserve and we wrote a quiz question abou...
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May 15, 2026
After redistricting, what does representation mean to Tennessee voters?
What does representation look like for Tennessee voters who were split into three new congressional districts last week? NPR traveled from M...
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May 15, 2026
Gen Z homeowners? Yes, more in their 20s are managing to buy despite the odds
Gen Z homeowners now outpace millennials at the same age. They're more likely to be single and less likely to use help from parents.
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May 15, 2026
Don Was and the Pan-Detroit Ensemble: Tiny Desk Concert
The tight and powerful group breathes fire into a Grateful Dead classic and smolders on a Hank Williams song.
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May 15, 2026
What if the ‘biological clock’ is a scam?
How does it feel to be called hostile?What about barren? Inhospitable? Geriatric? These are all words women over the age of 35 have heard in...
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May 15, 2026
In ‘Obsession,’ love hurts. It really, really, really hurts.
The new film Obsession has a familiar setup: A guy makes a wish, wish comes true, and things go bad. But what sets this twisted little movie...
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May 15, 2026
A chemical found in fish could help reinvent your sunscreen
It’s been over 25 years since the FDA approved a new ingredient for sunscreen in the United States. But a molecule called gadusol found in f...
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May 15, 2026
CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with Raul Castro's grandson in Havana, US and Cuban officials say
CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with Cuban officials including Raúl Castro's grandson during a high-level visit to the island Thursday, Cuba...
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May 15, 2026
Pope decries rise of AI-directed warfare, saying it leads to a spiral of annihilation
Pope Leo XIV denounced how investments in artificial intelligence and high-tech weaponry were leading the world into a "spiral of annihilati...
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May 15, 2026
It's Been a Minute
Want in on a secret? Your likes and dislikes didn't develop by accident. There are subtle and not-so-subtle forces around you, shaping what...
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May 15, 2026
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Welcome to your all-in-one destination for every NPR Music podcast. We break down the best new albums to hit streaming each week on New Musi...
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May 15, 2026
Pop Culture Happy Hour
Trying to keep up with the latest in pop culture? We’ve got you covered. The Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast helps you find the best new bing...
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May 14, 2026
The 10 best songs competing at (a very contentious) Eurovision
Glitter, vocal gymnastics, on-stage flames — the show goes on on the Eurovision stage in Vienna, even though five countries are boycotting t...
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May 14, 2026
Beijing Summit / Trump and Xi as allies, rivals and frenemies
President Trump visits Chinese leader Xi Jinping for the first time since 2017. What’s changed? And what does each man want from this meetin...
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May 14, 2026
Native kids with disabilities were held in wooden boxes. Sweeping reforms are coming
State officials in New York say the Salmon River district's special education program confined young children with disabilities in wooden bo...
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May 14, 2026
The Supreme Court keeps abortion pill mifepristone available by telehealth
The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the abortion pill mifepristone can continue to be prescribed online or over the phone and sent thro...
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May 14, 2026
Linda McMahon defends dismantling the Education Department, shifting its work
The education secretary faced questions about the shrinking of her agency, limits on federal student loan borrowing and oversight of the edu...
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May 14, 2026
Michael Jackson's biopic has pushed his music up the Billboard charts
The commercial impact of the Michael Jackson biopic Michael is reaching well beyond the global box office.
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May 14, 2026
Washington man arrested for allegedly throwing rock at seal in Maui
A Washington man was arrested for allegedly throwing a rock at a seal in Maui. Witnesses said they confronted a man after seeing him throw t...
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May 14, 2026
Jury orders Boeing to pay $49.5 million to family of 737 MAX crash victim
A federal jury in Chicago awarded $49.5 million to the family of Samya Stumo, a young woman who was killed in the second of two Boeing 737 M...
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May 14, 2026
Shakira, Madonna and BTS will headline World Cup final halftime show
For the first time ever, the final match will feature a halftime performance of three acts capturing this year's global spotlight.
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May 14, 2026
Researchers unearth Southeast Asia's largest dinosaur
They're calling it the "last titan" of Thailand. The sauropod — an herbivore with a long neck and tail — comes from the late Early Cretaceou...
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May 14, 2026