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October 6, 2025
Francine, the West Broad Street Lowe’s cat, is back in Richmond
She was found Monday morning in a distribution center in North Carolina.
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October 6, 2025
Psychiatrists call for RFK Jr. to be replaced as health secretary
Two groups are calling for new leadership at HHS after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s actions on substance abuse treatment and men...
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October 6, 2025
The key to choosing the right health insurance? Demystifying the lingo : Life Kit
Open enrollment is back again and with it, its confusing health insurance jargon. Here are some of those terms defined to help you choose th...
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October 6, 2025
Who is Bari Weiss? CBS News' new editor-in-chief is a vocal critic of legacy media
Provocative columnist Bari Weiss publicly quit the New York Times in 2020, then cofounded The Free Press as an alternative to legacy media....
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October 6, 2025
ICC finds former Sudan militia leader guilty of war crimes in Darfur
The International Criminal Court in the Hague handed down its first-ever Darfur war crimes conviction, finding Janjaweed leader Ali Kushayb,...
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October 6, 2025
Bread and Puppet Theater is still working to 'make the revolution irresistible'
The decades-old radical troupe Bread and Puppet, famed for its protest art including giant puppets, is touring again — mixing circus, politi...
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October 6, 2025
The federal government is shut down. Here's what that means across the country
The federal government is currently shut down. NPR's network is following the ways the government shutdown is affecting services across the...
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October 6, 2025
The CDC says people must consult a health professional before COVID shot
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention accepted a controversial recommendation from outside vaccine advisers to tighten guidelines f...
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October 6, 2025
Illinois and Chicago sue the Trump administration over National Guard deployment
The parties are asking a judge to block the Trump administration from federalizing the Illinois National Guard and from sending to Illinois...
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October 6, 2025
Christian McBride is shepherding the next generation of jazz musicians
The composer and bandleader talks about his latest album and founding a new group called Ursa Major.
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October 6, 2025
A major census test begins recruiting workers as some warn about delays
The Census Bureau is looking for temporary workers to carry out next year's major field test of the 2030 census in six states, as the nation...
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October 6, 2025
Portland’s weekend of ICE protests: Tear gas, National Guard restraining orders and false claims of a city burning to the ground
An unprecedented weekend put Portland at the center of national headlines, as President Trump continued his push to deploy National Guard me...
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October 6, 2025
Australia's 'mushroom murderer' got a life sentence. Prosecutors say it's not enough
Erin Patterson hosted four of her estranged husband's relatives for lunch in July 2023. Three of them died of death cap mushroom poisoning....
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October 6, 2025
How one country has become a top destination for hair transplants
With more than 1 million people going to Turkey for the procedure every year, hair transplants are transforming men's scalps — and vanity. B...
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October 6, 2025
A bold doctor sent her kids away and helped beat one of the world's deadliest viruses
A year ago, Rwanda faced its first outbreak of Marburg virus. Dr. Tsion Firew remembers how scared she was — and how that didn't stop her fr...
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October 6, 2025
Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland talks about the government shutdown
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., about the government shutdown and the ongoing stalemate between Republicans an...
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October 6, 2025
French Prime Minister resigns after less than a month in office
Facing criticism from all sides, France's new prime minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned less than 24 hours after naming his government and a...
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October 6, 2025
The medicine Nobel Prize goes to 3 scientists for work on peripheral immune tolerance
Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi were honored for research into how the body helps the immune system avoid attacking your...
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October 6, 2025
Amid funding cuts and public health battles, NIH issues autism research grants
Cornell University will receive $5.1 million as the Trump administration seeks to find a source and cure for autism.
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October 6, 2025
CBS' next top editor to be Bari Weiss of The Free Press
CBS' parent company will buy The Free Press and install Bari Weiss, its contrarian founder, as editor in chief of CBS News.
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October 6, 2025
Civil rights jobs have been cut. Those ex-workers warn of ICE detention violations
After layoffs, it's unclear how many people are policing civil rights violations inside the Department of Homeland Security, even as the Tru...
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October 6, 2025
A special newsletter to help you save money and pay off credit card debt
Get a handle on your credit card debt. Sign up for Life Kit's month-long email series and get expert strategies to save money and spend less...
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October 6, 2025
31 Minutos: Tiny Desk Concert
Equal parts educational and just plain silly, the Chilean puppet show makes its first trip ever to the United States to turn the Tiny Desk i...
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October 6, 2025
What to know as Gaza ceasefire talks begin in Egypt
Israel and Hamas appear closer than ever to a deal to end their two-year war — but questions remain. Delegations from Israel, Hamas, the U.S...
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October 6, 2025
Supreme Court term will tackle executive power, executive power and executive power
The term promises to be hugely consequential and focused in large part on how much power the Constitution gives to the president.
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October 6, 2025
Women are more likely to outlive men, but a new study says men can close the gap
Women live years longer than men. Differences in behavior, including smoking, and seeking medical care, as well as biology drive differences...
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October 6, 2025
Ex-NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez stabbed in altercation leading to charges against him
Ex-NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez was stabbed during an altercation with a truck driver in Indianapolis, which resulted in criminal charges ag...
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October 6, 2025
Snowstorm traps hundreds of hikers on Mount Everest during China's national holiday
Rescue workers were helping hundreds of hikers trapped by heavy snow at tourist campsites on a slope of Mount Everest in Tibet, Chinese stat...
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October 6, 2025
An unusual 'village' aims to help people leave long-term homelessness for good
Chronic homelessness is at a record high, but there's a shortage of housing, rehab and mental health treatment. One ambitious program in Uta...
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October 5, 2025
Federal workers sue Education Department over partisan shutdown emails
Employees say their out-of-office messages were changed without their consent to include language blaming Democrats for the shutdown.
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October 5, 2025
Trump federalizes the National Guard in Chicago, while troops arrive in Oregon
The White House said Trump "authorized" the deployment of 300 Illinois National Guard members, after vowing to send troops into Chicago. Mea...
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October 5, 2025
SNL roasts Trump in season premiere, as Bad Bunny addresses Super Bowl criticism
Bad Bunny returned to SNL as a host for the second time, and the musician addressed criticism over his upcoming Super Bowl performance.
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October 5, 2025
States are cutting Medicaid provider payments long before Trump cuts hit
North Carolina and Idaho have cut their Medicaid programs to bridge budget gaps, raising fears that providers will stop taking patients and...
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October 5, 2025
At least 5 dead in large-scale nighttime Russian strike on Ukraine
At least five civilians died after Russia launched a major nighttime attack on Ukraine overnight into Sunday, a barrage which officials said...
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October 5, 2025
With makeshift jump ropes and hide and seek, kids play to cope with crisis
From Gaza to Ukraine to South Sudan, children play to deal with the stress — and find a moment of joy.
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October 5, 2025
The mother of Colombian corals
Known as the mother of Colombian corals, at 70, marine biologist Elvira Alvarado is still diving — and pioneering "coral IVF" to help save e...
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October 5, 2025
25 years after its premiere, 'Gilmore Girls' still draws fans to small town Connecticut
Lorelai and Rory Gilmore's fictional hometown of Stars Hollow was born after Gilmore Girls creator, Amy Sherman-Palladino, stayed in northwe...
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October 5, 2025
How apple cider vinegar cured everything
A headline-grabbing study touting apple cider vinegar for weight loss has been retracted. Other claims for the internet-famous remedy are al...
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October 5, 2025
Sunday Puzzle: 10052025
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with Minnesota Public Radio listener Erin Rhode of Plymouth, Minnesota along with Weekend Edition Puzzl...
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October 5, 2025
Why Gen Z protesters worldwide are flying an anime pirate flag
Gen Z protesters from Indonesia and Nepal to Madagascar and Morocco, are rallying behind an unexpected banner: a grinning skull in a straw h...
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October 5, 2025
Federal tactics on protesters escalates, hours after judge rules against Trump
Hours after a federal judge paused the Trump administration’s plans to deploy 200 members of the Oregon National Guard to Portland, federal...
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October 5, 2025
What to expect as Syria holds first parliamentary elections since Assad's ouster
Syria is holding parliamentary elections on Sunday for the first time since the fall of the country's longtime autocratic leader, Bashar Ass...
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October 5, 2025
Some Democrats share Trump's goal of forcing more homeless people into medical care
President Trump says one part of the answer to homelessness is civil commitment and forced medical care. Some Democrats agree.
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October 5, 2025