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April 15, 2025
How Trump's cuts to U.S. foreign aid are imperiling Syria's war crimes investigations
When former leader Bashar al-Assad fell, new Syria war crimes investigations began. But U.S. budget cuts have halted some work. For families...
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April 15, 2025
DOGE cut a CDC team as it was about to start a project to help N.C. flood victims
The National Center for Environmental Health was hollowed out in the cuts of 10,000 federal health workers on April 1. That's the same day a...
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April 15, 2025
What we know about ICE's arrest of Columbia student and activist Mohsen Mahdawi
Mohsen Mahdawi organized pro-Palestinian protests on Columbia's campus last year.
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April 15, 2025
Whistleblower says DOGE took sensitive data. And, Harvard rejects Trump's demands
A whistleblower who works at NLRB says that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data. And, the Trump administration froze over $2 billion fo...
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April 15, 2025
Bipartisan senators rebuke White House move to end legal aid for unaccompanied minors
The letter obtained by NPR marks a rare bipartisan critique from Capitol Hill of the administration's immigration policy.
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April 15, 2025
Europe deplores America's 'chlorinated chicken.' How safe is our poultry?
President Trump wants European countries to start buying U.S. chicken and eggs. But the U.K. and E.U. think American poultry is gross and ch...
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April 15, 2025
After delays, first vaccine advisory meeting under RFK Jr. set to start
For the first time since Robert F. Kennedy Jr. became health secretary, vaccine advisers to the CDC are meeting to discuss vaccines for RSV,...
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April 15, 2025
A stranger helps a grieving daughter clean her mother's grass-covered gravestone
Ashley Blas visited her mother's grave for the first time since the funeral. The driver who took her noticed grass covering part of the ston...
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April 15, 2025
The man accused in the attempted assassination of Donald Trump to appear in court
Ryan Routh, accused in the golf course attempted assassination of Donald Trump, will appear in a Florida federal courtroom Tuesday for a hea...
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April 15, 2025
Once again, Harvey Weinstein goes on trial for sex crimes in New York today
Weinstein's New York conviction was overturned last year. The new trial will retry the case alongside a brand new charge.
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April 15, 2025
A whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data
A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information shoul...
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April 15, 2025
5 takeaways about NPR's reporting on the whistleblower report about DOGE at the NLRB
Here's a summary of NPR's findings about the report that a whistleblower filed to Congress about how DOGE violated security protocols and co...
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April 15, 2025
Climate activists were hacked. There was a link between the victims and an alleged attacker
Prosecutors say the operation was aimed at gathering information to foil lawsuits against the fossil fuel industry over damage communities h...
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April 15, 2025
As special ed students are integrated more at school, teacher training is evolving
General education teachers are more likely than ever to be working with students who have special needs.
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April 15, 2025
Dear Life Kit: I'm jealous of my new girlfriend's dog. Should I call it quits?
"I find myself wishing she didn't have him," writes an NPR listener of his new girlfriend's dog. Podcasters Haley Nahman and Danny Nelson we...
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April 15, 2025
Attack leaves at least 40 people dead in Nigeria, the country's president says
Such attacks have become common in north-central Nigeria, where gunmen exploit security lapses to launch deadly raids on farmers in a fight...
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April 15, 2025
Hungary passes constitutional amendment to ban LGBTQ+ public events
The amendment bans public events held by LGBTQ+ communities and allows authorities to use facial recognition tools to identify people who at...
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April 15, 2025
Federal funding freeze halts key infrastructure projects in tribal communities
Riverbank stabilization, lead and asbestos contamination are just some of the projects tribes planned to address before the Trump administra...
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April 15, 2025
Americans impacted by 2024 natural disasters may qualify for extension to file taxes
Americans in at least nine states qualify for automatic IRS tax filing extensions, according to the agency.
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April 14, 2025
Under Trump, freedom of speech in universities takes on a new meaning
Is academic freedom fading on U.S. campuses? A Republican student group credits Trump's election with expanding their ability to speak out,...
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April 14, 2025
Hot off her NCAA title, Paige Bueckers cruises for 1st pick in the WNBA draft
Monday's WNBA Draft is expected to be the latest jewel in the crown of Bueckers, the 6-foot guard who barely a week ago led her UConn Huskie...
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April 14, 2025
Harvard rejects Trump administration's demands for deep changes
The university refused to make changes it said would "dictate what private universities can teach" and "whom they can admit and hire," among...
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April 14, 2025
Trump administration freezes more than $2.2 billion after Harvard rejects its demands
The government announced it is freezing more than $2.2 billion, hours after the university refused to make changes it said would "dictate wh...
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April 14, 2025
What's on TV: 2 new documentaries, a Western, a comedy, and 'The Rehearsal'
A new HBO film project traces how the Citizens United decision has reshaped democracy in recent years. Also this week, a new Netflix Western...
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April 14, 2025
Richard Kind plays to the largest audience of his life in 'Everybody's Live'
Kind is the announcer and host sidekick on the Netflix show Everybody's Live with John Mulaney. "I don't know what the hell I'm doing. You m...
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April 14, 2025
Millions watch as underwater camera documents daily life on a Miami coral reef
For five years, the Coral City Camera has been given viewers a live look at aquatic reef life near Miami. It's documented the declining cond...
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April 14, 2025
A 5.2 magnitude earthquake strikes Southern California
A series of aftershocks followed the initial 5.2 magnitude earthquake that struck Julian, Calif., continuing for several minutes.
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April 14, 2025
A day in the life of one migrant seeking to stay in the U.S.
Yasmelin Velazquez has waited 10 months for her immigration court date. But a last-minute hospitalization and confusion over Trump's changin...
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April 14, 2025
Meta and the FTC face off in court over monopoly claims
Dozens of witnesses are set to take the stand in the trial, including CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who is scheduled to testify for seven hours. The...
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April 14, 2025
El Salvador's Bukele says 'preposterous' to suggest he return Abrego Garcia to U.S.
El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele and several top Trump administration officials dismissed questions about the fate of a Maryland man wro...
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April 14, 2025
Critics say GOP Medicaid cuts could slash fentanyl addiction treatment
Republicans hope to save a lot of tax dollars by cutting Medicaid. Drug policy experts say as many as a million Americans in treatment for...
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April 14, 2025
What we know about the arson at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's residence
Prosecutors have charged Cody Balmer, 38, with attempted murder, terrorism, aggravated arson and other crimes. He turned himself in to polic...
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April 14, 2025
Gaza territory shrinks drastically as Israel seizes huge swaths of land
Israel's military is expanding buffer zones inside the Gaza Strip and taking over more areas of the territory, shrinking land Palestinians c...
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April 14, 2025
WATCH: Katy Perry and star-studded crew launch into space aboard Blue Origin rocket
Monday's flight features the first all-female crew since 1963 and includes big names like Katy Perry, Gayle King and Lauren Sánchez. Here's...
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April 14, 2025
Federal Judge suggests Tufts student detained by ICE should return to Vermont for hearing
The matter before Judge William K. Sessions III concerned the Vermont federal court’s jurisdiction in a legal challenge to last month’s arre...
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April 14, 2025
Haunted by hopelessness: 12 Zambians share their stories as HIV drugs run out
Mothers and children, husbands and wives, doctors, truck drivers and religious leaders are all grappling with the fallout from the sudden U....
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April 14, 2025
How cutting Medicaid would affect long-term care and family caregivers
The federal program is the biggest source of money for long-term care for the elderly and disabled. Republican proposals to cut its budget c...
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April 14, 2025
Ex-deputy convicted of killing Christian Glass sentenced to 3 years
The maximum punishment was handed down after more than an hour of tear-filled statements from both sides of the court.
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April 14, 2025
In Sudan, hundreds killed in attacks on famine-hit displacement camps
Sudanese paramilitary group the Rapid Support Forces has claimed it has taken control of famine-hit Zamzam camp, after days of deadly fight...
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April 14, 2025
Why Trump exempted electronics from tariffs. And, Meta's biggest trial begins today
Trump spared electronics from his sweeping tariffs. Here's why he wants to levy semiconductors next. And, the Federal Trade Commission's ant...
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April 14, 2025
Ukrainians in the U.S. use connections and their art to support the war effort
Amid concerns over Trump's foreign policy and Russian influence, Ukrainians look for new ways to raise awareness.
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April 14, 2025
Anxiety drugs found in rivers make salmon take more risks
New research suggests that pharmaceutical pollution can change the behavior of salmon in the wild.
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April 14, 2025
Troops arrive at the border to help with enforcement despite fewer migrant crossings
According to the U.S. Army, soldiers won't be arresting people suspected of being in the country illegally, and instead will offer "logistic...
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April 14, 2025
Move over Paleo diet, it's Dinosaur Time, a TikTok trend all about devouring veggies
On social media, people are gobbling up greens like they are giant primeval beasts. Nutritionists say it's not a bad way to get more fiber a...
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April 14, 2025
Is it "Made in USA"? The answer can be complicated
In a global economy, something called "substantial transformation" comes into play when the U.S. determines where a product is made.
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April 14, 2025
Should I stay or go? Immigrants across U.S. consider self-deportation
In the face of raids and threats to previously safe spaces, some immigrants in the U.S. without legal status are weighing whether to heed Tr...
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April 14, 2025
DOGE abruptly cut a program for teens with disabilities. This student is 'devastated'
The program, Charting My Path for Future Success, aimed to help teens with disabilities transition from high school to the real world. It ab...
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April 14, 2025
Illuminati Hotties: Tiny Desk Concert
The "tenderpunk" band brings its silly, sophisticated and scrappy songs to the Tiny Desk — along with a confetti cannon.
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April 14, 2025
The 'world's coolest dictator' heads to the White House
El Salvador's President Bukele heads to the White House to discuss further cooperation with the U.S., including the continued use of El Salv...
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April 14, 2025