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Amid wars in Iran and Europe, Trump remakes D.C.
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- Amid wars in Iran and Europe, Trump remakes D.C.
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- There’s a lack of clarity around any potential peace deal with Iran. President Trump has claimed that a deal is close dozens of times, ever since the war began on Feb. 28. He's also called the negotiations “boring.”
A lot of his energy has instead been focused on his construction projects to remake D.C.: He's torn down the East Wing to build a ballroom and military complex. He wants to build a massive arch near Arlington National Cemetery and a pedestrian bridge next to the Lincoln Memorial. And he just completed work on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
Other projects that aren’t getting as much attention from the president include Russia’s war in Ukraine or overhauling the nation’s healthcare system.
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- Here's why the New York Knicks being in the NBA finals matters so much to New Yorkers
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- The New York Knicks are one game away from being crowned NBA champions. Here's why this moment matters so much to New Yorkers.
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- Israel is bombing the ancient city of Tyre in southern Lebanon in its fight with Hezbollah
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- 1:24
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- 15 hours ago
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- Israel warned the entire city to leave apart from a small section around the Christian district. NPR was at mass there Sunday, June 7. On Monday, the Israeli military warned residents there that they needed to leave as well.
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- The U.S. men’s national soccer team takes on Paraguay in its first game of the FIFA World Cup
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- The U.S. men’s national soccer team takes on Paraguay in its first game of the FIFA World Cup tonight in Los Angeles.
After the Americans failed to qualify for the World Cup in 2018, they cleaned house, and a new staff brought in a whole new generation of young players to develop. The 2022 tournament was a first test for the young squad; they reached the Round of 16. Now they’re older, the core is in their prime, and they’re playing here at home.
Paraguay is the first of the team’s three group stage matches; they’re ranked No. 41 in the world. Next up will be Australia, then Turkey, then, the team hopes, a run in the knockout round.
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- Here's what the US Men's National Team will need to do to win against Paraguay
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- 1:31
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- 17 hours ago
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- The U.S. Men's National Team takes the field Friday night against Paraguay. Former head coach Gregg Berhalter says the first few minutes of the match will say a lot about mentality of this U.S. team.
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- Play “the beautiful game” play or to win?
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- 1:24
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- 18 hours ago
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- Flare or competitive play? We asked soccer fans what they'd rather see in the 2026 World Cup.
Producers: Justin Barney/WPLN, Valentina Sandoval/WLRN, Mat Sanchez/WLRN, Zaryha Rodriguez/NPR
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- Who killed 16-year-old Antonio Mays Jr. at a Seattle protest in 2020?
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- 22 hours ago
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- That summer, Antonio traveled a thousand miles to join the racial justice movement of his generation. He arrived in Seattle during the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest, known as CHOP. Less than a week later, he was shot and killed there. The case remains unsolved.
In an eight-part podcast series, hosts Sydney Brownstone of The Seattle Times and Will James of KUOW team up with NPR’s Embedded to investigate Antonio’s death. Alongside reporter David Gutman, they track down key figures and eyewitnesses from the night of the shooting and surface crucial evidence that has never been made public.
Who bears responsibility for the shooting? And how did an idealistic protest for protecting Black lives turn into a circle of silence surrounding the killing of a Black teenager?
Listen to the first of eight episodes at the link in bio or dig deeper into the story at npr.org/CHOP.
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- July 1 brings big student loan changes. Here's what you need to know.
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- 1:46
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- 23 hours ago
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- A popular (and generous) repayment plan ends, two new plans begin and many borrowers will see new loan limits.
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- Gregg Berhalter played for the U.S. Men's National Team decades ago. Now, his son is set to play
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- 2 days ago
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- Gregg Berhalter coached the U.S. Men's National Team in 2022 in Qatar. He also played for the team in 2002 and 2006 as a defender.
Now, his son, 25-year-old Sebastian Berhalter, is set play for team U.S.A. this summer. So, what does his fatherly advice sound like? NPR spoke to Gregg about how he'll help his son get ready for his big moment.
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- 94-year-old Moira Brown has traveled the world following Scotland’s national team for the World Cup
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- 1:21
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- 2 days ago
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- Moira Brown, who will be 94 this year, has traveled the world following Scotland’s national team. World Cup tickets are the one thing she spends money on. This is her fourth in person. She’s hoping it lives up to the best one she ever saw, more than half a century ago.
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- Bill Gates says he wasn't aware of Epstein's crimes
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- 0:55
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- 2 days ago
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- Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates was on Capitol Hill Wednesday to testify about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. Gates told lawmakers he never witnessed or knew about any of Epstein's crimes.
In an opening statement, Gates said he met with Epstein on various occasions from 2011 to 2014 because he believed Epstein could help connect him with potential donors for his foundation. Gates also admitted to affairs and said Epstein used that information to pressure Gates to “re-engage with him.”
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- Native kids with disabilities were held in wooden boxes. Sweeping reforms are coming
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- 2:42
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- 2 days ago
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- Native kids with disabilities were held in boxes, prompting outrage and reforms. Officials in New York say the Salmon River district put children with disabilities in wooden boxes without telling parents.
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- Hegseth blocks promotions / National Guard surge / Downed Apache
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- 33:48
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- 2 days ago
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- U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is blocking some
promotions at the Pentagon, and a “summer surge” of National Guard troops heads
to Washington.
Host Mary Louise Kelly speaks with NPR Pentagon
Correspondent Tom Bowman and NPR reporter Kat Lonsdorf about the purges at the
Pentagon, and why there are still National Guard troops deployed in some Democratic-run
cities. Plus, a drone rescue in the Middle East.
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- Investigating the killing of a Black teen at a Seattle protest | Embedded
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- 3:07
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- 2 days ago
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- In the summer of 2020, sixteen-year-old Antonio Mays Jr. traveled a thousand miles to join the racial justice movement of his generation. He arrived in Seattle during the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest, known as CHOP. Less than a week later, he was shot and killed there. The case remains unsolved.
In this eight-part series, hosts Sydney Brownstone of The Seattle Times and Will James of KUOW team up with NPR’s Embedded to investigate Antonio’s death. Alongside reporter David Gutman, they track down key figures and eyewitnesses from the night of the shooting and surface crucial evidence that has never been made public.
Who bears responsibility for the shooting? And how did an idealistic protest for protecting Black lives turn into a circle of silence surrounding the killing of a Black teenager?
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- Guadalajara balances hosting FIFA World Cup with concerns tied to cartel violence
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- 1:21
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- 3 days ago
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- Guadalajara is one of the 16 cities hosting the 2026 World Cup. It's also he capital of one of Mexico’s most violent states. Cartels have forcibly disappeared people to consolidate control for decades. Families of Mexico's missing people continue to search for their loved ones, putting up posters in the city center.
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- High gas prices could have political consequences in the midterm elections this fall
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- 1:47
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- 3 days ago
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- High gas prices could have political consequences in the midterm elections this fall. As part of NPR’s Swing Shift project, we spoke with a dozen swing voters about how the price of gas is affecting their personal finances and their political mood.
Correction: A previous version of this post misspelled Gerald's name.
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- Protests break out in Belfast after video circulates of a brutal street attack in Northern Ireland
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- 1:25
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- 3 days ago
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- Protests erupted in Northern Ireland yesterday after graphic footage of a stabbing attack in the capital, Belfast, was shared widely online. A Sudanese man has been charged with attempted murder following the attack. Right-wing commentators and online critics, including billionaire Elon Musk, posted about the attack and called for protests hours before the violence erupted, with riots forcing some to flee their homes.
Politicians called for calm after a video of the attack circulated on social media. Northern Ireland’s first minister, Michelle O’Neill, said that “groups of masked men” were “burning families out of their homes” and called it, “outright thuggery.” And she warned that there were “dangerous attempts” to exploit the stabbing attack.
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- War worsens economic pain in Sri Lanka
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- 1:46
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- 3 days ago
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- Sri Lanka is thousands of miles from the Middle East, but the island of some 22 million people is deeply vulnerable to the impacts of the war that Israel and the U.S. launched on Iran on Feb. 28, because it imports two-thirds of its energy.
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- Social Security checks could be slashed in 2032 if Congress doesn't act
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- 0:58
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- 3 days ago
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- A Social Security trust fund is now expected to run short of cash by 2032 — three months sooner than projected last year. That leaves lawmakers with less time to make change to prevent tens of millions of seniors from facing an automatic benefit cut of 22%.
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- Protesters in Albania oppose plan for Trump family-linked resort
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- 1:14
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- 3 days ago
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- Thousands of Albanians took to the streets last week, protesting a planned luxury resort that's connected to President Trump's daughter, Ivanka, and son-in-law, Jared Kushner. The project would be built near one of the Adriatic's most sensitive wetlands. It's a place that's home to endangered birds, Mediterranean monk seals and other wildlife.
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- Theo Baker details stories of outsized power and influence at Stanford
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- 2:02
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- 4 days ago
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- Theo Baker enrolled at Stanford University to study coding, but as the son of two well-known journalists, once he got on campus he began reporting on a story that would ultimately oust the then president of the university.
And he kept going.
In his new book “How to Rule the World,” Baker details stories of outsized power and influence at Stanford.
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- Kenyans protest U.S. plans for Ebola quarantine center
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- 1:05
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- 4 days ago
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- The World Health Organization says more than 100 confirmed ebola deaths have been reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Protestors are rallying in Kenya against plans by the U.S. to set up a quarantine facility there to treat Americans who may have the disease.
Last month, the White House said that the U.S. was setting up a facility in Kenya, where Americans who had been exposed to Ebola would be quarantined. A Kenyan court later temporarily blocked those plans.
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- U.S. bars Africa’s best referee of 2025, who would be the first Somali referee at World Cup
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- 1:09
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- 4 days ago
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- U.S. immigration officials have barred a popular Somali soccer referee from entering the country to work the World Cup. Somali officials say Omar Artan had a valid visa to enter the U.S., despite the Trump administration’s travel ban on Somali citizens.
Artan was stopped at Miami International Airport by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and repatriated to Turkey, from where he will return home Tuesday. U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued a statement that did not directly mention Artan, saying a Somali national was deemed inadmissible due to vetting concerns.
Artan was named Africa’s best referee last year, and he was set to become the first Somali referee to officiate in a World Cup tournament. The president of soccer’s governing body, FIFA, previously addressed concerns around U.S. travel bans by saying teams and officials need to access any World Cup host country, otherwise there would be no World Cup.
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- Russia's elite gather for Putin's pet project — an economic forum in St Petersburg
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- 1:07
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- 5 days ago
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- The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum — Russia's answer to Davos — opened last week under the shadow of Ukrainian drone attacks and growing economic uncertainty.
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- "Schmigadoon!" wins best musical, "Death of a Salesman" lives on
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- 5 days ago
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- Broadway’s highest honors, the Tony Awards, were handed out last night at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
Arthur Miller’s "Death of a Salesman," an atmospheric production set in a garage, picked up six Tonys, including best revival of a play. "Ragtime" picked up four awards, including best musical revival, while "Cats: The Jellicle Ball" picked up three. "Schmigadoon" won four awards, including best musical. But "The Lost Boys" picked up four awards too. Best play went to "Liberation."
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- Magnitude 7.8 quake kills at least 32 in the Philippines
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- 0:54
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- 5 days ago
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- At least 32 people have been killed after a powerful earthquake struck off the shore of the southern Philippines. More than 200 others have been injured and rescue efforts continue.
Earthquakes are common in the Philippines, which sits on top of a geologically unstable region in the Pacific Ocean known as the Ring of Fire. Many occur without much incident, but a few can turn deadly.
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- Filmmaker & Knicks superfan Spike Lee on his pre-game rituals at Madison Square Garden
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- 1:00
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- 5 days ago
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- Game 3 of the NBA Finals is taking place at Madison Square Garden on Monday, June 8. Filmmaker & Knicks superfan Spike Lee will be there and tells "All Things Considered" host Juana Summers about his pre-game rituals at the Garden.
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- Trump administration dismantling deep-sea observation system
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- 0:57
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- 7 days ago
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- The Trump administration is dismantling a deep-sea observation system that provides data to scientists worldwide.
The Ocean Observatories Initiative has provided real-time data on the world’s oceans for a decade. It’s made up of more than 900 scientific instruments, some calibrated to withstand the intense pressure of the deep sea. It’s helped researchers better understand marine ecosystems, ocean currents and the effects of global warming.
Starting this month, the National Science Foundation says, it will begin removing instruments from the system, which costs nearly $50 million annually to operate. The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, recommended closing the system in its Project 2025 playbook, calling it a source of “climate alarmism.”
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- Trump announces a new pedestrian bridge project near National Mall
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- 1:36
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- 8 days ago
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- President Trump announced plans Thursday to build another project near the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
A new pedestrian bridge or promenade would connect the Lincoln Memorial to the Potomac River. It would be yet another on a list of building and renovation projects the president has undertaken around Washington.
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- Israel has killed at least 129 first responders and medical staff in its war with Hezbollah
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- 1:34
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- 8 days ago
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- Israel has killed at least 129 first responders and medical staff in its war with Hezbollah, the Lebanese government says. Some have been killed in ‘double-tap strikes,' where medics are killed in a second strike after they have rushed to help. One of those was captured on video.
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- New papers say tobacco company tactics are being used to sell ultra-processed foods
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- 1:09
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- 8 days ago
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- A series of papers published in the "American Journal of Public Health" argue ultra-processed foods are the new war on tobacco, as health advocates are saying it’s time to regulate them. The new papers add to evidence that links over-consumption of ultra-processed foods to poor health outcomes — including diabetes and obesity.
But the papers also look at how tobacco giants Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds used tactics learned from selling cigarettes to develop and sell ultra-processed foods when they owned large food firms — from the 1980s to the early 2000s. That includes using chemical additives to make products more appealing.
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- Netanyahu's actions could interfere with what Trump wants to achieve with Iran
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- 1:24
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- 8 days ago
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- President Trump has spent weeks trying to bring an end to the U.S.-Israel war with Iran. Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues Israel's war with Lebanon and intermittent fighting in Gaza.
NPR White House correspondent Franco Ordoñez tells “Sources & Methods” host Scott Detrow that Netanyahu's actions could interfere with what Trump wants to achieve with Iran.
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- FIFA bans vuvuzelas, reusable water bottles from World Cup stadiums
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- 1:06
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- 8 days ago
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- FIFA announced that vuvuzelas will be banned from this summer’s World Cup.
The notorious vuvuzela made a name for itself at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
They’ve since become a staple at some stadiums, to some’s pleasure and to many’s annoyance. FIFA have now confirmed that the plastic horns will be banned. Whistles, apart from the referees, and reusable water bottles are also prohibited.
There will also be serious repercussions for those, “streaking or revealing intimate body parts.” And body paint according to FIFA does not constitute clothing.
The tournament opener is Thursday, with Mexico taking on South Africa.
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- Jill Biden shares her perspective on her husband's decision to stay in the 2024 presidential race
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- 1:34
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- 8 days ago
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- How did Former President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden balance deeply personal decisions, like his decision to stay in the 2024 presidential race as long as he did, with the national implications?
Jill Biden writes about that and more in a new memoir, and told Scott Detrow about her perspective and who was telling her to encourage her president to stay in the race. Watch the full interview on NPR's Newsmakers video podcast.
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- U.S. aid cuts are affecting HIV/AIDS care in Sub-Saharan Africa
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- 1:04
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- 8 days ago
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- Massive gas shortages brought on by the U.S. war with Iran are making it harder for patients to seek medical attention and for doctors to visit them in Mozambique, where over 10 percent of the population lives with HIV.
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- What might an end to U.S.-backed military support mean for Israel?
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- 0:53
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- 8 days ago
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- Despite recent frustrations between President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the U.S.-Israel alliance remains strong.
That relationship includes the U.S. providing billions of dollars annually in military support for Israel.
What might an end to that support mean for Israel? It's a question NPR's Scott Detrow put to National Security correspondent Greg Myre on Sources & Methods.
Listen to the episode at the link in our bio.
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- Trump, Netanyahu at odds / Elusive Iran deal | Sources & Methods
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- 30:23
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- 9 days ago
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- President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu started the war with Iran together, but they have different ideas for how to end it.
Host Scott Detrow steps in for Mary Louise Kelly again this week. He speaks with NPR National Security Correspondent Greg Myre and NPR White House Correspondent Franco Ordoñez about the current friction between the two leaders, and where pain points have come up in the past. Also, where the elusive deal with Iran stands.
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- Jill Biden on why she left the room when former Pres. Biden asked Kamala Harris to run
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- 1:10
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- 9 days ago
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- Former first lady Jill Biden is opening up about her experiences in the White House, and a pivotal moment that brought the end of that era: July 21, 2024, when President Joe Biden decided to end his bid for a second term.
"I walked out of the room," Jill Biden writes in her new memoir, "View From the East Wing," about listening to her husband making plans to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for the Democratic nomination.
She explained to Scott Detrow what that day was like for NPR's Newsmakers video podcast.
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- Trump taps former private prisons executive to run ICE
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- 1:16
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- 9 days ago
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- President Trump has named David Venturella as the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. He was previously an executive with the private prison company, GEO Group.
About a third of immigrant detainees are in a facility run by GEO Group. Since President Trump took office last year, the company has raced to meet the federal demand for more immigration detention beds — and it’s paid off. In 2025, GEO Group’s profits soared nearly 700% from the year before.
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- Study: National Guard does little to reduce violent crime in D.C. despite $1.5 million cost
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- 1:11
- Date posted
- 9 days ago
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- A new study suggests President Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., has had little effect on violent crime, despite the high cost to U.S. taxpayers. And the number of guard members in the nation’s capital is set to double as the nation marks its 250th anniversary.
President Trump deployed the guard to D.C. in August as part of a federal task force to fight crime.
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- Biden ‘changed his mind’ on pardoning his son after Trump won, Jill Biden says | NPR
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- 23:58
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- 9 days ago
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- Former first lady Jill Biden’s new memoir, View from the East Wing, recounts her experience during the four years of the Biden presidency.
In an interview with NPR’s Newsmakers podcast, the former first lady discussed her time in the White House, her reaction to President Biden’s disastrous debate performance and why Biden changed his mind on running for a second term.
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- Title
- Bestselling author Ann Patchett on if she's considering retirement
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- 0:50
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
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- Several of the characters in Ann Patchett's latest novel "Whistler" are nearing or have reached retirement. They tour museums during the week, host brunches and take afternoon sails.
NPR All Things Considered host Mary Louise Kelly asks the bestselling author if that means she's considering retirement.
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- DOJ investigating former Congressman George Santos for insider trading on Kalshi
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- 1:01
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- 10 days ago
- Description
- Federal investigators are examining the prediction market trades of former New York Republican Congressman George Santos — in the latest case that's raising questions about insider trading on the betting sites.
Four months after George Santos had a seven-year wire fraud prison sentence commuted by President Trump, he took to social media, saying he planned to attend Trump’s State of the Union address. What he didn’t say publicly is that he was betting tens of thousands of dollars on the prediction market site Kalshi that he would not attend. Before it was revealed he did not go, he cashed out.
The Justice Department and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission are investigating.
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- The U.S. Embassy in India launched Trump-themed rickshaws to mark America's 250th birthday
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- 1:19
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- 10 days ago
- Description
- Delhi's rickshaws are plying the roads with a new message: "HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA" emblazoned with Trump's face. Drivers were offered sweeteners to host the signs: tea bags, soda, and an empty plastic bottle.
- Title
- 'How to Rule the World' explores education and power at Stanford University
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- 1:29
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
- Description
- Theo Baker enrolled at Stanford University to study coding, but as the son of two well-known journalists, once he got on campus he began reporting on a story that would ultimately oust the then president of the university. And he kept going.
In his new book “How to Rule the World,” Baker details stories of outsized power and influence at Stanford.
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- New York Times correspondent Yeganeh Torbati speaks on the tension and hope in Iran
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- 1:35
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- 10 days ago
- Description
- In the weeks and months that followed the initial U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran, New York Times correspondent Yeganeh Torbati reported on how a sense of hope was still present in Tehran. Torbati co-authored the new book, "Stolen Revolution: Betrayal and Hope in Modern Iran."
"Nothing is permanent," Torbati told Mary Louise Kelly for NPR's "Sources & Methods" podcast, speaking about the tension between the current moment and Iran's more recent history.
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- 6 killed in Iowa shootings authorities say stemmed from domestic dispute
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- 0:33
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- 10 days ago
- Description
- At least six people are dead after a mass shooting at several locations in Muscatine, Iowa, Monday that authorities say appears to have been linked to a domestic dispute.
The 52-year-old suspected gunman took his own life as officers confronted him on a trail along the Mississippi River. Muscatine's police chief, Anthony Kies, says four of the victims were shot and killed in one house. Two other victims were found at another home and business.
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- Ann Patchett on her new novel "Whistler" and her experience with maturing relationships
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- 1:35
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- 10 days ago
- Description
- Ann Patchett's new novel "Whistler" is the story of Daphne Fuller, a woman in her fifties, reconnecting with a stepfather she hasn't seen since she was nine, Eddie Triplett.
A number of lessons are learned during their reunion, including how age changes relationships and the conversations we have with each other, and the joy that can be found in those maturing relationships.
NPR All Things Considered host Mary Louise Kelly asks the bestselling author whether that's something she's experienced in her own life.
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- Exploring the urban villages of Shenzhen, the Chinese city known for tech
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- 0:55
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- 10 days ago
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- Shenzhen is China’s tech capital—headquarters of Huawei, BYD and Tencent among others. It also has exceedingly crowded urban villages, which reveal the city’s very short history. In 1980 no city existed here at all, just farms and villages.
Then China declared it a special economic zone. The fields became factories and the villages filled with much of the housing for 17 million residents.
To this day, many live in “handshake buildings,” so close to one another that residents could reach out a window to shake hands with someone on the other side of a narrow street.
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- The broken promises of the 1979 Iranian Revolution | Sources & Methods
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- 27:06
- Date posted
- 11 days ago
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- There's a country that was once rooted in a movement around social justice and political freedom.
That country? It's Iran in 1979 during the revolution.
The path from 1979, with the toppling of a monarch, through the decades of oppression and economic turmoil that followed, to this current moment, is mapped out in the book: “Stolen Revolution: Betrayal and Hope in Modern Iran.”
Host Mary Louise Kelly speaks with reporter and co-author Yeganeh Torbati about her new book, which follows six ordinary Iranians who -- through their lived experiences -- provide rare insight into the hopes and fears of people living from the revolution through decades of turmoil.
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