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Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder on the legacy of their hit show "Hacks"
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- Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder on the legacy of their hit show "Hacks"
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- 16 days ago
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- How do Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder think about the legacy of their hit show "Hacks," a comedy focused on inter-generational conflict? The stars spoke to "All Things Considered" host Ailsa Chang as the series comes to a close in its fifth and final season on HBO Max.
Listen to the full interview on our channel.
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- Thousands are still detained in the last remaining detention camp in Syria under Kurdish control
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- 16 days ago
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- Roj is the last remaining detention camp in Syria under Kurdish control for the wives and children of ISIS fighters. There are about 3,000 detainees in the camp. Aid groups say more than 60% are children. They were either brought to Syria by their parents or born here after the militant group took over parts of Iraq and Syria in 2019. Almost all of them are foreigners but most of their home countries have refused to take them back.
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- Jamie Dimon says AI could create a shorter workweek
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- 16 days ago
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- JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon believes artificial intelligence, on balance, will help the workforce and society. AI was featured prominently in Dimon’s annual letter to shareholders, a highly anticipated letter to shareholders that covers a wide range of topics, including the firm’s performance, the impact of emerging technology and geopolitical risks. NPR’s Steve Inskeep asked Dimon why he believes AI won’t simply replace people’s jobs and why younger generations should be cautiously optimistic about the impact AI will have on their lives.
Head to our channel for the full interview with JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon.
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- Artemis II flies by the moon, breaks a record, sees an eclipse
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- 16 days ago
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- The Artemis II crew is headed home after circling the moon yesterday, traveling farther than any other human space mission.
As they began that trip back, the Artemis II crew observed an eclipse from space. The moon was in a location where it blocked the light of the sun, allowing them to see things like the solar corona — the atmosphere of it.
Coming home, the crew will continue to test key systems of the Orion spacecraft. One of the most critical tests will come during re-entry Friday, as the space capsule punches through Earth’s atmosphere at 25,000 miles per hour, enduring temperatures of up to 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit ahead of splash down in the pacific ocean off the coast of San Diego.
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- Jamie Dimon on the economic risks of the Iran war
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- 16 days ago
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- JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon releases a highly anticipated letter to shareholders every year that covers everything from the firm’s performance to the impact of emerging technology to geopolitical risks. One prominent topic in this year’s letter – released Monday – is the US-Israel war against Iran. NPR’s Steve Inskeep sat down with Dimon, who shared his assessment of the war and explained how the economic fallout could expand.
You can hear the rest of the interview with JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon on our channel.
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- Trump warns 'a whole civilization will die tonight' if Iran fails to meet deadline
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- 16 days ago
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- President Trump issued new threats to Iran Tuesday morning, writing online that "A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again." He added, "I don't want that to happen, but it probably will."
The president also continues to demand that Iran reopen the Strait of Hormuz by 8 p.m. Eastern Time tonight. If Iran refuses, Trump said he'll order U.S. forces to bomb all of Iran’s bridges and power plants. In the meantime, the U.S. struck targets on Iran’s Kharg Island — home to a key oil facility in the Persian Gulf — this morning.
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- The dark-skinned ancient shaman Nazis claimed as proof of Aryan supremacy
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- 16 days ago
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- In 1934, Nazi archaeologists declared her bones proof of Aryan supremacy. Decades later, DNA told a very different story. She was a 9,000-year-old Mesolithic shaman. Dark-skinned, light-eyed and likely worshipped for 600 years after her death.
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- Jamie Dimon cautions that Iran war “increases the odds of bad economic outcomes”
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- 16 days ago
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- Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorganChase, the nation’s largest bank, has a financial stake in almost everything. Unlike many CEOs, he says it’s his job to speak out on many things.
This week, Dimon released his annual letter to shareholders — a document that comments on banking issues and also assesses risks to the economy, from inflation to the war in Iran.The letter asserts his company is ready for anything — noting, among other things, that it has profited during economic booms and also during recessions.
In conversation, Dimon tends to frame wars, crises and changes of government as situations to work through, whether he likes them or not.
In an interview on NPR’s Newsmakers video podcast, Dimon said he didn’t worry much about the way President Trump’s contradictory statements tend to send financial markets sliding and soaring again.
“I have to deal with the world I got,” Dimon said.
Dimon spoke with NPR ...
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- Iran responds to Trump's curse-filled threats
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- 17 days ago
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- Iran and the U.S. traded heated rhetoric on social media after President Trump used vulgar language while threatening to target more of Iran's infrastructure if the country's leaders don't reopen the Strait of Hormuz by Tuesday.
The official X account for Iran’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations responded that Trump “seeks to drag the region into an endless war.” It added that his threat to target civilian infrastructure showed intent to commit a war crime and urged immediate international intervention. Mehdi Tabatabaei, deputy for communications and information in Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian's office, posted on X that President Trump had “resorted to obscenities and nonsense out of sheer desperation and anger.” He went on to use similarly insulting language, saying that the strait would open when Iran has been compensated for the cost of this war.
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- Debris from the war in Iran reaches northeastern Syria
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- 17 days ago
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- In northeastern Syria, a rocket casing lies in an open field after being intercepted midair. The debris is a reminder of how the conflict between Iran and Israel is reaching beyond their borders.
An employee of the transport ministry says communities here risk being caught in the middle as tensions escalate between the two countries.
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- The Louvre is No. 1 again as the world's most popular museum
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- 18 days ago
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- The most visited museum in the world last year was, once again, the Louvre, in Paris.
Officials at the Louvre complain about overattendance these days. It’s been a top museum destination for decades and saw more than nine million visitors in 2025, according to a new international ranking from “The Art Newspaper.”
Other most popular museums include the Vatican Museum, at No. 2, and the National Museum of Korea, in Seoul, at No. 3. In the U.S., museum attendance has been shakier, with wildfires and government shutdowns last year adversely affected attendance at many museums in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.
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- Developers demolish Lagos waterfront, destroying homes and killing residents
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- 19 days ago
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- It has often been called Africa's Venice, Makoko, a sprawling stilt community on Lagos' waterfront. It's home to more than 100,000 people, but almost 20,000 residents have now been forced out as authorities push ahead with plans to develop the city.
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- Has the U.S. achieved strategic success in its wars in the Middle East?
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- 19 days ago
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- National Security Correspondent Greg Myre tells Sources & Methods Host Mary Louise Kelly that the U.S. has repeatedly achieved quick military success in its wars in the Middle East. Strategic success? That's another story.
Listen to the episode on our channel.
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- FDA approves Eli Lilly's new obesity pill
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- 19 days ago
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- The FDA has approved another obesity pill, called Foundayo, from pharmaceutical maker Eli Lilly.
Although Eli Lilly is the same company behind Zepbound, the blockbuster injectable obesity medicine, the company decided not to take Zepbound’s main ingredient and make it in pill form. Instead, the company developed a new ingredient: orforglipron. The pill can be taken any time without food or water restrictions. It should be available in pharmacies in the coming weeks.
Lilly hasn’t announced a list price yet, but it says people with commercial insurance could pay as little as $25 a month, and for people paying cash, the lowest dose will cost $149 a month.
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- A secret flower artist's new show gives the urban streetscape a glow-up
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- 19 days ago
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- A fire hydrant, a manhole cover, a dumpster — these are fixtures of the urban streetscape. But an anonymous flower artist who goes by "Mr. Flower Fantastic" has turned these ordinary objects into artistic installations of extraordinary beauty.
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- Trump made some head-scratching contradictions in his Iran war address
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- 20 days ago
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- NPR Pentagon Correspondent Tom Bowman talks with Sources & Methods host Mary Louise Kelly about President Trump's primetime address on the war in Iran.
Watch the full episode on our channel.
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- Federal pannel approves President Trump's ballroom
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- 20 days ago
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- A key agency approved President Trump’s plan on Friday to build a 90,000-square-foot ballroom where the White House’s East Wing once stood.
The massive complex, which would be more than one-and-a-half times larger than the White House residence, is very controversial. The panel got more than 30,000 written comments on the plan, and almost all of them opposed the project.
On Tuesday, U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon ruled that construction on President Trump’s White House ballroom “must stop until Congress authorizes its completion.”
“The President of the United States is the steward of the White House for future generations of First Families. He is not, however, the owner!” Leon wrote.
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- Trump ousts Pam Bondi as attorney general
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- 20 days ago
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- President Trump announced Thursday that Attorney General Pam Bondi is out from the top job at the Justice Department.
In a post online Thursday, Trump called Bondi a great American patriot and loyal friend who oversaw what he called a massive crackdown on crime. But Bondi faced bipartisan criticism for her handling of the files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. She’s also been pressed by Trump to aggressively go after the president’s perceived political enemies.
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- Trump's belated case for war in Iran | Sources & Methods
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- 21 days ago
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- More than 30 days after President Trump launched a war against Iran, he addressed the American people in a primetime address and finally made a case for the war.
Host Mary Louise Kelly, NPR Pentagon Correspondent Tom Bowman and NPR National Security Correspondent Greg Myre discuss the Trump's vision for the next phase of the war and the many questions left unanswered.
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- In a thunderous launch, Artemis II carries austronauts back to the moon
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- 21 days ago
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- NASA says the Artemis II mission to the moon is proceeding as scheduled, following yesterday’s launch of four astronauts from the Kennedy Space Center.
The astronauts will travel around the moon and back on a mission lasting about 10 days. The journey will cover a half-million miles.
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- Trump makes his case for the war in Iran
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- 21 days ago
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- In his first formal address to the nation since starting the war with Iran, President Trump says the U.S. will finish its military mission there in the next few weeks.
Trump didn’t say much new, repeating that Iran’s military has been destroyed and promising more bombing to come. The president said the closure of the Strait of Hormuz was not America’s problem, but should be dealt with by other countries that rely more heavily on it. Iran’s closure of the strait has driven up the price of oil worldwide, and it’s not clear if any other country besides the U.S. could reopen it by force.
Trump did not suggest a major ground operation is imminent, despite thousands of additional troops in or en route to the region.
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- Israeli film depicts trauma and drive for vengeance that swept over Israel after the Hamas attacks
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- 21 days ago
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- The edgy Israeli film “Yes,” which opened last week in select theaters in the U.S., takes a hard look at the trauma and drive for vengeance that swept over Israel after the Hamas attacks in 2023. In the starring role is one of the most provocative figures of Israel’s performance art scene, 41-year-old actor Ariel Bronz.
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- Apple's 50 years of disruption, growth and myth-making
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- 22 days ago
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- It is the 50th anniversary of Apple's founding, and the company's products have made a tremendous impact on the world over the last half-century. Recently the company has also taken some flak over CEO Tim Cook’s close rapport with President Trump. Cook told Good Morning America a short time ago that he’s not political and focuses on policy. He said he appreciates how the Trump administration makes itself accessible to discuss policy.
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- Demonstrators rallied in support of birthright citizenship outside the U.S. Supreme Court
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- 22 days ago
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- Demonstrators rallied in support of birthright citizenship outside the U.S. Supreme Court. President Trump was also in attendance during the oral arguments.
Reporters: Ximena Bustillo/NPR, Anusha Mathur/NPR
Producer: Keren Carrión/NPR
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- Trump strongly considering pulling out of NATO over Iran
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- 22 days ago
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- President Trump said he’s strongly considering pulling the U.S. out of NATO in comments to "The Telegraph."
Speaking on Fox News’ "Hannity" last night, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. would have to "reexamine the value of NATO" once the war in Iran is over.
Meanwhile, writing online this morning, Trump claimed that Iran’s new leader has asked for a ceasefire. Trump says the U.S. would only consider it once the Strait of Hormuz has reopened. Until then, he says, the U.S. will continue to blast Iran "into oblivion." Iranian officials have said they aren’t engaging in talks with the U.S.
The White House says Trump plans to address the nation about the war in Iran this evening.
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- In northeastern Syria, Kurdish families flee advancing government forces
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- 22 days ago
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- In northeastern Syria, schools like this one have been turned into shelters as Kurdish families flee advancing Syrian government forces. Many have been displaced multiple times, as territory once controlled by Kurdish-led forces continues to shrink.
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- Tourists pose for photos on a golden throne on the National Mall
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- 22 days ago
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- A giant throne with a gold-painted toilet seat appeared in front of the Lincoln Memorial on Monday.
Scores of people took turns posing for photos. The artwork is called "Throne Fit for a King" and critiques Trump’s focus on things like White House decor versus the economy.
At the same time, the administration has draped three federal buildings with giant banners featuring the president’s face. His name adorns the Kennedy Center and the U.S. Institute of Peace. But the White House insists that "President Trump is focused on saving our country, not garnering recognition."
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- Live Q&A: Trump on Hormuz; Lebanon, counterattacks, the intel beat, and more
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- 23 days ago
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- We unpack the latest on Iran, Lebanon, troop movements in the region, and Iranian counterattacks. Then, Mary Louise Kelly and Greg Myre answer your questions about the latest news and their work on the national security beat, with a live Zoom audience of NPR supporters.
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- Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments around birthright citizenship
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- 23 days ago
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- The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case tomorrow on the future of birthright citizenship.
The case stems from an executive order President Trump signed on Day 1 of his second term in office, aimed at immigrants who entered the country illegally. But experts say the case could have on all families — that without birthright citizenship, the family of every baby born in the U.S. would need to prove their citizenship, creating new bureaucratic hurdles to access health insurance, food, social support and more in the critical early days of life.
A Pew Research Center poll last year found that 9 in 10 Americans say they support automatic citizenship for those born to U.S. citizens, but when asked about those who are born to parents who immigrated illegally to the U.S., support plummets to half.
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- Gas prices reach $4/gallon as war in Iran drags on
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- 23 days ago
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- The national average price of gasoline has risen above $4 a gallon, according to AAA — more than a dollar above prices before the start of the war in Iran, although prices have yet to hit their peaks from 2022, when Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Prices vary around the country — most expensive on the West Coast and least expensive in the middle of the continent, but they’re rising everywhere. Crude oil is driving prices up, as the war in Iran disrupts the oil trade. Meanwhile, the average cost of public-charging electric vehicles is 41 cents a kilowatt-hour, AAA reports, up slightly — two cents — from a month ago.
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- Trump faces challenges at home in gas prices, ongoing shutdown
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- 24 days ago
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- President Trump is facing mounting problems, including voters’ views on the war in the Middle East and the ongoing shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security.
Congress and the president have not been able to work out a compromise to fund the Department of Homeland Security, causing long lines at airports as TSA agents quit their jobs or stay home from work. The president signed an emergency order to pay the agents starting today. In addition, Trump is dealing with the economic fallout of the war in Iran, which has pushed oil prices higher, causing the war to become even more unpopular — and the president’s approval ratings to drop even further.
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- NASA plans Wednesday launch to return to the moon
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- 24 days ago
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- NASA officials say preparations are going smoothly for a Wednesday launch attempt of the Artemis 2 mission, with the goal of sending astronauts around the moon for the first time since the 1970s.
The four-person crew is in quarantine at Kennedy Space Center, where a 322-foot-tall rocket is being readied at the launch pad. The crew includes a few firsts for a moon mission — the first person of color, the first woman and the first non-American — Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen.
Their journey is expected to last about 10 days, with the plan to loop around the moon before returning home.
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- Starting in 2029, the Oscars will move from ABC to YouTube. What does this mean?
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- 24 days ago
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- Starting in 2029, the Oscars will move from ABC to YouTube. This could mean more viewers, longer run time, and potentially… more cursing.
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- Why winding down the war in Iran is likely to be very complicated
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- 24 days ago
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- NPR International Correspondent Aya Batrawy explains to Sources & Methods host Mary Louise Kelly why winding down the war in Iran is likely to be very complicated. #sourcesandmethods
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- Warm winter sets new records in multiple Western states
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- 24 days ago
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- It was an extremely warm winter in the Western United States, with multiple states setting new records this year.
The Lower 48 states were nearly five degrees Fahrenheit hotter this winter, compared to the country’s average winter during the 20th century, according to NOAA. Nine states had their warmest winters ever recorded, going back to 1895: Oregon, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Texas and Oklahoma. Three of those states smashed their previous record by more than 2 degrees. Forecasters say 2026 is very likely to clock in as one of the seven warmest years for the planet, as a whole.
The Earth is rapidly warming up because humans are burning fossil fuels, which release pollution that traps extra heat in the Earth’s atmosphere.
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- Iranian missile fire has killed four Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank
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- 24 days ago
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- Iranian missile fire has killed four Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Palestinians do not have the same protections that Israelis have from incoming missiles.
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- Trump says birthright citizenship is over. The Supreme Court will decide.
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- 24 days ago
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- President Trump claims that there is no automatic guarantee to birthright citizenship in the Constitution. But will that claim hold up in the Supreme Court?
0:00 The "Day One" Executive Order
1:04 Legal History: From the Founders to the 14th Amendment
5:05 The arguments
7:24 What happens if the Supreme Court rules for Trump?
9:10 2045 Projection: 2.7 Million Undocumented
9:43 What Happens Next at the Supreme Court?
The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution, enacted after the Civil War, was aimed at reversing the Supreme Court's infamous Dred Scott decision, a ruling that declared Black people, enslaved or free, could not be citizens of the United States.
The Amendment says: "All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States."
Challenges to birthright citizenship have long been considered a fringe legal theory. That's because...
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- Oil spill covers hundreds of miles across the Gulf of Mexico
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- 26 days ago
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- Mexican officials say there was an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico this month.
They estimate the oil has spread more than 370 miles and reached at least seven nature preserves — but they don’t see major environmental damage.
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- Maryland Governor Wes Moore says he is not now running for president
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- 26 days ago
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- Maryland Governor Wes Moore says he is not now running for president, but he’s clearly giving a lot of thought to the challenges the next president will face. In an interview with NPR’s Steve Inskeep, Moore said the next president should acknowledge that some institutions were broken by Trump and cannot be revived. Other institutions may survive but “need to be broken.”
The governor sat for an NPR video interview Wednesday at the Maryland State House.
This is a clip from NPR’s “Newsmakers,” our new video podcast that takes you face-to-face with the person of the moment.
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- With TSA agents 'running on fumes,' Senate agrees on funding deal for DHS
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- 27 days ago
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- The Senate has voted to fund much of the Department Of Homeland Security after a lapse of 42 days.
The deal does not include any money for ICE — that division’s funding was supplemented with an extra $75 billion through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act last summer. The deal also does not include any reforms to immigration enforcement tactics that Democrats had demanded. If the House signs off on the deal today, money will flow again to FEMA, TSA, the Coast Guard and cybersecurity.
The deal came after a week of erratic negotiations — and President Trump moving to unilaterally pay TSA agents via an executive order. Meanwhile, TSA workers say they’re exhausted — physically and financially.
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- Maryland Governor Wes Moore said the the country was “functionally broken” when it elected Trump
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- 27 days ago
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- Asked what the next U.S. president will face in 2029, Maryland Governor Wes Moore said the country was “functionally broken” to elect Donald Trump for a second time. In an interview with NPR’s Steve Inskeep, Moore said “I think that the answer cannot simply be, well, now we’ve just got to put everything back together.”
Moore divided the next president’s tasks into categories … like broken institutions that can’t be fixed and broken institutions that can be. “For example, I would take the pardon power away from the president and every single governor,” Moore said.
This is a clip from NPR’s “Newsmakers,” our new video podcast that takes you face-to-face with the person of the moment.
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- NPR Pentagon Correspondent talks about what the operation to open the Strait of Hormuz could entail
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- 27 days ago
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- President Trump says opening the Strait of Hormuz would be "a simple military maneuver." NPR Pentagon Correspondent Tom Bowman tells Sources & Methods host Mary Louise Kelly about what that operation could entail. #sourcesandmethods
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- Trump's signature to appear on all U.S. paper currency
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- 27 days ago
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- In honor of America’s 250th birthday this year, the U.S. Treasury says President Trump’s signature will appear on U.S. paper currency — a first for a sitting president.
The announcement follows news last week that the U.S. Mint was cleared to begin production on a gold commemorative coin that would feature Trump’s image — another first for a sitting president.
Since returning to the White House, Trump has also added his name to two federal buildings and introduced several government programs bearing his name.
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- Israel presses its attacks on Iran as the White House talks of ceasefires
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- 27 days ago
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- The status of any ceasefire negotiations between the U.S. and Iran remains unclear, but the White House says productive talks continue. Meanwhile, thousands of U.S. paratroopers and marines are headed to the Middle East as President Trump weighs whether to seize Kharg Island, home to Iran’s main oil processing facility. Iran has warned it would launch retaliatory strikes against energy infrastructures in the region if the island is attacked, which would send global energy prices soaring.
Despite talks of ceasefires, Israel’s strikes on Iran continue, with two military officials telling NPR they’re hoping for weeks more of war in Iran. Someone briefed on the operation not authorized to speak publicly tells NPR the Israeli military is speeding up its targeting in Iran right now over the next 48 hours, trying to hit as many Iranian arms factories as it can in case a ceasefire is declared.
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- Maryland Gov. Wes Moore says President Trump should not have authorized forces in the Persian Gulf
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- 27 days ago
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- Maryland Governor Wes Moore served in Afghanistan, as an officer in the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division — the same unit that President Trump has ordered to deploy to the Persian Gulf region for a currently unknown mission. “We used to run battle drills on Iran and how complicated it was,” Moore said in an interview with NPR’s Steve Inskeep. “We’re talking 25 years ago.”
But he said President Trump should not have authorized force before exhausting other options. He said Trump has given no “understanding of what the mission and the end game was,” and still has an obligation to address the nation on the war.
This is a clip from NPR’s “Newsmakers,” our new video podcast that takes you face to face with the person of the moment.
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- Gov. Wes Moore served in combat. Here's what he thinks about the Iran war | Newsmakers
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- 27 days ago
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- Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has turned aside speculation that he might seek the presidency in 2028. He is seeking re-election to his current job in 2026.
But in an NPR video interview, Moore made clear that he has put a lot of thought into the challenge that President Trump’s successor would face upon taking office on January 20, 2029.
At 47, Moore is regarded among Democrats as a rising star. He’s a decorated combat veteran, anti-poverty fighter and charismatic public speaker who was elected governor in 2022 in his first ever campaign. The governor and First Lady Dawn Moore have drawn comparisons to the Obamas.
Moore spoke at the Maryland statehouse for the premiere of NPR’s Newsmakers, a new video podcast featuring high-profile interviews with leaders across society, from business figures to athletes to presidential contenders. Newsmakers is now on YouTube, Spotify and npr.org. The interviews can also be heard on NPR’s Morning Edition, Up F...
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- ICE deployments cost cities millions, NPR analysis finds
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- 28 days ago
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- Immigration and Customs Enforcement deployments to American cities are a central part of President Trump's immigration crackdown. A new NPR analysis found that they also left local cities with a huge bill.
In Los Angeles, the surge of immigration enforcement agents in June meant the LAPD had to spend big on overtime to respond to protests — around $17 million on overtime for just eight days in June. In Portland, a federal ICE facility in the city became a big protest site, and local police say their response times for service calls more than doubled because officers had to be at the building. Local cops were also left physically and emotionally exhausted.
In a statement, the White House told NPR that quote “illegal immigrants” unquote people who are in the U.S. illegally cost Americans more than $100 billion in 2023. NPR could not independently verify those numbers.
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- Newsmakers - Trailer
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- 28 days ago
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- Iraqi Kurds mark Nowruz, celebrating light over darkness
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- 28 days ago
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- Today there are more than 30 million Kurds in a contiguous area in Iraq, Iran, Syria and Turkey divided by external borders and historic internal differences. Nestled against craggy mountains in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, the ancient town of Akre has been the focal point of Nowruz celebrations for decades.
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- Iran rejects Trump's 15-point ceasefire proposal, calling for 'reparations'
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- 29 days ago
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- The U.S. has reportedly put forth a 15-point proposal to end the war in Iran — and Iran has rejected it, saying it’ll end the war and strikes on its neighbors only if a list of Iran's own conditions are met first.
Meanwhile, NPR has learned that paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division are preparing to deploy to the Middle East, a move that could signal an escalation — and possible use of ground troops — in the war with Iran. Along with two marine expeditionary units already sailing toward the Persian Gulf, this could bring thousands of American ground troops in close proximity to Iran.
President Trump has alternately said he would not put boots on the ground and that he won’t rule it out.
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