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Iran war pushes inflation to highest level in almost 3 years
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- Iran war pushes inflation to highest level in almost 3 years
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- 1:33
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- 26 days ago
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- The U.S. war with Iran has pushed inflation to its highest level in almost three years, with consumer prices up 3.8% in April from a year ago — their biggest annual increase since May of 2023.
Gasoline prices have jumped about $1.50 a gallon since the war began, and diesel prices are even higher. That’s starting to show up in the price of other goods and services: The price of plane tickets is up more than 20% from a year ago, as airlines struggle with soaring jet fuel prices; higher trucking costs may have also contributed to a sharp monthly jump in grocery prices, too.
The national average for a gallon of regular gas reached $4.50 this week, according to AAA. President Trump said Monday he would consider lifting the federal gas tax, but that would first require an act of Congress.
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- What do you think of the political divide in our country?
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- 2:04
- Date posted
- 26 days ago
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- "Divided we fall." That's what one Ohio resident quoted to NPR when we were reporting from Ohio's 9th district. The district is a toss-up in this year's mid-term election and so we wanted to ask the people living there - What do you think of the political divide in our country?
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- Nonprofit sues over work to paint D.C.'s reflecting pool blue
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- 1:07
- Date posted
- 26 days ago
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- A nonprofit is suing the Trump administration over its move to resurface and paint the reflecting pool on the National Mall.
The group says there was no federal review of the plan, and the work is already underway. President Trump only revealed the plan last month. In a video the White House posted to YouTube, Trump said it would be completed in time for the country’s 250th anniversary celebrations in July at a cost of $1.5 million to $2 million.
But the New York Times reported Monday that the project’s final cost could be upwards of $13 million after a no-bid contract was given to a firm Trump chose, according to documents the Times says it obtained.
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- Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado's work carries a steep personal price
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- 1:45
- Date posted
- 26 days ago
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- Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize last year for her work to promote democracy in her country.
But her work has also carried a steep personal price. Machado has endured years of death threats and harassment from political opponents in Venezuela. She had to go into hiding for her own security, and send her children to live abroad.
All Things Considered host Mary Louise Kelly asks Machado about the burden her family has had to carry because of Machado’s political career.
You can hear Maria Corina Machado talk about her plans for democracy in Venezuela, her relationship with President Donald Trump, and about plans for Machado’s return to the country on our Youtube channel.
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- What is the dynamic between Maria Corina Machado and President Trump?
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- 1:45
- Date posted
- 27 days ago
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- In a different world, opposition leader Maria Corina Machado would be leading Venezuela. That’s what many Venezuelans expected after authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro was ousted from power earlier this year following his capture by U.S. forces.
Instead, Machado remains outside the country, as President Donald Trump continues to work with Maduro’s former vice president, Delcy Rodriguez. NPR host Mary Louise Kelly asked Machado about that dynamic.
You can hear Maria Corina Machado talk about her plans for Venezuela, her relationship with President Donald Trump, and about plans for Machado’s return to the country at the link in the bio or on YouTube or Spotify.
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- U.S. cruise passenger tests positive for hantavirus on the way home
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- 1:49
- Date posted
- 27 days ago
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- The U.S. says 17 Americans and one Briton who were on board a cruise ship where the rare hantavirus was found, have now arrived in the U.S. According to the Department of Health and Human Services, one of the passengers tested positive for the virus on the flight home and a second passenger is experiencing mild symptoms.
Some of the passengers who returned to the U.S. are quarantining at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Neb. All will undergo clinical evaluation. According to the CDC, symptoms can take up to 42 days after exposure to show up. The World Health Organization says the risk to the general public remains low and the outbreak is "not the start of another COVID pandemic."
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- What Maria Corina Machado plans to do when she returns to Venezuela
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- 1:14
- Date posted
- 27 days ago
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- All Things Considered host Mary Louise Kelly asked Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado what she plans to do when she returns home.
Machado hasn’t been back in Venezuela since December, when she traveled to Norway to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. She was awarded the prize in recognition of her work to promote democracy in her country.
You can hear Maria Corina Machado talk with Mary Louise Kelly about her plans for Venezuela and her relationship with U.S. President Trump. She'll also address Trump's decision to work with Delcy Rodriguez after U.S. military forces captured President Nicolas Maduro in January at the link in the bio or on YouTube or Spotify.
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- NTSB investigating after Frontier plane strikes, kills person on Denver tarmac
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- 0:44
- Date posted
- 27 days ago
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- The NTSB is investigating a fatal accident at Denver’s airport Friday night.
A person crossing a runway was hit and killed by a Frontier Airlines plane that was taking off. The pedestrian had jumped a fence to get onto the tarmac. Some passengers said the cabin was filling with smoke, and the pilots aborted takeoff.
The NTSB is also examining how passengers exited the plane.
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- María Corina Machado on how she plans to rebuild Venezuela | Newsmakers
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- 29:13
- Date posted
- 27 days ago
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- In a different world, María Corina Machado would be leading Venezuela.
That’s exactly what many Venezuelans expected after authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro was ousted from power earlier this year following his capture by U.S. forces.
Instead, the opposition leader, who won the Nobel Peace Prize for promoting democracy, is on the outside looking in, even though Maduro is sitting in a U.S. prison. So, when does Machado plan to return to her home country? And how much of the groundwork can she begin to lay from hiding?
Machado visited NPR headquarters this month, and in an interview on NPR's Newsmakers video podcast, discussed her new book The Freedom Manifesto, the difficult task of rebuilding from the ground up, and the pressures she faces not only as a global figure, but as a human being and mother.
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- Gas prices and groceries: How are you affording it?
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- 2:20
- Date posted
- 29 days ago
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- "We were told that it was going to be different." That's what one Ohio resident told NPR this week when asked about the cost of living.
Ohio voters headed to the polls this week for primary elections, and in competitive areas like the 9th Congressional District, where Toledo is located, the message was clear: affordability is a top priority.
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- Gas prices and groceries: how are you affording it? | Voter Voices
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- 2:19
- Date posted
- 29 days ago
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- "We were told that it was going to be different." That's what one Ohio resident told NPR this week when asked about the cost of living.
Ohio voters headed to the polls this week for primary elections, and in competitive areas like the 9th Congressional District, where Toledo is located, the message was clear: affordability is a top priority.
Videographer: Catie Dull/NPR
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- New Orleans needs to prepare to relocate residents, new climate study says
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- 1:33
- Date posted
- 30 days ago
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- New Orleans should plan to move its residents out of the city due to climate change.
A new study published in the Nature Sustainability journal presents evidence that suggests historically high sea level rise will leave the city completely surrounded by open water — perhaps by the end of the century.
NPR's Leila Fadel asked Jesse Keenan, director of the Center on Climate Change and Urbanism at Tulane University, and one of the study's co-authors, what lessons it holds for other places in the U.S.
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- Russian citizens are dealing with limited access to the internet due to the war in Ukraine
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- 1:19
- Date posted
- 30 days ago
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- Russian citizens have endured a lot since the war in Ukraine started more than four years ago. NPR Russia Correspondent Charles Maynes tells Sources & Methods host Mary Louise Kelly that the thing that's frustrating people in the country most these days is limited access to the internet.
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- Robot monk leads prayers for Buddhist order in Seoul
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- 0:56
- Date posted
- 30 days ago
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- In South Korea, a Buddhist order has "ordained" a robot monk.
Nicknamed “Gabi,” meaning Buddha’s mercy, the robot monk led prayer at a temple in central Seoul this week, helping human monks chant Buddhist sutras. Gabi was inducted into a prominent Buddhist order in South Korea, and its “ordination” was a sign of how Asia’s Buddhist communities have been trying to update and mainstream their faith practice.
In Japan, where Buddhism is also widely practiced, a robot monk prototype, dubbed "the Buddharoid" by its inventors, is programmed with scripture and can correct those studying Buddhist texts.
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- In East Jerusalem, the government uses archaeological claims to justify pushing out Palestinians
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- 1:59
- Date posted
- 30 days ago
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- Israeli settlers continue to push Palestinians from their homes and land where many have lived for generations. In East Jerusalem, the government uses archaeological claims to justify its orders.
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- Hantavirus-hit cruise ship heads for port as experts say virus won't spread like COVID
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- 1:57
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Spain says a cruise ship where deadly hantavirus cases have been identified is preparing to arrive in the Canary Islands.
Three people have died and several others have been sickened. The cruise ship's operator says dozens of passengers disembarked earlier. Many are being traced in several countries, including the U.S.
Meanwhile, public health experts are raising concerns about why the U.S. government hasn’t had a more public response to the hantavirus outbreak. Jeanne Marrazzo, head of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, says she would have expected press conferences, a health alert and likely a team sent to help in the investigation.
The CDC sent out a brief email on Wednesday saying they are monitoring the response and coordinating with international partners without specifics. The World Health Organization says their teams have been in regular contact with the U.S. and getting technical advice. The CDC did not immediately respond to ...
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- Americans widely support age, term limits for Congress
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- 0:55
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll shows Americans believe many members of Congress are too old.
The poll looked at support for maximum age limits and term limits for members of Congress, and it found that the vast majority of Americans — eight in 10 — support both. It’s also got bipartisan backing: 78% of Democrats and 83% of Republicans like the idea of age caps, and similar amounts support term limits.
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- Making a podcast helped one family talk about aging, dementia and death
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- 2:01
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- 1 month ago
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- Aging, dementia and death are hard subjects for anyone to confront. It took making a podcast for one family to start talking about them. Dear Papa, produced by Fordham senior Colby McCaskill, is the grand prize winner in this year’s NPR College Podcast Challenge.
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- A new study suggests sea level rise will eventually leave New Orleans surrounded by water
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- 1:55
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- New Orleans needs to begin planning to move its residents out of the city due to climate change.
That's the findings of a new study published in the Nature Sustainability journal, which points to historic evidence that suggests sea level rise will eventually leave the city surrounded by water, perhaps by the end of the century.
NPR's Leila Fadel asked Jesse Keenan, director of the Center on Climate Change and Urbanism at Tulane University, and one of the study's co-authors, if anyone is making those plans.
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- Countries scramble to trace dozens of passengers who left cruise ship hit by hantavirus
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- 0:27
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- 1 month ago
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- Officials in several countries are hurriedly trying to trace passengers who were on a cruise ship where the rare hantavirus has been found.
Three passengers have died and several others are sick. The cruise ship operator says about 40-people disembarked after the first passenger died. It’s not known where all those passengers are.
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- If you’re new to Iranian cinema, our correspondent shares three films to start with
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- 1:37
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- As conflict between Iran and the United States dominates headlines, it’s worth remembering the Iranian filmmakers who have spent decades telling deeply human stories under censorship and political pressure. If you’re new to Iranian cinema, our correspondent shares three films to start with.
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- Algorithm | For your right to be curious.
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- 0:30
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- 1 month ago
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- Did the FBI director use AI to rip off the Beastie Boys?
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- 0:59
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- A video posted by FBI director Kash Patel appears to be using AI to rip off an iconic music video by the Beastie Boys.
The two-minute video about fraud was posted by Patel on Monday. It features an instrumental version of the Beatie Boy’s 1994 hit song “Sabotage.” The video also contained sequences that appeared to be frame-by-frame recreations of the original Sabotage music video, which was directed by Spike Jonze. NPR found six such clips.
Experts say the most likely explanation is that AI was used to create near-identical versions of the original shots. Neither the FBI or the Beastie Boys immediately responded to NPR’s request for comment.
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- Napheesa Collier says her critique of the WNBA was 'a little dramatic,' but it worked
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- 1:44
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Napheesa Collier of the Minnesota Lynx made a relentless public critique of league management last year.
In an interview with NPR's Steve Inskeep, she talks about the new WNBA contract and securing higher pay and increased benefits for women. Reminded that she had called WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert "the worst leadership in the world," Collier stepped back slightly.
"Thinking about the state of the world right now, I think that's a little dramatic," she said.
Watch the full conversation on our channel.
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- WNBA star Napheesa Collier talks about the league's new contract and the state of women's sports
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- 1:09
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- The WNBA season begins May 8 without Napheesa Collier.
At a season-ending press conference last year, Collier said players were grossly underpaid. She criticized the refs. She called the game too physical and unsafe.
After suffering injuries to both ankles that required surgery in the offseason, she talked to NPR's Steve Inskeep about the WNBA's new contract that she helped negotiate.
Watch this full conversation on our channel.
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- Trump's approval ratings hits an all-time low amid Iran war, high gas prices
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- 1:04
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Amid high gas prices and an unpopular war in Iran, a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll out today finds President Trump at the lowest point in his presidency politically.
Eight in 10 of the more than 1,300 respondents say the recent rise in gas prices is putting a strain on their household budget. The war in Iran has led directly to those prices surging — and most are blaming President Trump for the increase. As a result, the poll found Trump with just a 37% approval rating and 59% disapproving, his worst score in the poll of either term.
His economic approval is down to 35%, and on his handling of Iran, it’s 33%. Democrats appear to be benefitting. When respondents were asked who they would vote for if congressional elections in their district were held today, they sided with Democrats by 10 points.
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- Napheesa Collier on WNBA salary increase and her future in basketball
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- 26:14
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- 1 month ago
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- The women’s pro basketball season begins May 8 without Napheesa Collier, who’s recovering from surgery. Yet the Minnesota Lynx star’s fingerprints are visible across the league.
Collier played a notable role in negotiating a new contract that increased the players’ share of WNBA revenues, just as those revenues have soared. The contract multiplied every player’s salary to the point where the lowest-paid players in 2026 will be paid more than the highest-paid in 2025.
Collier is the vice president of the players’ union, the Women’s National Basketball Players Association, and last year made a relentless public critique of league management. She said her statement was necessary in the runup to the contract negotiations. Her off-court advocacy, as much as her on-court play, has made Collier the subject of fascination to fans. Some fit the WNBA negotiations into a proud history of women advocating for equality in sports, stretching back to Billie Jea...
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- Dozens stuck on cruise ship after suspected viral outbreak onboard kills 3
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- 1:05
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- 1 month ago
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- Three people have died and at least three more have become seriously ill in a suspected hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship off the coast of Cape Verde. One patient, a passenger, was evacuated from the ship last week and is being treated in an ICU in South Africa, while the World Health Organization says it’s working to evacuate two critically ill crew members who are still on board.
Around 150 people are still stuck on the vessel. No one is being allowed to disembark, and Cape Verde’s Health Ministry has not allowed the ship to dock due to public health concerns.
It’s unclear how the outbreak started, but the WHO’s director for epidemic and pandemic preparedness, Maria Van Kerkhove, says people normally get infected with hantavirus through contact with infected rodents — and human-to-human transmission is rare.
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- According to science small talk isn't boring
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- 1:21
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- According to science small talk isn't boring. So maybe have more conversation about onions, math... or anything, really!
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- Supreme Court temporarily restores access to abortion pill, blocking lower court
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- 1:57
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- The U.S. Supreme Court has restored access, temporarily, to a drug used for medical abortions.
The move comes after two drug companies asked the court to block a lower court decision restricting access to the drug mifepristone through the mail after a telemedicine consultation with a doctor, threatening one of the main ways abortion is provided across the nation. In their request to reverse that decision, the drug companies say the appeals court decision had “unleashed regulatory chaos.”
Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, prescriptions by mail have become a major way that abortions are provided — including to states where bans are in place. In their ruling last week, the appellate court found that the prescriptions by mail circumvented an abortion ban in Louisiana. But the ruling has the potential to affect the whole country.
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- Spirit Airlines shuts down over the weekend
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- 0:52
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Spirit airlines says it’s nearly finished refunding travelers — who were booked on its flights — before the airline announced it was ceasing operations over the weekend.
Spirit says the majority of people who bought tickets from the airline with a credit or debit card have already been refunded. Some other airlines are offering discounted “rescue” fares for Spirit customers who were left stranded when the company stopped flying early Saturday morning. Those discounts are temporary, and the details vary by airline.
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- How viable are the charges against Comey?
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- 1:28
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- The Justice Department indicted former FBI Director James Comey for a second time this week in connection with a photo Comey posted on social media that officials said could be interpreted as a threat to kill the president. The photo showed sea shells on a beach arranged as 8647.
NPR Justice Correspondent Ryan Lucas shares his reporting on the viability of the charges with Sources & Methods host Mary Louise Kelly.
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- Americans increasingly see homebuying as out of reach
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- 1:11
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- More Americans see buying a home as increasingly out of reach, according to a new poll by Gallup.
The share of non-homeowners who intend to buy a house in the next five years has fallen to 25%. That’s down from nearly 50% a decade ago, and the lowest since Gallup started tracking this in 2013. Now, nearly half of non-owners say they do not intend to buy a home anytime soon. The poll was taken earlier this month, and comes as median home prices top $400,000 — historically high compared to average incomes.
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- Fashion critic says The Devil Wears Prada is her favorite movie about the fashion industry
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- 1:25
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Why fashion critic, Robin Givhan, says The Devil Wears Prada is her favorite movie about the fashion industry.
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- New statue by Banksy, the elusive British street artist, appeared in central London this week
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- 1:07
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Banksy, the elusive British street artist, is claiming responsibility for a new statue that appeared in central London this week.
The statue portrays a man striding on top of a platform, holding out a flag that's blowing in his face and obscuring his head completely. Commentators on Banksy’s website say the statue is about "blind patriotism."
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- A historic university in Lebanon offers an unusual sanctuary for cats abandoned during war
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- 1:22
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- 1 month ago
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- In Lebanon, a historic university offers not just an education in the heart of Beirut, but an unusual sanctuary for cats abandoned during war and economic hardship.
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- Critic explains why "The Devil Wears Prada" and its sequel are a "meditation" on women in power
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- 2:10
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Critic, Robin Givhan about why "The Devil Wears Prada" and its sequel are a "meditation" on women in power.
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- What the alleged assassination attempt on Trump tells us about the state of political violence
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- 1:07
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- What does the alleged assassination attempt on President Donald Trump over the weekend tell us about the state of political violence in the United States? NPR Justice Correspondent Ryan Lucas tells Sources & Methods host Mary Louise Kelly that it is part of a trend that suggests some Americans may be growing more comfortable with using violence to settle political differences.
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- Andrew Lloyd Webber's Evita coming to Broadway
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- 1:09
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- 1 month ago
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- A buzzy London production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s "Evita" is coming to New York next spring.
It stars Rachel Zegler, who played Maria in the Stephen Spielberg remake of "West Side Story." The production, directed by Jamie Lloyd, who similarly reconceived Lloyd Webber’s "Sunset Boulevard," was a smash hit in London.
Lloyd said he’s excited to explore a new staging idea for Broadway. No date or theater has been announced.
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- Americans urged to save as gas prices soar more than 30 cents/gallon in a week
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- 0:48
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Gas prices soared this week.
AAA says the average national cost of a gallon of regular gas jumped nine cents overnight, to almost $4.40/gallon — up more than 30 cents this week.
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- What do we think of Michael Jackson now?
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- 2:34
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Michael Jackson's new biopic 'Michael' is out now, but let’s not forget the 2004 TV movie 'Man in the Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story.' Though it may lack artistic quality, NPR host Aisha Harris thinks it's way more emotionally honest than every other dramatization we’ve gotten so far.
Tap the link in bio to listen to Pop Culture Happy Hour’s deep-dive into Michael Jackson’s legacy.
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- Majority Black voting districts at risk in the South after Supreme Court ruling
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- 2:07
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- The U.S. Supreme Court has essentially gutted a key part of the Voting Rights Act.
In a decision for a case involving Louisiana's 2024 congressional map, the court's conservative justices reinterpreted Section 2 of the law and ruled the state unconstitutionally drew a congressional district based on race because it benefited Black voters.
The effect on this year’s midterm elections isn’t clear.
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- Author Belle Burden shares how her husband walked out on their 20-year marriage during the pandemic
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- 1:34
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- 1 month ago
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- In the bestselling book "Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage," author Belle Burden tells the story of her husband walking out on their 20-year marriage at the beginning of the pandemic lockdown.
The man she refers to as “James” in the book told Burden that he no longer wanted to be married or have custody of their three children. He leaves the family’s home on Martha’s Vineyard and returns to New York alone. He stops returning her texts and phone calls, leaving Belle Burden to try and figure out why he didn't want their life anymore.
James finally returns to the island several weeks later to join Burden in telling their children that they are divorcing. Moments after delivering the news, he turns to Burden and asks her to make him a sandwich. In that moment, Burden tells All Things Considered host Juana Summers, she had a choice to make.
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- Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon has left civilian infrastructure demolished
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- 1:33
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- In southern Lebanon, town after town near the border with Israel has been largely destroyed by Israeli demolitions and strikes – whole neighborhoods wiped off the map. Israel says it has been attacking Hezbollah infrastructure, but on the ground, it’s apparent a lot of civilian infrastructure has been demolished. It mirrors the destruction in Gaza, something Israeli officials have openly talked about as a goal.
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- Former FBI Director James Comey indicted again
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- 1:10
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Former FBI Director James Comey says he’s innocent of a new federal indictment charging him with making a threat against President Trump.
The indictment marks the second time Trump's Justice Department has tried to pursue a criminal case against Comey. A judge in Virginia threw out the first case because the prosecutor there was not legally appointed. Now, the DOJ is accusing Comey, a longtime critic of the president, of threatening the 47th president — apparently referring to an incident last year when Comey posted a photo of the numbers 86-47 in seashells. Comey later deleted the post and said he didn’t know the slang term 86 could be considered a threat.
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- U.S. to issue limited number of passports featuring Trump
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- 0:59
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- 1 month ago
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- The State Department says it plans to issue a limited number of passports — featuring President Trump’s image — this summer to commemorate America’s 250th anniversary in July.
A spokesman for the department says in a written statement that the passports will feature customized artwork and enhanced imagery while maintaining the same security features. The new designs will be available only at the Washington passport agency and until they run out.
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- Receipt | For your right to be curious.
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- Title
- How Trump's handling of the war and its toll on gas prices impacts his popularity
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- 1:50
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- There are three immovable truths in this election: Trump is unpopular, the cost of living is still the top issue for Americans regardless of the news, and still, Trump's MAGA base isn't going anywhere.
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- Suspect in correspondents' dinner shooting charged with trying to assassinate Trump
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- 1:03
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- The man suspected of opening fire at last weekend’s White House Correspondents’ dinner in Washington has now appeared in federal court. Cole Allen of Torrance, California, is charged with trying to assassinate President Trump and with two other firearms allegations.
Authorities said Allen charged through a security perimeter at the Washington Hilton, where the annual event was taking place, before being stopped and arrested by law enforcement. One Secret Service agent was shot in his protective vest and not seriously injured.
Other charges against Allen include transporting a firearm and ammunition in interstate commerce for use in a felony; and discharge of a firearm during a crime of violence.
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- Jimmy Kimmel responds after president, first lady call for his removal over joke
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- 1:08
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Late night host Jimmy Kimmel is responding to criticism from First Lady Melania Trump. She says Kimmel’s joke about her last week was "hateful and violent."
The comedian gave a mock White House Correspondent's Dinner speech on his show two days before the actual event, where he joked "Look at Mel — so beautiful. Mrs. Trump, you have a glow like an expectant widow."
In a post on social media, Melania Trump urged ABC, the network that airs Kimmel's weeknight show, to take action, asking "how many times will ABC's leadership enable Kimmel's atrocious behavior at the expense of our community?"
Hours later, President Trump took to social media to lend support to his wife. Trump wrote that Kimmel's comments went "beyond the pale" and that Jimmy Kimmel should be "immediately fired by Disney and ABC."
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