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Attempted attack with explosives in New York City investigated as "ISIS-inspired terrorism"
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- Attempted attack with explosives in New York City investigated as "ISIS-inspired terrorism"
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- Officials in New York City are offering new details about what they’re describing as an attempted bomb attack during a protest over the weekend. No one was injured. The incident is being investigated as a possible terror attack.
Anti-Muslim protesters led by a far-right activist gathered outside Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s residence Saturday — Mamdani is the city’s first Muslim mayor. Two counterprotesters from Pennsylvania then allegedly threw explosive devices into the crowd. At a press conference, NYPD commissioner Jessica Tisch said the devices were made with an explosive chemical widely used by international bomb-makers. A third device was defused nearby.
An investigation led by the FBI is now underway in New York and Pennsylvania. Mamdani condemned the attempted attack and praised police who responded.
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- Crude oil rockets past $100 as markets lose hope for a quick resolution in Iran
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- 1 month ago
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- The war with Iran continued to escalate over the weekend.
A source tells NPR that U.S. officials were displeased after Israeli airstrikes hit an oil depot and a refinery in Tehran, sending fiery pillars and black smoke into the sky and causing oily raindrops to fall onto the city. It’s the first time in the war Israel has openly attacked civilian “industrial infrastructure” in Iran.
The war has also pushed global crude oil prices past $100 per barrel for the first time in four years.
The Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway for the oil trade, remains effectively closed. The U.S. government has offered shipowners insurance and naval escorts for the passage, but the money available would only cover a fraction of the need, and companies are wary of risking ships and the lives of their crew — and the past week has caused traders to lose hope for a quick resolution to the conflict.
An analyst with the app GasBuddy says the average pric...
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- OpenAI robotics leader resigns over concerns about Pentagon AI deal
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- 1 month ago
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- A senior executive at OpenAI has resigned over the company’s decision to make its technology available to the U.S. military. The departure highlights growing tensions in the tech industry over how advanced AI should be used in national security.
Caitlin Kalinowski, who worked in a senior role on robotics and consumer hardware at OpenAI, announced she was stepping down after the company agreed to deploy its AI models on the Pentagon’s classified networks. In a statement, Kalinowski said AI could play an important role in national security — but warned the deal lacked sufficient safeguards. She cited concerns about potential uses such as surveillance of Americans without judicial oversight and lethal autonomous systems operating without human authorization.
OpenAI says the agreement includes restrictions and that its technology will not be used for domestic surveillance or autonomous weapons — though Kalinowski said the company moved too quickly in appro...
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- Rhode Island Attorney General releases bombshell report on clergy sexual abuse in Providence Diocese
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- 1 month ago
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- Rhode Island’s state attorney general has released a report documenting decades of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church's Diocese of Providence.
The report documents a familiar pattern: Priests accused of abuse shuffled from parish to parish by local bishops. According to the report, compiled from church records dating back to 1950, the diocese transferred 31 priests to new jobs at least five times each. The report named 20 priests not previously included in the diocese’s list of credibly accused priests. Three new cases, still within the statute of limitations, are now being prosecuted.
In response, the Bishop of Providence said the diocese adopted new safeguards decades ago and insisted there are no credibly accused clergy in active ministry.
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- Global sea levels could rise more than expected because of climate change, according to a new study
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- 2 months ago
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- According to a new study looking at how sea levels are measured, global sea levels could rise more than expected because of climate change.
As the climate gets hotter, oceans are rising — that’s because polar ice and glaciers are melting, and the water itself expands as it gets warmer.
A new study from Wageningen University & Research, in the Netherlands, finds that scientists may be underestimating how much sea levels could rise.
The researchers found the computer models use a sea level that’s about 10 inches too low, on average. If corrected, those same models would show as many as 130 million more people may be affected if the sea level rises by 3 feet.
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- Iranian civilians are now fleeing the relentless bombing for neighboring Turkey
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- 2 months ago
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- The U.S. military now says it is striking deeper into Iran. More people in Iran are now fleeing the relentless bombing. NPR's Ruth Sherlock went to the border between Turkey and Iran and spoke to some of those who were leaving.
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- President Trump tapped Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin as Homeland Security Secretary
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- 2 months ago
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- President Trump has fired Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and tapped Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin as her replacement, pending Senate confirmation.
Noem’s term has been filled with controversy, including some of the tactics used in the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, where two American citizens were shot by federal agents. At hearings earlier this week, Noem was grilled by both Republican and Democratic lawmakers. The president isn’t cutting ties with Noem, though — she’s set to become the “Special Envoy” for a new security initiative he’s calling the “Shield of the Americas.”
Mullin, meanwhile, only became a senator in 2023. As a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, he is the first tribal citizen to hold a seat in the Senate since 2005. He served in the House for a decade before becoming a senator, and before Congress, he worked in his family’s construction business. He’s also a rancher and a former MMA fighter — and a vocal ...
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- DOJ uploaded more than a thousand new pages of Epstein files relating to President Trump
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- 2 months ago
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- The Justice Department has published some additional Epstein files related to allegations that President Trump sexually abused a minor. That’s after an NPR investigation found dozens of pages had been withheld.
DOJ uploaded more than a thousand new pages of Epstein files Thursday evening. They include 18 pages related to claims of sexual abuse by President Trump four decades ago that were previously withheld. After NPR reported on those missing files, the Justice Department said it was looking to see if that was a mistake.
There are still 37 pages of records relating to the allegation missing. Also missing: any sort of context as to how credible investigators found the claims.
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- Iranian counterattacks on U.S. assets in the Gulf have rattled the region and stranded tourists
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- 2 months ago
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- Iranian counterattacks on U.S. assets in the Gulf have rattled the region and stranded tourists, though flights out of Dubai have started to slowly resume again after days of standstill. Still, the sound of booms from interceptions and fighter jets, and the targeting of luxury hotels, residential towers and energy infrastructure have tainted the UAE's image as a luxury destination, though many residents say they feel safe. The UAE says its air defenses have intercepted nearly all missiles and drones fired by Iran. Gulf Arab states have called Iran's attacks an unjustified and dangerous escalation.
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- The U.S. and Israeli war against Iran widened again Thursday
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- 2 months ago
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- Officials in Azerbaijan say drones launched from Iran hit an airport in its southern region and another drone fell near a school. An Iranian missile that was headed for Turkey was shot down Wednesday by NATO air defense. Iran denied firing the missile, but the incident marks the first time the military alliance has been drawn into the war. And Iran also fired at Qatar Thursday.
Meanwhile, Israel’s military says it has expanded its offensive against Iran as it also battles Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Separately, it’s not yet clear who will take over as Iran’s Supreme Leader, after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed when the conflict began last Saturday, but one leading contender is Khamenei’s son, who is considered a hardliner. The supreme leader is chosen by a panel of Iranian clerics.
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- Tech company executives have signed a pledge to keep AI from raising electricity prices in the U.S.
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- 2 months ago
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- Seven of the country’s largest tech companies have signed a pledge to keep AI from raising electricity prices. Executives went to the White House Wednesday and agreed to cover the costs for the electricity and infrastructure needed for data centers.
The companies that signed the pledge are some of the leaders in AI, like Google, Meta and OpenAI. The data centers they’re building across the country have also sparked fears of rising energy prices.
The pledge is not legally binding.
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- The first primaries of the 2026 midterm campaign are in the books
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- 2 months ago
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- Although some results are not finalized just yet, the results in North Carolina and Texas could have big consequences for control of Congress.
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- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says U.S. and Israeli bombardments in the country are accelerating
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- 2 months ago
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- As the war with Iran stretched into its fifth day, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says U.S. and Israeli bombardments in the country are accelerating.
At a news conference at the Pentagon on Wednesday, Hegseth said Iranian offensive capabilities are diminishing rapidly as the U.S. and Israel establish control of the airspace over Iran. Hegseth claimed the Iranian navy has mostly been destroyed. Hegseth said the U.S. was behind the overnight sinking of an Iranian navy ship in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of Sri Lanka. He said the ship, which was hit by a U.S. submarine, was the first to be downed by a torpedo since World War II.
When asked if the U.S. has enough munitions to outlast Iran’s missiles and drones, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Dan Caine said there are sufficient precision munitions for the matter at hand but wouldn’t go into detail, citing operational security.
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- The lantern festival was held yesterday, marking the 15th day of the lunar new year
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- 2 months ago
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- The Lantern Festival was held yesterday in China and Taiwan. It marks the end of Lunar New Year celebrations and is held on the first full moon of the lunar calendar. This year's event featured a total lunar eclipse, which darkened the moon last might for people in North America.
The lantern festival marks the 15th day of the lunar new year — and a time for family and friends to gather.
In Taiwan’s Pingxi district, people gathered as tradition and let go large paper wish lanterns, on which they’d written with ink calligraphy their wishes for the year of the fire horse.
And in China, people held parades and dance performances to celebrate the full moon. And people ate tangyuan — sweet, glutinous rice balls often filled with sesame paste — because their shape resembles the full moon.
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- Clothes sold in India don’t follow a standard size. A new government initiative wants to fix this
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- 2 months ago
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- Clothes sold in India don’t follow a standard size. Manufacturers often use data from American or British body size surveys and make their own tweaks. For a lot of Indians, this feels like they don’t wear clothes, the clothes wear them. A new government initiative wants to fix this.
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- How a Black fossil digger became a superstar in paleontology
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- 2 months ago
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- In South Africa, paleontology has been dominated by white researchers. Lazarus Kgasi is changing that dynamic — and coloring in the picture of the world our distant ancestors once inhabited.
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- Thousands gather to mourn children killed in strike on Iranian's girls' school
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- 2 months ago
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- Thousands of mourners gathered in the southern Iranian city of Minab to mourn the children killed in a strike on a girls’ school over the weekend amid the U.S. and Israeli bombardment. Iranian ministry officials say more than 160 children were killed in the attack.
The Shajareh Tayyebeh primary school was packed for morning classes when it was hit on Saturday morning.
On X, Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, shared a photo of rows and rows of graves being prepared for the victims of the attack. They are “innocents murdered in cold blood,” he wrote. UNESCO, the U.N.’s cultural and education agency, called the attack a “grave violation of the protection afforded to schools under international humanitarian law.”
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday that U.S. forces would not deliberately target a school. An Israeli government spokesman suggested — without evidence — that Iran targeted the school itself.
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- Kyiv residents head onto the frozen Dnipro River for ice fishing
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- 2 months ago
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- Kyiv residents head onto the frozen Dnipro River for ice fishing, a favorite winter pastime and a brief escape as the Russian invasion enters its fifth year. In the bright sun, they say it’s warmer on the ice than in their unheated apartments after Russia targeted Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.
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- President Trump says the strikes in Iran are aimed at destroying Iran’s missile capabilities
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- 2 months ago
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- President Trump says the strikes in Iran are aimed at destroying Iran’s missile capabilities, its navy, making sure it cannot obtain a nuclear weapon and preventing it from arming and funding terrorism across the globe.
In remarks this afternoon, he offered no new details about the length or scope of the strikes that began over the weekend and has so far resulted in the death of four American soldiers.
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- What's it like to live under Iranian missile fire?
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- 2 months ago
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- Israelis are reflecting on the war Israel and the U.S. launched against Iran, as they take cover from Iranian missile fire.
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- Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt discusses his Cherokee identity and why he's at odds with Cherokee leaders
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- 2 months ago
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- Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt proudly identifies as part of the Cherokee Nation. He traces his ancestry to a list of Cherokees the U.S. government compiled in the 1800s.
He’s also odds with Cherokee leaders, the latest chapter of the centuries-old American conflict over native land.
Eastern Oklahoma once was Indian Territory, a homeland for Cherokees and other tribes who had been forced to surrender their land in the eastern US. Indian Territory was incorporated into the new state in 1907, but tribes maintained their governments and some of their old sovereignty.
Since his election has governor in 2018, Stitt has battled tribes over the extent of that sovereignty. He pressed them to share more casino revenue with the state. Court cases have tested the enforcement of state law.
In 2020, the Supreme Court found Oklahoma had no right to enforce state law against tribal members in "Indian country." That power belonged to the tribes. The Cou...
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- U.S. and Israel launch strikes against Iran
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- 2 months ago
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- The U.S. and Israel have launched strikes against Iran with the goal of toppling the regime, President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday.
Iran retaliated by launching missiles at Israel and a U.S. naval base in Bahrain. An Iranian official said all Israeli and U.S. interests in the region were now considered legitimate targets.
A person briefed on the operation told NPR it was expected to last a few days, with Israel's military focusing on targeting Iran's missile program.
"Our objective is to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime, a vicious group of very hard, terrible people. It's menacing activities directly endanger the United States, our troops, our bases overseas and our allies throughout the world," Trump said.
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- Gov. Kevin Stitt (R-OK) criticizes government politicization
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- 2 months ago
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- In an interview with NPR’s Steve Inskeep, Governor Kevin Stitt (R-OK) criticized a signature of recent administrations, especially Trump’s: tearing up the work of earlier administrations. He singled out a wind power project in Rhode Island that was canceled by the Trump administration.
“They did everything right. They've been working on it for eight years. They have all their permits,” Stitt said. “They're 90% complete and they just get the plug pulled on them, that is by the administration. That’s un-American. We cannot be a pendulum swing where we are going back and forth and we're killing different projects based on our political views.”
The Rhode Island project is moving forward after a judge blocked the Trump Administration from pausing the offshore wind farm earlier this year, but it still remains in litigation.
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- Kevin Stitt on Republicans after Trump and why the party has ‘to get back to integrity’
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- 2 months ago
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- Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt leads a state that gave President Trump 66% of the vote in 2024. He is also charting his own course, and has publicly differed with the president on multiple occasions this year.
Most elected Republicans have avoided direct criticism of the president. Republicans in Congress have voted for his priorities, even when some disagreed with them. Stitt has made his disagreements clear, though he has avoided personal attacks and isn’t a member of the never-Trump movement. For his part, Trump has described Stitt on social media as a “wiseguy,” among other things.
Stitt discussed his vision for the Republican party’s post-Trump future and more during an NPR video interview on the sidelines of the National Governors Association meeting in Washington, D.C.
“We have to get back to integrity,” Stitt said.
He described an action by the administration as “un-American.” He differed with Trump on elections,...
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- Kevin Stitt says Oklahoma would be devastated if people without legal status suddenly disappeared
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- 2 months ago
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- Republican Governor Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma says his state would be devastated if people without legal status suddenly disappeared. Stitt says he supports issuing work visas to people without legal status who are currently employed.
In an interview with NPR’s Steve Inskeep, Stitt says his constituents have told him “‘Governor, Trump won. He won on the issue of border security. We absolutely need to vet people coming into our country. We absolutely need to get criminals out. But they also whispered to me and they said, I run a construction company. I own a company that does this. I’m a farmer and I have some illegals that work for me, and they’re like family.’”
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- Gavin Newsom on his split-screen reality growing up
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- 2 months ago
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- In his new memoir, “Young Man in a Hurry,” Democratic California Governor Gavin Newsom writes of his split-screen reality growing up. He was the child of a single mother, a latchkey kid who subsisted on bowls of mac and cheese. But his father was a close friend of the ultra-wealthy Getty family, and helped manage the family trust — a relationship that gave Newsom access to extravagant vacations with the Gettys, and seed money for his wine business.
“All Things Considered” caught up with Newsom in the town of Manning, S.C. during his book tour, and asked why he’s so careful to make the distinction between growing up with privilege, versus growing up around privilege — and whether that distinction matters to voters.
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- Takeaways from Trump's State of the Union speech
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- 2 months ago
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- President Trump's State of the Union address on Tuesday night hit familiar notes on immigration and culture, but largely underplayed the economic problems that voters say they are most concerned about. NPR's Domenico Montanaro has these highlights.
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- Gavin Newsom: "I'm putting a mirror up to President Trump"
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- 2 months ago
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- Gavin Newsom is in his final year as governor of California, but lately, he’s been touring the country to energize voters ahead of the midterm elections.
“I think it's really important for the Democratic Party not to give up on red states and rural parts of the country,” he tells NPR at an event organized by local democrats in the town of Manning, South Carolina.
Newsom is also widely considered a potential presidential candidate for 2028—a possibility he has not ruled out—and he sees himself as a leader of Democratic opposition to President Donald Trump, often mocking his brash style on social media.
“I'm putting a mirror up to President Trump and I'm fighting fire with fire and I am punching a bully back in the mouth,” he tells NPR.
At the same time, Newsom has embraced conversations with major right-wing figures such as Steve Bannon and Ben Shapiro on his podcast, drawing criticism from members of his own party. <...
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- Gavin Newsom says he's "fighting fire with fire"
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- 2 months ago
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- California Governor Gavin Newsom is widely considered a potential presidential candidate for 2028, and he hasn’t ruled out the possibility of a White House run. He sees himself as a leader of the Democratic opposition to President Donald Trump, both with his policies and his all-caps posts on social media mocking the president. At the same time, Newsom has engaged in conversations with major right-wing figures such as Steve Bannon and Ben Shapiro on his podcast, drawing criticism from members of his own party.
In this interview with "All Things Considered" host @ ailsa.chang, Newsom explains why he simultaneously attacks and embraces the political right, and argues that he’s simply “fighting fire with fire.”
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- A blizzard hit NYC just days after snow from the previous storm finally started to melt
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- 2 months ago
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- New York City was blanketed with around 16 - 19 inches of snow across most of the city...just days after snow from the previous storm finally started to melt. NPR talked to some of the city's heartiest residents, who ventured out into the streets.
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- How an errand for a 12-year-old immigrant in Minneapolis became an underground operation
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- 2 months ago
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- This is how an errand for a 12-year-old immigrant in Minneapolis became an underground operation.
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- VistaVision is making a comeback
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- 2 months ago
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- The widescreen movie format created by Paramount Pictures in the 1950s is finding its way back onto modern screens, and NPR's Mandalit Del Barco has her popcorn ready.
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- Looking back on the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina
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- 2 months ago
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- NPR’s team in Milan — Becky Sullivan, Pien Huang, Brian Mann and Rachel Treisman — and pop culture correspondent Linda Holmes look back on the breakout stars, biggest upsets and weirdest moments of the Games. NPR is bringing you the latest from the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina with “Up First Winter Games,” hosted by A Martínez.
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- Ben Ogden and Gus Schumacher look back on a history-making Olympics
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- Ben Ogden made history when he won silver at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Then he teamed up with his friend and fellow competitor Gus Schumacher for another silver at the Games. A Martínez caught up with Gus and Ben as they looked back on the highs and lows of the Milan Cortina Olympics on NPR’s “Up First Winter Games.”
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- Erin Jackson reflects on her third Olympics and how she wants to give back to speed skating
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- 2 months ago
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- Erin Jackson may have finished just off the podium at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics but the flag bearer for the U.S. and speed skating icon reflected back on the games with pride. NPR is bringing you the latest from the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina with “Up First Winter Games” with host A Martínez.
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- Nick Baumgartner, ‘Ted Lasso of the Olympics,’ on aging, having fun and competing in 2034
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- Age can be an advantage. At least that’s Nick Baumgartner’s perspective. The 44-year-old snowboarder didn’t medal at the 2026 Olympics but has become a viral sensation thanks to the same things that make him an excellent Olympic snowboarder: his experience, his preparation and his relaxed attitude.
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- Buses have been a defining part of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics
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- The Milan Cortina Winter Olympics have been the most widespread Games in history because of that travel and transportation are a defining part of the experience.
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- How Jonathan Haidt sparked a movement to ban kids from social media
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- Here's how Jonathan Haidt sparked a movement to ban kids from social media.
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- Alysa Liu’s ‘unbelievable’ gold medal skate, and U.S. women’s hockey claims another gold
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- Alysa Liu completed an “unbelievable” comeback by winning the gold medal in women's figure skating. All the while, U.S. women’s hockey also claimed gold in a thrilling sudden-death overtime against their Canadian rivals. All this and everyone’s favorite buzzing: Olympic drones. Join correspondents Rachel Treisman, Becky Sullivan and Brian Mann as they chat with “Up First Winter Games” host A Martínez about the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina.
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- What is VO2 max? Why does it make the best athletes?
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- Which sport has the greatest athletes? It might not be the one you think if you’re using VO2 max as your measure of fitness. NPR Science Correspondent Jonathan Lambert spoke with A Martínez to teach him all about VO2 max: what it is, how to raise yours and why athletes from a surprising sport have the highest VO2 max. NPR is bringing you the latest from the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina with “Up First Winter Games.”
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- NPR speaks with figure skating legend Scott Hamilton about what he did with his Olympic gold medals
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- When most people receive an award, they like to show it off. Imagine you win an Olympic GOLD medal – it’d likely be on full display. But one Olympic icon says he wants nothing to do with his medals.
A Martínez speaks with figure skating legend Scott Hamilton about what he did with his Olympic gold medals.
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- Carnival and award seasons collide as Brazil roots for its Oscar-nominated film, The Secret Agent
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- Carnival and award seasons collide as Brazil roots for its Oscar-nominated film, The Secret Agent.
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- Quinn Hughes keeps U.S. men's hockey dreams alive. What sport has the best athletes?
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- Jordan Stolz continued his hot streak Thursday, taking silver in the men’s long track 1500m race, and Quinn Hughes kept the U.S. men’s hockey team’s golden dreams alive with a goal in sudden-death overtime. Plus, a preview of U.S. women’s hockey from Sports Correspondent Becky Sullivan. General Assignment Reporter Juliana Kim explains what’s up with the metal inside the 2026 Olympic medals. And Science Correspondent Jonathan Lambert breaks down VO2 max and why everyone’s obsessed with theirs. NPR is bringing you the latest from the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina with “Up First Winter Games,” hosted by A Martínez.
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- What do Olympians do with their medals? Scott Hamilton ‘got rid of that as soon as I possibly could’
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- Some Olympians keep their gold medals safe and sound at home. Others wear them at events, but Scott Hamilton says he “got rid of that” as soon as he could. Why? The Olympic champion told A Martínez it was all about moving forward with his life. NPR is bringing you the latest from the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina with “Up First Winter Games.”
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- ‘Cool Runnings,’ ‘Miracle,’ ‘The Fire Inside’: What is the best Olympic movie?
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- What’s the greatest Olympic movie of all time? Well, it depends on whether you like movies based on a true story, like “Cool Runnings” or “Miracle,” or whether you’re more of a comedy fan who prefers “Blades of Glory.” Either way, producer Marc Rivers sat down with A Martínez to talk through the best and worst of the genre. NPR is bringing you the latest from the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina with “Up First Winter Games.”
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- 2 months ago
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- Mikaela Shiffrin cements her legacy as the GOAT with a gold in slalom. NPR’s Rachel Treisman breaks down the “Blade Angels” — Amber Glenn, Alysa Liu and Isabeau Levito — who got mixed results in the first half of women’s figure skating. Brian Mann explains the most grueling sport you’ve never seen: ski mountaineering. And “All Things Considered” producer Marc Rivers makes his picks for the best Olympic movies of all time. NPR is bringing you the latest from the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina with “Up First Winter Games,” hosted by A Martínez.
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- Ski mountaineering is the newest sport at the Olympics, and it’s a grueling one. NPR’s Brian Mann explains “skimo” and why it might be the most exciting sport you’ve never seen. NPR is bringing you the latest from the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina with “Up First Winter Games” with host A Martínez.
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- What are the yips? What’s causing Olympians to fall short?
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- What exactly causes the most promising Olympic athletes to fall short of their expected place? Sometimes it's just the yips. NPR’s Brian Mann spoke with sports psychologists and experts about the yips and the twisties and why they cause even the best athletes to underperform. NPR is bringing you the latest from the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina with “Up First Winter Games” with host A Martínez.
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- Two U.S. moms in their 40s rocketed to gold and bronze in Olympic bobsled showdown
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- 2 months ago
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- At the Olympics last night, two U.S. moms, both in their 40s, rocketed their way to gold and bronze medals in a bobsled race. For Elana Meyers Taylor, this was her first gold medal, and it came in her fifth Winter Games.
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- Olympic figure skating can look like magic on ice. It’s actually a master class in physics
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- A Martínez and the host of NPR’s “Short Wave” podcast, Emily Kwong, discuss the science behind figure skating.
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