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Airborne health workers bring essential medical care to isolated communities in southern Africa
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- Airborne health workers bring essential medical care to isolated communities in southern Africa
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- 1:25
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- The flying doctors of Lesotho won't let their wings be clipped. A band of airborne health workers bring essential medical care to isolated communities in the southern African nation. In addition to turbulence, they face a new obstacle: budget cuts.
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- King Charles traveled to the U.S. amid rising tensions over the Iran war
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- 1:00
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- 1 month ago
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- King Charles III traveled to the U.S. for a landmark state visit amid rising transatlantic tensions over the Iran war and lingering controversy tied to the Epstein scandal.
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- White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting suspect set to appear in federal court
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- 1:55
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- 1 month ago
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- The alleged gunman at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, where President Trump and other top administration officials were gathered, is set to make his first appearance in court today.
Cole Allen, 31, is slated to be arraigned in federal court. Police have not formally identified Allen as the suspect, but NPR confirmed his identity with two people familiar with the investigation who aren't authorized to speak publicly.
Before the shooting, Allen allegedly sent his family members what the White House is calling a manifesto, stating he wanted to target members of the Trump administration, a White House official told NPR.
That official also said Allen's sister had spoken with law enforcement, telling them her brother had a tendency to make radical statements and had alluded to a plan to do "something" to fix the world's problems.
Allen faces charges including using a firearm during a crime of violence and assault on a federal office...
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- Fertilizer shortage in South Asia deepens due to ongoing Iran war
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- 2:31
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- 1 month ago
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- Here in the U.S., Americans have felt the war in the Middle East and the shipping interruptions in the Strait of Hormuz at the gas pump. In South Asia, they are feeling it in the fields. That's because a third of the global fertilizer trade passes through the strait. Much of it was shipped to South Asian countries, and now there are shortages.
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- Trump rushed from White House Correspondents' Dinner after shooting incident
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- 0:44
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- 1 month ago
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- President Donald Trump and the first lady are uninjured after a shooting incident at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday in Washington, D.C., according to a statement from the U.S. Secret Service. A suspect is in custody, the statement said.
"The U.S. Secret Service, in coordination with the Metropolitan Police Department, is investigating a shooting incident near the main magnetometer screening area at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. The president and first lady are safe along [with] all protectees," the statement reads. "The condition of those involved is not yet known, and law enforcement is actively assessing the situation."
What sounded like gunshots were heard by gathered reporters shortly after 8:30 p.m. ET in the Washington Hilton. Several guests were seen fleeing the ballroom where hundreds of journalists, politicians and attendees were gathered — including Trump, Vice President Vance and other members of the administration.
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- In Steven Soderbergh's 'The Christophers,' an aging artist meets his match
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- 1:15
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- 1 month ago
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- Watching 86-year-old Ian McKellen go up and down the stairs in 'The Christophers,' may have tired NPR critic Bob Mondello out, but that won't stop him from running back to watch it again.
Tap the link in our bio for the full movie review.
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- NASA readies major new space telescope for launch
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- 1:14
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- 1 month ago
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- NASA is continuing preparations for the launch of a major space telescope. It’s being shipped to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of September’s scheduled launch date. The telescope is expected to reveal new galaxies and new planets.
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope was named after NASA’s first chief of astronomy. The approximately $4 billion telescope has a primary mirror as big as the one in the Hubble Space Telescope, but it has a much wider field of view than Hubble and will be able to survey the sky up to 1,000 times faster. NASA expects the telescope will help scientists discover tens of thousands of new planets outside our solar system, reveal billions of galaxies and help astronomers understand mysteries like dark energy and dark matter.
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- U.S. housing crisis faces soaring land prices, too
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- 1:05
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- 1 month ago
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- The cost of buying land in the U.S. has gone up more than 75%, on average, since before the pandemic — a rate that’s significantly faster than inflation and that experts say is likely to make the country’s housing shortage even worse.
Not only is land more expensive, there’s a lot less of it to buy, according to a new report from Realtor.com — both houses and land got snatched up in a pandemic era buying frenzy.
Joel Berner, a senior economist at Realtor.com, says that, as for the consequences of less, more expensive land, "What that means is that homes are going to continue to be expensive. That new construction is going to continue to be challenged."
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- Did President Trump blink by extending the ceasefire with Iran?
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- 1:07
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- 1 month ago
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- Did President Trump blink by extending the ceasefire with Iran? NPR National Security correspondent Greg Myre tells Sources & Methods host Mary Louise Kelly it's complicated.
Listen to the episode at the link in our bio.
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- U.K. Prime Minister faces growing calls to resign over his U.S. ambassador's ties to Epstein
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- 1:12
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- 1 month ago
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- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing renewed calls for his resignation over his choice for ambassador to Washington — a veteran diplomat with close ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
There’s been a slow drip of new revelations, including how Peter Mandelson failed the British government’s own internal vetting — but got the ambassador job anyway. Starmer fired him after the extent of his ties to Epstein became public and police have opened an investigation.
His rivals have seized on this ahead of municipal elections next month. Polls forecast Starmer’s center-left Labour Party may do poorly. So far, it’s mostly the opposition calling for his ouster, but if Labour lawmakers join those calls, Starmer’s job could be on the line.
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- At least 10 injured as tornadoes rip through northern Oklahoma
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- 0:35
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- 1 month ago
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- Multiple tornadoes swept the northern part of Oklahoma Thursday night, leaving at least 10 people injured.
The city of Enid is one of the hardest areas. It’s about 100 miles north of Oklahoma City. Vance Air Force Base is there. It’s closed now because of power and water outages. No deaths have been reported.
Storm trackers report one tornado was on the ground for approximately 40 minutes. Search and rescue operations will continue this morning.
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- The Supreme Court case that could redefine digital privacy | Nina Totenberg
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- 10:47
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- 1 month ago
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- Police in Virginia used a technique called geofencing to tap into Google's databases to find out who was near the scene of a bank robbery in the town of Midlothian, where a robber pulled out a gun, and subsequently fled with $195,000.
Geofencing allows the government to draw a virtual fence around a geographic area where a crime was committed. After that, the government seeks a warrant -- not to search a home or office, but to require a tech company to search its data to identify any of its millions of users who were within the geofence line at the time of the crime.
The technique is under legal scrutiny because of the Fourth Amendment's ban on unreasonable searches of people, their homes, papers, and effects, unless police obtain a warrant issued by a neutral magistrate, and unless the search is aimed at obtaining specific evidence of a crime.
The question before the U.S. Supreme Court is whether geofencing is ingenious, Orwellian, or both? And, ...
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- Who is driving U.S. policy in Iran?
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- 1:19
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- 2 months ago
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- Who is driving U.S. policy in Iran? NPR's Franco Ordoñez breaks down Vice President JD Vance’s role to Sources & Methods host Mary Louise Kelly.
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- Senators grill RFK Jr. on vaccines as measles continues to spread
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- 1:54
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- 2 months ago
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- Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was on Capitol Hill this week, where he was pressed by lawmakers about the rise in measles cases.
Kennedy has a history of anti-vaccine activism and has emphasized vaccination as a personal choice, rather than encouraging more people to get the measles vaccine as the disease spreads across the country. In response to questions Wednesday, he deflected blame for the country experiencing its highest number of measles cases in three decades and said he’s done a great job containing the spread of measles, and stressed that it’s a global problem.
Meanwhile, New Jersey is the latest of more than 30 states reporting cases of the highly contagious virus. The first case was recorded late last week in Hudson County, just across the river from Manhattan. So far this year, nearly 1,750 cases have been reported, according to data from the CDC — more than 75% of the number of cases reported for all of 2025.
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- Israeli military struck every major bridge crossing into southern Lebanon, blocking aid
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- 1:41
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- 2 months ago
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- The Israeli military struck every major bridge crossing the Litani River into southern Lebanon during the recent war against Hezbollah, including the Qasmiyeh coastal bridge in the final hours before the temporary ceasefire was announced. It was the last major crossing for civilians and aid.
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- Virginia voters back Democrats in national congressional redistricting fight
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- 2:03
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- 2 months ago
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- Voters in Virginia have handed a victory to Democrats, narrowly agreeing to redraw congressional maps in their favor in their state.
The vote brings Democrats even or ahead of the Republican redistricting push that President Trump kicked off in July last year, when his pressure led lawmakers in Texas, Missouri, North Carolina and Ohio to redraw their states' congressional maps in Republicans’ favor. Florida could be next.
On the other side, California and Utah have redrawn congressional maps that could help Democrats pick up seats there. Meanwhile, Virginia's new map gives Democrats a four-seat edge, but there are still outstanding court cases that could nullify the results.
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- Texas can require displays of the Ten Commandments, in public schools, judges rules
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- 1:07
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- 2 months ago
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- A federal appeals court has upheld a Texas law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in every public school classroom in the state.
The Fifth Circuit judges ruled 9-8 that the Texas law does not violate the First Amendment to the Constitution — either in its prohibition of government-established religion or its protection for the free exercise, or non-exercise, of religion. The ACLU and other organizations representing the plaintiffs challenging the Texas law say they anticipate asking the Supreme Court to reverse the Fifth Circuit’s ruling.
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- What do bees have in common with humans?
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- 1:32
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- 2 months ago
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- Bees, just like humans, play! And they can solve puzzles too.
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- U.S. exempts oil industry from protecting Gulf animals
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- 2:47
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- 2 months ago
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- The "God Squad" voted unanimously to remove protections for endangered animals in the Gulf.
It's not the first time federal agencies cited the "energy emergency" to avoid rules meant to protect animals.
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- Consumers hope for tariff refunds that experts say may never come
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- 1:01
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- 2 months ago
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- Businesses are officially able to request tariff refunds, but don’t expect consumers to get their tariff dollars back — the government refunds are only for importers.
Companies can try to pass refunds along to consumers, but "It’s nearly impossible to determine how much individual consumers paid," says Terence Lau, the dean at Syracuse University’s College of Law. He says companies raised prices because of tariffs, but often didn't necessarily pass on the full cost to consumers. "How much of that price increase do you attribute to tariffs? Companies can’t even answer that question."
FedEx is promising to pass on any refunds it receives to customers. Costco says it will try using them to lower prices. Both are facing class action lawsuits over refunds.
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- Alex Jones vows to fight The Onion's new plan to take over Infowars
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- 1:16
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- 2 months ago
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- Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is vowing to fight a new deal that would allow the satirical website, “The Onion,” to take over Jones’ far-right media company, Infowars. If approved by a Texas judge, the deal would force Jones out of his Infowars studio and turn Infowars into a parody of itself.
The deal is backed by the families of those killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, who sued Jones for defamation after he spread lies that the families faked the deaths of their children to boost support for gun control. Jones immediately accused “The Onion” of trying to steal his identity — and asked his followers to help support his fight by buying what he said may be his last run of Infowars merch.
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- What should young people prioritize in their first job — money or experience?
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- 1:21
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- 2 months ago
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- What should young people prioritize in their first job — money or experience? "How to Start" author Jodi Kantor tells All Things Considered host Mary Louise Kelly there are a few things to keep in mind.
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- U.S. seizes Iranian ship in the Strait of Hormuz
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- 1:01
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- 2 months ago
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- Iran is vowing to retaliate after the U.S. seized an Iranian-flagged vessel over the weekend.
In a grainy, edited video released by Central Command, U.S. Marines are shown rappelling onto an Iranian-flagged vessel after U.S. forces struck its engine. CENTCOM says the commercial ship failed to comply with repeated U.S. warnings over a six-hour period Sunday as it sailed in the Arabian Sea toward Iran. President Trump says U.S. Marines now have custody of the vessel. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard warned it will take the necessary action against the U.S. military for the seizure of that ship, without elaborating.
The U.S. is blocking the transit of Iranian cargo ships in international waters around Iran, as Iran continues blocking most ships from passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
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- 8 children killed in Louisiana shooting
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- 1:08
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- 2 months ago
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- Police in Shreveport, La., say eight children were shot and killed in a case of domestic violence in the city over the weekend.
Investigators say seven of those killed were the gunman’s children, and another was a cousin. A ninth child escaped by jumping from the roof of the house. Police say the gunman also wounded his wife and another woman. The city’s mayor called it "maybe the worst tragic situation we’ve ever had." An investigation into the suspect’s motive is ongoing.
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- Iranians seeking to punish the ruling elite are going after the next best thing — their kids
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- 2:45
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- 2 months ago
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- Iranians seeking to punish the ruling elite are going after the next best thing — their kids.
Iranians in the diaspora are tracking down the sons and daughters of Iran’s leaders, many of whom work and live lavishly abroad, demanding they be deported.
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- What does Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban's loss tell us about the rise of authoritarianism?
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- 1:13
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- 2 months ago
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- What does Hungarian prime minister's Viktor Orban's loss tell us about the rise of authoritarianism? NPR's Berlin Correspondent Rob Schmitz tells Sources & Methods host Mary Louise Kelly it may not be what you think.
CORRECTION: A previous version of this video referred to Viktor Orban as Hungary's president. Orban is Hungary's Prime Minister.
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- Meet Linh Mai, the National Zoo's first baby elephant in 25 years
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- 0:41
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- 2 months ago
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- The Smithsonian Zoo in Washington, D.C., says it will introduce a baby asian elephant calf to the public next Wednesday, in honor of Earth Day.
The baby female, named Linh Mai, was born on Feb. 2. Zoo keepers have kept her compound closed to the public for privacy. They say Linh Mai’s mother initially showed some aggression toward the calf after she was born, but that she's had positive interactions with other adult female elephants.
Linh Mai is the zoo’s first baby elephant in almost 25 years.
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- As the Trump administration's foreign aid strategy takes shape, the future of PEPFAR is in question
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- 1:16
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- 2 months ago
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- As the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, Dr. Deborah Birx once oversaw the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). As the Trump administration's foreign aid strategy takes shape, she spoke with NPR's Juana Summers about the future of PEPFAR -- and a possible future without it.
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- Zohran Mamdani responds to the skepticism from the Democratic party establishment
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- 0:57
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- 2 months ago
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- When Zohran Mamdani ran for mayor of New York City, much of the Democratic party establishment dismissed him, skeptical of his brand of democratic socialism. Mamdani recently marked his first 100 days as mayor of New York City. NPR anchor Leila Fadel asked the 34-year-old mayor if the Democratic establishment has included him in conversations about the future of the party.
You can hear New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani talk about what he’s accomplished so far, why he remains unbothered by critics of his brand of democratic socialism and his relationship with President Trump at the link in the bio or on YouTube or Spotify.
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- 7-Eleven to close hundreds of stores across the U.S.
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- 1:06
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- 2 months ago
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- 7-Eleven expects to close hundreds of locations around the U.S. in the coming months — part of an overhaul by its parent company, based in Japan, as the retailer is trying to figure out how to stay profitable in North America.
The chain began in Texas, but it’s been losing money in the U.S. as Americans buy fewer cigarettes and scale back on discretionary spending. The chain’s plan is to refresh its reputation by converting many of its locations to only gas stations and revamp others to add more fresh food and snacks — more like its stores in Japan.
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- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani explains his relationship with the President
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- 2:10
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- 2 months ago
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- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani recently marked his first 100 days in office. In that time, he's met and spoken with President Trump on a few different occasions. In an interview with NPR anchor Leila Fadel, Mamdani describes his relationship with the President, where they've found common ground and why it's essential to stay in conversation with the president even though he still believes the president is a fascist.
You can hear New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani talk about what he’s accomplished so far, why he's not bothered by critics of his brand of democratic socialism and whether the Democratic establishment has included him in conversations about the future of the party on our Youtube channel.
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- Trump's 'victory arch' moves ahead as ballroom hits another roadblock
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- 1:29
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- 2 months ago
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- A federal panel has approved of President Trump’s plans to build a 250-foot “victory arch” on the National Mall. The monument would be the largest of its kind in the world.
The project’s lead designer noted the arch would stand 250 feet high to mark 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Meanwhile, a federal judge has ruled that construction work that’s below ground can go forward on Trump’s new White House ballroom. But the judge says all the work being done above ground still has to stop until the work is approved by Congress.
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- Zohran Mamdani says Iran war speaks to a “broken kind of politics” | Newsmakers
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- 28:52
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- 2 months ago
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- Through the first 100 days of his time as mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani has been focused on “pothole politics” -- a blend of high-level legislative wins and intense focus on delivering the everyday essential services that keep the city running. The 34-year-old mayor has delivered on progressive campaign promises from more funding for childcare to new taxes on the ultra-wealthy. He views his government as a model for how Democrats can deliver on policies that benefit the working class.
In his episode of NPR’s Newsmakers, he sits down with host Leila Fadel at City Hall to discuss his first 100 days in office, his approach to working with President Trump, and the message he believes Democrats should deliver during this year’s midterm elections.
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- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani explains why he remains unbothered by critics
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- 1:28
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- 2 months ago
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- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani recently marked his first 100 days in office. In an interview with NPR anchor Leila Fadel, Mamdani explains why he remains unbothered by critics across the political spectrum who are skeptical of his brand of democratic socialism.
You can hear New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani talk more about what he’s accomplished so far, his relationship with President Trump and whether the Democratic establishment has included him in conversations about the future of the party on our Youtube channel.
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- NPR breaks down what needs to happen before the U.S. and Iran can make the ceasefire permanent
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- 1:12
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- 2 months ago
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- No fighting, no peace, no oil. NPR's Greg Myre breaks down what needs to happen before the U.S. and Iran can make the ceasefire permanent with Sources & Methods host Mary Louise Kelly.
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- Jury finds Live Nation acted as a monopoly, overcharged for tickets
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- 1:01
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- 2 months ago
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- A federal jury in New York has reached a verdict in the antitrust trial involving Live Nation and dozens of states: It finds the live entertainment company operated a monopoly over concert venues and overcharged ticket buyers.
The jury’s decision is a victory for dozens of states, which accused Live Nation of controlling too many aspects of the live entertainment industry. That includes through venue ownership, concert promotion, artist management and ticketing. The case was initially led by the U.S. Department of Justice. In March, one week after the trial began, the government and several states reached a settlement with the company. But the case went ahead — with 33 states and the District of Columbia as the plaintiffs.
The jury’s decision has the potential to radically reshape the live music industry.
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- A Polymarket trader made $300,000 on Biden's pardons
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- 1:16
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- 2 months ago
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- A new analysis of the site Polymarket shows that one trader made more than $300,000 betting on former President Biden’s pardons. Legal experts say it appears to have been a person with insider information.
Most of the profits discovered by the French analytics firm Bubblemaps came from a winning streak of bets placed in the final hours Biden was in office, when he pre-emptively pardoned Sen. Adam Schiff, former Rep. Liz Cheney and others.
Several major global events recently have led to suspected insider trading on Polymarket.
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- After Israeli strikes, a family in Lebanon searches rubble for their daughter
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- 1:24
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- 2 months ago
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- It’s been one week since the Israeli military carried out around 100 strikes across Lebanon in ten minutes. Many hit densely populated residential areas in central Beirut. The strikes killed more than 350 people, according to Lebanese officials, making it the deadliest day of this war that started in early March. Now, one week later, people are still missing, and their families are searching for their bodies among the rubble.
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- A secular, multi-ethnic group is faced with integrating into a Kurdish-led region in Syria
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- 1:15
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- 2 months ago
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- NPR visited a unique Kurdish-led region in northeastern Syria, where the ethnic minority broke away from regime control more than a decade ago to form a multi-ethnic, secular, autonomous territory but is now faced with integrating into a new Syria still taking shape after the regime was toppled in 2024.
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- Justice Department moves to toss convictions of Jan. 6 rioters
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- 1:10
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- 2 months ago
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- Members of the far-right extremist groups known as the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers are celebrating after the Department of Justice moved to vacate their convictions for seditious conspiracy related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
The attack left 140 police officers injured. Most of the defendants received full pardons from President Trump last year, but a group of about a dozen people convicted of seditious conspiracy received commutations — releasing them from prison, but leaving the felony conviction on their records. Now, the Justice Department has filed papers to effectively erase those convictions, saying it’s in the interest of justice. Among other effects, the move would restore their right to own guns.
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- President Trump says he thinks the war with Iran could soon come to an end
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- 1:07
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- 2 months ago
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- President Trump says he thinks the war with Iran could soon come to an end. His comments come as there are reports that the U.S. and Iran could hold a second round of peace talks.
This also comes as both the U.S. and Iran have effectively blocked the Strait of Hormuz, cutting off crude oil supplies to much of the world. But since the two-week ceasefire began prices have fallen. The cost of the U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude oil is now above $92 a barrel. But Trump told Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo this morning he’s surprised it's only $92 a barrel — but a few days ago, speaking on the same program, Trump said he thought oil and gas prices could go higher before the midterms.
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- Dave Chappelle resents that Republicans "weaponized" his jokes about transgender people
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- 1:46
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- 2 months ago
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- Comedian Dave Chappelle says he resents that the Republican party weaponized the controversial jokes he’s made about transgender people. NPR’s Michel Martin asked Chappelle whether his large platform means he thinks differently about his responsibility to his audience, his community, and his art. She also asked him whether he thinks President Trump is funny.
You can hear comedian Dave Chappelle talk more about his standup comedy and his investments in public media at the link in the bio or on YouTube or Spotify.
Chappelle is a financial supporter of member station WYSO in his hometown Yellow Springs, Ohio. The station broadcasts from a building owned by Chappelle's real estate company.
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- Dave Chappelle says performing at the Riyadh Comedy Festival felt like the right thing to do
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- 1:39
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- 2 months ago
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- Comedian Dave Chappelle says performing at the Riyadh Comedy Festival in 2025 felt like the right thing to do. NPR’s Michel Martin asked Chappelle why he decided to go, in spite of having refused earlier invitations because of the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
You can hear comedian Dave Chappelle talk more about his standup comedy and his investments in public media at the link in the bio or on YouTube or Spotify.
Chappelle is a financial supporter of member station WYSO in his hometown Yellow Springs, Ohio. The station broadcasts from a building owned by Chappelle's real estate company.
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- Dave Chappelle wants his audience to ‘remember how good it feels to be together’ in turbulent times
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- 38:03
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- 2 months ago
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- Why did NPR’s Michel Martin want to talk with Dave Chappelle?
It’s true that Chappelle’s Show, his sketch comedy show that ran on Comedy Central from 2003 to 2006, was one of those shows that you had to watch if you wanted to know what the culture was up to. And it’s also true that his standup specials are the kind of shows that almost feel like samizdat —-underground literature passed hand to hand in defiance of the state — even though his shows are advertised at bus stops, held in arenas and thousands of people attend.
But that’s not why.
She wanted to ask him why he spent $15 million of his own money to give the tiny WYSO public radio station a new home. And she wanted to know whether he saw it as a contradiction when, as a person known for his uncompromising, take-no-prisoners style, he’s chosen to perform in places that are decidedly unfree when it comes to speech about certain subjects.
And she really wanted to ...
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- Shipping traffic slows as the U.S., Iran blockade the Strait of Hormuz
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- 2:05
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- 2 months ago
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- The duel blockades have limited the number of ships passing through the strait to just two in the past day, according to ship-tracking firms and media reports. Iran’s closure of the strait has been in effect for weeks, though it allowed the passage of a small number of ships considered friendly or at least neutral. Now, the U.S. Navy is blockading ships traveling to or from Iranian ports. The result has been higher global oil prices hovering around $100 a barrel.
Meanwhile, officials in Pakistan have proposed a second round of talks between the U.S. and Iran in the coming days, according to the Associated Press. These would reportedly happen before the current ceasefire expires next week.
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- Two members of Congress say they’ll resign, following allegations of sexual misconduct
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- 1:13
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- 2 months ago
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- Two members of Congress say they’ll resign, following allegations of sexual misconduct: Texas Republican Tony Gonzales and California Democrat Eric Swalwell, who's also announced he’s suspending his campaign for governor of California.
NPR has not independently verified the allegations against Swalwell, who's been accused of sexual misconduct by several women, and Swalwell has forcefully denied them. Still, the revelations have sparked almost immediate political backlash, especially as Swalwell is one of a handful of members facing controversy right now.
For weeks, there had also been calls for Gonzales to resign over an affair with a staffer who later died by suicide. Gonzalez had said he wouldn't run for reelection, but shortly after Swalwell announced he was resigning, Gonzales said in a statement that he planned to file his retirement from office, too.
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- Protesters march in Beirut ahead of ceasefire negotiations
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- 0:58
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Israel and Lebanon’s ambassadors to the U.S. are set to meet in Washington to discuss a ceasefire, but at a Hezbollah rally in downtown Beirut Saturday, supporters filled the streets for blocks, waving flags chanting against negotiations.
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- Title
- Hungary's Viktor Orbán concedes defeat, ending 16 years in power
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- 1:16
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- The longtime prime minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán, conceded defeat Sunday — less than three hours after the polls had closed — to his rival, Peter Magyar, and his Tisza party.
Speaking to supporters, the outgoing leader said he had “congratulated the victorious party.” Addressing a crowd of thousands on the banks of the Danube, Magyar called for unity, saying “Let this be a victory for all Hungarians.”
Magyar's victory was hard-won in an electoral system that — over the past 16 years — Orbán had stacked in his favor, from gerrymandering to controlling the media. Orbán's loss also means that Moscow and the Trump administration have lost a key ally in Europe. Meanwhile, Brussels looks forward to working with a more pro-European Hungarian leader.
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- Title
- Pope Leo responds to Trump's attacks
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- 1:08
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Pope Leo, the first American pope, has responded to a direct personal attack by President Trump, saying he'll continue to speak out against war and promote peace.
Leo spoke with reporters after Trump attacked him in a lengthy social media post and then in comments to journalists on Sunday night, saying said Leo is “terrible” on foreign policy and that he's “not a fan” of this first American pope. Leo has been an outspoken critic of the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran. In an appeal for peace this weekend, he decried what he called the "madness of war.”
Responding to Trump's comments ahead of the start of an 11-day tour of four African countries, Leo said he didn’t want to enter into a debate with the president. He did say, though, that he felt the Christian message was being "abused." And he said that “Too many innocent people are being killed. And I think someone has to stand up and say there's a better way.”
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- Title
- Your data is everywhere. The government is buying it without a warrant.
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- 2:01
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Data brokers buy up huge amounts of information from cell phones and browsers to sell for targeted advertising. But the government, including ICE, also buys the data.
