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With TSA agents 'running on fumes,' Senate agrees on funding deal for DHS
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- With TSA agents 'running on fumes,' Senate agrees on funding deal for DHS
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- The Senate has voted to fund much of the Department Of Homeland Security after a lapse of 42 days.
The deal does not include any money for ICE — that division’s funding was supplemented with an extra $75 billion through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act last summer. The deal also does not include any reforms to immigration enforcement tactics that Democrats had demanded. If the House signs off on the deal today, money will flow again to FEMA, TSA, the Coast Guard and cybersecurity.
The deal came after a week of erratic negotiations — and President Trump moving to unilaterally pay TSA agents via an executive order. Meanwhile, TSA workers say they’re exhausted — physically and financially.
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- Maryland Governor Wes Moore said the the country was “functionally broken” when it elected Trump
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- Asked what the next U.S. president will face in 2029, Maryland Governor Wes Moore said the country was “functionally broken” to elect Donald Trump for a second time. In an interview with NPR’s Steve Inskeep, Moore said “I think that the answer cannot simply be, well, now we’ve just got to put everything back together.”
Moore divided the next president’s tasks into categories … like broken institutions that can’t be fixed and broken institutions that can be. “For example, I would take the pardon power away from the president and every single governor,” Moore said.
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- NPR Pentagon Correspondent talks about what the operation to open the Strait of Hormuz could entail
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- 2 months ago
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- President Trump says opening the Strait of Hormuz would be "a simple military maneuver." NPR Pentagon Correspondent Tom Bowman tells Sources & Methods host Mary Louise Kelly about what that operation could entail. #sourcesandmethods
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- Trump's signature to appear on all U.S. paper currency
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- 2 months ago
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- In honor of America’s 250th birthday this year, the U.S. Treasury says President Trump’s signature will appear on U.S. paper currency — a first for a sitting president.
The announcement follows news last week that the U.S. Mint was cleared to begin production on a gold commemorative coin that would feature Trump’s image — another first for a sitting president.
Since returning to the White House, Trump has also added his name to two federal buildings and introduced several government programs bearing his name.
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- Israel presses its attacks on Iran as the White House talks of ceasefires
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- 2 months ago
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- The status of any ceasefire negotiations between the U.S. and Iran remains unclear, but the White House says productive talks continue. Meanwhile, thousands of U.S. paratroopers and marines are headed to the Middle East as President Trump weighs whether to seize Kharg Island, home to Iran’s main oil processing facility. Iran has warned it would launch retaliatory strikes against energy infrastructures in the region if the island is attacked, which would send global energy prices soaring.
Despite talks of ceasefires, Israel’s strikes on Iran continue, with two military officials telling NPR they’re hoping for weeks more of war in Iran. Someone briefed on the operation not authorized to speak publicly tells NPR the Israeli military is speeding up its targeting in Iran right now over the next 48 hours, trying to hit as many Iranian arms factories as it can in case a ceasefire is declared.
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- Maryland Gov. Wes Moore says President Trump should not have authorized forces in the Persian Gulf
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- 2 months ago
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- Maryland Governor Wes Moore served in Afghanistan, as an officer in the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division — the same unit that President Trump has ordered to deploy to the Persian Gulf region for a currently unknown mission. “We used to run battle drills on Iran and how complicated it was,” Moore said in an interview with NPR’s Steve Inskeep. “We’re talking 25 years ago.”
But he said President Trump should not have authorized force before exhausting other options. He said Trump has given no “understanding of what the mission and the end game was,” and still has an obligation to address the nation on the war.
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- Gov. Wes Moore served in combat. Here's what he thinks about the Iran war | Newsmakers
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- 2 months ago
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- Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has turned aside speculation that he might seek the presidency in 2028. He is seeking re-election to his current job in 2026.
But in an NPR video interview, Moore made clear that he has put a lot of thought into the challenge that President Trump’s successor would face upon taking office on January 20, 2029.
At 47, Moore is regarded among Democrats as a rising star. He’s a decorated combat veteran, anti-poverty fighter and charismatic public speaker who was elected governor in 2022 in his first ever campaign. The governor and First Lady Dawn Moore have drawn comparisons to the Obamas.
Moore spoke at the Maryland statehouse for the premiere of NPR’s Newsmakers, a new video podcast featuring high-profile interviews with leaders across society, from business figures to athletes to presidential contenders. Newsmakers is now on YouTube, Spotify and npr.org. The interviews can also be heard on NPR’s Morning Edition, Up F...
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- ICE deployments cost cities millions, NPR analysis finds
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- 1:07
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- 2 months ago
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- Immigration and Customs Enforcement deployments to American cities are a central part of President Trump's immigration crackdown. A new NPR analysis found that they also left local cities with a huge bill.
In Los Angeles, the surge of immigration enforcement agents in June meant the LAPD had to spend big on overtime to respond to protests — around $17 million on overtime for just eight days in June. In Portland, a federal ICE facility in the city became a big protest site, and local police say their response times for service calls more than doubled because officers had to be at the building. Local cops were also left physically and emotionally exhausted.
In a statement, the White House told NPR that quote “illegal immigrants” unquote people who are in the U.S. illegally cost Americans more than $100 billion in 2023. NPR could not independently verify those numbers.
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- Newsmakers - Trailer
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- Go face to face with the person of the moment.
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- Iraqi Kurds mark Nowruz, celebrating light over darkness
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- 1:27
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- 2 months ago
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- Today there are more than 30 million Kurds in a contiguous area in Iraq, Iran, Syria and Turkey divided by external borders and historic internal differences. Nestled against craggy mountains in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, the ancient town of Akre has been the focal point of Nowruz celebrations for decades.
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- Iran rejects Trump's 15-point ceasefire proposal, calling for 'reparations'
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- 2 months ago
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- The U.S. has reportedly put forth a 15-point proposal to end the war in Iran — and Iran has rejected it, saying it’ll end the war and strikes on its neighbors only if a list of Iran's own conditions are met first.
Meanwhile, NPR has learned that paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division are preparing to deploy to the Middle East, a move that could signal an escalation — and possible use of ground troops — in the war with Iran. Along with two marine expeditionary units already sailing toward the Persian Gulf, this could bring thousands of American ground troops in close proximity to Iran.
President Trump has alternately said he would not put boots on the ground and that he won’t rule it out.
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- K-pop group BTS returns with new album, massive concert after hiatus
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- 1:26
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- 2 months ago
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- K-pop group BTS returns with a new album and massive concert after a hiatus. The group took a break in 2022 to perform mandatory military service and do solo projects.
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- What does science say about our inner monologues?
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- 1:43
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- 2 months ago
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- Not everyone has an inner monologue. Some people use images, music or emotions too.
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- Trump votes by mail while blasting the practice as 'cheating'
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- 2:01
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- 2 months ago
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- President Trump cast a mail-in ballot in a special local election being held today in Florida. He's used the method before — even though he frequently suggests the U.S. do away with voting by mail, including yesterday, in Memphis.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Supreme Court heard a case from Mississippi yesterday involving mail-in ballots that are counted after Election Day — as long as they’re postmarked on time. The Republican National Committee argues the practice should be illegal because Congress set an “election day.” But officials in Mississippi argue voters submitting their ballot in the mail by Election Day complies with federal statute — even ballots that aren’t received by officials until after Election Day. A decision in the case is expected this summer.
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- Here’s how Trump's Treasury is shifting sanctions to punish his critics and reward his friends
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- 2:37
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- 2 months ago
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- Since Trump began his second term, his administration has imposed — or rescinded — Treasury Department sanctions on foreigners in ways that have diverged from historical precedent or the sanction programs' intent, former State Department officials say.
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- Jury fines Meta $375M for failing to protect children
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- 2 months ago
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- A jury in New Mexico has ordered Facebook's parent company, Meta, to pay $375 million in penalties for failing to warn users about the dangers of its platforms to children.
New Mexico’s attorney general sued Meta in 2023, alleging it created a “breeding ground” for child predators on its apps, including Instagram and Facebook. Following a nearly seven-week trial, jurors agreed with the state. They found Meta violated New Mexico’s consumer protection law by hiding what it knew about risks to children’s safety and mental health.
Meta says it works hard to keep people safe on its platforms. The company plans to appeal the verdict.
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- Trump administration to pay French company $1B to walk away from offshore wind leases
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- 1:08
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- 3 months ago
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- French energy giant TotalEnergies has signed a nearly $1 billion deal with the U.S. government to walk away from plans to develop offshore wind projects.
TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanné describes the agreement to forfeit its leases for U.S. offshore wind farms as “innovative.” Pouyanné says the company will re-invest some of the money into natural gas and liquified natural gas projects. Those energy sources release major amounts of planet-heating greenhouse gases.
It’s the latest blow to the offshore wind industry from the Trump administration. Announcing this new deal at CERAWeek by S&P Global conference, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said offshore wind poses risks to national security. The administration has so far not specified what those risks are.
Offshore wind is a reliable source of electricity in countries like the U.K. and Denmark.
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- As TSA agents go unpaid, Trump sends ICE agents as backup to U.S. airports
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- 2:27
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- 3 months ago
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- As the partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security enters its sixth week, Americans continue to feel the strain at airports, where TSA agents are going without pay. Today, President Trump says he’s deploying federal immigration agents to airports to help staff checkpoints.
Meanwhile, it’s unclear when the Senate might strike a deal to end the shutdown. To restore funding for DHS, Senate Republicans need votes from Democrats, who are holding out for a deal that includes reforms to immigration enforcement, but both sides remain far apart.
Speaking to ABC’s “This Week,” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says he expects that, without paychecks, TSA agents will take other jobs to pay rent and other expenses. He says the situation could get "much worse."
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- Aid ships headed to Iran had to be rerouted through Dubai due to closing of the Strait of Hormuz
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- 1:33
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- 3 months ago
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- The U.S.-Israeli War on Iran is having a ripple effect globally, including on aid shipments that cannot transit through the Strait of Hormuz.
The U.N. World Food Programme says it's had to reroute an aid shipment to its warehouse in Dubai. It will transport the goods and will instead truck those goods by road to Afghanistan, which will take about a month longer. The aid agency is also facing higher operating costs because of increased shipping and fuel prices globally.
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- Pilot, copilot killed in collision between jet and fire truck
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- 3 months ago
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- New York’s LaGuardia Airport is closed until at least 2 p.m. Monday after a deadly collision between a passenger plane arriving from Montreal and a fire truck on the runway. Officials say two pilots were killed.
The nose of the Air Canada regional jet was completely demolished when it slammed into a fire truck that was crossing the runway just as the plane landed at LaGuardia late last night. Port Authority officials say the pilot and co-pilot were killed. Forty-one people were taken to nearby hospitals, some with serious injuries. Most have since been released.
Two police officers who were on that fire truck were also suffered injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening. They were called out to respond to a report of a bad odor in another passenger jet. Just before the crash, an air traffic controller was heard on a radio transmission giving clearance to the fire truck to cross part of the tarmac, then frantically trying to stop it.
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- Chicago aquarium nurses warty frogfish for the first time
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- 3 months ago
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- Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium has nursed a special kind of reef fish for the first time.
The pair in the aquarium are bumpy and yellow with splashes of red. In September, the female released a raft of tens of thousands of translucent eggs. The aquarists took them behind the scenes and worked to get the light, temperature and diet just right. As the larvae developed, their ranks thinned. Ultimately, just one larva transitioned into a juvenile — a pea-sized version of the adult.
Senior aquarist Jenny Richards named it Domino, and says this effort could help with raising other species — for conservation purposes, and to support commercial and recreational aquaculture.
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- At a Venezuelan prison, families still pray for political prisoners' release
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- 2:26
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- 3 months ago
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- At a hillside overlooking El Rodeo Uno, a maximum-security prison, families of Venezuelan detainees call out into the night, hoping to hear relatives they say were jailed for political reasons. While hundreds have been freed in recent weeks, many families say about 300 people remain imprisoned.
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- Here's how NPR is gathering the voices of regular Iranians
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- 1:36
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- 3 months ago
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- NPR's Arezou Rezvani tells host Mary Louise Kelly about the fear she encountered when speaking to Iranians crossing the border into Iraq.
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- An Israeli hunt for a long-missing soldier tears up a Lebanese neighborhood
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- 1:07
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- 3 months ago
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- The Israeli military conducted a raid in Eastern Lebanon on March 6 to locate the body of Ron Arad who disappeared after parachuting from a fighter jet that was shot down in 1986. The Lebanese army said three soldiers were among those killed and Hezbollah said dozens of its militants were killed in the raid. The Israeli military said Arad’s body was not found.
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- Tennessee lawmakers want schools to track, report undocumented students
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- 1:07
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- 3 months ago
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- Tennessee could become the first state to require proof of immigration status to enroll in public schools, which would challenge legal precedent.
“Plyler v. Doe” was a landmark 1982 Supreme Court decision that confirmed the right for all students — regardless of immigration status — to get a free K-12 public education. The result was that schools didn’t collect the immigration status of their students. Now, the Tennessee House has approved a bill that would require schools to track and report the legal status of students. Last year, the state Senate passed a partner bill that would allow schools to deny students enrollment who do not have legal status. The two chambers will meet to reconcile the bills.
Immigrant advocates have been expressing concern that if Tennessee does pass such a law, the constitutional right to an education could be in question for nearly 2 million children.
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- Reckoning continues over Chavez's legacy, amid new allegations
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- 1:28
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- 3 months ago
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- There’s a continued reckoning over the legacy of the late United Farmworkers activist, César Chavez. The Texas Newsroom’s Lucio Vasquez spoke to historians who say this could be an opportunity to refocus on the broader farmworkers movement.
For decades, Chavez has been revered as a central figure in the fight for farmworker rights. But new reporting that corroborates allegations of sexual assault and child rape is reshaping how that legacy is viewed.
Cynthia Orozco is a historian with the League of United Latin American Citizens. She says the moment calls for a shift in focus — beyond Chavez himself. "Let's celebrate the farmworkers, the farmworker movement, and let's celebrate Dolores Huerta and let’s celebrate the women who are now speaking out."
Orozco says movements are built by people — not just leaders — and that this is a chance to recognize contributions that have often been overlooked. Across the country, including here in Te...
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- Trump pushing the U.S. towards authoritarianism, survey finds
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- 3 months ago
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- Three major reports out this month say President Trump has damaged American democracy at remarkable speed — pushing the country closer to authoritarianism.
Bright Line Watch, which surveys more than 500 scholars in the U.S., finds that through tactics such as amassing executive power and attacking the media, Trump has pushed the U.S. to a point nearly midway between liberal democracy and dictatorship. Another report out by Sweden’s V-Dem Institute found America’s democracy ranking plunged last year from 20th to 51st out of 179 countries — a sign, it said, that the country’s democracy is being dismantled at an unprecedented pace.
Trump has repeatedly said he is no dictator, and the White House dismissed the findings, calling it quote “a ridiculous claim made by an irrelevant, blatantly biased organization.”
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- How Iran's new leader compares to his father, Ayatollah Khamenei
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- 1:41
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- 3 months ago
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- Like father, like son. Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is considered to have even more hardline views than his late father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. This could be an ominous sign for the future of the U.S.-Iran war.
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- NPR reporter shares their experience reporting on the war in Iran
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- 1:24
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- 3 months ago
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- NPR's Arezou Rezvani is reporting on the war in Iran. Getting the stories of Iranians, and how the conflict is affecting the region, hasn't been easy. An attempt to get to Baghdad was particularly difficult. She explains why to Sources & Methods host Mary Louise Kelly. #sourcesandmethods
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- In a small Lebanese town, grief and fear follow the Michigan synagogue attack
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- 1:39
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- 3 months ago
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- Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, who was born and raised in Mashghara, Lebanon, is the suspect in an attack a synagogue in Michigan on March 12. His hometown is grappling with the grief and fear of Israeli attacks.
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- Iran attacked the world’s largest liquified natural gas field in Qatar overnight
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- 2:00
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- 3 months ago
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- Iran launched the strike after Israel struck the Iranian side of the field. President Trump said Israel had “violently lashed out” at the facility out of anger, but he said there would be no more attacks made by Israel on what he called an “extremely important and valuable” gas field. But Trump also said that if Iran continues to attack Qatar, the U.S. will not hesitate to “blow up the entirety of the South Pars Gas Field,” threatening the world's natural gas supply.
Meanwhile, the Republican-led Senate has again blocked Democrats' measure to enforce constitutional limits on Trump's war powers. The Constitution grants Congress the exclusive power to declare war.
Many Democrats argue the conflict has been too costly, while Republican leaders assert Trump has authority to continue the conflict.
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- Bucking stigma, more places turn to factory-built for affordable housing
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- 1:48
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- 3 months ago
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- Could factory-built homes be the future of affordable housing? More cities and suburbs are making them easier to install. And in Petersburg, Va. they're already all over town.
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- Immigration judge ends asylum case for Minnesota kindergartener
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- 1:02
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- 3 months ago
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- A federal immigration judge has ruled against the asylum claims of a Minnesota kindergartner and his family, according to their Minneapolis lawyer.
The 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos from Columbia Heights, Minn., received national attention after he was detained by U.S. immigration authorities and sent to a Texas family detention center along with his father. In February, the Department of Homeland Security filed a motion that sought to end the family’s asylum claims.
The family's attorney says the law firm will appeal the decision, a process that could take months or even years. If the family loses the appeal, they are expected to be deported to Ecuador, their country of origin.
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- Naturalization ceremonies are still taking place across the country, despite obstacles
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- 2:07
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- 3 months ago
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- Naturalization ceremonies are still taking place across the country, despite the the Trump administration's attempts to make it more difficult to seek citizenship and limit legal migration to the United States. We talked to some of the newly-minted citizens.
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- Hundreds of TSA agents quit, more call out sick, as DHS shutdown continues
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- 1:42
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- 3 months ago
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- As the partial government shutdown involving the Department of Homeland Security drags on, TSA agents are among those currently not being paid.
DHS says more than 300 agents have already quit. More have called out sick, including more than than half of Houston’s TSA agents, and about a third of the agents in New Orleans and Atlanta. Many airports continue to report long lines and wait times for passengers to get through security.
Adam Stahl, TSA’s chief of staff, tells Fox News some airports — especially smaller ones — might have to shut down due to a shortage of agents.
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- USPS could run out of cash, stop delivering mail next year
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- 1:11
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- 3 months ago
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- The postmaster general says the U.S. Postal Service says the agency is months away from running out of money and may have to stop delivering mail next year if Congress doesn't help stabilize the agency.
The Postal Service relies on stamps and service fees — not tax dollars — to deliver mail and packages six days a week to every address in the country. But people and businesses are sending a lot less mail than in past decades. Now, Postmaster General David Steiner says USPS could be out of cash for paying its workers as soon as this October, but says that could be delayed until February 2027 if USPS holds off on paying more of its obligations.
“If you want the same number of delivery days and post offices, we can do that, but someone has to pay for it. If you want to have a discussion about reducing services, we can do that too. But there's one thing we can't do, and that is the status quo," Steiner says.
He is urging Congress to increase the...
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- Israel conducted a raid in Eastern Lebanon, saying it's targeting and killing Hezbollah operatives
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- 1:07
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- 3 months ago
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- The Israeli military conducted a raid in Eastern Lebanon on March 6 to locate the body of Ron Arad who disappeared after parachuting from a fighter jet that was shot down in 1986. The Lebanese army said three soldiers were among those killed and Hezbollah said dozens of its militants were killed in the raid. The Israeli military said Arad’s body was not found.
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- Mamdani observes Ramadan with inmates at Rikers Island
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- 1:00
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- 3 months ago
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- New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani observed Ramadan last night with men incarcerated at Rikers Island, the city’s jail complex.
Mamdani arrived through heavy security, joining a group of men — many held as they await trial. He spent an hour with the men praying and talking and breaking the Ramadan fast with a meal. He’s spent much of the last month holding public celebrations.
Mamdani and many Muslim Americans have faced growing hostility in the U.S. from some politicians on the right, including Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville, who last week reposted a photo of Mamdani observing the holiday next to an image of the 9/11 terror attacks, a post Mamdani described as bigoted.
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- Trump says he could do anything he wants with Cuba
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- 1:04
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- 3 months ago
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- President Trump says his administration is in ongoing talks with Cuba, and that he believes he will have “the honor of taking” the country. He did not elaborate on whether he meant diplomatically or militarily getting involved in the island.
In an event in the Oval Office, Trump called Cuba a “failed nation." He said “taking” the country would be a “big honor”: "Taking Cuba in some form — whether I free it, take — I can do anything I want with it, if you want to know the truth."
Trump has been saying for weeks that Cuba needs to make a deal with the U.S. — or face consequences similar to the ouster of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro. After seizing Maduro, the U.S. imposed a blockade on Cuba’s oil supply from Venezuela. The island is currently facing a collapsed power grid and growing protests.
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- How the new federal dietary guidelines could impact school meals
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- 1:03
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- 3 months ago
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- Districts that receive federal funding for school meals — through, for example, the National School Lunch Program — must follow rules set by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). And those rules may be changing soon.
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- Gas prices up 80 cents since war in Iran began; jet fuel costs up 75%
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- 2:03
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- 3 months ago
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- As the war in Iran entered its third week and the price of oil reached nearly $105 a barrel Monday, airlines are starting to add fuel surcharges to ticket prices.
Jet fuel prices are up over 75% since last year — a huge spike in one of air carriers' biggest expenses. Sean Cudahy, of The Points Guy, says their customers will eventually absorb some of that increase: "It's just a matter of when and how significant." He recommends locking in an airfare now.
Gas prices also continue to surge. According to AAA, they’re now an average of $3.72/gallon — nearly 80 cents higher than a month ago. Diesel prices are also up more than $1.30 over the past month. If those prices hold, they could drive up transportation costs for anything that travels by truck or train.
The Trump administration insists the spike will be short-lived.
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- Trump threatens NATO allies over Strait of Hormuz help
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- 0:47
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- 3 months ago
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- President Trump is demanding that about seven other countries help the U.S. reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which has been effectively closed by Iran since the war started.
On his way home from Florida Sunday night, Trump said he’s demanding that the countries send warship and other military support to help escort oil vessels travel through the critical chokepoint.
But officials from the governments of Australia, Germany and Japan say they aren’t sending any ships. Italy’s foreign minister cast doubt on sending ships to the region. Officials with the European Union are meeting today, but it’s not clear any European ships will help safeguard the region, either.
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- A dose of psilocybin helps smokers quit in new study
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- 1:00
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- 3 months ago
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- The study enrolled just over 80 current smokers, who were randomly separated into two groups: one used a nicotine patch, the other ingested a relatively high dose of pure psilocybin just one time. At the 6-month mark, the psilocybin group had more than six times greater odds of being abstinent from cigarettes than their counterparts who had nicotine. Everyone in the trial also underwent 13 weeks of cognitive behavioral therapy.
Recent interest in psychedelics has mostly focused on depression and other mental health conditions. Psilocybin could be considered for drug approval in the next few years.
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- At last, an Oscar for the people who decide who gets to star
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- 1:47
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- 3 months ago
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- The 98th Academy Awards are this Sunday, and for the first time ever, film casting will be recognized with its own Oscar. Here’s a look at the nominees — and how they put their casts together.
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- Washington state lawmakers pass income tax for millionaires
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- 1:32
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- 3 months ago
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- Lawmakers in Washington state have approved a tax on those making more than a million dollars a year. The tax is expected to affect about 30,000 households in the state.
A bill that would levy a 9.9% tax on all household incomes over a million dollars has passed its final legislative hurdle and is now on its way to the governor’s desk. The tax is predicted to generate over $3 billion annually from the state’s highest earners. Senate majority leader Jamie Pedersen, who shepherded the tax through the legislature, says the money is desperately needed to support programs like childcare and education.
Several other states already have or are considering a tax on the wealthy — California is advancing a ballot measure that would tax billionaires, and Massachusetts has had an extra income tax on millionaires for the past four years. Washington's new tax would go into effect in 2029, but court challenges and a potential ballot initiative to repeal it are expect...
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- When will Israel and the U.S. end its military campaign against Iran?
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- 0:51
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- 3 months ago
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- NPR International correspondent Daniel Estrin talks to NPR host Mary Louise Kelly about how the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran could play out.
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- FBI leading investigations into attacks in Michigan, Virginia
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- 2:57
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- 3 months ago
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- The FBI is leading two investigations into back-to-back terror attacks in Michigan and Virginia on Thursday.
In suburban Detroit, an attacker identified as Ayman Ghazali, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Lebanon, drove his truck into the Temple Israel synagogue. NPR has learned Ghazali had family members who were killed in an Israeli air strike last week in Lebanon, including his two brothers, a 7-year-old nephew and a 4-year-old niece. Ghazali's parents and a sister-in-law were also injured in the strike. The FBI says Ghazali was found dead in the vehicle, and the agency is investigating the incident as a targeted attack on the Jewish community.
Separately, there was a deadly shooting at Norfolk, Virginia’s Old Dominion University. A former Army National guardsman opened fire in a classroom yesterday. Virginia’s governor identified the person killed in the attack as Lt. Col. Brandon Shah, the chair of Old Dominion’s military science department. Two ot...
- Title
- Mamdani condemns Tuberville's anti-Muslim post as 'bigotry'
- Runtime
- 1:09
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani is criticizing a social media post by Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama, who re-posted an image yesterday of the mayor next to a photo of the September 11th terror attacks.
Mamdani, the city’s first Muslim mayor, has been the subject of repeated verbal attacks during this Ramadan season, the latest from Alabama’s Tuberville, who reposted the photo of Mamdani on X next to the burning twin towers with the words “the enemy is inside the gates.” Speaking at a public iftar dinner, held to break the daily Ramadan fast, Mamdani said many American Muslims face similar bigotry.
Republican lawmakers have been silent about Tuberville’s post. Democrats have condemned it, with New York Senator Chuck Schumer calling them “fundamentally un-American.” Tuberville's office did not respond to NPR's request for comment.
- Title
- Every year people complain about so-called Oscar snubs, but what if there was a way to address that?
- Runtime
- 2:00
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Every year people complain about so-called Oscar snubs, but what if there was a way to address that?
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- Title
- You probably aren’t having enough fun
- Runtime
- 1:50
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- You probably aren’t having enough fun, says fun expert Catherine Price. Here are her steps to getting more.
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