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Mar 30, 2026
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Lindsey Jordan of Snail Mail about their new album, Ricochet.
OUT MARCH 27TH
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Mar 30, 2026
A new study genetically shows dogs existed almost 5,000 years earlier than scientists could prove.
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Mar 30, 2026
Gao Zhen, a famed contemporary artist, goes on trial this week for "slandering heroes and martyrs" of China's ruling Communist Party. His wife has been forced to become his advocate.
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Mar 30, 2026
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Epstein survivor Danielle Bensky about a new class action lawsuit against the Justice Department and Google over the release of identifying information about victims.
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Mar 30, 2026
Human remains found in a church in the Netherlands could be those of d'Artagnan, one of the legendary French swordsmen who inspired the novel The Three Musketeers.
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Mar 30, 2026
First, Israel said it would take Lebanese territory up to the Litani River. Then it ordered people out of an area 10 miles north of that. Residents are fleeing southern Lebanon in waves.
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Mar 30, 2026
Holly Deiaco-Smith was feeling homesick while studying abroad in France when she was 19 years old. An encounter at the post office changed everything and led to a decades-long friendship.
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Mar 30, 2026
Cesar Chavez once lived in Delano, home of the United Farm Workers' first HQ. In the wake of sexual abuse allegations against him, many in the city struggle over removing his name from public spaces.
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Mar 30, 2026
In 1951, Bonnie Shea was the only girl in Duluth, Minnesota playing organized hockey. But when she got to high school, she couldn't play on the boys' team. Now, at age 81, Shea is still competing.
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Mar 30, 2026
Two shows in, Saturday Night Live UK viewers are pleasantly surprised by what they're seeing. The late night spinoff has a lot to prove in a short season.
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Mar 30, 2026
The suit is centered around the alleged attempt on Anssaf Ali Mayo's life. But it raises broader questions, including about the role of the United Arab Emirates in Yemen's civil war.
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Mar 30, 2026
On Wednesday, the crew of NASA's Artemis II could blast off on a mission around the moon and back. No astronaut has ventured out to the moon since the 1970s.
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Mar 30, 2026
The Trump administration has delayed billions of dollars for projects to protect Americans from floods, wildfires and hurricanes. Local leaders are increasingly anxious.
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Mar 30, 2026
The Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday on whether all children born in the United States can continue to automatically receive citizenship.
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Mar 30, 2026
Chinese AI companies are focused less on being cutting edge and more on attracting customers. That means holiday promotions, and making chatbots useful in everyday life.
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Mar 29, 2026
Finding a job is hard right now, especially for young people starting their careers. NPR's Adrian Ma spoke with college students and an economist about navigating today's tough job market.
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Mar 29, 2026
The femme fatale in the movies has held our attention since Hollywood's golden age but the archetype has evolved, say NPR staff in movies panel.
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Mar 29, 2026
Protesters from the Iranian diaspora in the U.S. gathered in Washington, D.C. as the war in the Middle East broadens. Many say they are aligned with the U.S. and Israel and explain why they want to see regime change in Tehran.
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Mar 29, 2026
Trump administration started deploying 500 miles of Big buoys in the middle of the Rio Grande, the dividing border line with Mexico, financed by 2025's spending bill. Locals aren't happy considering that illegal border crossings are at a 50-year low.
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Mar 29, 2026
U.S. marines have arrived in the Middle East. NPR's Emily Feng has been monitoring the latest developments from the border of Iran and Turkey.
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Mar 29, 2026
Advocates for ending birthright citizenship point to "birth tourism" schemes to argue that the legal principle is ripe for exploitation and threatens national security. Experts say it's not so simple.
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Mar 28, 2026
Thousands of protests took place around the country today, against the Trump administration. We hear from people who came out about why they were there.
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Mar 28, 2026
The House Ethics Committee found Rep. Shelia Cherfilus-McCormick guilty of ethics violations after a rare public hearing on allegations of financial crimes.
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Mar 28, 2026
At least 15 U.S. military personnel were wounded in an Iranian attack on Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Houthi rebels entered the war with an attack on Israel.
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Mar 28, 2026
Two landmark verdicts this week could reshape the way social media works. Aza Raskin, a co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology, explains the implications of the courts' decisions.
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Mar 28, 2026
Andrew Schneider, Senior Political Reporter for Houston Public Media, explains how competing narratives about the Texas Senate race have emerged.
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Mar 28, 2026
What's behind the timeless appeal of the quintessential fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes, who's been around for 140 years? Host Adrian Ma speaks with expert Sherlockian, Otto Penzler.
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Mar 28, 2026
NPR's Adrian Ma speaks with Charlie Puth about his new album 'Whatever's Clever.'
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Mar 28, 2026
NPR's Adrian Ma speaks with Charlie Puth about his new album Whatever's Clever.
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Mar 27, 2026
The Israeli film Yes criticizes Israeli artists during the Gaza war, and stars one of Israel's most provocative fringe artists, Ariel Bronz.
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Mar 27, 2026
Public support for Democrats and Republicans has hardened in recent months, leaving an increasingly narrow sliver of undecided voters.
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Mar 27, 2026
Pete Hegseth has reportedly blocked the military promotion of four officers: two women and two Black men to become one-star generals.
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Mar 27, 2026
There's a big national competition in Atlanta this week in puzzling. Teams will race to put jigsaw pieces into place, assembling 500 and 1,000 piece puzzles they've never seen.
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Mar 27, 2026
One of the largest prediction market platforms, Polymarket, opened a pop-up bar in the heart of Washington, D.C.'s lobbying district.
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Mar 27, 2026
Singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett's latest album is a reflection on a changed woman. Our New Music Friday discussion breaks it down.
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Mar 27, 2026
One month into the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, we turn to our correspondents across the region to assess the conflict's impact.
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Mar 27, 2026
The U.S. men's national soccer team is set to host two World Cup contenders, Belgium and Portugal, in blockbuster friendly matchups that will show whether the Americans have a chance at success.
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Mar 27, 2026
A Senate bill to end the shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security is facing stiff resistance in the House, leaving funding for the agency in doubt.
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Mar 27, 2026
Cuban Americans who ship goods to relatives on the island are now seen as propping up Cuba's communist regime as the economy there continues to deteriorate.
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Mar 27, 2026
In her own words, we hear from a young Palestinian woman from Paterson, N.J., who was released from ICE detention in Texas. She had been held for over a year.
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Mar 27, 2026
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Ricky Smith, general manager of Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson airport, about how TSA agents and passengers are faring amid the partial government shutdown.
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Mar 27, 2026
Dallas is hosting the annual conservative conference, CPAC, and all eyes are on the upcoming GOP runoff for Senate nomination and whether President Trump should endorse a candidate in that race.
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Mar 26, 2026
Scientists got a rare look at the birth of a sperm whale and found that it took a group effort.
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Mar 26, 2026
Southeast Asia is among the areas hardest hit by Iran's cutoff of oil and gas through the Strait of Hormuz, with many nations almost entirely dependent on foreign energy — and quickly running out.
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Mar 26, 2026
On Wild Card, well-known guests answer the kinds of questions we often think about but don't talk about. Comedian Julio Torres talks about a moment of pride he experienced as a child.
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Mar 26, 2026
Iran has been sending not only missiles around the region but also trolling tweets and videos around the internet. It's the latest in global diplomacy.
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Mar 26, 2026
Peptide therapies for wellness and longevity are popular, but safety concerns led the FDA to place more stringent requirements on them. Now Health Secretary Kennedy says the rules will likely loosen.
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Mar 26, 2026
President Trump says Iran is "begging" for a deal. Iran says it has no intention of negotiating. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with NPR's Tom Bowman and Aya Batrawy about prospects for an off-ramp.
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Mar 26, 2026
The first major strike at a U.S. meatpacking plant since 1985 is now in its second week in Greeley, Colo. The JBS beef plant there produces about 8% of the country's beef supply.
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Mar 26, 2026
Gasoline prices have jumped about a dollar a gallon since the war with Iran began. And diesel prices are up even more. That's tough on truckers, fishermen, and just about everyone else.
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Mar 26, 2026
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with writer Rachel Knox about her new collection of essays, Anywhere Else.
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Mar 26, 2026
The AI models and chatbots tend to validate our feelings and viewpoints — and provide advice accordingly. More so than people might, a new study finds — with potentially worrisome consequences.
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Mar 26, 2026
At 20 airports around the U.S., security screeners are getting paid as usual despite the ongoing DHS shutdown — because they're private contractors. Will more airports look at privatizing security?
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Mar 26, 2026
NPR's Mia Venkat explains to Mary Louise Kelly why the internet has been obsessed with John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette.
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Mar 26, 2026
Venezuela's former President Nicolas Maduro appeared in a Manhattan federal courthouse for a pretrial hearing on narco-terrorism and other charges.
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Mar 26, 2026
The war with Iran has rattled markets and retirement accounts. Financial advisors say keep calm and diversify.
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Mar 26, 2026
In the wake of two verdicts against social media companies, researchers discuss what a safer social media for kids and teens could be. Are we anywhere near there yet?
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Mar 26, 2026
Writer Tracy Kidder won the Pulitzer Prize for his 1981 book The Soul of a New Machine, which chronicled the race to develop a new computer. Kidder died this week at 80.
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Mar 26, 2026
The roots music maverick did something rare in the streaming era: landed an album that's only available on CD, cassette and LP — without his name on the sleeve — in the top five of the albums chart.
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Mar 25, 2026
The U.S. and Israel say they've depleted most of Iran's missile arsenal, but its weapons — including controversial cluster munitions — are challenging even the most advanced air-defense systems.
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Mar 25, 2026
New research suggests drought can stoke antibiotic resistance in soil bacteria, and those genes can end up in human pathogens.
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Mar 25, 2026
Major League Baseball gets underway Wednesday when the San Francisco Giants host the New York Yankees. The LA Dodgers are favorites to repeat as champions, and a labor battle could be on the horizon.
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Mar 25, 2026
Thousands of paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division are expected to deploy to the Middle East. Iran publicly rejected a ceasefire proposal, though the White House says talks continue.
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Mar 25, 2026
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Bloomberg reporter Katrina Manson about her new book, Project Maven, and the secret campaign within the Pentagon to bring AI into combat.
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Mar 25, 2026
Banners bearing the face of President Trump vie with satiric statues and protest posters in a propaganda battle playing out in and around the National Mall.
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Mar 25, 2026
Ever since mass protests ousted Bangladesh's leader Sheikh Hasina in August 2024, minorities have faced a surge of vigilante attacks.
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Mar 25, 2026
The Arab countries of the Gulf opposed the U.S. war in Iran. Yet they face some of the heaviest attacks from Iran and feel the war could leave them less secure than when the fighting began.
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Mar 25, 2026
Barely six months after its launch, OpenAI is ending an app that could generate AI video at the click of a button.
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Mar 25, 2026
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Sweden's chief of defense, Gen. Michael Claesson, about NATO, the wars in Ukraine and Iran, and Europe's relationship with the United States.
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Mar 25, 2026
The antibody shots are about 80% effective at preventing babies from ending up in intensive care because of RSV. The drugmakers behind them maintain they're safe.
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Mar 25, 2026
The acting chief of the Transportation Security Administration told lawmakers Wednesday of mounting hardships for unpaid TSA workers, with hundreds quitting since the DHS shutdown began last month.
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Mar 25, 2026
Shelter villages offer temporary and private places for the unhoused to sleep and store belongings. One of the newest, The Bridge, opened recently in central Illinois.
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Mar 25, 2026
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Sen. Cory Booker, a Democrat of New Jersey, about Stand — his new book on American civic ideals — and his political future.
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Mar 25, 2026
The verdict marks the end of the first-ever jury trial over whether tech giants should be held accountable for social media addiction. It may influence the outcome of 2,000 other pending lawsuits.
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Mar 25, 2026
Therapists say we're overusing the word. Here's what it actually means — and what the Ingrid Bergman film that helped birth the word can teach us about it.
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Mar 24, 2026
Staff at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium have reared a special kind of fish known as a warty frogfish for the first time in captivity. Their success may hold broader lessons for raising marine species.
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Mar 24, 2026
Americans lost some $10 billion to online scammers in Southeast Asia in 2024. Cambodia, in particular, has been warned to clean up its act in recent months.
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Mar 24, 2026
TSA staffing shortages have led to hours-long lines for travelers at many airports. Keith Jeffries, the former TSA security director at Los Angeles International Airport shares insights on the crisis.
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Mar 24, 2026
A network of families riddled with Alzheimer's has given scientists a unique window on the disease. But the group's future is uncertain amid funding cuts by the Trump Administration.
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Mar 24, 2026
In Annapolis, Md., people gather each year to usher in the warmer weather by making a sacrifice - of their socks. The springtime tradition is the unofficial start of the Chesapeake Bay sailing season.
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Mar 24, 2026
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Dan Wolken, senior sports writer with Yahoo Sports, about the the culprits responsible for the lack of Cinderella teams in the past two years' NCAA basketball Sweet 16s.
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Mar 24, 2026
Dan Roche, who was born with a cataract that left him mostly blind in one eye, was on a baseball team at age 15. On this week's "My Unsung Hero" from Hidden Brain, he shares a memory of his coach.
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Mar 24, 2026
A new report shows the number of abortions has held steady in recent years despite efforts to limit access.
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Mar 24, 2026
The effects of the war in Iran are far-reaching, extending to drivers for DoorDash and Uber Eats. They're paying more for gas — and being squeezed by competition. DoorDash is rolling out some relief.
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Mar 24, 2026
The effects of the war in Iran are far-reaching, extending to drivers for DoorDash and Uber Eats. They're paying more for gas — and being squeezed by competition. DoorDash is rolling out some relief.
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Mar 24, 2026
Artists who helped build Cesar Chavez's legacy are now grappling with allegations of sexual assault against the late labor leader.
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Mar 24, 2026
It's a major source of revenue for the island. And it's controversial. Now countries are sending Cuban doctors home in response to pressure from the Trump administration.
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Mar 24, 2026
A new nominee for director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to be named this week. They would inherit a demoralized staff and a public health agency buffeted by change.
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Mar 24, 2026
In this roundup of space news, we talk about NASA's upcoming Artemis launch, space-based data centers and the new sci-fi movie Project Hail Mary.
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Mar 24, 2026
Pulido has been a mainstay of Tejano music —a genre blending traditional regional Mexican elements with country, pop and conjunto influences — for more than three decades.
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Mar 24, 2026
States have many policies to stop risky older drivers from renewing their licenses. But in practice, it's often adult children who must decide when to take the car keys away from an aging parent.
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Mar 23, 2026
The Trump administration placed a statue of Christopher Columbus on the White House grounds. Some people are not happy about it.
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Mar 23, 2026
The Trump administration placed a statue of Christopher Columbus on the White House grounds. Some people are not happy about it.
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Mar 23, 2026
Gulf states are major fertilizer producers, and the war with Iran has triggered a 25% price hike, just as struggling U.S. farmers are planting corn.
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Mar 23, 2026
Israeli support for the war is still high but waning, after three weeks of fighting with Iran.
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Mar 23, 2026
After days of brinkmanship, President Trump announces a sudden delay in planned strikes on Iran's power grid, citing "very good and productive" talks aimed at ending the escalating war.
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Mar 23, 2026
As President Trump says he's sending Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to help with TSA screening at U.S. airports, we hear from frustrated passengers at New York CIty's LaGuardia airport.
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Mar 23, 2026
Danish voters head to the polls in an election spurred by President Trump's threat to seize Greenland.
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Mar 23, 2026
The major political parties' redistricting battle has spread across the country. But Wisconsin may go the other direction. That's if the outgoing governor gets his way.
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