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Jul 31, 2025
About a month after announcing that it would stop sharing data that hurricane forecasters and scientists rely on, the Navy now says it will continue distributing it.
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Jul 31, 2025
President Trump, who has insisted Aug. 1 is a firm deadline for countries around the world, said that "the complexities of a Deal with Mexico are somewhat different from other Nations."
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Jul 31, 2025
Sectarian violence in recent weeks in Syria's Sweida region has left more than 1,000 people dead. Druze in the Israel-occupied Golan Heights say they feel betrayed by Syria's interim government.
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Jul 31, 2025
Some beach variety packs of High Noon hard seltzers included canned cocktails mislabeled as blue raspberry Celsius energy drinks. The affected lots were sent to retailers in six states last week.
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Jul 31, 2025
Congress approved the clawing back of $7.9 billion in foreign aid pledges. Who ends up losing out?
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Jul 31, 2025
President Trump said India would pay the price for buying Russian oil and military equipment. Here is a look at how India, with one of Asia's largest economies, is responding.
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Jul 31, 2025
Father James Martin has become one of the most well-known Catholic priests in the U.S. But his journey to the priesthood took him by surprise after a chance encounter with a documentary.
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Jul 31, 2025
The Federal Reserve voted yesterday to keep interest rates steady, despite the president calling for lower rates. And, Texas Republicans proposed a new redistricting map.
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Jul 31, 2025
Many adults over age 50 either have no retirement savings or worry they won't be able to support themselves during their post-working years. If that's you, NPR wants to hear your story.
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Jul 31, 2025
In a new book, writer Suleika Jaouad explains why journaling is a form of alchemy — and offers tips on how to reignite your practice if you're feeling stuck, bored or uninspired by your own writing.
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Jul 31, 2025
The Trump administration's overhaul of the U.S. asylum and refugee systems has taken a toll on people fleeing religious persecution, including many Christians.
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Jul 31, 2025
Both countries said they would make the formal announcement at the UN General Assembly in New York in September.
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Jul 31, 2025
Brown University will pay $50 million to Rhode Island workforce development organizations in a deal with the Trump administration that restores lost federal research funding, officials said Wednesday.
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Jul 30, 2025
Several factors help determine whether a given earthquake will generate a dangerous tsunami, but the process is not yet fully understood.
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Jul 30, 2025
Labor leader Jimmy Hoffa vanished 50 years ago. What happened remains a mystery as Hoffa's legend has grown. There have been books and hit movies but still no answers.
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Jul 30, 2025
Fans and relatives of the late Ozzy Osbourne converged to pay their final respects to metal star in his home city.
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Jul 30, 2025
Captain America became one of the most popular superheroes during World War II. But after the war, without an obvious enemy to fight, the hero's identity began to morph.
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Jul 30, 2025
Last quarter, tariffs cost the auto industry billions of dollars. So far, that's come out of profits instead of being passed along to buyers. But that could change.
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Jul 30, 2025
The Atlantic journalist Franklin Foer explains how SpaceX and the Trump administration are changing the face of NASA, and why Musk's dream of Mars may come at the cost of the agency's mission.
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Jul 30, 2025
World Photography Day is celebrated on Aug. 19 to celebrate the storytelling behind photos. This year, NPR wants to hear the story behind your favorite picture you've taken.
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Jul 30, 2025
Republicans in the Texas House have released a proposed new redistricting map that seeks to fulfill President Trump's desire to add up to five additional GOP congressional seats in the state.
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Jul 30, 2025
A powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Russia's Far East is sending tsunami waves to Hawaii, Alaska, California and Oregon. More countries, like Peru and Chile, are bracing for impact.
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Jul 30, 2025
President Trump said he would pose an additional penalty on India for its trade relations with Russia, which Trump is trying to pressure over its war with Ukraine.
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Jul 30, 2025
Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.
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Jul 30, 2025
The U.S. economy grew this spring after a slowdown earlier this year. A report from the Commerce Department shows the nation's GDP grew at an annual rate of 3% in the second quarter of the year.
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Jul 30, 2025
The United Kingdom says it will recognize a Palestinian state in September if Israel doesn't agree to a ceasefire in Gaza. And, in a win for automakers, the EPA proposes reversing pollution limits.
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Jul 30, 2025
The phrase "joy is resistance" has been popping up all over the place lately. But what, exactly, does it mean? In this episode, we're unpacking what joy is, when it can actually be used as a tool for social change, and why the slogan has become so popular (even when joy itself feels more tenuous.)
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Jul 30, 2025
Fueled by MAHA, state lawmakers are moving to remove dyes and other additives from food. A wide range of state laws could make it difficult for manufacturers and could spur further federal regulation.
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Jul 30, 2025
Fueled by MAHA, state lawmakers are moving to remove dyes and other additives from food. A wide range of state laws could make it difficult for manufacturers and could spur further federal regulation.
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Jul 30, 2025
Trump has threatened to fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell, challenging the Fed's independence. Experts say he's not the first president to target the central bank, but he's the most public and aggressive.
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Jul 30, 2025
Some medicines affect your ability to sweat, stay hydrated, or even to notice if you're overheating. Doctors say keep taking them, but make sure to keep yourself cool.
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Jul 30, 2025
The DOJ has fired hundreds of employees this year, transforming a federal workforce that enjoys vast powers and responsibility over issues affecting the lives of everyday Americans.
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Jul 30, 2025
The word "dude" is often associated with the '80s and '90s. But its origin is rooted much, much farther back in American history and it took a long and winding road to reach the coast of California.
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Jul 30, 2025
New research confirms what election experts have said all along: Noncitizen voting occasionally happens but in minuscule numbers, and not in any coordinated way.
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Jul 30, 2025
Three months after militants killed 26 tourists at a scenic meadow in the Himalayas, India said on Tuesday that its security forces had found and killed three gunmen behind the massacre.
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Jul 30, 2025
The Federal Reserve is expected to leave its benchmark interest rate unchanged, but a rate cut is possible in September. President Trump has been urging the central bank to lower borrowing costs.
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Jul 30, 2025
A new study from Oxford University finds that a common European songbird sometimes divorces its partner between breeding seasons.
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Jul 30, 2025
The Senate confirmed former Trump lawyer Emil Bove as a federal appeals court judge as Republicans dismissed whistleblower complaints about his conduct at the Justice Department.
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Jul 30, 2025
The settlement comes after Jewish students and a professor argued their civil rights were violated when pro-Palestinian protesters blocked access to campus buildings during 2024 demonstrations.
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Jul 30, 2025
The January midair collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, which killed 67 people, is the topic of a three-day investigative hearing by the National Transportation Safety Board.
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Jul 29, 2025
One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia's Far East early Wednesday, sending tsunami waves into Japan and Hawaii and across the Pacific.
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Jul 29, 2025
The task force makes recommendations for medical screenings that doctors' groups rely on and that guide what preventive services most insurance covers without copay.
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Jul 29, 2025
The gunman accused of killing four people in New York City suspected he had chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE — a degenerative brain disease often associated with football players.
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Jul 29, 2025
Susan Monarez is the first director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to require Senate confirmation. She's also the first director without a medical degree in more than 70 years.
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Jul 29, 2025
President Donald Trump is aiming to fundamentally shift how the country manages homelessness with a new executive order he signed last week.
It calls for changes that would make it easier for states and cities to move people living on the street into treatment for mental illness or addiction, and in some cases, potentially force people into treatment.
Consider This: The Trump administration says the federal government has spent tens of billions of dollars on housing without addressing the root causes of homelessness. But critics worry this new executive order won't solve those root causes, either.
For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.
Email us at considerthis@npr.org.
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Jul 29, 2025
Trump has said he kicked Epstein out of his club for hiring workers away from Mar-a-Lago. When asked Tuesday if the workers included young women, Trump responded, "the answer is yes, they were."
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Jul 29, 2025
Compounding pharmacies are crimping sales of Novo Nordisk's obesity drug Wegovy by making what are essentially copies of the name-brand medicine. The company says it trying to stop them.
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Jul 29, 2025
As President Trump bends the federal government to fit his agenda, he is also gilding the White House to suit his aesthetics. And there's one more thing he really wants: a ballroom.
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Jul 29, 2025
Todd Blanche's personal involvement in the case of Jeffrey Epstein is fueling questions about proper procedures at the Justice Department.
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Jul 29, 2025
The Trump administration proposes eliminating a 2009 finding that greenhouse gases endanger people. That would undermine the EPA's climate change regulations for power plants and cars.
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Jul 29, 2025
Earlier this year, Iran ordered Afghans living illegally in the country to leave. Since then, the government has labeled them Israeli spies, targeted their housing, employment and banking.
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Jul 29, 2025
Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks recorded an album as a duo before joining Fleetwood Mac. It wasn't a hit in 1973. But after much anticipation, it's due to get its first reissue in September.
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Jul 29, 2025
The Trump administration has effectively eliminated two rules designed to promote cleaner cars. Now, as the EPA suggests not considering carbon dioxide to be pollution, the last is poised to fall.
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Jul 29, 2025
The GOP bill is called the "Make Entertainment Great Again Act," but it focuses on one particular venue: the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Significant obstacles stand in the way.
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Jul 29, 2025
The United Kingdom plans to recognize a Palestinian state in September unless Israel commits to peace in the Gaza Strip and stopping the annexation of the West Bank.
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Jul 29, 2025
As he winds down his podcast after 16 years, Maron reflects on what he'll miss: "These conversations are very real conversations for me ... and that is kind of nourishing for the spirit and the soul."
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Jul 29, 2025
As Maron winds down his podcast, he reflects on what he'll miss most. "These conversations [on WTF] are very real conversations for me ... and that is kind of nourishing for the spirit and the soul."
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Jul 29, 2025
Millions of people in the world today face starvation in Gaza and in other parts of the world, from Sudan to Yemen. What happens to the body when food is lacking?
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Jul 29, 2025
After Nabarun Dasgupta lost a close friend to an overdose, he dedicated himself to addiction research and trying to empower drug users with lifesaving information.
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Jul 29, 2025
Prices have risen a tad on some items especially affected by tariffs. But for the most part, companies are finding ways to delay price increases — for now.
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Jul 29, 2025
Authorities have identified a gunman who opened fire inside a Manhattan office building yesterday, killing four people. And, Gaza is only receiving a fraction of aid needed to help the many starving.
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Jul 29, 2025
A U.N.-backed food security group says famine is unfolding in Gaza, with thousands of children malnourished and hunger-related deaths rising.
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Jul 29, 2025
A UN-backed food security body says famine is unfolding in Gaza, with thousands of children malnourished and hunger-related deaths rising. The group warns that airdrops alone won't prevent a "humanitarian catastrophe"—only immediate, unrestricted aid access can.
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Jul 29, 2025
"DACA does not confer any form of legal status in this country," said DHS assistant press secretary Tricia McLaughlin, who then encouraged "every person here illegally" to self-deport.
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Jul 29, 2025
U.N. officials say many people in Gaza are experiencing "famine-like conditions." Health experts who have studied past famines warn that the fallout can reverberate across generations.
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Jul 29, 2025
Trump says he personally told his "very good friend Rupert Murdoch" that he had not sent a racy birthday greeting two decades ago to Jeffrey Epstein. Murdoch's Journal reported it anyway.
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Jul 29, 2025
Ryne Sandberg, a Hall of Fame second baseman who became one of baseball's best all-around players while starring for the Chicago Cubs, has died. He was 65.
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Jul 29, 2025
A gunman opened fire Monday outside the largest casino in Reno, Nevada, killing three people and wounding three others before police shot the suspect and arrested him, officials said.
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Jul 29, 2025
Heavy rains and flooding killed 30 people in Beijing, bringing the death toll from the storms in the region to at least 34. More than 80,000 people have been relocated in Beijing.
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Jul 29, 2025
Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe was convicted of witness tampering and bribery in a historic trial that gripped the country and threatened to tarnish the conservative strongman's legacy.
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Jul 28, 2025
Under the new policy, all immigrants will be treated the same. But advocates warn this new approach is a misinterpretation of existing law.
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Jul 28, 2025
The 2016 legal battle raised questions about the line between freedom of expression and privacy, and what is actually newsworthy. Questions that needed to be reexamined in light of the invention of the internet, according to law experts.
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Jul 28, 2025
New light has emerged between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump, with the latter disputing Israel's claim that there is no starvation in Gaza.
But Consider This: Even as global outrage and assistance grows, aid agencies say only a total ceasefire will allow all the necessary aid in to get to those who desperately need it in Gaza.
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Jul 28, 2025
President Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer discussed doing more to feed the starving population in Gaza — at odds with the Israeli prime minister who claimed there was no starvation.
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Jul 28, 2025
A study of more than 2,100 people ages 60 to 79 found that an intensive two-year program of mental and physical activities, along with a heart-healthy diet, improved memory and thinking.
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Jul 28, 2025
This planned destruction of birth control devices is part of the dismantling of USAID services — and linked to allegations by the government that cite abortion. Critics are speaking out.
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Jul 28, 2025
It is the first time that Jewish-led organizations in Israel have made such accusations against the country during nearly 22 months of war.
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Jul 28, 2025
Twenty states and Washington, DC are suing USDA after the agency demanded states turn over sensitive data on applicants for food assistance by July 30.
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Jul 28, 2025
Steve Inskeep speaks with former U.S. Secretary for Transportation Pete Buttigieg about where Democrats went wrong, how they can regain public trust, and why so many Americans don't believe what the government tells them about the Epstein files.
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This bonus episode of Up First was edited Reena Advani. It was produced by Phil Harrell. We get engineering support from Cena Loffredo. Our Executive Producer is Jay Shaylor.
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Jul 28, 2025
Trump announced a trade deal with the European Union yesterday, which is lower than the 30% previously threatened. And, Pete Buttigieg discusses where Democrats went wrong in the 2024 election.
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Jul 28, 2025
A bright moon will make it hard to see the Perseid meteor shower in mid-August, but one night this week offers a decent chance of seeing some shooting stars.
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Jul 28, 2025
Alexandria, Virginia Mayor Alyia Gaskins discusses how a Housing First approach has helped her city — and why President Trump's executive order on homelessness could hurt efforts to house people.
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Jul 28, 2025
Most states will have to establish work requirements for Medicaid by 2027. Georgia has had them for two years. Some Georgians say the glitchy system makes it too hard to prove they actually qualify.
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Jul 28, 2025
Steve Inskeep speaks with former US Secretary for Transportation Pete Buttigieg about distrust in government and the status of the Democratic party.
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Jul 28, 2025
Kids in the U.S. get most of their calories from ultra-processed foods, which are tied to health problems. Now, scientists are finding that kids don't all react to these foods in the same way.
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Jul 28, 2025
Supporters say the pop-up messages could encourage Minnesotans, especially kids, to think twice about how much time they spend on sites. Social media companies argue that the law is heavy-handed.
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Jul 28, 2025
A program at the University of Oklahoma trains much-needed mental health professionals for rural schools in the state. Now, its federal grant funding is on the chopping block.
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Jul 28, 2025
Cambodia and Thailand agreed to a ceasefire on Monday, set to start at midnight local time, after attending talks in Malaysia aimed at ending a 5-day border dispute that has left dozens dead.
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Jul 28, 2025
Ceasefire talks have started between Thai and Cambodian leaders in Malaysia in an urgent effort to resolve deadly border clashes that entered a fifth day despite mounting international calls for peace.
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Jul 28, 2025
A landlord sentenced to decades in prison after he killed a Palestinian American boy and wounded his mother has died.
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Jul 27, 2025
The American Medical Association is urging HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. not to oust members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an independent group of experts focused on primary care.
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Jul 27, 2025
The songwriter and math professor found a following with his satirical political songs.
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Jul 27, 2025
Ichiro Suzuki has just been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. NPR's Scott Detrow talks to Shannon Drayer about one of the most fascinating careers in Major League Baseball history.
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Jul 27, 2025
Some USA swim team members have missed events during the competition.
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Jul 27, 2025
Trump had most recently threatened tariffs of 30% on imports from the European Union. But on Sunday, he met with the president of the European Commission, and they agreed to a lower level.
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Jul 27, 2025
Hidaya Al-Motawaq's son Mohammad is a year and a half old and weighs less than 10 pounds. Doctors and aid workers warn of permanent damage to the health of children in Gaza due to chronic malnutrition.
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Jul 27, 2025
Thai and Cambodian leaders will meet in Malaysia for talks to end hostilities, a spokesperson for the Thai prime minister's office said on Sunday.
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Jul 27, 2025
Bandits on motorcycles secretly spread sharp objects on the road to puncture car tires. Then, they offer to lead marooned motorists to nearby mechanics suspected of being in on the con.
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Jul 27, 2025
Prolonged and severe malnutrition is permanently damaging the health of children across Gaza. Doctors warn even if Israel lets in more food now, the damage to children's bodies can be irreversible.
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Jul 27, 2025
Deported under a little-known wartime law, more than 130 Venezuelans were sent from the U.S. to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. Now released, several tell NPR they endured beatings, sexual abuse, and near-total isolation.
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