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Sep 01, 2025
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to author Patrick Ryan about his new novel, Buckeye.
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Sep 01, 2025
The trial of the former far right president of Brazil begins Tuesday. The country's highest court has seen evidence and heard from witness that the ex-leader attempted a coup to stay in power in 2022.
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Sep 01, 2025
The federal government is on track to shed 300,000 workers by the end of the year. The Trump administration says it's an opportunity to improve efficiency. Many others fear a brain drain.
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Sep 01, 2025
People are responding to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza in many ways. Earlier this month, a fundraising album of songs for Gaza was released in Yiddish, a language nearly eradicated through genocide.
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Sep 01, 2025
We're used to thinking of giraffes as one species. Turns out, there are actually four distinct species of the world's tallest mammal.
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Sep 01, 2025
Should churches have active shooter drills or armed ushers? Those are some of the measures under consideration after a shooting at a church in Minneapolis on Aug. 27.
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Sep 01, 2025
Life was turbulent for Patrick Furlong after his parents divorced when he was in 8th grade. His father left, so he needed to navigate daily routines without a paternal influence in his life.
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Sep 01, 2025
Coco Gauff and Naomi Osaka faced off in the U.S. Open, a place they have a history with, together. In 2019, Osaka invited a teary Gauff to do a postgame interview with her.
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Sep 01, 2025
President Trump has called on pharmaceutical companies to justify the success of drugs and vaccines used to fight COVID-19. Trump himself hailed the vaccines as a "modern-day miracle" back in 2020.
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Sep 01, 2025
The European Union accuses Russia of allegedly interfering with the navigation system of a plane carrying the European Commission president on Sunday.
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Sep 01, 2025
We bring you a selective look at all the action, romance, drama, comedy and awards contenders Hollywood has in store for cooler weather.
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Sep 01, 2025
NPR's Juana Summers talks with the International Rescue Committee's country director of Afghanistan, Sherine Ibrahim, about the 6.0 magnitude earthquake that hit the eastern mountainous region.
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Sep 01, 2025
Lice is low down on threats to public health—they don't carry disease, they don't jump or fly. But school systems and parents are still grappling with whether to keep kids with lice in class.
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Sep 01, 2025
Protestors pushing back against President Trump's policies took to the streets across the United States. In Chicago, many came out to oppose the plans to send the National Guard to their city.
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Sep 01, 2025
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with soul singer KIRBY about her new album, Miss Black America, and how her Mississippi roots have shaped her music.
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Aug 31, 2025
The White House Press Corps lost an icon this weekend. A remembrance of longtime CBS News reporter Mark Knoller.
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Aug 31, 2025
On Saturday, the college football personality Lee Corso announced he was retiring from the broadcast and the network he joined back in 1987.
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Aug 31, 2025
The Trump Administration has made significant changes to the departments in charge of public health. Dr. Craig Spencer, an emergency medicine physician who teaches public health policy at Brown University, discusses the impact he expects on the health of average Americans and for the future of public health research.
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Aug 31, 2025
A look at the movies that authentically reflect the high school experience.
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Aug 31, 2025
The Israeli military says an order for nearly a million people to march south is "inevitable" -- and the assault has already begun.
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Aug 31, 2025
The last Saturday in August is Play Music on the Porch Day. People register their porch parties online, and create some free neighborhood music and joy.
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Aug 31, 2025
Hurricane Katrina caused widespread trauma and dislocation. Researchers who followed survivors to track the mental health impacts of the storm found that while the trauma of Katrina caused elevated levels of mental health symptoms, many of the survivors reported personally growing from those losses.
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Aug 31, 2025
A discussion with KQED's Snap Judgment team about the podcast A Tiny Plot that follows a group of homeless people in Oakland and their fight for their own plot of land from the city.
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Aug 31, 2025
Still recovering from devastating July flash flooding, the Kerrville community gathered for the Texas tradition of high school football Friday night. As Texas Public Radio's David Martin Davies reports, the Tivy Antler varsity football team took on Del Rio in their season opener at Kerrville's Antler Stadium, the same location that was a volunteer hub after the July 4th flooding and where a recent massive memorial was held.
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Aug 30, 2025
Why do some friendships survive for decades, while others fade away? NPR Life Kit host Marielle Segarra has tips on how to maintain long-lasting friendships, even in the busy seasons of our lives.
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Aug 30, 2025
ESPN's Keith Jenkins explains a recent resurgence of interest in golf and who to watch at the Ryder Cup this September.
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Aug 30, 2025
When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, NPR journalists were there to cover the developments day by day. Greg Allen reflects on covering the catastrophe and digs into the archives to remember the feel of the city after the storm.
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Aug 30, 2025
The United Nations has formally declared famine in Northern Gaza - and is warning that over 500,000 people are facing catastrophic starvation. The World Food Programme's Executive Director Cindy McCain is calling for a surge of aid into Gaza.
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Aug 30, 2025
Migrants trying to leave from the west African country of Mauritania say they are suffering brutal, inhumane and degrading treatment at the hands of security forces funded by the European Union.
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Aug 30, 2025
"Today is different than before," says historian Garrett Graff, who discusses his analysis that the United States has "now tipped over the edge into authoritarianism and fascism."
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Aug 30, 2025
A study from Stanford says AI is taking jobs and making it harder for young people to find work. Tech education company founder Sinead Bovell talks about the skills that will be critical for the future of work.
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Aug 29, 2025
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C., delayed enforcing its decision, which is expected to be appealed to the Supreme Court.
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Aug 29, 2025
President Trump has been focusing on some of the lesser-known conflicts in the world as peace remains elusive for Ukraine and Gaza.
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Aug 29, 2025
For Dallas Cowboys fans, this year's season starts with a loss even before the first game.
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Aug 29, 2025
As the federal government challenges years of established science on vaccine safety, Colorado passed a new law letting its health officials consult other experts instead of relying on CDC guidance.
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Aug 29, 2025
NPR's Juana Summers talks with New York Times business reporter Peter Eavis about the end of the de minimis exemption for international shipments, and what it means for consumers.
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Aug 29, 2025
Before he entered politics, most Americans knew Donald Trump as an entertainer. In his second term, he's taken aim at cultural institutions.
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Aug 29, 2025
The bookie at the center of a gambling scandal involving the former interpreter of baseball star Shohei Ohtani is to be sentenced. Matt Bowyer is breaking his silence and speaking freely.
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Aug 29, 2025
NPR's Juana Summers talks to multi-hyphenate musician Dev Hynes, who performs as Blood Orange, about Essex Honey, an album inspired by where he grew up and how he's navigated grief.
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Aug 29, 2025
The White House is asking Congress to take back nearly $5 billion in appropriated foreign aid funds. The timing of the request makes it hard for Congress to weigh in before the end of the fiscal year.
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Aug 29, 2025
President Trump and Republicans made big inroads with Hispanic voters in Texas last year. Now, a newly approved redistricting plan will test whether those gains are locked in for good.
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Aug 29, 2025
One of the homes at the center of President Trump's allegations that Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook committed mortgage fraud is in her home state of Georgia.
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Aug 29, 2025
Parishioner Cathrine Spandel said worshippers at Annunciation Catholic Church in south Minneapolis had just finished a psalm when gunfire erupted. "It seemed like it went on forever," she said.
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Aug 29, 2025
Parents are struggling to figure out what to say to their children after another school shooting. We talked to some experts, who offered these guidelines.
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Aug 29, 2025
This weekend features three top-10 matchups, the most ever for an opening weekend in college football history. And Arch Manning, the most hyped player of a generation, will start for the first time.
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Aug 29, 2025
The actors tell All Things Considered host Mary Louise Kelly that their close relationship as real-life friends helped them get through some of their most toxic moments on screen.
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Aug 28, 2025
Premier League soccer team Manchester United got demolished by a surprise upset from a much less well-known team: Grimsby Town.
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Aug 28, 2025
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly introduces you to her new national security podcast, Sources & Methods. Each week digs into the biggest national security stories.
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Aug 28, 2025
The Trump administration is citing wildfire suppression as the reason it's seeking to undo the Roadless Rule. Science suggests more roads will cause more fires.
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Aug 28, 2025
A Radiohead song from the '90s has just made its Billboard chart debut — 28 years later.
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Aug 28, 2025
As famine plagues Gaza, NPR exclusive reporting looks at the U.S. role in the humanitarian crisis. Many former officials NPR interviewed share a common refrain: Did we do enough to prevent this?
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Aug 28, 2025
Former Gov. Haley Barbour reflects on the hurricane's blow to Mississippi, where 238 people were killed. He says there are lessons in the resilience of people and the government's disaster response.
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Aug 28, 2025
Denmark's foreign minister summoned the top U.S. diplomat in the country after it was reported that at least three people with connections to President Trump have been carrying out covert operations.
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Aug 28, 2025
The White House says CDC Director Susan Monarez was fired because she was not aligned with President Trump's mission to make America healthy again. What does the exodus mean for the agency?
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Aug 28, 2025
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will be facing a huge leadership vacuum, as Director Susan Monarez is forced out by RFK Jr. and the Trump administration.
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Aug 28, 2025
Amtrak just reopened a route from Mobile, Ala., to New Orleans that's connecting communities along the Gulf Coast for the first time since Hurricane Katrina. It's called the Mardi Gras line.
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Aug 28, 2025
Big Tech's AI spending spree has kept investors optimistic through all the other economic turmoil this summer. Can it last?
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Aug 28, 2025
Townhalls in two very different districts — a safe red seat in Missouri and a competitive blue seat in Ohio — offer a window into the issues that could help decide next year's midterm elections.
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Aug 28, 2025
Library of Congress archivist Joe Hickerson has died at 89. For decades, he worked to preserve America's collection of folk music and served as director of the library's American Folklife Center.
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Aug 28, 2025
A day after a fatal shooting at a Minneapolis church killed two young students and injured 18 other people, people are grappling with what happened and why.
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Aug 28, 2025
The NextGen Acela trains, as Amtrak calls them, are faster and lighter than the current fleet. They're scheduled to start revenue service along the Northeast Corridor on Thursday.
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Aug 27, 2025
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Ryan Fortney, VP of sales for Charlie Hustle -- a company that sells Kansas City-themed apparel, about the merch opportunities from the Swift-Kelce engagement.
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Aug 27, 2025
Credit recovery programs help high school students that have failed courses graduate. Advocates say it prevents students from dropping out while critics say it lowers standards.
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Aug 27, 2025
D.C. prosecutor Jeanine Pirro knows something about being in front of the camera after nearly two decades as a TV Fox News anchor. She's putting those skills to work under Trump to be tough on crime.
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Aug 27, 2025
In urban environments, heat gets absorbed and released by the pavement, buildings and other objects. A new study says that an underestimated factor in urban warming is heat radiating from parked cars.
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Aug 27, 2025
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar about her reaction to Wednesday's deadly mass shooting at a Catholic church.
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Aug 27, 2025
We look back at the seminal economic research that helped Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook make her name in economics.
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Aug 27, 2025
Israel increasingly bars American doctors as medical volunteers to Gaza. Some say it's to prevent witnesses.
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Aug 27, 2025
The recent collapse of a high-profile Chinese oil deal in Afghanistan sheds light on the often opaque relationship between Beijing and the Taliban.
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Aug 27, 2025
A new study shows how African elephant poop helps make American-made guitars -- and how poaching of elephants is contributing to a decrease in ebony trees.
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Aug 27, 2025
"More dance, less hate." Belgian dancer and social media influencer Ed People travels the globe asking people 'Can you show me your favorite dance move?' The result has been hundreds of videos that he hopes will show how there's more that unites than divides human beings, one dance step at a time.
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Aug 27, 2025
There's a big gap between how Israelis and the rest of the world perceive the war and humanitarian crisis in Gaza, mostly because of how the Israeli media portray the conflict.
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Aug 26, 2025
In Lebanon, a reconstructive surgeon who specializes in helping children recover from war wounds meets with a 6-year-old girl who lost her arm to an explosion in Gaza nearly two years ago.
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Aug 26, 2025
The FBI has stepped back its role in investigating a recent attack on the CDC campus in Atlanta. It's one data point in the picture of how the current administration thinks about domestic terrorism.
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Aug 26, 2025
Once a mermaid, always a mermaid. A group of women in their 70s recently visited the Florida springs where they once performed as mermaids to see if they still had the magic.
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Aug 26, 2025
A big change is coming to online shopping in the U.S. on Friday. That's when President Trump's policy suspending the "de minimus" rule on international shipments to the U.S. takes effect.
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Aug 26, 2025
President Trump is escalating his attack on the Federal Reserve. Trump is attempting to fire a member of the Fed's governing board -- a move that critics say is unlawful.
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Aug 26, 2025
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Dr. Robbie Goldstein about a meeting of public health leaders of eight states to discuss possible partnership on issues such as vaccines as federal priorities shift.
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Aug 26, 2025
For some, online dating brings love. For others, it's emotionally fatiguing. That's why some young people are ditching dating apps and creating in-person alternatives.
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Aug 26, 2025
Jenny Slate has been nominated for her first ever Emmy award for her role in Dying for Sex. We listen to her recount a memory she'd like to be able to relive.
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Aug 26, 2025
Average temperatures have been going up in many cities, including New Orleans. Here's what those higher temperatures sound like.
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Aug 26, 2025
Two U.S. lawmakers, a Republican and a Democrat, visited Syria this weekend say they will push ahead with legislation to lift sanctions. They say their goal is to give Syria's new president a boost.
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Aug 26, 2025
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver about possible redistricting in Missouri. His district, which includes part of Kansas City, may be targeted by state Republicans.
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Aug 26, 2025
President Trump wants to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook. Can he do that? NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Columbia University law professor Kathryn Judge about the legalities.
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Aug 26, 2025
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Steve Vladeck, Georgetown University law professor, about the legality of President Trump's deployment of the National Guard in Washington, D.C., and other cities.
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Aug 26, 2025
A New Jersey lifeguard has been recognized by Guinness World Records as the oldest, male open water lifeguard. He's still patrolling the shores at nearly 83 years old, but got his first job as a lifeguard when he was just 18.
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Aug 26, 2025
The digital afterlife industry may near $80 billion in a decade, fueled by AI "deadbots." Tech firms see profit. But experts warn of troubling consequences.
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Aug 26, 2025
Hurricane Katrina flooded nearly every building in St. Bernard Parish near New Orleans in 2005. Twenty years later, the community is still rebuilding and flood protections encouraged some to return.
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Aug 26, 2025
No neighborhood was hit worse in Katrina than New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward and it's been one of the slowest areas to rebound. There's still an effort to attract new residents and businesses there.
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Aug 25, 2025
Washington, D.C., residents are torn about the National Guard in their city. The majority Democrat city doesn't support Trump. Are liberal upper-income residents honest about the problems of crime?
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Aug 25, 2025
A teacher's students became enthusiastic about her summer side hustle. In the end, everybody learned something without even trying.
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Aug 25, 2025
Fans took over last night's US Open match in New York in a way that is uncommon for tennis. Matthew Futterman from the Athletic spoke to NPR's Ailsa Chang about changes in tennis etiquette.
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Aug 25, 2025
President Trump lashed out on social media late Sunday against ABC and NBC, putting the nation's top broadcast regulator once more at the center of his culture wars.
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Aug 25, 2025
The tennis legend is back in the news - but not for her prowess on the court. Why the controversy around her weight loss is more nuanced than you think.
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Aug 25, 2025
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Slate senior editor Jenny Zhang about the Chinese animated movie Ne Zha 2, which broke box-office records even before its U.S. re-release.
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Aug 25, 2025
President Trump signed a series of orders doubling down on law enforcement in America's cities, just ahead of hosting South Korean President Lee Jae Myung.
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Aug 25, 2025
Israel attacked a Reuters live feed at a Gaza hospital complex, then struck the reporters and first responders covering that strike.
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Aug 25, 2025
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Marcus Brown, the musician who records as Nourished By Time. His new album takes inspiration from the working class sounds of Baltimore house music.
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Aug 25, 2025
One of the latest fitness trends involves adding weight to your exercise routine by wearing a weighted vest. Influencers claim they help burn calories and build strength. But do they work?
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