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Jul 18, 2025

Venezuela frees 10 Americans as part of a prisoner exchange for Venezuelan detainees
Venezuela has freed 10 Americans as part of a larger prisoner exchange for Venezuelan detainees released from El Salvador, the U.S. and Salvadoran governments said Friday.

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Jul 18, 2025

What to know ahead of the WNBA All-Star game
The WNBA All-Star Game is this weekend in Indianapolis. Indiana Fever phenom Caitlin Clark won't be playing, but plenty of other superstars will be on the court for the game and three-point contest.

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Jul 18, 2025

A memorial wall in Kerrville pays homage to the people who died in the Texas floods
A memorial wall in Kerrville has become the place where this community comes to grieve, pray and pay respects to those who lost their lives two weeks ago at the devastating flood in central Texas.

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Jul 18, 2025

45 years in, Pac-Man gets a gritty twist
Out today is a new video game within the Pac-Man universe. It's called Shadow Labyrinth. It's very different than the pellet chomping arcade game that once dominated arcades.

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Jul 18, 2025

The FBI says there is no Epstein list — angering much of President Trump's base
The 2019 death of disgraced financier and sex-offender Jeffrey Epstein is the source of turmoil in MAGA world. Many in Trump's base are furious over his administration's handling of the Epstein files.

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Jul 18, 2025

CBS cancels Stephen Colbert's top-rated late-night show
President Trump is praising the cancelation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, leading some U.S. senators to question if it was politically motivated. Colbert has openly criticized the president.

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Jul 18, 2025

Cyclones stoke malaria in Madagascar
A study finds upticks in malaria after cyclones struck the island, but that vaccination could help mitigate disaster-related spikes.

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Jul 18, 2025

Is the 'Gen Z stare' just a call to look inwards?
This week's discourse has revolved around the so-called "Gen Z stare" in professional and retail environments. But what are people really talking about?

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Jul 18, 2025

It's time to listen to the bold music of Gabriela Ortiz
At age 60, the Mexican composer has finally won the recognition she deserves, with new recordings, prestigious residencies and a star conductor championing her music.

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Jul 17, 2025

A tale of mistaken identity: Scholars clear up some Chaucer references
Two scholars have made new conclusions about a sermon from the late 12th century, which reframes some confusing references, made by the 14th century English poet Geoffrey Chaucer.

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Jul 17, 2025

WNBA's got game — just check out the shoes
Nike is dropping three of its most popular basketball silhouettes just in time for the WNBA All-Star Weekend in Indianapolis — including New York Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu's Sabrina 3s.

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Jul 17, 2025

Clergy grapple with the ethics of using AI to write sermons
How would you feel if you found out that the sermon at your church was written by artificial intelligence? What does it means when the word of God comes from a chatbot?

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Jul 17, 2025

A federal report looks at Amtrak's efforts to improve for passengers with disabilities
For years, disabled passengers have complained about Amtrak and its poor service -- that it's too hard for them to ride the train. A new federal report looks at its efforts to get better.

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Jul 17, 2025

Controversial nominee Emil Bove is 1 step from a job as a federal appeals court judge
The Senate Judiciary Committee is voting on the judicial nomination of Emil Bove, a top Justice Department leader at the center of controversy this year.

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Jul 17, 2025

The effect that the rescission package could have on global health
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Dr. Atul Gawande, previously the assistant administrator of USAID, about the effect that the rescission package could have on global health.

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Jul 17, 2025

Paris replaces cars with bikes, closes motorways and plants thousands of trees
Over the past 20 years, the city of Paris has increasingly restricted vehicle traffic — encouraging people to walk, use public transportation or ride their bicycles.

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Jul 17, 2025

Two fictional bands are topping the Billboard charts
NPR's Stephen Thompson reports on two new bands that are topping the Billboard charts despite being fictional K- pop groups from a new Netflix movie.

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Jul 17, 2025

'A Return to Self: Excursions in Exile' is part travelogue, part memoir
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Aatish Taseer about his book A Return to Self. It's part travelogue, part memoir and finds the writer wrestling with questions about immigration and cultural identity.

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Jul 17, 2025

FEMA is active in the Texas flood zone, but private relief groups lead the way
After early criticism for being late on the scene, FEMA is now getting high marks from people affected by the July 4 flash flood, especially in the hard-hit community of Hunt, TX. But locals heap even more praise on the help from religious charities.

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Jul 17, 2025

FEMA is at work in Texas flood zones, but private relief groups lead the way
After early criticism for being late, FEMA is getting high marks from people affected by the July 4 floods, especially in hard-hit Hunt, Texas. But locals heap even more praise on religious charities.

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Jul 17, 2025

Public media is on the verge of losing federal funds
NPR, PBS and their member stations are on the brink of change as Congress closes in on wiping out all federal funding for public media.

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Jul 17, 2025

Leaving the wheelchair on the dock to row the Connecticut River
Rowing on the Connecticut River is teaching a woman with multiple sclerosis that she can get through challenges back on land, on her own.

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Jul 17, 2025

How China created a chokehold on the rare earths industry
China has been able to entirely cut off Europe and the U.S. from several critical rare earth metals. How did it develop such a stranglehold on an industry the U.S. once controlled?

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Jul 17, 2025

White House says Trump has a common circulatory condition
The president underwent a comprehensive medical exam after experiencing swelling in his lower legs in recent weeks.

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Jul 17, 2025

1960s pop star Connie Francis has died. The singer's life was touched by tragedies
1960s pop star Connie Francis has died. The first female singer to chart a number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100, she sold over 40 million records before the age of 25.

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Jul 16, 2025

Virginia is for…data centers? Residents are increasingly saying 'No'
The world's highest concentration of data centers is in Virginia. Residents are not happy about that.

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Jul 16, 2025

Lesotho declares state of disaster after massive tariff threats from U.S.
Lesotho, a tiny mountain kingdom in Southern Africa, has just declared a two-year state of disaster after being threatened with the highest U.S. tariffs in the world.

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Jul 16, 2025

Senate debates package that would cut foreign aid and public media funding
The Senate debates the clawing back of previously approved funding for foreign aid and public media — as Democratic lawmakers object. A final vote in the Senate is expected by Thursday.

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Jul 16, 2025

The air Israeli strikes on the capital marked a sharp escalation
Israel bombed the Syrian capital Damascus on Wednesday, saying it targeted the Syrian military headquarters and the area near the presidential palace to protect the Druze religious minority in Syria.

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Jul 16, 2025

The U.K. government secretly relocated thousands of Afghans to Britain for 2 years
The British government hid a billion dollar plan to rescue Afghans who assisted its troops after a data leak exposed them to Taliban retaliation.

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Jul 16, 2025

The U.K. government secretly relocated thousands of Afghans to Britain for two years
The British government hid a billion dollar plan to rescue Afghans who assisted its troops after a data leak compromised exposed them to Taliban retaliation.

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Jul 16, 2025

Meet the oldest runner to complete the Badwater Ultramarathon
Eighty-year-old Bob Becker became the oldest person ever to complete the grueling Badwater 135 ultramarathon, starting in Death Valley's sweltering heat and covering three mountain ranges.

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Jul 16, 2025

Mayo Clinic medical residents' training includes improv classes to improve patient relationships
Improv comedy classes are part of the training medical residents at Minnesota's Mayo Clinic receive. It's an effort to help doctors learn early how to improve relationships with patients.

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Jul 16, 2025

5 air traffic controllers explain the improvements they want
Former and current U.S. air traffic controllers say Trump administration's plan to overhaul the nation's air traffic system does little to fix the bigger problem: a nationwide staffing shortage.

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Jul 16, 2025

What's it like to have Frank Lloyd Wright design your house? This 101-year-old knows
Tucked into the woods of Pleasantville, N.Y., lies Usonia — a cooperative community created in part by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright. One resident is 101 years old.

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Jul 16, 2025

Nebraska failed to undo ban on food assistance for those with drug convictions
Under a legacy of the war on drugs, some states still ban people with drug convictions from getting government food assistance. Nebraska lawmakers tried to do away with their ban and just fell short.

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Jul 16, 2025

Nebraska keeps ban on food assistance for those with drug convictions
Under a legacy of the war on drugs, some states still ban people with drug convictions from getting government food assistance. Nebraska lawmakers tried to do away with their ban and just fell short.

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Jul 16, 2025

State Department official defends layoffs and the dismantling of foreign aid agency
A senior State Department official faced tough questions on Capitol Hill Wednesday as he defended sweeping layoffs and the dismantling of the U.S.'s lead foreign aid agency.

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Jul 16, 2025

Tariff revenue is substantial. But what do they mean for back-to-school shopping?
President Trump boasted this week that his tariffs are raising "a fortune" for the U.S. government. Tariffs could also raise prices for the back-to-school and Christmas shopping seasons.

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Jul 16, 2025

In a state with high maternal mortality, a woman fights to open a birth center
Rising maternal and infant mortality rates are making birth a more risky proposition in the U.S. We'll visit a community in Georgia where one woman is pushing to open a birth center.

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Jul 15, 2025

What's causing devastating rain storms — and what you can do to stay safe
Heavy rain caused flash flooding in parts of the northeast on Monday. Climate change is fueling more intense rainstorms that drop more water in shorter periods of time.

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Jul 15, 2025

Conservative-leaning thinktank weighs in on what's next for the Education Department
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Michael Petrilli, head of the education policy thinktank Thomas B. Fordham Institute, about the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle the Education Department.

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Jul 15, 2025

Tim Weiner reveals how the CIA is reimagining the art of espionage in 'The Mission'
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to author and journalist Tim Weiner about his new book, The Mission: The CIA in the 21st Century.

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Jul 15, 2025

There were early signs that Celine Song would become a movie director
On Wild Card, guests answer the kinds of questions we often think about but don't talk about. Celine Song shares a story from her childhood about the early signs that she'd become a movie director.

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Jul 15, 2025

This squirting cucumber uses ballistics to spread its seeds far and wide
The squirting cucumber doesn't get its name for nothing. And it's why her supervisor, who studies biomechanics, was so excited about them. Gorges searched for the plant on YouTube, and turned up this David Attenborough video.

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Jul 15, 2025

Senate takes up package with $9 billion spending cuts
The Senate considers the rescissions package that would strip $9.4 billion for public boradcasting and foreign aid.

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Jul 15, 2025

A breakdown of this year's Emmy nominations
Nominations for the 77th Emmy awards were announced Tuesday. Apple's streaming service did well this year, with Severance and The Studio scoring lots of noms.

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Jul 15, 2025

A lack of nursing home oversight is a problem for many states
Many state nursing home oversight agencies are understaffed. Advocates for residents say that is increasingly putting people who live in nursing homes at greater risk of abuse and neglect.

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Jul 15, 2025

Cato Institute's Jeff Miron says it's wrong for the government to fund public media
The Senate is debating whether to halt funding for public media, which could be devastating for some stations. The libertarian Cato Institute makes the case for why the funding should be pulled.

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Jul 15, 2025

How one Texas town is recovering, 10 years after a devastating flash flood
Wimberley, Texas, was the site of a devastating flash flood on Memorial Day weekend in 2015. Ten years later, the city has rebuilt with such floods in mind, but still feels the effects emotionally.

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Jul 15, 2025

On-screen portrayals of mental illness have changed since 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'
On-screen portrayals of mental illness have changed since One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest came out 50 years ago.

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Jul 15, 2025

Texas flash flood recovery effort turns its focus to lakes
With 101 people still missing after the July 4 flash flood, the focus turns to local lakes, and what may be buried in them.

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Jul 15, 2025

MLB will be using robo-umpires for tonight's All-Star Game
MLB first introduced automated robot umpired during spring training earlier this year and believes they're ready for prime time.

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Jul 15, 2025

Remembering poet Andrea Gibson
Andrea Gibson was a queer poet who's been called a "rock star of poetry slams." They died at 49 after being diagnosed with ovarian cancer four years ago.

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Jul 15, 2025

Foreign aid: Where is the fraud waste and abuse
The Trump administration seeks a claw back billions in foreign aid following an "exhaustive review". But officials at USAID say it did not conduct a review of foreign aid programs it has terminated.

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Jul 15, 2025

AI-assisted listening shows how effort to save California's red-legged frog is going
Years ago, scientists moved eggs of a federally threatened frog from Mexico to Southern California. Audio monitoring -- with an AI assist -- now shows the complicated conservation effort is working.

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Jul 15, 2025

Trump's pick for U.N. Ambassador grilled over Signal chat scandal
Former national security adviser Mike Waltz, who was removed from office amid the Signal chat controversy, spent Tuesday in the Senate confirmation hearing for his nomination as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.

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Jul 15, 2025

The White House took down the nation's top climate report. You can still find it here
The National Climate Assessment is the most influential source of information about climate change in the United States.

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Jul 15, 2025

Floods are getting more dangerous around the country
New York, North Carolina, New Mexico and Texas have all suffered serious flooding this month. Climate change is causing even more rain to fall during the heaviest storms.

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Jul 15, 2025

Inflation heats up in June as President Trump's tariffs start to bite
Consumer prices were up 2.7% from a year ago — a larger annual increase than the month before.

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Jul 14, 2025

Justin Bieber just dropped a surprise album. Is it a comeback?
Justin Bieber made news on Friday when he dropped a surprise album called Swag. It is his first album in more than four years.

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Jul 14, 2025

A wildfire in the Grand Canyon has destroyed dozens of structures, including lodge
A historic lodge in Grand Canyon National Park was lost in a wildfire over the weekend. Arizona's governor wants an investigation into the Park Service's fire response.

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Jul 14, 2025

A fire in a Massachusetts assisted living facility kills nine residents
At least nine people died and dozens were injured after a fire broke out Sunday night at a Massachusetts assisted living and retirement facility.

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Jul 14, 2025

Excavation of mass grave begins at a notorious home for unwed mothers in Ireland
Ireland began excavating remains of up to 800 infants buried for decades in a septic tank behind a home for unwed mothers - one of the so-called "Magdalene Laundries."

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Jul 14, 2025

Residents whose homes were destroyed in Texas floods say they'll rebuild on the river
People who survived the flash floods that devastated parts of central Texas say they're staying. Texas is lax when it comes to local zoning rules, so they don't think anything will stand in their way.

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Jul 14, 2025

Syrians in Turkey weigh returning home... or staying put
Millions of Syrians fled during the civil war more than a decade ago. After the fall of dictator Bashar al-Assad in December, many are considering returning home. But what is left to return to?

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Jul 14, 2025

The U.S. sanctions a U.N. rights expert, an outspoken critic of Israel
The most recent target of the Trump administration's sanctions is a UN special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories. Israel applauded the move.

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Jul 14, 2025

After Julie's mortifying moment in college, a classmate knew just how to help
When Julie Ort was in college, she arrived late to her physics class. Suddenly, she fell over the first row of seats, in front of everyone in the stadium lecture hall.

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Jul 14, 2025

'Pee-wee as Himself' is a portrait of a private man and his public alter ego
Pee-wee As Himself tells the story of how a kid who grew up adoring The Little Rascals and I Love Lucy went on to revolutionize sketch comedy and children's television.

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Jul 14, 2025

A young Palestinian American man was beaten to death by Israeli settlers
A funeral has been held in the Israeli-occupied West Bank for a Palestinian American citizen from Florida and another Palestinian man, who Palestinian officials say were killed by Israeli settlers.

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Jul 14, 2025

Why the Federal Reserve's building renovations are attracting the White House's ire
The Fed's $2.5 billion headquarters renovation is attracting mounting criticism from the Trump administration, which had been already attacking the central bank for not cutting interest rates.

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Jul 13, 2025

At Sunday services, taking stock and moving forward in Texas
Scott Detrow speaks with KERA's James Hartley about his reporting on how people gathered at church services Sunday to reflect after the deadly flash floods which killed more than 120 people in central Texas.

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Jul 13, 2025

President Trump promises "major statement" on Russia
A promise of a major announcement comes amid President Trump's growing frustration with Russia over U.S.-backed efforts to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine.

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Jul 13, 2025

100 years later, what's the legacy of the Scopes trial?
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Ed Larson, about the legacy of the Scopes Trial and the teaching of evolution in school, and its relevance today.

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Jul 13, 2025

LIVE AID turns 40
It's been 40 years since musicians came together to raise money for foreign aid and reshaped attitudes towards international development.

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Jul 13, 2025

Is John Williams the greatest film composer of all time?
There are certain bars of music that put people in a specific headspace - and many of them come from our favorite films, where composer John Williams matched his iconic themes with magic movie moments.

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Jul 13, 2025

A year after the assassination attempt on President Trump, is political violence growing?
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Katherine Keneally, who researches political violence, about whether we're seeing more of it in American politics.

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Jul 12, 2025

President Trump says the EU and Mexico will face a 30% U.S. tariff rate starting August 1st
The potential impact of the new tariffs on key U.S. trading partners could be vast and bruising.

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Jul 12, 2025

Reuniting stuffed animals with families after the Texas floods
People are finding stuffed animals in the dirt and mud that were swept away when floods hit central Texas on July 4. They are working to reunite them with families who lost them.

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Jul 12, 2025

Is the FIFA Club World Cup final a barometer of soccer's success in America?
President Trump will be at the final game in the FIFA Club World Cup, taking place Sunday. Paul Tenorio of The Athletic talks about this moment in the culture and business of soccer in America.

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Jul 12, 2025

Why France and the U.K. have a new nuclear sharing agreement
Jon Wolfsthal on the rationale behind the U.K.-France nuclear sharing agreement, how it reflects a changed geopolitical reality and what the implications are for American security in the new nuclear age.

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Jul 12, 2025

Old and new media techniques converge at Sean Combs trial
Covering the spectacle and complexity of the Sean Combs trial required both modern and old-school reporting techniques.

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Jul 12, 2025

How on-screen portrayals of mental illness have changed since One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
As the Academy Award-winning film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest marks its 50th anniversary, on-screen portrayals of mental illness and treatment have evolved.

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Jul 12, 2025

What happened when Grok praised Hitler
The Atlantic Writer Charlie Warzel on his new reporting about Elon Musk, Grok and why a chatbot called for a new Holocaust.

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Jul 11, 2025

Why everyone is talking about 'Love Island' this season
This summer marks the seventh season of the USA spinoff of Love Island. Why has this one caught fire in a way that previous seasons haven't?

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Jul 11, 2025

South Carolina honors Robert Smalls with first statue of a Black man at the Capitol
The South Carolina Capitol grounds will soon include a statue of Robert Smalls, a formerly enslaved Civil War hero, among the statues of five white men, most with ties to the Civil War or Jim Crow.

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Jul 11, 2025

A look at Syria's growing pains half a year after opposition fighters took power
In Syria, it's been more than six months since Bashar al-Assad's regime was toppled by opposition fighters after decades in power and years of civil war.

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Jul 11, 2025

Selling his old stamp collection, a reporter looks back through history and memory
A freelance reporter in London tries to sell his boyhood stamp collection and takes a journey through memory and vanished nations.

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Jul 11, 2025

Rural areas face unique challenges when responding to disasters
President Trump landed in Texas Friday to visit areas ravaged by floods. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Dianna Bryant about the challenges rural areas face in preparing for and responding to disasters.

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Jul 11, 2025

Prime Day — er, Days — tests deal hunters' will to spend amid tariffs
Electronics and back-to-school supplies are expected to top many shoppers' lists.

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Jul 11, 2025

Iconic Birkin bags are pricy — but the original just fetched a stunning $10 million
The original Birkin bag — made specifically for the singer and actress Jane Birkin — just sold for more than $10 million at Sotheby's in Paris.

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Jul 11, 2025

More college students now learn entirely online than completely in-person
This year is the first time that more U.S. college students will learn entirely online compared to being fully in-person. And research shows most online programs cost as much or more than in-person.

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Jul 11, 2025

2 years ago, Amanda Anisimova put down her racket. Now she's in the Wimbledon final
Anisimova was a teenage tennis prodigy. But by 2023, tournaments had become "unbearable" for her mental health, and she stepped away. Now, she is a win away from her first Grand Slam title.

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Jul 11, 2025

Environmentalists celebrate rare win as Georgia swamp is saved from mining threat
Environmentalists are celebrating a rare win of keeping a mining operation from opening up next to a National Wildlife refuge in South Georgia.

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Jul 11, 2025

Guantánamo plea deals for accused 9/11 plotters are canceled by federal appeals court
A federal appeals court has canceled plea deals with three men accused of orchestrating the 9/11 attacks, deepening the legal morass surrounding the long-stalled case.

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Jul 11, 2025

Take a peek at Stephen Sondheim's papers, now at the Library of Congress
The Library of Congress' new collection includes more than 5,000 items from the Broadway legend, including ideas for Sweeney Todd lyrics and notes for Glynis Johns as she sang "Send in the Clowns."

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Jul 11, 2025

Hundreds laid off in State Department overhaul
The State Department is slashing hundreds of jobs in what's being called its biggest shake-up in decades — drawing sharp criticism from former diplomats who say the cuts risk gutting America's diplomatic muscle.

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Jul 11, 2025

Since COVID, threats to local school officials have nearly tripled, research finds
Researchers at Princeton University say some instances corresponded with national attacks on DEI initiatives as well as on LGBTQ policies and that the targets held a variety of political views.

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Jul 10, 2025

UNAIDS report warns HIV progress at risk as U.S. funding cuts take hold
The UNAIDS annual report warns that Trump-era HIV funding cuts could lead to 6 million more infections and 4 million deaths by 2029 — as low-income countries struggle to fill the gap.

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Jul 10, 2025

UNAIDS report warns that HIV progress is at risk as U.S. funding cuts take hold
The UNAIDS annual report warns that Trump-era HIV funding cuts could lead to 6 million more infections and 4 million deaths by 2029 — as low-income countries struggle to fill the gap.

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