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Aug 20, 2025
Wildfires are tearing across Spain, killing several people and scorching nearly 1,500 square miles. This year's fire season is already among the country's worst on record.
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Aug 20, 2025
NPR's Michel Martin asks former U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton about the prospects for security guarantees in Ukraine and what they might look like.
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Aug 20, 2025
Following the meetings with Trump and Zelenskyy at the White House, European leaders have been urgently trying to figure out what they need to do next to end Russia's war in Ukraine.
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Aug 20, 2025
Six GOP governors sending National Guard troops to D.C., European leaders weigh options for Ukraine, Texas Legislature appears on verge of redrawing congressional map to help Republicans in midterms.
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Aug 20, 2025
How are philanthropic organizations working to bridge the funding gap created by the rescission cuts passed earlier this year?
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Aug 20, 2025
U.S. farmers are feeling the impact of Trump's immigration crackdown. In some communities, immigration raids have slowed farm operations. NPR reports from Central Florida's strawberry region.
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Aug 20, 2025
Sweden's 113-year-old Kiruna Church is being transported away from a location that is sinking due to underground mining.
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Aug 20, 2025
Sweden's 113-year-old Kiruna Church is being transported away from a location that is sinking due to underground mining.
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Aug 20, 2025
People who buy their own health insurance are facing significant price hikes next year as federal tax credits passed by Congress during the COVID-19 pandemic are set to expire in December.
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Aug 20, 2025
The Trump administration is pursuing an unusual deal that would make the U.S. government a major stakeholder in chipmaker Intel. NPR unpacks the proposal with Bloomberg reporter Mackenzie Hawkins.
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Aug 20, 2025
A 31-year-old woman from New York City decided to source her own diamond for an engagement ring. She finally found one — after digging for three weeks straight in Arkansas.
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Aug 20, 2025
Six GOP governors are sending National Guard troops to assist in Trump's D.C. crime crackdown, even though crime levels in major cities in some of those states are higher than in the U.S. capital.
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Aug 20, 2025
NPR speaks with retired Major General Randy Manner, former vice chair of the National Guard Bureau, about his thoughts on the deployment of National Guard troops in Washington, D.C.
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Aug 20, 2025
Hurricane Erin is moving northward along the Atlantic coast. Its biggest impact will likely be in parts of North Carolina, where people have evacuated because of flooding risks.
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Aug 19, 2025
Newsmax will pay Denver-based Dominion Voting Systems $67 million to settle a defamation claim over false statements Newsmax aired about the 2020 election.
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Aug 19, 2025
NPR talks with Evelyn Farkas, a former Pentagon official who's now executive director of the McCain Institute at Arizona State University, about prospects for a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine.
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Aug 19, 2025
What's next for President Trump's push to broker an end to Russia's war on Ukraine after extraordinary meetings with Zelenskyy and European leaders at the White House on Monday?
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Aug 19, 2025
India is reeling after the Trump administration threatened it with some of the highest tariffs in the world in order to pressure it to change course with Russia.
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Aug 19, 2025
Internet culture has infiltrated the English language. New additions to the Cambridge Dictionary this year include skibidi, delulu, tradwife and broligarchy.
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Aug 19, 2025
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott speaks with NPR's Michel Martin about how the city has been working to reduce violent crime, now at historic lows, according to city data.
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Aug 19, 2025
Despite objections from homeless advocates, the White House says more than 40 homeless encampments have been removed in D.C. since President Trump announced a federal law enforcement surge.
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Aug 19, 2025
As more states adopt laws allowing terminally ill patients to end their own lives, some groups representing disabled people are suing to stop them.
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Aug 19, 2025
NPR speaks with cellist Camden Shaw and Chickasaw composer Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate about the Dover Quartet's album "Woodland Songs," featuring a commissioned suite of character studies of animals.
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Aug 18, 2025
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Jake Sullivan, former national security advisor to President Joe Biden, on the fallout from the Trump-Putin Summit in Alaska.
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Aug 18, 2025
Former national security adviser Jake Sullivan says President Trump will "put all the pressure on Zelenskyy" to make a peace deal with Russia, during their meeting in Washington, D.C. today.
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Aug 18, 2025
President Trump said he thought there was a "reasonable chance" of ending the war between Russia and Ukraine if Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy agreed to trilateral talks with the U.S.
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Aug 18, 2025
Trump made the announcement after a day of talks with Zelenskyy and a delegation of top European officials. He said he would meet with the two leaders afterward, but did not say when.
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Aug 18, 2025
The Ukrainian president will be joined at the White House on Monday by several key European leaders, as they look to find an end to the war between Russia and Ukraine.
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Aug 18, 2025
President Trump said he thought there was a "reasonable chance" of ending the war between Russia and Ukraine if Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy agreed to trilateral talks with the U.S.
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Aug 18, 2025
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with journalist and author Jon Lee Anderson about his new book, "To Lose a War." The book collects Anderson's writing from Afghanistan over a near-quarter-century span.
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Aug 18, 2025
Israelis held one of their biggest protests in nearly two years, demanding an end to the war in Gaza and a deal to release the remaining hostages. But Israeli leaders plan a military escalation.
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Aug 18, 2025
Aid groups say Israel's policy of air dropping food into Gaza is inefficient and that hundreds of trucks should do the job. They also say the use of air drops is deadly.
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Aug 18, 2025
A growing number of 20-somethings are trying to stop wrinkles from forming on their face with a preventative treatment known as "baby Botox," which freezes facial muscles to limit movement.
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Aug 18, 2025
The NCAA fined University of Michigan football millions of dollars for a scheme to figure out the signs other teams use in games. NPR speaks with Larry Lage, sports reporter for the Associated Press.
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Aug 18, 2025
With oil prices and production down, Alaska's fiscal crisis has impacted its public school system, and there's not enough money in state coffers to fix crumbling buildings.
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Aug 18, 2025
European leaders will travel with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for a meeting with President Trump at the White House with on Monday.
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Aug 18, 2025
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with William Taylor, former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, about his perspective on what comes next following the Trump-Putin summit in Alaska.
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Aug 15, 2025
President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in Anchorage today to talk about Ukraine. Here's what to know.
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Aug 15, 2025
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul about the diplomatic dynamics ahead of today's US-Russia summit in Alaska.
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Aug 15, 2025
Co-host A Martinez talks with musician Bret McKenzie, best known as one half of the comedy music duo Flight of the Conchords, about his new solo album, "Freak Out City."
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Aug 15, 2025
With federal wildfire response resources nearly maxed out, President Trump says he's consolidating them into a new agency. Congress is trying to tap the brakes.
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Aug 15, 2025
Stars are starting their own companies and marketing products directly to their fans. We talked to people following and making these deals, including John Legend who started his own skincare brand.
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Aug 15, 2025
President Trump has announced a new host of the Kennedy Center Honors: himself. NPR speaks with "Trump Revealed" co-author Marc Fisher about Trump's love of the limelight.
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Aug 15, 2025
No one likes being stuck on a delayed flight. One group of passengers got a free concert to ease the stress.
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Aug 15, 2025
Vladimir Putin was once an international pariah because of Russia's war in Ukraine, but now he's secured a meeting with President Trump to negotiate an end to the conflict. The Kremlin is portraying it as an opportunity for economic cooperation with the U.S.
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Aug 15, 2025
Ukrainians are concerned that not being included in the summit will force the country to make concessions. Russia has pushed back against including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in talks to end the war until a deal is reached by both sides.
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Aug 14, 2025
An immigration court in northern Massachusetts is among the most understaffed in the country after some judges quit or were fired. That leaves immigrants with years-long waits for due process.
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Aug 14, 2025
NPR speaks with Alexander Vindman, former director for European affairs at the U.S. National Security Council, for his perspective on the meeting between President Trump and Russia's Putin on Ukraine.
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Aug 14, 2025
As President Trump prepares to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday, the fighting in Ukraine carries on, with battles escalating on some fronts in recent days.
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Aug 14, 2025
NPR speaks with Amber Harding, executive director of The Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless, about the Trump administration's efforts to crackdown on homelessness in the nation's capital.
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Aug 14, 2025
Details on President Trump's plan to get unhoused people off Washington D.C. streets are sparse. A legal advocate for the vulnerable population worries that means the focus will be on criminalization.
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Aug 14, 2025
A new Gallup poll finds that Americans say they are drinking less. NPR takes look at what's driving this trend and which groups are consuming less alcohol.
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Aug 14, 2025
A new El Paso immigration detention facility touted by the Trump administration as the largest holding center in the U.S. will start accepting migrants this weekend. It will hold up to 5,000 people.
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Aug 14, 2025
In one Houston neighborhood, residents worry their problems — and their votes — will go unheard if Republican state lawmakers go ahead with a redistricting plan to give them an edge in elections.
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Aug 14, 2025
Residents across Washington have different takes on crime in their communities. Overwhelmingly, however, people opposed President Trump's takeover of the city with federal agents and National Guard troops.
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Aug 14, 2025
Taylor Swift is entering a new era with "The Life of a Showgirl." Swift loves to surprise fans with her album rollouts, and this one is no different.
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Aug 14, 2025
It's been four since the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan following the Taliban's return to power. Life for certain groups has deteriorated significantly.
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Aug 14, 2025
World Photography Day is coming up on Aug. 19. Morning Edition speaks with listeners about the favorite photos they've taken.
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Aug 14, 2025
President Trump will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday to attempt to broker a ceasefire in Ukraine. NPR reports on the view from Moscow.
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Aug 13, 2025
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with former U.S. Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn about President Trump's crackdown and deployment of National Guard troops in Washington, D.C.
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Aug 13, 2025
Former U.S. Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn says President Trump's crackdown in Washington, D.C. could tarnish police relationships in the city.
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Aug 13, 2025
NPR speaks with Jodie Ginsberg, CEO of the Committee to Protect Journalists, about the targeted killing of six journalists in Gaza, including prominent Al Jazeera reporter Anas al-Sharif.
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Aug 13, 2025
A research team at the University of Texas at Austin's Cosmic Frontier Center have identified the oldest known supermassive black hole.
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Aug 13, 2025
Between replay review, automated balls and strikes and viral lowlights on social media, the work of baseball umpires has been transformed by technology. But none of that has deterred aspiring umpires.
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Aug 13, 2025
The Justice Department launched a grand jury investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James. NPR speaks to James' lawyer, Abbe Lowell, who calls it a "dangerous escalation."
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Aug 13, 2025
The White House says people living on the street in Washington, D.C., can avoid jail by going to a shelter. Homeless advocates say there aren't enough shelter beds.
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Aug 13, 2025
The Justice Department has sued the entire federal bench in Maryland over a dispute related to deportations. Both sides are due in court in Baltimore for a hearing on Wednesday.
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Aug 13, 2025
The idea of giving people cash, instead of traditional foreign aid like food or shelter, has gotten traction in recent years. Now, the Trump administration threatens to reverse that.
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Aug 13, 2025
The Energy Star program has saved Americans more than a half-trillion dollars in energy costs and has reduced climate pollution. Now the Trump administration wants to eliminate or privatize it.
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Aug 12, 2025
A federal judge is considering whether the President Trump violated laws about the use of the military in law enforcement during his deployment of the National Guard in Los Angeles.
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Aug 12, 2025
NPR's Michel Martin talks with Brian Schwalb, attorney general of Washington, D.C., about President Trump's move to put law enforcement in the capital under federal control.
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Aug 12, 2025
Washington D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb says Metropolitan Police Department officers must follow local policies that govern their policing, even as President Trump vows to crack down on crime.
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Aug 12, 2025
What do Jeffrey Epstein's victims want from the Trump administration? NPR's Leila Fadel asks one of them.
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Aug 12, 2025
Israel says it will launch a major new ground offensive to take control of all of Gaza. Exhausted residents of Gaza City say they won't be able to evacuate.
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Aug 12, 2025
From firing vaccine experts to cutting off research funding, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has undermined trust in expertise at U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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Aug 12, 2025
European leaders, wary Trump could strike a Ukraine deal with Putin that endangers the continent's security, will hold "an emergency virtual summit" Wednesday with Trump before the U.S.-Russia summit.
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Aug 12, 2025
NPR's A Martinez speaks with Margus Tsahkna, foreign minister of the Baltic nation of Estonia, about President Trump's scheduled summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Aug 12, 2025
Two people were killed and 10 injured in an explosion at the sprawling U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works in Western Pennsylvania.
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Aug 12, 2025
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Peter Harrell of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace about the Trump administration's deal to allow AI chip sales to China in exchange for revenue.
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Aug 11, 2025
NPR's A Martinez speaks with Washington, DC, Councilmember Brooke Pinto about President Trump's takeover of the DC police department.
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Aug 11, 2025
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker about the planned meeting between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin and prospects for Ukraine.
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Aug 11, 2025
President Trump will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday to discuss a possible ceasefire in Ukraine. NPR takes a look at what's at stake.
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Aug 11, 2025
Personal items owned by Whitney Houston are being auctioned off on Monday. NPR talks with Darren Julien, executive director of Julien's Auctions, which is known for selling famous people's stuff.
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Aug 11, 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made his case on Sunday about why Israel is moving to take control of the rest of the Gaza Strip, pushing back against mounting criticism of the escalation.
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Aug 11, 2025
NPR's Steve Inskeep asks former president of Ireland, Mary Robinson, who now works with human rights group The Elders, about her upcoming visit to Egypt's border with Gaza.
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Aug 11, 2025
Steve Inskeep speaks with author and conservative commentator Max Boot about the changing world order.
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Aug 11, 2025
Al Jazeera's Anas al-Sharif and four of his colleagues were killed in an Israeli airstrike on Sunday night in Gaza City.
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Aug 11, 2025
President Trump will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday to discuss a possible ceasefire in Ukraine. NPR reports on what we know and don't know about the upcoming meeting.
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Aug 11, 2025
NPR's Leila Fadel talks with former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine John Herbst about the prospects of a ceasefire ahead of President Trump's meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Aug 11, 2025
Over the years, there's been a decline in the manufacture of musical instruments in the U.S. A large portion come from overseas. Now, tariffs are causing a big jump in costs for music stores.
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Aug 11, 2025
NPR's Leila Fadel asks historian George Derek Musgrove about the relationship between the federal government and the nation's capital over the use of law enforcement.
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Aug 08, 2025
President Trump says he is willing to meet with Vladimir Putin to discuss an end to the war in Ukraine, without requiring the Russian leader to also meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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Aug 08, 2025
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with John Bisognano, president of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, about efforts to remap congressional districts, and what President Trump's proposed new census could mean.
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Aug 08, 2025
In the film "Weapons," 17 elementary school children vanish. A teacher is blamed. Parents are mystified. NPR's A Martinez talks with actor Josh Brolin about playing the father of one of the missing kids.
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Aug 08, 2025
President Trump has tried to rewrite the history of the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. In the latest example, the Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who urged rioters to "kill" police.
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Aug 08, 2025
President Trump's new tariffs are pouring revenue into the United States' coffers. We put that in context with overall tax revenue, and Trump's spending plans.
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Aug 08, 2025
An executive order from President Trump would extend the opportunity for 401k fund managers to include private equity in retirement portfolios. What are the risks and benefits?
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Aug 08, 2025
Russian journalists in exile fight Russian propaganda, working for U.S.-funded Radio Free Europe from Latvia. But the Trump administration plans to cut funds is creating uncertainty.
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Aug 08, 2025
Israel's Security Cabinet approved a proposal early Friday for the military to expand the war in Gaza and take control of Gaza City, one of the last areas of the territory not yet under full military occupation.
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Aug 08, 2025
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Aaron David Miller, a former State Department Middle East analyst and negotiator, about the risks that come with Israel's decision to further occupy Gaza.
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