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Oct 10, 2025
After the Israeli government approved the first stage of President Trump's ceasefire plan, Israeli forces in Gaza began pulling back to agreed positions Friday.
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Oct 10, 2025
Israel and Hamas agreed on the first phase of the ceasefire deal, but what challenges could they encounter next? NPR's Leila Fadel talks to former peace talks negotiator Diana Buttu.
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Oct 10, 2025
A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deploying the National Guard to Illinois, expressing skepticism about the government's depiction of protests in a Chicago-area suburb.
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Oct 10, 2025
The Norwegian Nobel Committee said Machado's work promoting democratic rights is "one of the most extraordinary examples of civilian courage in Latin America in recent times.
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Oct 10, 2025
John Candy was one of the most beloved comedic actors of his time, with starring roles in Planes, Trains and Automobiles and Uncle Buck. His life and work are celebrated in a new Amazon Prime documentary by Colin Hanks, John Candy: I Like Me.
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Oct 10, 2025
Virginia is just weeks away from electing a new governor, but the government shutdown and a recent text message scandal could reshape the race.
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Oct 10, 2025
Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the beloved chaplain for the Loyola Chicago men's basketball team who became an international celebrity during their 2018 Final Four run, has died.
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Oct 10, 2025
President Trump is planning to travel to the Middle East this weekend as Israel and Hamas prepare for a hostage and prisoner exchange as outlined in the ceasefire deal.
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Oct 10, 2025
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with veteran hostage negotiator Gershon Baskin about the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and President Trump's involvement in the agreement.
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Oct 09, 2025
After six failed attempts, the Senate will vote again Thursday to end the shutdown, as both parties continue to trade blame over who is stopping the government from reopening.
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Oct 09, 2025
As the government shutdown reaches its ninth day, Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin is calling on Republicans to resume negotiations in Washington as Congress remains divided over health care and funding.
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Oct 09, 2025
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., about the government shutdown and the Trump administration's deployment of National Guard troops to the Chicago area.
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Oct 09, 2025
A new poll shows trust in federal health policies is plummeting, and what -- or who -- people believe increasingly depends on their politics.
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Oct 09, 2025
Federal authorities have arrested a 29-year-old man for setting a fire in January that later turned into the Palisades Fire, which killed 12 people and destroyed more than 6,000 structures.
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Oct 09, 2025
French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to name the country's next prime minister by Friday, after his third prime minister in a year resigned earlier this week.
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Oct 09, 2025
Six former U.S. surgeons general issued a warning about Health Secretary RFK Jr., calling him a "threat." NPR's A Martinez speaks with one of them, former U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona.
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Oct 09, 2025
Voters in three Colorado counties will decide in November whether to form a special tax district to fund childcare, which is becoming less affordable for families in the state.
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Oct 09, 2025
Inflation is down since its peak during the pandemic, but the feeling of sticker shock still lingers. Planet Money looks into why feelings about prices diverge so much from official inflation data.
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Oct 09, 2025
The Hungarian writer, known for his apocalyptic works, has won the 2025 Nobel Prize in literature. He joins the ranks of Ernest Hemingway, John Steinbeck and Toni Morrison.
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Oct 09, 2025
The Nobel Prize in literature was announced Thursday, with this year's winner joining the ranks of Ernest Hemingway, John Steinbeck and Toni Morrison.
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Oct 08, 2025
The government shutdown is entering its second week, and there's no end in sight as both parties continue to refuse to give in to the other's demands.
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Oct 08, 2025
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., about the latest developments around the government shutdown.
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Oct 08, 2025
Sen. Ron Johnson, a Republican from Wisconsin, has a plan for how to avoid shutdown showdown negotiations, but it wouldn't be popular with Congress' "uniparty," he told NPR.
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Oct 08, 2025
In the last two years Israel has erected hundreds of gates to restrict the movement of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, making daily life more difficult for residents there.
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Oct 08, 2025
In sub-Saharan Africa, a child under five dies nearly every minute from malaria. But new research suggests baby wraps treated with insect repellant can protect them.
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Oct 08, 2025
A day after Attorney General Pam Bondi was questioned about whether the Justice Department is being weaponized, former FBI Director Jim Comey will be arraigned on criminal charges.
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Oct 08, 2025
Many North Korean defectors in South Korea use a secret network of brokers to stay connected to those back home. But recently, South Korea investigated some of those brokers for espionage.
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Oct 08, 2025
As the Occupational Safety and Health Administration considers new rules that would protect American workers from the heat, a new study found they could help prevent some 28,000 injuries a year.
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Oct 08, 2025
An increasing number of air traffic control facilities in the U.S. have had to reduce the number of planes they can handle in their airspace since the government shutdown began.
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Oct 08, 2025
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Ashley Allison, the new owner of the online media outlet "The Root," which focuses on covering Black news and opinion.
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Oct 08, 2025
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Ashley Allison, the new owner of the online media outlet "The Root," which focuses on covering Black news and opinion.
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Oct 07, 2025
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with KFF Health News' Chief Washington Correspondent Julie Rovner about the healthcare subsidies at the center of the government shutdown.
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Oct 07, 2025
On the seventh day of the shutdown, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen tells NPR she's working with colleagues from both parties to find common ground and reopen the government.
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Oct 07, 2025
NPR's Michel Martin interviews Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire about the state of negotiations in Congress to end the government shutdown.
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Oct 07, 2025
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul about President Trump's efforts to deploy National Guard forces to Chicago, over state and local objections.
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Oct 07, 2025
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul says the only "chaos" on Chicago's streets is coming from federal immigration agents carrying our aggressive enforcement.
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Oct 07, 2025
The case pits conservative Christian groups against the LGBTQ community.
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Oct 07, 2025
The case pits conservative Christian groups against the LGBTQ community.
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Oct 07, 2025
The court appeared ready to invalidate laws in some two dozen states that bar therapists from practicing a version of therapy that seeks to change a teenager's sexual orientation or gender identity.
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Oct 07, 2025
President Trump is bucking tradition and legal precedent in pushing to deploy the National Guard to Democratic-led cities like Portland, Oregon, and Chicago due to what he says is rampant crime and to support his crackdown on illegal immigration.
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Oct 07, 2025
Eli Sharabi survived 491 days in Hamas captivity in Gaza following the Oct. 7, 2023 attack. Sharabi speaks with NPR's Leila Fadel about his book, "Hostage."
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Oct 07, 2025
Attorney General Pam Bondi will testify before Congress Tuesday. The hearing comes as concerns the Justice Department is being weaponized to target President Trump's political adversaries grow.
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Oct 07, 2025
A California-based firm plans to build the first privately funded uranium enrichment plant in Kentucky amid efforts to bolster the country's domestic uranium enrichment.
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Oct 07, 2025
More college students are using AI chatbots to help them with their studies. But data recently released by an AI company shows they're aren't the only ones using the technology.
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Oct 07, 2025
President Trump is bucking tradition and legal precedent in pushing to deploy the National Guard to Democratic-led cities like Portland, Oregon, and Chicago due to what he says is rampant crime and to support his crackdown on illegal immigration.
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Oct 07, 2025
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with former Illinois National Guard Adjutant General Richard Hayes about President Trump's efforts to deploy troops to Chicago.
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Oct 07, 2025
Frank Bisignano has been tapped to run the IRS, but he's already in charge of the Social Security Administration. Critics worry one person running two critical agencies is a mistake.
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Oct 07, 2025
Over 67,000 Palestinians have been killed, a third of them children, in Israeli attacks since the war began two years ago. One Palestinian family shares their story of loss.
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Oct 07, 2025
The case pits conservative Christian groups against the LGBTQ community.
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Oct 06, 2025
Senators are reconvening Monday to vote on temporarily funding the government, but both parties seem unlikely to bend in their demands.
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Oct 06, 2025
Hundreds of thousands of federal workers have been furloughed because of the government shutdown. NPR's Morning Edition spoke with three of them about their experiences.
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Oct 06, 2025
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., about the government shutdown and the ongoing stalemate between Republicans and Democrats.
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Oct 06, 2025
Maryland Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen says the law doesn't give President Trump more power to fire people during a shutdown and White House plans to do so are "vindictive."
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Oct 06, 2025
CBS' parent company is buying The Free Press and installing Bari Weiss, its contrarian founder, as editor in chief of CBS News.
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Oct 06, 2025
CBS' parent company will buy The Free Press and install Bari Weiss, its contrarian founder, as editor in chief of CBS News.
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Oct 06, 2025
The term promises to be hugely consequential and focused in large part on how much power the Constitution gives to the president.
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Oct 06, 2025
Women have an evolutionary advantage when it comes to living longer. They outlive men by about five years. This gender gap is true for many mammals, but a new study shows how human males could narrow it.
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Oct 06, 2025
Women have an evolutionary advantage when it comes to living longer. They outlive men by about 5 years. This gender gap is true for many mammals, but a new study shows how human males could narrow it.
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Oct 06, 2025
Palestinian journalist Plestia Alaqad documented Israel's bombardment of the Gaza Strip after the Hamas Oct. 7 attacks. Her diary is now a book called "The Eyes of Gaza."
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Oct 06, 2025
Several clashes happened over the weekend between protesters and federal agents in Chicago. It comes as the Trump administration and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker fight over National Guard deployments.
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Oct 06, 2025
NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Robinson Meyer of the climate and energy site Heatmap News why electricity bills are rising faster than inflation.
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Oct 03, 2025
Sarah Mullally has been named as the new Archbishop of Canterbury. She's the first woman ever chosen to lead the world's 85 million Anglicans.
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Oct 03, 2025
As the government shutdown enters its third day, the GOP-led Senate will vote for the fourth time on partisan stopgap bills. Meanwhile, the White House is threatening mass layoffs for federal workers.
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Oct 03, 2025
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says the Trump administration has to look at ways to "save money in a responsible way that respects the American taxpayer's money" during shutdown.
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Oct 03, 2025
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt about the government shutdown.
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Oct 03, 2025
Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock, a Democrat, says health care spending cuts hurt people regardless of party affiliation and that he is "hoping against hope" that the GOP and White House will negotiate.
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Oct 03, 2025
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., about the effects of the government shutdown in Georgia.
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Oct 03, 2025
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with U.S. historian Jill Lepore about her new book, "We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution."
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Oct 03, 2025
The White House is pressuring colleges to align with President Trump's agenda, urging multiple schools across the country to sign a "compact" in exchange for priority access to federal grants.
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Oct 03, 2025
President Trump is continuing his push for more control of the Federal Reserve. The Planet Money team looked into what has happened globally when central banks face political pressure.
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Oct 03, 2025
Michigan transportation officials want to limit how long drivers can stop at rest areas to 48 hours. People who live in their vehicles say that would remove one of their few safe options.
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Oct 03, 2025
Fans of "KPop Demon Hunters" are trying ramyun, the Korean instant noodles enjoyed by the film's heroes. But doctors say you should slurp with caution to avoid burns. Here's how to stay safe.
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Oct 03, 2025
Typically, the first Friday of the month is when the Labor Department releases its report on jobs and unemployment. But because of the government shutdown, that report is delayed.
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Oct 02, 2025
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-NY, about the ongoing budget negotiations and the impact of the government shutdown.
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Oct 02, 2025
Police identified a 35-year-old man they believed was responsible for attacking a synagogue in Manchester, England, during a Jewish holiday.
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Oct 02, 2025
Prime Minister Keir Starmer called the attack outside a synagogue in Manchester, England, "all the more horrific" for taking place on Yom Kippur, Judaism's holiest day.
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Oct 02, 2025
The attack took place outside a synagogue in Manchester, England. Prime Minister Keir Starmer called the attack "appalling" and "all the more horrific" for taking place on Yom Kippur, Judaism's holiest day.
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Oct 02, 2025
The attack took place outside a synagogue in Manchester. Prime Minister Keir Starmer called the attack "appalling" and "all the more horrific" for taking place on Yom Kippur, Judaism's holiest day.
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Oct 02, 2025
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear about his cross-party appeal in a state that has always overwhelmingly voted for Trump.
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Oct 02, 2025
As Democrats and Republicans trade barbs, Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought works to carry out what the Trump administration calls the "good that can come" from a shutdown.
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Oct 02, 2025
Around 80,000 federal employees call Fairfax County, Virginia, home. County Chairman Jeffrey McKay talks about his community's concerns over the government shutdown and what is being done to help.
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Oct 02, 2025
Gen Z-led protests in two diverse African countries highlight frustration over years of poor governance. Fueled by social media, these youth movements are demanding accountability.
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Oct 02, 2025
Transmission lines have been linked to the start of the Eaton fire in January. But another kind of line — distribution lines that power homes — were also wreaking havoc before that fire sparked.
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Oct 02, 2025
Rising costs are causing a lot of Americans to think twice before booking a trip. And many who do travel are scaling back their ambitions and staying closer to home.
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Oct 02, 2025
As the shutdown continues, the OMB director works to overhaul the federal workforce, Americans are starting to feel the effects of the shutdown, Israel orders all residents to leave Gaza City.
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Oct 02, 2025
Jane Goodall, a legendary primatologist whose studies of wild chimpanzees transformed our understanding of apes, died Wednesday at age 91.
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Oct 02, 2025
In "Good Boy," a loyal dog faces off against dark forces to protect his owner. The horror story is told through the eyes of man's best friend.
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Oct 02, 2025
A 1,000-year-old Viking longship known as the Oseberg ship has completed its final journey. A painstaking 300-foot move that was 10 years in the making.
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Oct 02, 2025
With hundreds of thousands of federal employees furloughed or working without pay, some government offices are closed and facilities at National Parks aren't available.
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Oct 01, 2025
Much of the federal government shut down Wednesday after Congress failed to reach a deal to keep government programs and services running before the midnight deadline.
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Oct 01, 2025
NPR speaks with Rep. Mike Haridopolos, R-Fla., about the government shutdown.
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Oct 01, 2025
After a week of flights by unidentified drones, the U.S. and other NATO countries sent troops and equipment to Denmark to protect its capital during meetings with European Union leaders Wednesday.
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Oct 01, 2025
On hot button issues, a majority say children should be vaccinated; controlling gun violence is more important than gun rights; and Epstein files should be released, in a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll.
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Oct 01, 2025
On hot button issues, a majority say children should be vaccinated; controlling gun violence is more important than gun rights; and Epstein files should be released, in a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll.
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Oct 01, 2025
Tilly Norwood, an AI-generated avatar, is being compared by its creators to A-list human actors. SAG-AFTRA and others are pushing back.
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Oct 01, 2025
Hollywood is getting closer to signing up its first synthetic creation made with AI. SAG-AFTRA, the actors' union, is pushing back, concerned it could be a step toward replacing human talent.
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Oct 01, 2025
In President Trump's 20-point plan to end the war in Gaza, he named former British prime minister Tony Blair for a potential role in Gaza's postwar governance.
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Oct 01, 2025
Florida's current plans to restore the coral reefs won't work due to the impact of climate change, so scientists are trying something new: breeding corals that can better withstand heat.
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Oct 01, 2025
Dr. Omar Awadallah, deputy minister of Foreign Affairs in the Palestinian Authority, talks about President Trump's 20-point plan to end the war in Gaza.
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Oct 01, 2025
President Trump on Tuesday announced a deal with Pfizer to sell its drugs directly to consumers at discounted prices. They'll be available through a website operated by the federal government.
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