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Houses floated away in this Alaska Native village. Now residents want to move
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Houses floated away in this Alaska Native village. Now residents want to move
Kwigillingok, Alaska, has long grappled with erosion and flooding. Residents want to move to higher ground, further inland, especially after the remnants of Typhoon Halong damaged nearly every house.
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/15/nx-s1-5596136/alaska-storm-native-climate-change
about 3 hours ago
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What's behind the wellness claims for the synthetic dye methylene blue?
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What's behind the wellness claims for the synthetic dye methylene blue?
Taking drops of a medical dye is trending in wellness and biohacking circles. Some influencers claim it boosts longevity and brain health. Scientists say the hype has gotten ahead of the research.
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/15/nx-s1-5634680/methylene-blue-supplement-safety
about 5 hours ago
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It's Christmastime —– and if you live in the Alps, watch out! Krampus is coming
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It's Christmastime —– and if you live in the Alps, watch out! Krampus is coming
In Salzburg, Austria, Christmas involves both St. Nick and Krampus, a mythological punisher with roots stretching back to late antiquity and many fans in the present-day Central Alps.
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/13/nx-s1-5638388/its-christmastime-and-if-you-live-in-the-alps-watch-out-krampus-is-coming
about 9 hours ago
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Machado's daughter accepts Nobel Peace Prize in Venezuelan opposition leader's absence
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The daughter of Venezuela's Machado accepts the Nobel Peace Prize in her absence
The Nobel committee said laureate María Corina Machado was safe and was braving the journey to Norway.
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/10/nx-s1-5639764/machado-nobel-peace-prize-ceremony
about 13 hours ago
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Skywatchers rejoice: The Geminids meteor shower peaks tonight
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Skywatchers rejoice: The Geminids meteor shower peaks tonight
The Geminids meteor shower appears every December, but it will peak this year on Saturday, the 13th.
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/13/nx-s1-5643515/geminids-meteor-shower-peaks-tonight
about 18 hours ago
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A divided Fed is expected to cut rates for a 3rd straight time
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A divided Federal Reserve cuts interest rates for a 3rd straight time
The Fed lowered its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point, in an effort to shore up a weakening job market. With inflation remaining stubbornly high, it was not a slam dunk decision.
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/10/nx-s1-5633393/federal-reserve-interest-rates-inflation-jobs
about 22 hours ago
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With federal relief on the horizon, Black farmers worry it won't come soon enough
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With federal relief on the horizon, Black farmers worry it won't come soon enough
At the National Black Growers Council meeting in New Orleans, Black farmers respond to the $12 billion in tariff relief announced by the Trump administration and outline challenges farms are facing.
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/14/nx-s1-5640820/farm-federal-relief-12-billion-tariffs-black-farmers
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The 'magic' of walking with grief
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The 'magic' of walking with grief
Walking with other people who are grieving a loss is one way to ease some of the pain and feel less alone.
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/14/nx-s1-5642731/grief-death-walking-help
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1 student dead, 1 critically injured in shooting at Kentucky State University
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1 student dead, 1 critically injured in shooting at Kentucky State University
Classes and campus activities were canceled for the rest of the week after a shooting that police said left one student dead and another in critical condition. Police said a suspect who is not a KSU student was in custody.
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/09/g-s1-101503/kentucky-state-university-shooting-frankfort
1 day ago
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Sen. Van Hollen urges Democrats to stand for something — not just be anti-Trump
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Sen. Van Hollen urges Democrats to stand for something — not just be anti-Trump
Democrats have become the party of the status quo, says Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland. He's urging members of his party to craft sharper election messages and back new voices in the party.
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/09/nx-s1-5629032/sen-chris-van-hollen-says-democrats-need-to-fight-back-at-every-juncture
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Trump's speech on combating inflation turns to grievances about immigrants
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Trump's speech on combating inflation turns to grievances about immigrants
On the road in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, President Trump said he objected to taking immigrants from "hellholes like Afghanistan, Haiti, Somalia and many other countries."
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/10/g-s1-101506/trumps-speech-grievances-about-immigrants
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President Trump expected to address affordability at Pennsylvania rally
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President Trump expected to address affordability at Pennsylvania rally
President Trump will hold a rally in Pennsylvania Tuesday, where he's expected to talk about his administration's efforts to address two major concerns for voters: the economy and affordability.
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/09/nx-s1-5637470/president-trump-expected-to-address-affordability-at-pennsylvania-rally
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To 'graduate' from poverty, they can borrow to build a business. So why aren't they?
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To 'graduate' from poverty, they can borrow to build a business. So why aren't they?
It's called the "graduation" approach — both financial and moral support to help people move from extreme poverty to self-sufficiency. But in this innovative Uganda project, something isn't clicking.
https://www.npr.org/sections/goats-and-soda/2025/12/13/g-s1-101742/poverty-loan-borrow-refugees-uganda
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Fewer characters on TV had abortions this year — and more stories reinforced shame
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Fewer characters on TV had abortions this year — and more stories reinforced shame
Researchers at the University of California San Francisco track how abortion comes up on television. They say the trends from 2025 are concerning.
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/13/nx-s1-5639998/abortion-tv-2025-trends-the-pitt-call-the-midwife
2 days ago
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ICEBlock app sues Trump administration for censorship and 'unlawful threats'
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ICEBlock app sues Trump administration for censorship and 'unlawful threats'
The app lets people anonymously share the locations of immigration agents but Apple removed it from its app store under pressure from the Trump administration. Now, the app's developer is suing.
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/08/nx-s1-5631826/iceblock-app-lawsuit-trump-bondi
2 days ago
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Russia unleashes drone and missile attack on Ukraine as diplomatic talks continue
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Russia unleashes drone and missile attack on Ukraine as diplomatic talks continue
Russia unleashed a major missile and drone barrage on Ukraine overnight into Saturday, after U.S. and Ukrainian officials said they'll meet on Saturday for talks aimed at ending the war.
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/06/g-s1-101064/russia-drone-missile-attack
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The Fed is expected to cut rates. And, Afghan CIA fighters feel abandoned by the U.S.
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The Fed is expected to cut rates. And, Afghan CIA fighters feel abandoned by the U.S.
The divided Federal Reserve is considering cutting interest rates today. And, Afghans in the U.S. who fought for the CIA say they feel abandoned by the agency.
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/10/g-s1-101524/up-first-newsletter-trump-economy-fed-reserve-meeting-afghan-fighters
3 days ago
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The Justice Department has now sued 18 states in an effort to access voter data
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The Justice Department has now sued 18 states in an effort to access voter data
The Department of Justice has sued four more states as part of the Trump administration's far-reaching attempt to access sensitive voter data. The DOJ is also suing Fulton County in Georgia.
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/12/nx-s1-5642610/doj-voter-data-lawsuits-colorado-hawaii-massachusetts-nevada
3 days ago
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 sweeps The Game Awards — analysis and full winners list
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 sweeps The Game Awards — analysis and full winners list
Independent video game Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 swept the Game Awards last night. The L.A. ceremony draws millions of views for its industry honors and exclusive previews of upcoming games.
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/12/nx-s1-5640839/game-awards-2025-winners-clair-obscur-expedition-33
3 days ago
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Thailand's Parliament is dissolved for new elections early next year
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Thailand's Parliament is dissolved for new elections early next year
Thailand's Parliament was dissolved Friday for new elections early next year as the country engaged in deadly fighting with Cambodia.
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/12/nx-s1-5642491/thailand-parliament-dissolved-new-elections-2026
3 days ago
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Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap
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Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap
Sensors and artificial intelligence help a prosthetic hand act more like a natural one, new research shows.
https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/12/12/nx-s1-5639925/bionic-hand-prosthetic-artificial-intelligence
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Brett Cooper says she makes up her own mind — about Trump and everything else
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Brett Cooper says she makes up her own mind — about Trump and everything else
NPR's Steve Inskeep asks conservative commentator Brett Cooper about her YouTube following, her recent criticisms of President Trump and her opinion of Nick Fuentes.
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/10/nx-s1-5630495/brett-cooper-youtube-conservative-gen-z-influencers
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Botulism outbreak sickens more than 50 babies and expands to all ByHeart products
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Botulism outbreak sickens more than 50 babies and expands to all ByHeart products
At least 51 babies in 19 states have been treated for botulism after being exposed to organic ByHeart baby formula. The New-York based manufacturer issued a recall of all its products last month.
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/11/nx-s1-5640625/botulism-outbreak-expands-byheart
3 days ago
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You know what's definitely not a 'hoax'? Our news quiz. Give it a go
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You know what's definitely not a 'hoax'? Our news quiz. Give it a go
What did Disney do now? Which beloved icons are having birthdays? Why is there a question about hair?
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/11/nx-s1-5640769/trump-charlie-brown-golden-globes-social-media-news-quiz
4 days ago
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Head Start centers told to avoid 'disability,' 'women' and more in funding requests
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Head Start centers told to avoid 'disability,' 'women' and more in funding requests
New court documents reveal a list of nearly 200 words or phrases the Trump administration told Head Start programs it does not want to see in their funding requests.
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/11/nx-s1-5640757/head-start-hhs-funding-dei
4 days ago
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Disney reaches billion-dollar licensing deal with OpenAI
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Billion-dollar OpenAI deal allows users to make content with Disney characters
It's a whole new world for Mickey, Simba, Stitch and more as Disney brings hundreds of its characters to Sora, the short-form video platform from OpenAI, as part of a three-year licensing agreement.
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/11/nx-s1-5640837/disney-openai-sora-deal
4 days ago
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Trump administration announcing $12 billion in one-time payments to farmers
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Trump administration announces $12 billion in one-time payments to farmers
The payments are targeted at row crop farmers in the wake of this year's tariff hikes.
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/08/nx-s1-5637476/trump-administration-announcing-12-billion-in-one-time-payments-to-farmers
4 days ago
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Believe it or not, this book makes taxes fascinating
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Believe it or not, this book makes taxes fascinating
The Price of Democracy tells the history of taxation from colonization to the present day. It's essential reading for anyone who cares about preserving democracy.
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/09/nx-s1-5634506/taxes-the-price-of-democracy
4 days ago
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Thailand launches airstrikes along border with Cambodia as tensions reignite
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Thailand launches airstrikes along border with Cambodia as tensions reignite
Both sides accused the other of breaking a ceasefire that halted fighting earlier this year. Longstanding border disputes erupted into five days of combat in July that killed dozens.
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/08/g-s1-101134/thailand-airstrikes-cambodia
4 days ago
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Morning new brief
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Morning new brief
SCOTUS to hear case that could extend presidential powers, Senate expected to vote this week on ACA subsidy extension plan, Zelenskyy to meet with European leaders amid pressure to accept peace plan.
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/08/nx-s1-5627068/morning-new-brief
4 days ago
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Appeals court hands Trump a victory, OK'ing firing of two independent agency heads
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Appeals court hands Trump a victory, OK'ing firings of two independent agency heads
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2 to 1 that President Trump's firings of Democratic members of the Merit Systems Protection Board and the National Labor Relations Board were lawful.
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/05/nx-s1-5634705/trump-nlrb-mspb-firing-appeal
5 days ago
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Egypt and Iran object to playing in a Seattle 'Pride' match in next year's World Cup
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Egypt and Iran object to playing in a Seattle 'Pride' match in next year's World Cup
Local organizers had planned to include the June 26 game with Seattle's Pride celebrations. Then, FIFA announced the match would include Egypt and Iran, two countries where gay rights are nil.
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/10/nx-s1-5639958/egypt-iran-seattle-pride-match-fifa-world-cup
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What to know about death cap mushrooms, blamed for poisonings in California
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What to know about death cap mushrooms, blamed for poisonings in California
Death cap mushrooms look harmless, but are responsible for the majority of the world's mushroom-related deaths. California officials say 21 people have been sickened in recent weeks, one fatally.
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/10/nx-s1-5639775/death-cap-mushrooms-california
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Greetings from Andhra Pradesh, India, where a fragrant food stand feeds working women
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Greetings from Andhra Pradesh, India, where a fragrant food stand feeds working women
Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/10/nx-s1-5638423/indian-food-women-workers
5 days ago
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Feeling burned out? There's a word for that in Mandarin Chinese
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Feeling burned out? There's a word for that in Mandarin Chinese
How an obscure term used in anthropology leaped from the pages of academia into the Chinese meme world and then became part of Chinese government policymaking.
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/10/nx-s1-5633319/word-of-week-involution-mandarin
5 days ago
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Democrat wins Miami mayor's race for the first time in nearly 30 years
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Democrat wins Miami mayor's race for the first time in nearly 30 years
Democrat Eileen Higgins won the Miami mayor's race on Tuesday, defeating a Republican endorsed by President Donald Trump to end her party's nearly three-decade losing streak.
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/10/g-s1-101511/democrat-wins-miami-mayor-race
5 days ago
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Trump to address affordability. And, the significance of Indiana's redistricting fight
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Trump to address affordability. And, the significance of Indiana's redistricting fight
Trump travels to Pennsylvania to discuss America's affordability. And, Indiana lawmakers to vote on a congressional map that may eliminate the state's last two Democratic seats.
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/09/g-s1-101285/up-first-newsletter-trump-affordability-problem-scotus-rebecca-slaughter-indiana-redistricting
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NPR battles Trump executive order in court
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NPR battles Trump executive order in court
NPR was in court for a pivotal hearing arguing that the Trump administration had broken the law with its treatment of public media.
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/05/g-s1-100844/npr-battles-trump-executive-order-in-court
6 days ago
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Millions of borrowers in Biden's SAVE plan would start paying under new settlement
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Millions of borrowers in Biden's SAVE plan would start paying under new settlement
Legal challenges put SAVE borrowers in limbo for months, a time during which they were not required to make payments on their loans. That would change if the proposed settlement is approved.
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/09/nx-s1-5638567/save-plan-student-loan-settlement
6 days ago
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Machado to accept Nobel as fight against Venezuelan regime intensifies
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Machado to accept Nobel as fight against Venezuelan regime intensifies
As María Corina Machado is set to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, the Venezuelan opposition leader is betting everything on her prediction of an imminent political transition.
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/09/nx-s1-5634832/machado-venezuela-nobel-peace-prize
6 days ago
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Ukraine's last eastern strongholds hang on as Russia fights to take Donbas
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Ukraine's last eastern strongholds hang on as Russia fights to take Donbas
Russia is pushing to take over all of eastern Ukraine's Donbas region, where one resident tells NPR that she feels her "life depends on how our guys at the front hold on."
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/09/nx-s1-5634738/russia-ukraine-war-donetsk-region
6 days ago
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Black bear populations are bouncing back. Here's how these Texas towns are coping
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Black bear populations are bouncing back. Here's how these Texas towns are coping
Historically, Black bears were the biggest predator to travel the Big Bend area of Texas. But overhunting and habitat loss led to their decline.
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/09/nx-s1-5504109/texas-black-bear-population
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Has hope survived the war? We asked Israelis and Palestinians we spoke to in 2023
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Has hope survived the war? We asked Israelis and Palestinians we spoke to in 2023
In 2023, we interviewed them to see how the Israel-Hamas war was affecting their ability to feel compassion and empathy. In the wake of the ceasefire this fall, we followed up. What's changed?
https://www.npr.org/sections/goats-and-soda/2025/12/05/g-s1-100428/gaza-israel-hamas-war-ceasefire-peace-compassion
6 days ago
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Video shows Luigi Mangione says he didn't want to talk. Police kept asking questions
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Video shows Luigi Mangione said he didn't want to talk. Police kept asking questions
Before being read his rights, the suspect in the UnitedHealthcare CEO killing talked. Now his lawyers say those words could reshape the case.
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/05/nx-s1-5634463/luigi-mangione-police-questioning
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Does one drink make you dizzy? Why alcohol hits us harder as we age
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Does one drink make you dizzy? Why alcohol hits us harder as we age
For many people, the holidays mean more parties and more occasions to drink. But if you've noticed that one cocktail hits you harder than it used to, there's a scientific reason to explain it.
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/08/nx-s1-5610478/alcohol-age-drink
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Syria marks a year since Assad fled, but struggles to heal
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Syria marks a year since Assad fled, but struggles to heal
Syria is struggling to heal a year after the Assad dynasty's repressive 50-year reign came to an end following 14 years of civil war that left the country battered and divided.
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/08/g-s1-101202/syria-anniversary-assad-deposed
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National Guard member in DC shooting shows 'positive sign' West Virginia governor says
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Suspect in National Guard shooting makes first court appearance
On Tuesday, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, was formally charged in D.C. Superior Court with multiple crimes, including first-degree murder and assault with the intent to kill while armed.
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/02/nx-s1-5627502/national-guard-shooting-latest
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Announcing the NPR Student Podcast Challenge for 2026 — and a very special prize!
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Announcing the NPR Student Podcast Challenge for 2026 — and a very special prize!
The annual contest for students in grades four through 12 is back for its eighth year — this time with a special prize for a podcast that marks the 250th anniversary of the United States.
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/04/nx-s1-5616423/npr-student-podcast-challenge-launch-2026
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After Texas ruling, Trump and Republicans head to 2026 with a redistricting edge
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After Texas ruling, Trump and Republicans head to 2026 with a redistricting edge
Trump has prompted a redistricting race as he tries to maintain Republican control of the House in the 2026 elections. Democrats have fewer options to counter, as the battle heads into next year.
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/08/nx-s1-5634585/redistricting-2026midterm-election-trump-congress
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Months of tumult and waves of staff cuts take a toll on the CDC
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Months of tumult and waves of staff cuts take a toll on the CDC
After losing thousands of staffers and facing attacks this year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is hampered in its ability to protect the public from health problems and emergencies.
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/01/nx-s1-5619764/months-of-tumult-and-waves-of-staff-cuts-take-a-toll-on-the-cdc
7 days ago
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