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April 25, 2025
Scientists say NOAA cuts by Trump undermine improvements in hurricane forecasts
The Trump administration is targeting top climate and weather labs for cuts. Insiders worry about the impact on research and NOAA's ability...
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April 25, 2025
A moose trek across Sweden pulls in millions of viewers looking for 'Slow TV'
Last year, more than 9 million people watched across the world, and executive producer Johan Erhag said he expects viewership will be even h...
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April 25, 2025
They say they want Americans to have more babies. What's beneath the surface?
Pronatalists believe that modern culture has failed to adequately prioritize the value of nuclear families and making lots of babies. They s...
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April 25, 2025
Are you eligible to be the next pope? Find out in the quiz
If you've paid attention to pope selection, COVID websites, national defense and libel cases, you'll do great this week!
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April 25, 2025
Jennifer Higdon won't apologize for writing accessible music
As one of the most-performed living composers, the Pulitzer winner insists that her music communicate to everyone — from farmers to children...
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April 25, 2025
Yola's simple, radical act of walking through her life
The big-voiced, unapologetically frank singer-songwriter refuses to be boxed in by genres, and finds joy in the full expression of self.
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April 25, 2025
The movies and TV we're excited about this summer : Pop Culture Happy Hour
There was Barbenheimer Summer, then Brat Summer, what will this year bring? Maybe it's the season of actually good superhero movies, like Th...
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April 25, 2025
Houthi rebels have shot down 7 US Reaper drones worth $200 million in recent weeks
The U.S. has increased its attacks on the Houthis, launching daily strikes since March 15, when President Donald Trump ordered a new, expand...
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April 25, 2025
Venezuelans subject to removal under wartime act have 12 hours to contest
An ICE official said in court documents that people are subject to deportation if they don't say they want to challenge their removal within...
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April 25, 2025
The best new albums out April 25
NPR Music's Stephen Thompson welcomes Ayana Contreras of Denver public radio stations KUVO Jazz and The Drop to discuss today's top new rele...
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April 25, 2025
In a reversal, the Trump administration restores funding for women's health study
The unexpected elimination of funding for the decades-long research project focused on women's health shocked scientists. They were heartene...
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April 25, 2025
DOGE dismantling foreign aid agency started by George W. Bush
The Millenium Challenge Corporation, focused on boosting economic growth abroad, could essentially shutter.
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April 24, 2025
GOP strategist says disobeying court orders could become a political problem for Trump
GOP strategist Alex Conant breaks down the political impact of challenges to Trump's top policies — tariffs and immigration — and how the ad...
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April 24, 2025
How Saudi funds brought Cristiano Ronaldo into a fighting video game
The newest Fatal Fury fighting game will include a curious choice of playable characters, including soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo and Bosnia...
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April 24, 2025
A developing political scandal in Florida has Gov. Ron DeSantis on the defensive
A developing political scandal in Florida has put Gov. Ron DeSantis on the defensive. Republican lawmakers are investigating how $10 million...
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April 24, 2025
Artists wanted for Trump's National Garden of American Heroes
The National Endowment for the Humanities says the project will "honor the statesmen, visionaries, and innovators who shaped the nation." It...
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April 24, 2025
Colleague of Harvard scientist held by ICE warns that foreign scientists are scared
Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova has been in ICE custody for about two months. Her colleague and friend Leon Peshkin says her case is causi...
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April 24, 2025
Tiny Desk Contest: 2025 Fan Favorite Vote
Vote for your favorite independent artist in this year's Tiny Desk Contest.
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April 24, 2025
More than 50 House Democrats demand answers after whistleblower report on DOGE
Members of the Congressional Labor Caucus wrote the letter after NPR reported that a whistleblower says DOGE may have removed sensitive labo...
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April 24, 2025
David Thomas, Pere Ubu's defiantly original leader, dies at 71
Formed in 1975, Pere Ubu embodied the industrial decay and hardscrabble ethics of Cleveland. Thomas tied together the band's sound with unco...
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April 24, 2025
Home sales just posted their biggest monthly fall since 2022
More inventory hitting the market was expected to drive sales. Instead, existing home sales suggest a continued slump in the housing market,...
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April 24, 2025
Judge pauses parts of Trump's sweeping executive order on voting
A federal judge has paused a key section of President Trump's executive order that makes sweeping changes to voting and elections.
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April 24, 2025
After nearly 50 years cooped up inside, Rockalina the turtle finds the great outdoors
Rockalina was an adult eastern box turtle living in the wild when she was taken into a New York home in 1977. When a reptile rehabilitation...
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April 24, 2025
India-Pakistan tensions escalate after deadly Kashmir attack
A day after India suspended a water-sharing treaty and downgraded diplomatic ties with Pakistan, authorities in Islamabad closed airspace to...
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April 24, 2025
Fyre Festival's embattled founder is selling the brand: 'It's time to pass the torch'
Billy McFarland says he will sell the brand "to an operator that can fully realize its vision." The news comes days after the postponement o...
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April 24, 2025
House oversight committee demands answers on gutting of CDC public records office
House Rep. Gerry Connolly is pushing CDC leadership to explain why the personnel who handle FOIA requests lost their jobs, noting that that...
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April 24, 2025
Highland Park shooter Robert Crimo III gets life in prison
Judge Victoria Rossetti told a courtroom full of survivors of the 2022 attack that Crimo would serve seven life sentences, one after another...
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April 24, 2025
Mercury, Venus and Saturn to delight stargazers in a parade across the sky
The pre-dawn sky will feature a glowing crescent moon, joined by planets Mercury, Venus and Saturn.
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April 24, 2025
How to get older men to socialize is a puzzle. A group called ROMEO is one answer
ROMEO stands for "retired older men eating out," and it's helping guys in one Maine town get out of the house and into more friendships.
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April 24, 2025
Wrong turn leads to hundreds of immigrant arrests at the Detroit-Canada border bridge
NPR has for months been receiving tips about detentions at the bridge. An inquiry by Rep. Rashida Tlaib has revealed over 200 detentions thi...
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April 24, 2025
A judge orders changes to a $2.8B NCAA deal, which attorneys say could trigger chaos
The judge overseeing the rewriting of college sports rules threw a potentially deal-wrecking roadblock into the mix Wednesday, insisting par...
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April 24, 2025
Lawyers warn clients of increased arrest risk at immigration check-ins
Immigration attorneys are advising clients who have deportation orders when they show up at court dates and immigration appointments, there...
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April 24, 2025
This terrifying horror novel proves: Nothing is old if you make it new
Nat Cassidy's wildly entertaining novel is a superb example of how to work with clichés. When the Wolf Comes Home might sound like a werewol...
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April 24, 2025
I quit Ozempic and embraced feeling healthy over striving for thinness
Taking the drug made one writer feel so sick she quit and focused on healthy habits instead of her body size. Turns out, 65% of people using...
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April 24, 2025
Joy Harjo believes in second chances
Joy Harjo is one of the most revered poets in the United States. On this week's Wild Card with Rachel Martin, the former U.S. poet laureate...
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April 24, 2025
Trump changes tone over tariffs on China. And, new executive actions target education
Trump is changing his tone about tariffs on China, but it is unclear if he will change any policies. And, a sweeping list of executive actio...
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April 24, 2025
Russia launches deadly airstrikes on Kyiv as Trump pushes for Ukraine concessions
The Ukrainian military says Russia launched at least 215 drones and missiles at Ukraine, most aimed at the capital.
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April 24, 2025
In theaters this weekend: A 1950s romantic drama and 'The Accountant 2'
Daisy Edgar-Jones, Jacob Elordi and Will Poulter star in the drama On Swift Horses, while Ben Affleck reprises his role as a money-launderin...
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April 24, 2025
Decades later, the Microsoft antitrust case casts a shadow over the Google trial
A nearly 30-year-old legal case looms large over the U.S. government's antitrust case against Google. A judge is hearing arguments to decide...
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April 24, 2025
Oil companies expected a big business boom under Trump. Now they're worried
Many oil company executives celebrated Donald Trump's return to the White House. But now expectations of higher profits are fading amid fear...
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April 24, 2025
Where will Travis Hunter, Cam Ward and other top players be picked in the NFL Draft?
It's been almost 30 years since an NFL player played a true two-way season. Heisman winner Travis Hunter could be the next — but first, he h...
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April 24, 2025
Anatomy of a microgenre: hyperpop's next evolution
Raised on EDM and SoundCloud rap, shaped by online gaming and Discord chats, a young generation is tearing the blown-out experimental pop of...
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April 24, 2025
Grupo Frontera: Tiny Desk Concert
Grupo Frontera is at the center of a pop-infused reinvigoration of traditional Mexican sounds.
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April 24, 2025
A small U.S. town grew a big company. Can it weather the tariff blizzard?
A rural Minnesota town is home to the biggest tech giant you've never heard of. Now it's riding out an unprecedented kind of storm.
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April 24, 2025
Racial disparities in youth incarceration are the widest they've been in decades
The number of American children and teenagers in juvenile detention has sharply declined over the last few decades, but as overall numbers d...
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April 24, 2025
The delightfully analog art of letter-writing
Tired of texting? Send your loved ones some snail mail instead. Rachel Syme, author of "Syme's Letter Writer: A Guide to Modern Corresponden...
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April 24, 2025
Trump signs executive actions on education, including efforts to rein in DEI
The directives include new efforts to curtail DEI programs at colleges, and discipline guidance for public schools.
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April 23, 2025
A dozen states sue the Trump administration to stop tariff policy
A dozen states have sued the Trump administration in the U.S. Court of International Trade to stop its tariff policy, challenging Trump's cl...
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April 23, 2025
Why Fed independence matters, according to economist Jason Furman
NPR talks with Jason Furman, an economist and Harvard professor, about Trump's management of the economy.
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April 23, 2025