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Biden pardons Virginia House Speaker Don Scott, Black nationalist Marcus Garvey

NPR News Headlines - Sun, 01/19/2025 - 10:40

President Joe Biden pardons five people and commutes the sentence of two others who "made significant contributions to improving their communities."

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Why Trump's tariff promises will be hard to keep

NPR News Headlines - Sun, 01/19/2025 - 07:00

President-elect Donald Trump has said his tariffs will raise revenues, boost U.S. jobs, and help stop the drug trade. But some of these goals are at odds with the others.

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Ceasefire goes into effect in Gaza, Israel says, after initial delay

NPR News Headlines - Sun, 01/19/2025 - 05:57

The Israeli government announced the ceasefire with Hamas would take effect at 11:15 local time, nearly three hours after the originally scheduled time for hostilities to cease.

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Steve Bannon says MAGA populism will win — as Trump is surrounded by billionaires

NPR News Headlines - Sun, 01/19/2025 - 05:00
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Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon says he doesn't believe the president-elect will listen to "tech oligarchs" over the right-wing populist movement that helped him secure another White House term.

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Many doctors don't discuss sex after cancer. But survivors wish they would

NPR News Headlines - Sun, 01/19/2025 - 05:00

Questions about sex and intimacy often go unanswered for people with cancer. It's a glaring problem, especially for the growing number of young people being diagnosed.

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Cleaning up after the LA wildfires is dangerous. Here's how to protect yourself

NPR News Headlines - Sun, 01/19/2025 - 05:00

The ash and debris created during the burns could be loaded with dangerous materials. Experts suggest taking care.

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33 hostages are expected to be released by Hamas as part of a ceasefire with Israel

NPR News Headlines - Sun, 01/19/2025 - 04:03

There are men, women and children on the list of 33 to be released from Gaza. Two are U.S. citizens. Israel is set to free hundreds of prisoners in exchange for them.

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Trump's 2nd term represents hope for the right and fear of a dark era for others

NPR News Headlines - Sun, 01/19/2025 - 04:00

President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration comes at a pivotal time in American history. Insulated from controversy, Trump will enter the White House more prepared than when he first won in 2016.

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This Virginia program helps former foster youth get degrees, at any age

NPR News Headlines - Sun, 01/19/2025 - 04:00

Great Expectations was designed to help people who grew up in foster care get their two-year degrees. And unlike many programs for former foster youth, there are no age limits.

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Gaza ceasefire begins after delay as Hamas names hostages to be released Sunday

NPR News Headlines - Sun, 01/19/2025 - 03:53

A long-awaited ceasefire in Gaza began after a three-hour delay as Hamas named the three female hostages it plans to free later on Sunday.

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Deadline passes without Gaza ceasefire going into effect

NPR News Headlines - Sun, 01/19/2025 - 01:36

The deadline for the start of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip passed as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Hamas had provided the names of the three hostages it was set to release on Sunday.

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Outgoing Interior Secretary Deb Haaland hands off closer ties with Indian Country

NPR News Headlines - Sun, 01/19/2025 - 00:03

Deb Haaland, the country's first indigenous cabinet secretary, used her term at the Interior Department to make what activists say is irreversible impact in recognizing the painful history of the government's treatment Native Americans

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TikTok is offline in the U.S. after Supreme Court upholds ban

NPR News Headlines - Sat, 01/18/2025 - 21:55

The app had more than 170 million monthly users in the U.S. The black-out is the result of a law forcing the service offline unless it sheds its ties to ByteDance, its China-based parent company.

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Trump's border czar says immigration raids will begin next week, including in Chicago

NPR News Headlines - Sat, 01/18/2025 - 18:29

Prospects of a raid in Chicago come just a few weeks after Trump's border czar Tom Homan visited the city and threatened to prosecute the mayor if he did not cooperate.

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Trump says he'll likely give TikTok a 90-day extension

NPR News Headlines - Sat, 01/18/2025 - 16:32

President-elect Donald Trump spoke on the possibility of delaying a ban less than 24 hours from when the social media app is expected to shut down.

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'All the hydrants up here are dead.' Radio traffic recounts LA firefighters losing water

NPR News Headlines - Sat, 01/18/2025 - 16:00

NPR transcribed 2,000 hours of radio communications from the LA fires. It shows hydrants going dry and first responders fighting the fires despite scarce resources.

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South Korean court orders formal arrest of President Yoon over martial law decree

NPR News Headlines - Sat, 01/18/2025 - 15:51

South Korea's impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, faces possible imprisonment over his declaration of martial law last month. The formal arrest comes days after he was apprehended.

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With TikTok's future uncertain, creators ponder life without the app

NPR News Headlines - Sat, 01/18/2025 - 14:50

Barring a last minute sale by its Chinese parent company, TikTok could soon go dark in the U.S. Now, creators on the Chinese-owned platform pay tribute to it — and talk about what's next.

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U.S. pays $590 million to Moderna to speed up development of bird flu vaccine

NPR News Headlines - Sat, 01/18/2025 - 14:06

The public health risk remains low, but bird flu variants have proven to be unpredictable, which is why the virus is a top priority for the federal government.

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In India, a police volunteer is convicted of rape and murder of a trainee doctor

NPR News Headlines - Sat, 01/18/2025 - 10:17

A court found a police volunteer guilty of the rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee doctor, a crime that sparked protests and hospital strikes amid concerns over lack of safety for women.

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