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Of course we look for ourselves in art — but if we stop there, we're missing out

NPR News Headlines - Sun, 05/10/2026 - 06:00
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As I watched the new series, I only cared about Piggy — the thoughtful, smart kid stranded on an island with other boys. That made me think about what we look for in art.

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Cape Verde: Tiny nation, massive World Cup dream

NPR News Headlines - Sun, 05/10/2026 - 05:00

In Cape Verde, a small island nation off West Africa, World Cup qualification is transforming dreams on and off the pitch.

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Iran ceasefire tested as cargo ship catches fire after being hit off Qatar's coast

NPR News Headlines - Sun, 05/10/2026 - 04:10

A cargo ship caught fire Sunday after being hit by an unknown projectile off Qatar's coast, the British military said.

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Gas, groceries and getting by: How voters in one Ohio district see affordability

NPR News Headlines - Sun, 05/10/2026 - 04:00

Ohio voters headed to the polls last week for primary elections, and in competitive districts like the one where Toledo is primarily located, the message was clear: affordability is a top priority.

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Protests and boycotts rock prestigious Venice Biennale

NPR News Headlines - Sat, 05/09/2026 - 20:41

The 61st edition of the international art event launched on Saturday in an atmosphere marked by geopolitical strife.

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'We're dry:' The new U.S. Wildland Fire Service prepares for extreme fire season

NPR News Headlines - Sat, 05/09/2026 - 14:03

Brian Fennessy, new head of the U.S. Wildland Fire Service, says his agency is 'trying to bring on additional aircraft and bring them on early,' and dismisses criticism of prevention methods.

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Bobby Cox, Hall of Fame manager of Atlanta Braves, dies at age 84

NPR News Headlines - Sat, 05/09/2026 - 13:41

The Braves announced Cox's death on Saturday. He managed the team to prominence during the 1990s and the team's only championship in 1995, before retiring after the 2010 season.

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CDC says threat of widespread outbreak of hantavirus remains low

NPR News Headlines - Sat, 05/09/2026 - 12:41

As hantavirus has dominated headlines, sparking fears of another debilitating pandemic, the CDC stressed that the risk of sweeping contagion was small.

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Frontier Airlines plane strikes and kills pedestrian

NPR News Headlines - Sat, 05/09/2026 - 10:04

Denver International Airport said the person had jumped a fence and dashed into the aircraft's path minutes before being struck.

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An expert on Iranian politics reviews the status of negotiations to end the war on Iran

NPR News Headlines - Sat, 05/09/2026 - 06:43

NPR's Elissa Nadworny talks to Mehrzad Boroujerdi of the Missouri University of Science and Technology about the status of the Trump Administration's negotiations to end the war on Iran.

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Why saying hello to strangers can be good for you

NPR News Headlines - Sat, 05/09/2026 - 06:20

A study establishes that "social ties" — a fancy way of saying being nice to other, even those you don't know — has benefits. A teacher asked her students to test the thesis in real life.

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Southern Republicans redistrict after Supreme Court rules, Dems lose big in Virginia

NPR News Headlines - Sat, 05/09/2026 - 05:00

The Supreme Court weakened minority voting rights and prompted Republicans in four states to move to redistrict as part of Trump's push. A court nullified Democratic redistricting in Virginia.

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How the 1994 World Cup kicked off America's love affair with soccer

NPR News Headlines - Sat, 05/09/2026 - 05:00

Soccer — or football as it's known around the globe — was far from mainstream in the U.S. leading up to the 1994 World Cup. But in the end, the tournament was considered a resounding success. How exactly did that happen?

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They graduate to six figure salaries, and grueling work

NPR News Headlines - Sat, 05/09/2026 - 05:00

Cadets from the nation's Merchant Marine academies are finding lots of demand and great salaries because of a shortage of licensed mariners.

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Moscow marks Victory Day with a Red Square parade under tight security

NPR News Headlines - Sat, 05/09/2026 - 04:24

Security was tight in Moscow as Putin and several foreign leaders attended the parade, even as a U.S.-brokered three-day ceasefire eased concerns about possible Ukrainian attempts to disrupt the festivities.

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What is a radical? It's the question of M.I.A.'s vexing career

NPR News Headlines - Sat, 05/09/2026 - 04:00

Fans who danced to "Paper Planes" might hardly recognize the conspiracy-touting artist before them today — but in a certain way, she's the same button-pusher as ever.

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National mood is against Republicans, but redistricting could help prop them up

NPR News Headlines - Sat, 05/09/2026 - 04:00

The national political landscape looks bad for President Trump and Republicans, but recent wins in the redistricting fight could soften the blow they might have suffered without them.

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ABC argues Trump administration is trying to chill free speech

NPR News Headlines - Fri, 05/08/2026 - 23:37

In a filing, ABC accuses the Trump administration of trying to chill its constitutionally protected free speech. The point of contention: "The View," and whether it's subject to equal time rules.

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Trump says Russia and Ukraine have agreed to his request for a 3-day ceasefire

NPR News Headlines - Fri, 05/08/2026 - 23:04

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Yuri Ushakov, President Vladimir Putin's foreign affairs adviser, both confirmed the agreement for a three-day ceasefire and an exchange of prisoners.

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UFO files spanning decades are released by Defense Department

NPR News Headlines - Fri, 05/08/2026 - 14:39

Cold War reports of mysterious rotating saucers; recent sightings of metallic elliptical objects floating in mid-air. Those and other reports of unidentified anomalous phenomena or UAPs — the military's term for UFOs — are described in documents released Friday.

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