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Trump's SAVE tool is looking for noncitizen voters. But it's flagging U.S. citizens too

NPR News Headlines - Wed, 12/10/2025 - 04:00

Anthony Nel, of Texas, became a U.S. citizen as a teen. But a flaw in a Trump administration citizenship tool flagged him as a potential noncitizen, which led to his voter registration being canceled.

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Education Department recalls fired attorneys amid civil rights complaint backlog

NPR News Headlines - Wed, 12/10/2025 - 04:00

The department said recalling these fired staffers would "bolster and refocus" civil rights enforcement "in a way that serves and benefits parents, students, and families."

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A divided Fed is expected to cut rates for a 3rd straight time

NPR News Headlines - Wed, 12/10/2025 - 04:00

The Fed is expected to lower its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point — but with inflation stubbornly high and mixed signals from the job market, it could be a split decision.

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Democrat wins Miami mayor's race for the first time in nearly 30 years

NPR News Headlines - Wed, 12/10/2025 - 01:08

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.

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Trump's speech on combating inflation turns to grievances about immigrants

NPR News Headlines - Wed, 12/10/2025 - 00:40

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."

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Social media ban for children under 16 starts in Australia

NPR News Headlines - Wed, 12/10/2025 - 00:34

The ban, a world-first, has been applauded by families looking to take back power from tech giants. But questions remain about its enforceability.

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1 student dead, 1 critically injured in shooting at Kentucky State University

NPR News Headlines - Tue, 12/09/2025 - 19:14

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.

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Millions of borrowers in Biden's SAVE plan would start paying under new settlement

NPR News Headlines - Tue, 12/09/2025 - 14:14

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.

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Rising temperatures could have a chilling impact on young children

NPR News Headlines - Tue, 12/09/2025 - 13:30

A study points to a new concern about the effect that heat can have on young children.

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Believe it or not, this book makes taxes fascinating

NPR News Headlines - Tue, 12/09/2025 - 12:01

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.

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Ukraine's last eastern strongholds hang on as Russia fights to take Donbas

NPR News Headlines - Tue, 12/09/2025 - 07:28

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."

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Trump to address affordability. And, the significance of Indiana's redistricting fight

NPR News Headlines - Tue, 12/09/2025 - 05:47

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.

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President Trump expected to address affordability at Pennsylvania rally

NPR News Headlines - Tue, 12/09/2025 - 05:46

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.

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Are we in a recession? Maybe professional Santas can tell us

NPR News Headlines - Tue, 12/09/2025 - 05:30

Demand for professional Santas and other seasonal workers seems to have cooled. Could that be a sign we're in a recession?

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Black bear populations are bouncing back. Here's how these Texas towns are coping

NPR News Headlines - Tue, 12/09/2025 - 05:00

Historically, Black bears were the biggest predator to travel the Big Bend area of Texas. But overhunting and habitat loss led to their decline.

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A 101-year-old runs the largest nutcracker museum in the U.S. Here's a look inside

NPR News Headlines - Tue, 12/09/2025 - 04:00

Arlene Wagner has been collecting nutcrackers for nearly 50 years. Now, she's got one of the largest collections in the world, housed at the Leavenworth Nutcracker Museum in Washington.

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The GOP has allowed Trump to expand his authority. Here's where they're pushing back

NPR News Headlines - Tue, 12/09/2025 - 04:00

Republicans in Congress have shown some willingness to push back on President Trump, but it is not clear how far they are willing to push back against the leader of their own party.

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After NIH grant cuts, breast cancer research at Harvard slowed, and lab workers left

NPR News Headlines - Tue, 12/09/2025 - 04:00

Amid NIH funding delays, reversals and uncertainty, a scientist at Harvard who studies breast cancer has lost one-third of her lab employees and wonders if she can continue her research experiments.

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Machado to accept Nobel as fight against Venezuelan regime intensifies

NPR News Headlines - Tue, 12/09/2025 - 03:45

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.

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Sen. Van Hollen urges Democrats to stand for something — not just be anti-Trump

NPR News Headlines - Tue, 12/09/2025 - 03:42

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.

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