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Susan Brownmiller, whose landmark book changed attitudes on rape, dies at 90

NPR News Headlines - Tue, 05/27/2025 - 15:15

In 1975, Against Our Will: Men, Women and Rape explored pernicious cultural and legal attitudes about rape and helped debunk the long-held view that victims were partly to blame.

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A video of the French president's wife shoving him went viral. Here's why it matters

NPR News Headlines - Tue, 05/27/2025 - 14:32

Macron said that the video depicts the couple "joking" and dismissed it as part of a disinformation campaign. Experts say Russian accounts are trying to undermine his image as a strong advocate for the West.

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55-year-old Kami Rita Sherpa breaks his own record: climbing Mount Everest 31 times

NPR News Headlines - Tue, 05/27/2025 - 14:14

Lumping his 31 feats together, Kami Rita Sherpa has climbed nearly 90,000 feet above sea level on the famous peak. He first climbed to the top of the world's highest mountain in 1994.

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Elon Musk's Starship rocket will try to launch again tonight

NPR News Headlines - Tue, 05/27/2025 - 14:06

After two spectacular failures, SpaceX is hoping this test flight will go more smoothly for the behemoth rocket.

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Despite the pause on high tariffs, Chinese factories still face high uncertainty

NPR News Headlines - Tue, 05/27/2025 - 11:59

A 90-day pause on triple-digit U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods has left exporters and importers in a high state of uncertainty. Factory owners in China tell NPR that orders are down overall.

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RFK Jr. says COVID shots no longer recommended for kids, pregnant women

NPR News Headlines - Tue, 05/27/2025 - 11:47

Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. announced that CDC recommendations for COVID vaccines will no longer include healthy pregnant women and healthy children.

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Trump administration moves to cancel remaining federal funds to Harvard

NPR News Headlines - Tue, 05/27/2025 - 09:41

A letter from the U.S. General Services Administration, which is dated Tuesday, tells agencies to submit a list of contracts they have terminated with the university by June 6.

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NPR and Colorado public radio stations sue Trump White House

NPR News Headlines - Tue, 05/27/2025 - 07:07

NPR and three Colorado public radio stations are suing the Trump administration over the president's executive order seeking to ban the use of federal money for NPR and PBS.

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Harvard's president speaks out against Trump. And, an analysis of DEI job losses

NPR News Headlines - Tue, 05/27/2025 - 06:30

Harvard University President Alan Garber sits down with Morning Edition, where he doubles down on his decisions. And, a look at job losses within the DEI field among Corporate America.

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Are manufacturing jobs actually special?

NPR News Headlines - Tue, 05/27/2025 - 05:30

More than half of American workers don't have a college degree. Is manufacturing a ticket for them to the middle class?

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Hells Canyon, the deepest gorge in the U.S., is surprisingly young

NPR News Headlines - Tue, 05/27/2025 - 05:00

Hells Canyon is the deepest river canyon in the United States. Now scientists have solved the mystery of when it formed.

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Why Japan sees President Trump's tariffs as a 'national crisis'

NPR News Headlines - Tue, 05/27/2025 - 05:00

Although largely paused, President Trump's tariffs present a major threat to Japan's already flagging economy.

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A look at Indian American life highlights communities across the U.S.

NPR News Headlines - Tue, 05/27/2025 - 04:00

Photographer Kavya Krishna documented Indian American communities across the United States, highlighting the shared threads and regional differences.

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Trump cuts could hurt after-school programs that serve low-income students

NPR News Headlines - Tue, 05/27/2025 - 04:00

Schools in Maine have been at the center of a political battle with the Trump administration. Now, many fear after-school programs, critical for low-income communities, could be lost.

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Corporate America's retreat from DEI has eliminated thousands of jobs

NPR News Headlines - Tue, 05/27/2025 - 04:00

"I just didn't think it would take this long," one veteran head of diversity, who's been job-hunting since last summer, tells NPR.

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As Trump targets elite schools, Harvard's president says they should 'stand firm'

NPR News Headlines - Tue, 05/27/2025 - 04:00

Cutting off research funding for Harvard University might hurt the school, its president Alan Garber told NPR, but it also potentially sets back important work that benefits the public.

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Their son joined ISIS. Then they learned he had kids in a Syrian detention camp

NPR News Headlines - Tue, 05/27/2025 - 04:00

Years after their son left the U.S. to join ISIS, a Minnesota couple learned they had two young grandsons trapped in a Syrian desert camp. Bringing them home was complicated — and took years.

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Swimmer circumnavigates Martha's Vineyard ahead of 'Jaws' 50th anniversary

NPR News Headlines - Tue, 05/27/2025 - 00:26

Lewis Pugh wants to change public perceptions and encourage protections for sharks — which he said the film maligned as "villains, as cold-blooded killers."

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3 more escapees from a New Orleans jail are caught, leaving 2 at large, officials say

NPR News Headlines - Tue, 05/27/2025 - 00:21

Three more of the 10 inmates who escaped from a New Orleans jail earlier this month were re-arrested Monday in two different states after more than a week on the lam, authorities said.

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27 hospitalized, including 4 children, after car plows into Liverpool FC parade

NPR News Headlines - Mon, 05/26/2025 - 19:08

A 53-year-old man is in police custody. He is from the Liverpool area and is believed to be the driver, police said.

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