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Wildfires ravage South Korea, killing 18 and destroying a 1,300-year-old temple

Wed, 03/26/2025 - 00:11

A 1,300-year-old Buddhist temple, houses, factories and vehicles were among the structures destroyed in the wildfires that have burned 43,330 acres and injured 19 people.

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Trump's new executive order could upend voting

Wed, 03/26/2025 - 00:09

The order tests the power of Trump's authority and would require voters using a federal form to show proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections. It's sure to be tested in court.

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Pilot and 2 children survive a night on airplane wing after crashing into Alaska lake

Tue, 03/25/2025 - 23:23

A pilot and two girls survived on the wing of a plane for about 12 hours after it crashed and was partially submerged in an icy Alaska lake, then were rescued after being spotted by a good Samaritan.

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'Plain sloppiness': Sen. Mark Warner says on Signal chat fiasco

Tue, 03/25/2025 - 18:07

During a heated Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Tuesday, Sen. Mark Warner described the actions of the nation's top intelligence officials as "sloppy, careless, incompetent behavior.

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Republican lawmakers seek to put PBS and NPR in the hot seat

Tue, 03/25/2025 - 18:01

A House subcommittee led by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and named after Elon Musk's government-efficiency team has set its sights on the public broadcasters.

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Vice President Vance is going to Greenland this week. The itinerary has shifted

Tue, 03/25/2025 - 17:30

Second lady Usha Vance announced on Sunday that she would visit Greenland and watch the territory's famed dog sled race. But now the vice president is joining, and they'll go to a U.S. base instead.

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In new assessment, Trump team ranks fentanyl as a top threat to U.S.

Tue, 03/25/2025 - 16:10

Drug deaths are declining but the Trump administration's intelligence team has issued a new report describing street fentanyl as a top threat to the U.S.

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Hill Republicans aim to rein in judges but divided on strategy

Tue, 03/25/2025 - 15:23

Following court decisions restricting the Trump administration's policies on immigration enforcement and cuts to federal agencies GOP lawmakers are pushing back. But they're split on how to respond.

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The Triumph of a Doctrine of Cruelty in El Salvador

Tue, 03/25/2025 - 15:01

For three years El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele has proudly shown the world the terrible treatment given to the country's prisoners. The president and his defenders say barbaric treatment is necessary to combat a pervasive gang problem in the country. And now the U.S. is endorsing this view, sending hundreds of people removed from the U.S. to those same prisons. We hear about the triumph of Bukele's style of rule in El Salvador.

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5 things to know as Dr. Oz gets one step closer to leading Medicare and Medicaid

Tue, 03/25/2025 - 14:23

The former TV doctor made it through a tight vote in the Senate Finance committee with only Republican support.

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'Heads are exploding': How security experts see the Signal war-plan breach

Tue, 03/25/2025 - 14:10
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The breach left military and intelligence experts asking the same questions as the public: Why would top U.S. officials use a free messaging app to discuss classified military plans?

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A new study quantifies how a citizenship question would likely hurt census accuracy

Tue, 03/25/2025 - 14:08

The next U.S. head count's accuracy would likely be undermined by a census question about citizenship status that GOP lawmakers and President Trump have pushed to add, a new peer-reviewed study finds.

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Lavender, citrus and candy: weed's signature aroma changes with the times

Tue, 03/25/2025 - 13:48

A tour of a grow facility in Maryland reveals the wide variety of scents from different cannabis strains.

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Skin bleaching is terribly popular -- and takes a terrible toll

Tue, 03/25/2025 - 13:31

The government in Nigeria is warning about the health risks of skin lightening, where potent chemicals can thin and damage skin. It's a booming business in that country and others.

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'Mad House' exposes Congressional disfunction, from petty feuds to physical threats

Tue, 03/25/2025 - 12:56

The MAGA-controlled 118th House passed only 27 bills that became law — the lowest number since the Great Depression. Journalists Annie Karni and Luke Broadwater examine the chaos in a new book.

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Hamdan Ballal, a Palestinian director beaten by Israeli settlers, is now released

Tue, 03/25/2025 - 12:18
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Hamdan Ballal, who won an Oscar for No Other Land about Palestinians under Israeli occupation, was attacked by Israeli settlers and later detained by Israeli security forces, his lawyer tells NPR.

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Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says

Tue, 03/25/2025 - 12:09

Ancient Greek and Roman statues didn't originally look like they do now in museums. A new study says they didn't smell the same, either.

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A Pentagon-wide email recently went out warning about Signal's vulnerability

Tue, 03/25/2025 - 11:49

A Pentagon-wide advisory that went out one week ago warns against using the Signal, the messaging app, even for unclassified information.

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How to delete your 23andMe data after the company filed for bankruptcy

Tue, 03/25/2025 - 11:24

When the California biotech firm filed for bankruptcy, there was one looming question for customers: What's going to happen to my data?

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NASA website axes a pledge to land a woman and a person of color on the moon

Tue, 03/25/2025 - 11:18

In deference to President Trump's anti-DEI order, the space agency has removed a promise to send the "the first woman, first person of color" to walk on the moon aboard the Artemis III mission.

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