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Startup founder convicted of defrauding JPMorgan Chase of $175M by faking firm's success

Sat, 03/29/2025 - 07:55

Charlie Javice, whose startup claimed to be revolutionizing the way college students apply for financial aid, was convicted of defrauding the banking giant by exaggerating her customer base tenfold.

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March Madness is a season for betting, but help for problem gambling is hard to find

Sat, 03/29/2025 - 07:40

For people with gambling disorder, the proliferation of gambling opportunities makes it difficult to fight their addiction. Investment in treatment lags behind other addiction disorders.

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Opinion: A Toast to Sarah Lucy Oliver

Sat, 03/29/2025 - 07:00
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NPR's Scott Simon celebrates Weekend Edition's Executive Producer, Sarah Lucy Oliver, who is retiring.

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Can't-miss interviews: The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg, John Green, Amanda Knox

Sat, 03/29/2025 - 06:00

We spoke to Jeffrey Goldberg about the Signal group chat, author John Green played a game of Wild Card and a columnist explains why critics were so angry about Meghan Markle's new show.

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What green card and visa holders should know before traveling abroad

Sat, 03/29/2025 - 05:00

Recently, green card and visa holders have been facing tougher scrutiny at airports. Immigration attorneys give tips on how reduce the chances of running into problems while traveling.

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Countries boost recruitment of American scientists amid cuts to scientific funding

Sat, 03/29/2025 - 04:30

American scientists have long worked abroad, but recruitment efforts are increasing due to cuts by the Trump administration.

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Through the 4-day Sunrise Dance, Apache girls transition into womanhood

Sat, 03/29/2025 - 04:00

The Sunrise Dance is a four-day coming-of-age ceremony — a significant and highly spiritual event for the young lady and the Apache community.

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Jersey Shore Wave to kick off season as one of the newest teams in women's football

Sat, 03/29/2025 - 04:00

The Women's National Football Conference kicks off its sixth season this weekend. The Jersey Shore Wave is one of the new teams joining the league this year.

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Myanmar's earthquake death toll jumps to more than 1,000 as more bodies are recovered

Sat, 03/29/2025 - 02:03

The death toll from a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar jumped to more than 1,000 on Saturday as more bodies were pulled from the rubble of the scores of buildings that collapsed.

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Hundreds of anti-Musk protests are planned at Tesla locations worldwide this weekend

Sat, 03/29/2025 - 00:00

The protests are scheduled to take place at Tesla facilities across the U.S. and in Europe on Saturday, as part of a grassroots campaign against Tesla CEO Elon Musk's work in the Trump administration.

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Judicial rulings block Kari Lake's drive to shutter Voice of America

Fri, 03/28/2025 - 23:05

Trump senior adviser Kari Lake is regrouping after U.S. judges blocked her from taking further actions against the Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.

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Top FDA vaccine official forced out, cites RFK Jr.'s "misinformation and lies."

Fri, 03/28/2025 - 22:36

A top vaccine advisor at the FDA was forced to resign on Friday. In his resignation letter, Dr. Peter Marks, wrote "truth and transparency are not desired," by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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Trump wants to restore statues and monuments. Will that happen?

Fri, 03/28/2025 - 19:01

The President's executive order on "restoring truth and sanity to American history" calls on the Department of the Interior to ensure that any monuments, statues or memorials under its jurisdiction "do not contain descriptions, depictions, or other content that inappropriately disparage Americans past or living (including persons living in colonial times)."

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Federal judge prevents Trump administration from dismantling CFPB

Fri, 03/28/2025 - 17:40

The temporary injunction issued by Judge Berman Jackson seeks to preserve the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as a lawsuit filed by the agency's union proceeds.

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Appeals court rules Trump can fire board members of independent agencies

Fri, 03/28/2025 - 17:17

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 that Trump can fire Democratic members of the National Labor Relations Board and the Merit Systems Protection Board after a lower court had them reinstated.

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Masked officers in Tufts student arrest raise fears among immigrants and bystanders

Fri, 03/28/2025 - 15:52
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Federal agents have been filmed wearing masks while making arrests in public. When is it legal for police and the public to conceal their faces in an age of digital facial recognition and doxxing?

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How will Trump's executive order affect the Smithsonian?

Fri, 03/28/2025 - 15:11

The Smithsonian Institution, a vast complex of research centers, museums and galleries, is the latest culture target of President Trump's executive orders.

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The Sounds of Ramadan in Gaza

Fri, 03/28/2025 - 14:04

The Muslim holy month of Ramadan is coming to an end. It is a holiday marked with fasting during the day and feasts with family in the evening. In Gaza, the month began with the hope of a continued peace but when the ceasefire with Israel collapsed, things changed. Our producer in Gaza brings us the sounds of this year's Ramadan in Gaza.

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USAID terminates nearly all its remaining employees

Fri, 03/28/2025 - 13:57

The remaining USAID employees were given an end-of-employment date in an email sent out today.

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Authorities say a babysitter checked under the bed for monsters — and found someone

Fri, 03/28/2025 - 12:58

Kansas authorities say a babysitter went to refute a kid's claims of a monster under their bed, but "came face-to-face with a male suspect who was hiding there." They later arrested a 27-year-old man.

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