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Maine's food pantries stare down volunteer shortage while anticipating cuts

Sun, 09/28/2025 - 05:55

Maine has long been one of the most food insecure states in New England. In March, the Trump administration cut more than $1 billion from two U.S. food programs.

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The endangered cactus behind Mexico's sweet secret

Sun, 09/28/2025 - 05:00

In Mexico, September means chiles en nogada season. But one key ingredient, a candied barrel cactus called biznaga, is now illegal because it's vanishing in the wild.

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DACA has bipartisan support in Congress. Still, Republicans are following Trump's lead

Sun, 09/28/2025 - 04:00

President Trump failed to revoke DACA in his first term and his focus on immigration this time has mostly ignored the policy. Still, Republican lawmakers are deferring to the president on the issue.

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Why friends are teaming up to buy homes

Sun, 09/28/2025 - 04:00

Buying a home is a conventional milestone for couples. But as home prices skyrocket, many Americans are buying homes with someone who isn't their romantic partner.

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Large Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv kills 4 and wounds at least 10

Sun, 09/28/2025 - 03:52

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the large-scale attacks involved nearly 500 strike drones.

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Stampede at a political rally for popular actor Vijay in southern India kills 36, injures 40

Sun, 09/28/2025 - 01:39

A stampede at a rally for a popular Indian actor and politician in the southern state of Tamil Nadu killed at least 36 people and injured 40 others.

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UN imposes 'snapback' sanctions on a hungrier, poorer and more anxious Iran

Sun, 09/28/2025 - 00:29

The United Nations reimposed sanctions on Iran early Sunday over its nuclear program, further squeezing the Islamic Republic as its people increasingly find themselves priced out of the food they need to survive and worried about their futures.

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Wyoming town erects new monument to violent, anti-immigrant history

Sat, 09/27/2025 - 23:01

At a time when President Trump is going after foreign laborers in the U.Ss, and saying unflattering accounts of U.S. history should be removed, Rock Springs, Wyoming has put up a new monument to ethnic violence there.

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George E. Hardy, Tuskegee Airman, dies at 100

Sat, 09/27/2025 - 21:29

George E. Hardy was the youngest Red Tail fighter pilot at 19 years old and completed 21 missions across Europe during World War II.

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Marc Maron, Human Rights Watch and others slam Saudi comedy festival

Sat, 09/27/2025 - 20:38

The participation of big name funnymen, including Dave Chappelle, Aziz Ansari and Kevin Hart, provoked criticism from fellow comedians and human rights groups.

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'I want his name to be known:' Wife of immigrant injured at ICE facility shooting speaks out

Sat, 09/27/2025 - 18:06

Stephany Gauffeny says she wants the world to know that her husband, Miguel Angel Garcia-Hernandez, is more than "just an immigrant or a detainee, or a criminal."

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'The cases swung, not me': Ex-Justice Kennedy reflects on a changing Supreme Court

Sat, 09/27/2025 - 18:00

In an interview with NPR to be aired in October, Kennedy said he is "very worried" about America today.

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Comey's indictment marks a dramatic escalation in Trump's political retribution efforts

Sat, 09/27/2025 - 16:15

Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted after a push by President Trump. The move marks a dramatic escalation in Trump's effort to go after his political opponents.

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Southeast U.S. braces for heavy rains from a potential tropical storm

Sat, 09/27/2025 - 14:02

The National Hurricane Center said a tropical depression currently hovering over the Caribbean could intensify as it approaches the East Coast. South Carolina's governor declared a state of emergency.

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FBI agents fired, including some shown kneeling during 2020 protests

Sat, 09/27/2025 - 13:00

Agents said the kneeling was an act of deescalation. The Bureau investigated them at the time and found no causes for discipline. The FBI Agents Association decries the lack of due process.

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Trump says he'll send troops to Portland, Ore., to handle 'domestic terrorists'

Sat, 09/27/2025 - 10:12

President Trump said Saturday he will send troops to Portland, "authorizing Full Force, if necessary" to handle "domestic terrorists" as he expands his controversial deployments to more U.S. cities.

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4 essential conversations every interracial couple should have

Sat, 09/27/2025 - 08:30

For a strong and lasting relationship, don't be afraid to talk about each other's racial differences — and do enjoy the process of creating a new, blended family culture.

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Opinion: 'Free speech doesn't work just when you agree with it'

Sat, 09/27/2025 - 07:00

NPR's Scott Simon recalls a First Amendment case from the late 1970s involving the rights of a neo-Nazi group to march through a predominantly Jewish suburb of Chicago.

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'Rocky Horror' is 50! We propose a toast. (You know what to do)

Sat, 09/27/2025 - 05:30
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Rocky Horror aficionados used to attend screenings of the film over and over to take notes on the details. Accurately mirroring every line and dance move has gotten easier over time.

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NPR-Ipsos poll: Americans don't broadly support Trump's National Guard deployments

Sat, 09/27/2025 - 05:00

Americans are concerned about crime, but don't broadly support President Trump's deployment of the National Guard to U.S. cities, according to a new NPR-IPSOS poll.

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