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What we know about how the U.S. government uses spyware (and what we don't)

Tue, 05/19/2026 - 04:00

Critics of spyware, which can be used to remotely hack into phones, worry the Trump administration is eroding policies that stigmatized the commercial spyware industry.

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'We're not kids anymore': The DACA generation hits their 30s with an unstable future

Tue, 05/19/2026 - 04:00

Recipients of the Obama-era DACA program are aging, even as the Trump administration moves to weaken the program's protections and benefits.

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NTSB hearing will probe cause of fiery UPS jet crash that killed 15 in Louisville

Tue, 05/19/2026 - 04:00

The nation's top safety investigators will launch a two-day hearing beginning Tuesday into what caused a UPS cargo plane to crash shortly after takeoff in Louisville last year, killing 15 people.

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House holds off on prediction market ban despite bipartisan calls for prohibition

Tue, 05/19/2026 - 04:00

Minority Leader Jeffries is urging Speaker Johnson to "swiftly" hold vote on House prediction market ban.

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Steep drop in number of people with Affordable Care Act health coverage, analysis finds

Tue, 05/19/2026 - 04:00

Enrollment in Healthcare.gov and the other marketplaces is plunging by 5 million, the new paper from KFF finds. Last year, Congress failed to make a deal to keep the coverage more affordable.

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Putin visits China to reaffirm Russia ties

Tue, 05/19/2026 - 01:02

The Kremlin has said Putin and Xi plan to discuss economic cooperation between the two countries, but also "key international and regional issues."

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Mark Fuhrman, ex-detective convicted of lying during OJ Simpson trial, has died

Tue, 05/19/2026 - 00:50

Fuhrman was one of the first two police detectives sent to investigate the 1994 killings of OJ Simpson's ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend, Ronald Goldman, in Los Angeles.

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Trump says he's called off Iran strike at request of Gulf allies

Tue, 05/19/2026 - 00:27

President Donald Trump says he is holding off on a military strike on Iran planned for Tuesday because "serious negotiations" are underway to end the war.

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Why you should care about 2 power companies merging. Hint: affordability

Mon, 05/18/2026 - 17:00

NextEra Energy plans to acquire Dominion Energy to create the largest electricity producer in the United States.

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Tuesday is a big primary day. Here's what you need to know

Mon, 05/18/2026 - 15:58

Six states are holding primaries May 19 that could help to decide the balance of power in Congress and in key state governments.

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Is Kennedy heir Jack Schlossberg ready to lead?

Mon, 05/18/2026 - 15:30

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Jack Schlossberg, Democratic candidate for New York's 12th Congressional District and the grandson of President John F. Kennedy.

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This Ebola outbreak raises questions about when it all began — and the U.S. response

Mon, 05/18/2026 - 15:10

The sheer number of cases and deaths are a sign that the outbreak might have been smoldering before the virus was identified.

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Jury dismisses all claims in Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman

Mon, 05/18/2026 - 13:03

Musk had sought to oust Altman from his leadership position over claims that he and others breached their duty to OpenAI's original nonprofit mission and unjustly enriched themselves.

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NPR trims jobs in newsroom overhaul as it confronts era without public funding

Mon, 05/18/2026 - 13:02
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NPR is offering buyouts to journalists as it overhauls its newsroom, with the threat of layoffs to follow. Two recent gifts totaling $113 million are primarily dedicated to NPR's tech infrastructure.

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Son of radicals, Zayd Ayers Dohrn details a childhood underground and on the run

Mon, 05/18/2026 - 12:51

Dohrn's parents, Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn, helped found the the Weather Underground. "I knew that the FBI was chasing us," he says. His memoir is Dangerous, Dirty, Violent, and Young.

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The Supreme Court avoids taking up a fight over Voting Rights Act enforcement for now

Mon, 05/18/2026 - 10:12

After recently weakening the Voting Rights Act, the Supreme Court avoided for now taking up a legal question that may severely limit enforcement of the law's remaining protections for minority voters.

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Trump drops IRS lawsuit, paving the way for a settlement

Mon, 05/18/2026 - 09:58

The president sued the IRS and the Treasury Department in January, demanding $10 billion over the leak of his tax returns years ago.

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Sen. Bill Cassidy loses primary. And, WHO declares Ebola outbreak a global emergency

Mon, 05/18/2026 - 06:44

Sen. Bill Cassidy, who voted to convict Trump, lost the Republican primary in Louisiana. And, the WHO has declared a global health emergency over a new Ebola outbreak.

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Why catching insider trading is so tricky nowadays, and just how helpful is it for kids to sleep in?

Mon, 05/18/2026 - 05:48

Millions of dollars have been made through eerily well-timed bets on prediction markets like Polymarket. We look at why they're so hard to police. And, a new study that supports kids sleeping in.

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Pop star Shakira is acquitted in a Spanish tax fraud case

Mon, 05/18/2026 - 05:25

The decision follows years of tax troubles in Spain for the Colombian superstar. Spanish tax authorities did not prove that the singer was a resident of Spain, the court said in its decision.

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