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GOP unveils stopgap bill to avert a government shutdown. They may not have the votes.

Sat, 03/08/2025 - 12:20

House Republicans released the text of a continuing resolution that would fund the government through Sept. 30. Now, passing it in a narrowly divided chamber is the next hurdle.

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Opinion: Thailand's deportation of Uyghurs to China has echoes of 10 years ago

Sat, 03/08/2025 - 09:37

Thailand's recent deportations of Uyghurs to China have eerie parallels with a large deportation in 2015, in which the country bowed to Beijing, writes historian Jeffrey Wasserstrom.

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Portraits of women who 'shine a light': from an 'analog' astronaut to a watermelon farmer

Sat, 03/08/2025 - 07:48

The Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville, Kentucky, has a new photo exhibit in honor of International Women's Day: "Iconic Women: From Everyday Life to Global Heroes."

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60 years since U.S. troops entered Vietnam, an Army Vet recalls his journey

Sat, 03/08/2025 - 07:13

As part of our StoryCorps' Military Voices Initiative, we hear from Specialist Henry Smithers who was among the millions of American servicemen and women deployed to Vietnam during the conflict.

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States sue Trump administration over mass firings of federal employees

Sat, 03/08/2025 - 07:13

The District of Columbia, Maryland and 18 other states have filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking the reinstatement of tens of thousands of federal employees fired since mid-February.

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Failure is an option. Here's why some new space ventures go sideways

Sat, 03/08/2025 - 07:03

Within the span of a few days, another SpaceX Starship broke up on re-entry, and two other space companies faced failures. This reflects a new "fail-fast, learn-fast" ethos of spacecraft development.

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Opinion: Don't call this coffee an Americano!

Sat, 03/08/2025 - 07:00

Canadians fed up with tariff threats and suggestions of Canada becoming the 51st state are now calling Americano coffee drinks "Canadianos." NPR's Scott Simon explains.

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Newly restored photos show the ruin of 'Bloody Sunday' in Selma on its 60th anniversary

Sat, 03/08/2025 - 06:00

James "Spider" Martin was assigned to photograph the protests in Alabama after civil rights activist Jimmie Lee Jackson was killed by state troopers.

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Dairy farmers in Wisconsin see federal funding unfrozen as others are left waiting

Sat, 03/08/2025 - 06:00

Dozens of Wisconsin dairy farmers are breathing a sigh of relief after federal funds they had been awarded were released and payments are now being promised. But anxiety persists for some.

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DOGE's effort to slash government is now coming for buildings and people who run them

Sat, 03/08/2025 - 04:00

The federal government is preparing to shed up to a quarter of its 360 million square feet of real estate, an NPR analysis finds. The agency in charge of federal real estate is also slashing staff.

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Not sure where to go next in life? These journal prompts can help you figure it out

Sat, 03/08/2025 - 04:00

Whether you're thinking about starting a new career or moving to a different city, these exercises can help you make hard decisions with more confidence and clarity.

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D'Wayne Wiggins, founding member of the R&B group Tony! Toni! Tone!, has died at 64

Fri, 03/07/2025 - 23:34

Wiggins died Friday morning after battling bladder cancer for over the past year, according to a statement released by his family on social media.

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A South Carolina prisoner is the first executed by a firing squad in 15 years

Fri, 03/07/2025 - 23:06

A South Carolina man who killed his ex-girlfriend's parents with a baseball bat was executed by firing squad Friday, the first U.S. prisoner in 15 years to die by that method.

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Trump signs executive action targeting public service loan program

Fri, 03/07/2025 - 21:27

The program forgives the loans of borrowers who work in public service. The executive action would exclude those who work for certain organizations.

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Marco Rubio pivots to America First diplomacy

Fri, 03/07/2025 - 16:58

It's been a little more than a week since Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office.

Vice President JD Vance was in the meeting too. And Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the nation's top diplomat, sat on an Oval Office couch, mostly silent, as Trump and Vance berated the Ukrainian leader.

Along the way, the president and vice president made it clear just how much of the established global order they are ready to upend. An order that for most of his career, Rubio has defended, and worked to help hold up.

So what changed ...and what do those changes mean?

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The soundtrack to King Charles' life features music from Kylie Minogue

Fri, 03/07/2025 - 16:52

King Charles III has admitted he is not impervious to a generational earworm like Kylie Minogue's "Can't Get You Out of My Head," after sharing a playlist that represents the soundtrack of his life.

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Trump administration cancels $400 million in federal dollars for Columbia University

Fri, 03/07/2025 - 16:36

The administration said it was cancelling grants and other federal awards for Columbia for an alleged failure to protect Jewish students from antisemitism.

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Gene Hackman died of heart disease, his wife died of hantavirus, authorities say

Fri, 03/07/2025 - 16:29

Actor Gene Hackman died of heart disease a full week after his wife died from hantavirus in their New Mexico hillside home, authorities revealed Friday.

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A Lagos community, destroyed in one day

Fri, 03/07/2025 - 16:23

At least 9,000 people have been forcefully evicted from a riverside community in Nigeria's most populous city, Lagos. Like many waterfront communities across the city, it has faced multiple threats and been targeted by luxury real estate developers.

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President Trump brings back practice of detaining families together

Fri, 03/07/2025 - 16:15

President Trump — and several other former presidents — also detained families during his first term in an effort to deter migration through the southern border.

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