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Anthropic to pay authors $1.5B to settle lawsuit over pirated chatbot training material

Fri, 09/05/2025 - 15:33

The artificial intelligence company Anthropic has agreed to pay authors $3,000 per book in a landmark settlement over pirated chatbot training material.

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You can trust the jobs report, Labor Department workers urge public

Fri, 09/05/2025 - 14:43

A strongly-worded statement from Bureau of Labor Statistics workers comes a month after President Trump attacked the integrity of the jobs numbers they release monthly.

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Headed to the FBI, Missouri's Andrew Bailey opposed abortion, backed Trump

Fri, 09/05/2025 - 14:20

Andrew Bailey rose quickly to be state attorney general of Missouri where he built a record for fighting abortion and defending Donald Trump. Now he's a co-deputy director of the FBI.

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How Chicago, Baltimore and New Orleans are reacting to Trump's National Guard threats

Fri, 09/05/2025 - 13:40

Even after a federal court ruled his use of the National Guard in LA was illegal, the president has weighed sending troops to Chicago, Baltimore and New Orleans. Here's where things stand in those cities.

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South Korea expresses concern over an immigration raid at Hyundai's Georgia plant

Fri, 09/05/2025 - 09:58

"The business activities of our investors and the rights of our nationals must not be unjustly infringed," a foreign ministry spokesman said after about 300 South Koreans were detained.

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Four Democratic senators urge Smithsonian to resist White House attempts to 'bully the institution'

Fri, 09/05/2025 - 09:12

Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and three other Democrats are reminding the Smithsonian's secretary that the institution "is the responsibility of Congress."

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Greetings from Guhagar, India, where newly hatched turtles get some help into the sea

Fri, 09/05/2025 - 08:53

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.

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Israel is blasting through Gaza City neighborhoods, but people have nowhere to go

Fri, 09/05/2025 - 08:39

Israel's military says it has gained "operational control" of 40% of Gaza City and plans to intensify its attacks in a large-scale ground offensive to fully occupy the city.

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The U.S. added only 22,000 jobs last month, showing cracks in the labor market

Fri, 09/05/2025 - 07:51

The U.S. job market showed more signs of weakness Friday, as the Labor Department reported just 22,000 jobs added in August. Revised figures show the economy lost jobs in June, and the unemployment rate inched up to 4.3%.

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RFK Jr. pressed on vaccine accessibility. And, a plan for Ukraine's post-war safety

Fri, 09/05/2025 - 06:21

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tries to defend his actions regarding vaccines in a Senate hearing. And, a European coalition announces a plan for Ukraine's post-war security.

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Democrat who called RFK Jr. a 'charlatan' says U.S. is vulnerable to next pandemic

Fri, 09/05/2025 - 06:04

Sen. Maria Cantwell, a Democrat from Washington, says Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is "not following the science," like he said he would during his confirmation hearings earlier this year.

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Health Secretary RFK Jr. grilled on vaccines and more during Senate hearing

Fri, 09/05/2025 - 06:03

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was questioned by senators from both parties on Thursday about vaccine access and more. NPR analyzes the health secretary's nearly three-hour appearance.

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Why solar flares are way hotter than researchers thought

Fri, 09/05/2025 - 06:00

The hottest parts of the sun are its solar flares, and a new study suggests these flares could be more than six times hotter than scientists used to believe.

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Chinese public is divided over whether to seek global dominance or share leadership

Fri, 09/05/2025 - 05:33

A new poll shows a majority of Chinese people see competition with the U.S. as a threat, but there is a split on what role Beijing should take on in the world stage.

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'One and done' dose of LSD keeps anxiety at bay

Fri, 09/05/2025 - 05:00
study finds that a single dose of LSD can ease generalized anxiety disorder, or GAD, a disabling form of anxiety that affects about one in 10 people over the course of a year.'/>

People with generalized anxiety disorder improved significantly after they got a single dose of LSD powerful enough to induce a psychedelic trip.

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Why the end of the de minimus tariff exemption is causing shipping chaos worldwide

Fri, 09/05/2025 - 04:11

Planet Money looks at what the de minimis tariff exemption is, who wins and loses with the end of this policy and why ending it has resulting in shipping chaos worldwide.

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For first Black woman to design cars for Ford, passion for cars was a family affair

Fri, 09/05/2025 - 04:08

In this StoryCorps, Emeline King, the first Black woman to design cars for the Ford Motor Company, remembers her inspiration: her father.

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The world's oldest and largest iceberg will soon be no more

Fri, 09/05/2025 - 04:01

The iceberg, known as A23a, has been on a journey following the current into warmer waters for months. Now, it has begun the predicted and natural process of breaking apart, and eventually melting.

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Have questions about homeownership or renting? NPR wants to know

Fri, 09/05/2025 - 04:00

Your input will help shape a new NPR series on renting, homeownership and everything that comes with it.

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What ICE agents can and cannot legally do during arrests

Fri, 09/05/2025 - 04:00

Tactics by immigration agents attempting to arrest undocumented immigrants have shocked the public and led to protests. But what is, and isn't, allowed by law when it comes to ICE arrests?

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