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Australia approves vaccine to protect koalas from chlamydia

Sun, 09/14/2025 - 19:11

Chlamydia in koalas can cause blindness, infertility and even death.

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Adapting to coastal erosion in Louisiana and Alaska

Sun, 09/14/2025 - 16:00

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with the team from the WWNO/WRKF podcast Sea Change about their reporting on community responses to climate-driven coastal erosion in Alaska and Louisiana.

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Charlie Kirk murder suspect set to face aggravated murder charge in Utah

Sun, 09/14/2025 - 12:10

The charge carries a potential punishment of the death penalty in Utah. Tyler Robinson, 22, is currently being held without bail.

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The latest in the case against Tyler Robinson, the suspected shooter of Charlie Kirk

Sun, 09/14/2025 - 07:54

We look at the latest in the case against Tyler Robinson, the young man authorities believe is responsible for the assassination of conservative youth leader Charlie Kirk last week in Utah.

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RFK Jr.'s MAHA report on children's health leaves something out: nicotine

Sun, 09/14/2025 - 07:53

The Trump administration's document about children's health and chronic disease doesn't mention the word "nicotine" once. Tobacco remains the top cause of preventable death in the U.S.

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Whatever happened to .... the 12-year-old Ukrainian girl in need of a heart transplant?

Sun, 09/14/2025 - 06:23

During a Russian attack, a medical team drove to extract the heart of a young girl who'd just died and bring it to their hospital, where a 12-year-old was in desperate need of a transplant.

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Rubio arrives in Israel as Israeli strikes intensify in northern Gaza

Sun, 09/14/2025 - 05:05

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Israel on Sunday, as Israel intensified its attacks against northern Gaza.

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After Missouri, what state is next? A redistricting race started by Trump continues

Sun, 09/14/2025 - 05:00

First Trump got Texas to redistrict to help Republicans win five House seats there. California Democrats are trying to counter that. Now Missouri lawmakers move to help the GOP win another seat.

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Trump is making a state visit to the U.K., the homeland of his immigrant mother

Sun, 09/14/2025 - 04:03

President Trump's U.K. state visit this week won't include the Scottish island where his late immigrant mother was born. Mary Anne MacLeod was a Gaelic speaker who learned English as a second language.

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Over 100,000 attend London rally organized by far-right activist, clashes break out

Sat, 09/13/2025 - 19:23

The march, organized by far-right activist Tommy Robinson, drew more than 110,000 people on Saturday. At least 26 police officers were injured in clashes that broke out.

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Trump administration launches trial program to fast-track electric air taxis

Sat, 09/13/2025 - 18:38

The FAA is seeking proposals for projects that will include piloted and unmanned operations with a focus on electric air taxis, also called an electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.

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Earl Richardson, an educator 'armed with history' and who changed HBCUs, dies

Sat, 09/13/2025 - 16:21

Richardson, a former president at Baltimore's Morgan State University, led a lawsuit that ended in a historic settlement for four historically Black colleges and universities in Maryland. He was 81.

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David Bowie fans can explore his legacy at close quarters at an unusual new archive in London

Sat, 09/13/2025 - 16:21

A new exhibition in London shares David Bowie's archive, tracing his personas and evolution as a musician and artist.

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Israel ramps up strikes on Gaza City and hospital says at least 32 are dead

Sat, 09/13/2025 - 14:26

The dead included 12 children, according to Shifa Hospital. Israel in recent days has destroyed multiple high-rise buildings and accused Hamas of putting surveillance equipment in them.

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FAA seeks to fine Boeing $3.1 million for safety violations, door plug blowout

Sat, 09/13/2025 - 12:45

The FAA said it identified hundreds of quality system violations at Boeing's 737 factory in Renton, Wash., and Boeing subcontractor Spirit AeroSystems' 737 factory in Wichita, Kan.

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Utah residents are reeling, knowing the Charlie Kirk suspect is one of their own

Sat, 09/13/2025 - 10:51

"This is everywhere. Every community, every town, every state," one of the suspect's neighbors said. "It's going to be everybody's neighbor, everybody's classmate. It's not at all unusual anymore."

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Fed's Cook claimed second residence as 'vacation home,' undercutting Trump fraud claims

Sat, 09/13/2025 - 10:23

Fed Gov. Lisa Cook referred to a condo she bought in 2021 as a "vacation home" in a loan estimate, which could undermine claims by the Trump administration that she committed mortgage fraud.

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Trump tells NATO members they must move first on Russia sanctions over Ukraine

Sat, 09/13/2025 - 09:05

Trump tells NATO members they need to cut off Russia energy purchases before he will take bigger steps to isolate Russia over its war in Ukraine.

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Charlie Kirk's widow: 'You have no idea what you have just unleashed'

Sat, 09/13/2025 - 07:45

Erika Kirk said Charlie Kirk's mission will continue, and thanked law enforcement and President Trump for supporting her family in the aftermath of her husband's death.

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Opinion: Our backgrounds and beliefs may vary, but we're all American

Sat, 09/13/2025 - 07:00

NPR's Scott Simon recounts the toll of five years of political violence in the U.S.

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