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Trump marks anniversary of assassination attempt at the FIFA Club World Cup final

Mon, 07/14/2025 - 00:09

The president joined the players on the field after the match to present PSG players with their runner-up medals and hand Chelsea their championship trophy.

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At Sunday services, taking stock and moving forward in Texas

Sun, 07/13/2025 - 19:30

Scott Detrow speaks with KERA's James Hartley about his reporting on how people gathered at church services Sunday to reflect after the deadly flash floods which killed more than 120 people in central Texas.

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Wildfire destroys a historic Grand Canyon lodge and other structures

Sun, 07/13/2025 - 18:12

A park official said the visitor center, the gas station, a waste water treatment plant, an administrative building and some employee housing were among the 50 to 80 structures lost.

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Jannik Sinner wins Wimbledon, Italy's first singles champion

Sun, 07/13/2025 - 17:49

Italy's Jannik Sinner defeated defending champion Carlos Alcaraz to win his first Wimbledon title. Sinner is the first Italian to win the tournament.

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Senate committee details failures by Secret Service in preventing Trump shooting

Sun, 07/13/2025 - 16:47

The Senate Homeland Security Committee said the Secret Service's "lack of structured communication was likely the greatest contributor to the failures" at the Pennsylvania rally last summer.

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Nigeria's former President Muhammadu Buhari dies at 82

Sun, 07/13/2025 - 14:06

Nigeria's former president Muhammadu Buhari — who once ruled as a military dictator before returning decades later as an elected leader — has died at 82.

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North Carolina's Senate race is expected to be a toss-up in 2026

Sun, 07/13/2025 - 10:15

We look at what Senator Thom Tillis' decision to not run for re-election means for North Carolina politics, and for Democratic dreams to capture that seat in 2026.

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A new study renews the debate around withdrawal from stopping antidepressants

Sun, 07/13/2025 - 10:13

A new study has sparked debate on the prevalence of withdrawal symptoms when patients stop taking antidepressants, as well as on the severity of those symptoms.

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How China is likely to respond to Taiwan's military exercises

Sun, 07/13/2025 - 09:48

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Yun Sun, director of the China Program at the Stimson Center, about how Beijing will view Taiwan's large-scale military drills.

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Grok, X's AI chatbot, is under scrutiny after it made antisemitic and bigoted remarks

Sun, 07/13/2025 - 09:30

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Wired magazine reporter Reece Rogers about the problems plaguing AI Chatbots and how they can be fixed.

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The claim that cloud seeding caused the Texas floods is untrue — and actively harmful

Sun, 07/13/2025 - 09:21

More and more voices, including politicians, say that cloud seeding — or man-made ways of increasing precipitation — caused the deadly floods in Texas. Experts say this is damaging public trust.

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Can 'able-bodied' adults on Medicaid replace farm workers amid immigration crackdown?

Sun, 07/13/2025 - 09:06

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Robin Rudowitz vice-president of the health policy organization KFF about the Trump administration idea that Medicaid enrollees could replace migrant farmworkers.

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Politics chat: Trump's strategy behind the tariff letters, immigration raids

Sun, 07/13/2025 - 08:52

We look at the tariff letters President Trump sent out this past week, as well as what polling tells us about how Americans feel about the increasingly violent immigration raids.

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NPR's Short Wave explores how climate change is shifting ocean currents in new series

Sun, 07/13/2025 - 07:30

In this first glimpse of the "Sea Camp" series from NPR's Short Wave podcast, hear how climate change will significantly shift three-quarters of the ocean's surface currents by the end of the century.

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Los Angeles houses of worship plan for possible ICE Raids

Sun, 07/13/2025 - 06:55

Churches in Los Angeles put contingency plans in place after the Trump administration rescinds long-standing guidance advising immigration agents to avoid houses of worship.

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'Love Island USA' might decenter whiteness — but the show still won't face reality

Sun, 07/13/2025 - 06:00
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The finale of Love Island USA airs Sunday night. Critic Aisha Harris says it's impossible to separate the season's racial and ethnic diversity from the show's mealy-mouthed handling of behind-the-scenes drama.

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Folklife stars: Maya artist, Bolivian rappers, Dolly Parton's guitar restorer

Sun, 07/13/2025 - 05:40

They all showed off their talents at this year's Smithsonian Folklife Festival. The theme: How youth keep cultural traditions alive.

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Israeli strikes in Gaza kill at least 19, hospitals say, as ceasefire talks drag on

Sun, 07/13/2025 - 05:02

Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip killed at least 19 people on Sunday, including six children at a water collection point, local health officials said.

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'Panicking': Why recent college grads are struggling to find jobs

Sun, 07/13/2025 - 05:00

Recent college graduates are facing one of the most challenging job markets in years — with the exception of the pandemic period — even as the overall unemployment rate remains low.

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The biggest piece of Mars on Earth is going up for auction in New York

Sun, 07/13/2025 - 03:50

Sotheby's in New York will be auctioning the largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth.

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