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Who says they have no fear of the Trump administration? The quiz knows

From left: Fela, Pope Leo and friend, Queen Camilla.

Also: If you know what Eric Swalwell looks like, you'll get at least one question correct.

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Families left reeling after hospitals in blue states drop transgender care for youth

J and her son, nicknamed Bug, share a hug at home in western Massachusetts.

Massachusetts passed laws and joined lawsuits to protect access to gender-affirming care for minors. But faced with the Trump administration's threats, some hospitals voluntarily stopped care.

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Logjam of U.S. immigration applications puts millions at greater risk of deportation

In June 2025, people line up outside the Los Angeles Federal Building, which houses offices for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

An NPR analysis shows how immigrants' attempts to live or work legally in the U.S. are caught in a bureaucratic morass.

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Do less, ask for more: How to make life easier as a working parent

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Going back to work after having a baby can be overwhelming. You're juggling all the emotions of being a new parent while getting up to speed at your job. Tips to help you make a smooth transition.

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Human rights groups raise alarm over fate of Salvadorans deported from U.S.

For the past four years, Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has extended a 30-day suspension of rights, effectively creating a police state that keeps Salvadoran deportees from the U.S. trapped in the Central American country

Migrants deported from the U.S. routinely disappear into El Salvador's prisons the moment they land or in the weeks that follow. Many remain incommunicado from family and lawyers for years.

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The Labor Department wants to teach you to use AI more. Here's what we found

A person walks by a banner depicting President Trump on the face of the Labor Department building near the Capitol in Washington, DC in February 2026

The short course provides solid basics for using AI. But it also misidentifies AI products, links out to bad advice and raises ethical concerns about the products it promotes

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Morning news brief

Israel and Lebanon agree to 10-day ceasefire, U.S. military officials say the blockade of Iranian ports and ceasefire is holding, Trump nominates former Coast Guard doctor as CDC chief.

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Trump rails against court decision that once again stalls his White House ballroom project

Work continues on the construction of the ballroom at the White House, Thursday, April 9, 2026, in Washington, where the East Wing once stood.

The federal judge's decision continues to block above-ground construction on the $400 million White House ballroom, allowing only below-ground work on a bunker and other "national security facilities" at the site.

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House extends surveillance powers for 10 days

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., and fellow Republicans celebrate GOP tax policies at an event outside the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, April 15, 2026.

Earlier in the morning GOP leaders had pushed for either a five-year renewal or the 18-month renewal President Trump had demanded, but both votes tanked.

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ICE acting director Todd Lyons will resign at end of May, DHS says

FILE - Todd Lyons, senior official performing the duties of the director at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, listens during a Senate Homeland Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 12, 2026.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement acting director Todd Lyons, a key executor of President Donald Trump's mass deportations agenda, will resign at the end of May, federal officials announced.

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Singer D4vd is arrested months after a teen's remains were found in his car

D4vd arrives at Variety

The 21-year-old Houston-born singer, whose real name is David Burke, had been under a secret investigation by an LA County grand jury after a 14-year-old girl's decomposed body was found in his car.

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House passes bill extending protections for Haitian migrants in the U.S.

People chant during a rally in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., in support of the extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian immigrants.

Ten Republicans voted alongside Democrats, in a rebuke to the Trump administration's immigration policies. Should it pass the Senate, the White House said President Trump would veto the measure.

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Top five takeaways from Homeland Security budget hearings

Rodney Scott (L), commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Todd Lyons (C), acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and Joseph Edlow (R), director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services, testify before a House appropriations subcommittee on April 16 in Washington, D.C.

Lawmakers have been in a stalemate for over 60 days about funding the entire department, which includes agencies that oversee immigration enforcement, disaster relief, cybersecurity and the U.S. Coast Guard.

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These musicians are providing the soundtrack for anti-ICE protests in LA

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Los Jornaleros Del Norte play protest songs whose lyrics reflect the hopes and struggles of undocumented workers as they evade immigration agents patrolling the streets.

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Trump nominates former Coast Guard doctor as CDC chief

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The nomination comes after months of interim leadership at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Minnesota has charged an ICE officer with assault for alleged actions during immigration surge

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty announces charges against an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent related to a February incident on April 16, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minn.

Hennepin County officials say these are the first charges filed against a federal immigration agent related to the crackdown that brought thousands of federal officers to the state. The widespread operation led to the shooting deaths of two American citizens.

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A jury declared Live Nation a monopoly. But ticket prices won't drop just yet

A federal jury found that Live Nation and Ticketmaster, which merged in 2010, have been stifling competition and overcharging consumers when it comes to live events.

D.C. and 33 states now have to argue in favor of specific remedies and fines, which could be paused if Live Nation appeals. Experts say the long-term impact on ticket prices isn't clear either.

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An Israeli and a Palestinian activist share a vision for peace in Gaza

Maoz Inon's parents were killed by Hamas in the Oct. 7 attacks. Aziz Abu Sarah's brother died after being tortured in an Israeli military prison. Their new book is The Future Is Peace.

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Boiling milk and worrying about the Iran war: A New Year dawns in Sri Lanka

A New Year began on April 14 for Sri Lankan Buddhists and Hindus. One custom is to boil fresh milk in a new clay pot and allow it to overflow, seen as a way of invoking blessings.

In Sri Lanka, Buddhists and Hindus marked their New Year on Tuesday while a war thousands of miles away is making itself felt.

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A complex set of negotiations to end Israel's overlapping wars

Sonogram images of a baby lie among the rubble of a destroyed building that was hit a week ago in an Israeli airstrike, in central Beirut, Lebanon April 16, 2026.

Lebanon ceasefire part of complex web of Mideast negotiations, from Iran to Gaza

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Pope Leo takes aim at 'handful of tyrants' spending billions on war amid tensions with Trump

Pope Leo XIV leaves at the end of a meeting for peace at Saint Joseph

Pope Leo XIV condemns "tyrants" fueling war with billions. His calls for global peace during his Africa trip come amid rising tensions with President Trump.

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RFK Jr. defends his health agenda and Trump's proposed budget cuts in hearing

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies during a hearing of the House Committee on Ways and Means on Capitol Hill on April 16, 2026 in Washington, DC.

In his first appearance this year, the health secretary is taking questions on his record on health, including his controversial moves on vaccines.

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Commission of Fine Arts votes to move ahead with Trump's proposed victory arch

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt shows a rendering of the planned triumphal arch to be added to Washington, D.C.

The seven-member body, whose ranks are composed of Trump appointees, was expected to approve the arch. The proposed monument strongly resembles Paris' Arc de Triomphe, but almost 100 feet taller.

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NPR receives $113 million in charitable gifts

A view of the National Public Radio (NPR) headquarters on North Capitol Street on March 31, 2026 in Washington, D.C.

"My hope is that this commitment provides the stability and the spark NPR needs to innovate boldly and strengthen its national network," says Connie Ballmer, who gave $80 million of the $113 million.

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A Polymarket trader made $300,000 betting on Biden's pardons, a new analysis shows

Some of the bets executed by an anonymous trader who made more than $300,000 wagering on the likelihood of former President Biden

In the final hours of President Biden's term, an anonymous prediction market trader placed lucrative bets on who would be pardoned even as the odds were nearly zero.

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Iran War timeline continues to shift. And, jury rules Live Nation acted as monopoly

The Live Nation logo is displayed at a Live Nation corporate office on March 9, 2026, in Beverly Hills, California. Live Nation has reportedly reached a tentative settlement with the Department of Justice that would require Live Nation, the owner of Ticketmaster, to pay around $200 million in damages.

Trump continues to try to declare victory in Iran as the timeline for the war's end shifts. And, a jury determined that Live Nation acted as a monopoly and overcharged ticket buyers.

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Mediators push to extend U.S.-Iran ceasefire

A woman walks past a large billboard referring to the Strait of Hormuz in Tehran

Pakistan said it expected to host a second round of US-Iran negotiations to end the war, but did not say when or where the meetings would take place.

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How seals' whiskers make them master underwater hunters

Filou worked with scientists for two years to help them test a theory about how harbor seals use their whiskers to hunt.

Their sensitive facial hair may be the harbor seals superpower for tracking fish, scientists are learning.

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Indonesia's capital of the future faces doubts in the present

People walk around Nusantara, where Indonesia aims to move its capital. Jakarta, the current capital and the world

Indonesia is racing to build a new capital, promising a greener, futuristic city. But many citizens aren't convinced it will live up to the vision.

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Your next flight could be more expensive as jet fuel costs soar

A worker fuels a Delta Airlines plane at Salt Lake City International Airport on April 09, 2026. As fuel prices continue to rise amid the war in Iran, airlines around the world are canceling flights and scaling back routes due to surging jet fuel prices.

Airlines are facing higher costs, and one airport group in Europe has warned of the risk of a "systemic jet fuel shortage" if traffic through the Strait of Hormuz doesn't normalize by the end of this month.

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