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Communities launch cleanup after severe weather and tornadoes churn across Midwest
At least 66 tornado reports were submitted across multiple states on Friday, according to the National Weather Service.
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NPR NewsNPR NewsWill the DHS shutdown affect security for the World Cup?
The FIFA World Cup is a little over 50 days away. NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to former Department of Homeland Security official Juliette Kayyem about the security concerns people have about hosting the tournament in America in this moment.
NPR NewsEight children killed in a shooting in Louisiana, police say
The victims ranged in age from one to about 14 years old, said Shreveport, Louisiana police spokesperson Chris Bordelon. A total of 10 people were shot.
NPR NewsPhotos: In this part of the world, nearly every chile pepper farmer is a woman
Chile peppers are a traditional part of Indian cuisine — and a key crop for women farmers. They say it's too demanding for men. "In spite of the challenges," says one, "we've found freedom."
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NPR NewsU.S.-Iran ceasefire expires this week with no deal in sight
After briefly reopening the Strait of Hormuz, Iran has again closed the vital economic waterway, saying it will restrict ships from passing through as long as the U.S. continues its blockade.
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NPR NewsReal estate investors are buying up long-term care facilities. Residents can suffer
Real estate investment trusts are landlords for thousands of nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and hospitals. Some select the managers and keep close watch but deny blame for bad care.
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NPR NewsThis tariff-refund portal is about to be America's hottest website
Exactly two months after the Supreme Court struck down most of President Trump's tariffs, the U.S. government has set Monday as the day when some companies can begin requesting refunds.
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NPR NewsShe no longer remembers it's her birthday. He got her a present anyway
A special day can be tinged with sorrow when your partner has dementia. But then he found the perfect gift.
NPR NewsSchool choice is booming in Iowa. Are students better off?
With school choice programs ascendant not just in Iowa but across the U.S., Cedar Rapids offers a preview of who wins and who loses when education meets the free market.
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NPR NewsThe Little Probe That Could: Why Voyager 1 Matters, and Why NASA Just Switched Part of It Off
This week, NASA announced it had shut down one of that spacecraft's remaining science instruments — not because the mission has failed, but to keep it alive a little longer.
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NPR NewsNorth Korea launches ballistic missiles toward sea
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff says the launches happened on Sunday morning from the North's eastern Sinpo area.
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NPR NewsUS Coast Guard spots overturned vessel near Saipan during search for missing ship
The Mariana is a 145-foot dry cargo vessel registered in the U.S. It suffered engine failure Wednesday as a massive typhoon bore down on Saipan and nearby islands.
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NPR NewsLife jacket worn by a passenger who survived the Titanic auctioned off for over $900,000
A life jacket worn by a passenger on the RMS Titanic has sold at auction for 670,000 pounds, which is more than $900,000.
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NPR NewsA mass shooting in Ukraine's capital leaves 6 dead before police shot and killed the gunman
A gunman has killed six people and injured at least 14 in a mass shooting in Ukraine's capital before he was shot and killed by police.
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NPR NewsTrump signs order fast tracking review of psychedelics for mental health disorders
President endorses psilocybin and ibogaine: "Can I have some, please?"
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NPR NewsPhotos: How overfishing in Southeast Asia is an ecological and human crisis
A rare look at one of the world's most critical and understudied environmental crises. Southeast Asia produces more than half of the world's fish, yet its waters are among the most depleted and contested.
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NPR NewsOpinion: Remembering Kevin Klose, former NPR president and broadcasting icon
We remember Kevin Klose, former NPR president, who helped secure financial stability for the network while supporting and encouraging its journalism.
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NPR NewsTired of waiting for your EV to charge up? One Chinese company has a novel solution
Chinese car company NIO is putting up EV battery swapping stations all around the world. NPR took a ride in one car for the experience.
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NPR NewsBorn in south Lebanon, displaced to Beirut, two grandmothers reflect on Israeli invasions
They grew up amid olive groves in southern Lebanon. The son of one married the other's daughter. Now they're living temporarily in a vacant building in central Beirut, displaced many times.
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NPR NewsCaracas' iconic macaws threatened by vanishing palm trees
In the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, flocks of colorful macaws that once brightened city skies now face disappearing nest sites — and with them, a unique urban bond.
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NPR NewsShe invited her friends to come together to make her casket
Friends gathered at a weaver's studio in Massachusetts to help MaddyChristine Hope Brokopp make her casket.
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NPR NewsUncertainty over the Strait of Hormuz remains, as ceasefire nears its end
Iran's military said on Saturday the Strait of Hormuz has "returned to its previous state." The announcement came after President Trump had said the blockade on Iranian ports would remain in place.
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NPR NewsWhat's it like to negotiate with Iran? We asked people who have done it
Experts who spent months negotiating a 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran say mutual mistrust, starkly different negotiating styles, and the complexity of the issues make a quick deal unlikely.
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NPR NewsSitting in a jail cell, alone and hopeless, a man's life is suddenly changed
Jay found himself sitting in a jail cell, alone and hopeless, after attempting to break into a building on his college campus. A fellow inmate's unexpected words brought him comfort — and changed the course of his life.
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NPR NewsNot just Trump: Redistricting race will hinge on what these state leaders did
An 82-year-old Virginia senator raising the stakes, an Indiana consensus builder and a Texas enforcer are among state officials who have shaped the course of the midterm redistricting race.
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NPR NewsJudge halts local TV giant Nexstar's takeover of rival Tegna until trial
U.S. Judge Trevor Nunley ruled that consumers could suffer irreparable harm if Nexstar integrated Tegna's stations into its own operations ahead of an antitrust trial.
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NPR NewsDeaths of migrants in ICE custody hit record high under Trump
Twenty-nine people have died in ICE custody since October, the start of the federal government's fiscal year, already surpassing 2004's toll of 28, the previous record, according to government data.
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NPR NewsAnimal activists celebrate their first global 'Sanctuary Day'
It's been 40 years since animal advocates founded a sanctuary for farm animals in New York and California, and they say April 17 is their first global sanctuary day.
NPR NewsGasoline could drop below $4 in coming days
Gasoline costs should start to fall soon, although a full recovery to pre-war prices is expected to take months. That's assuming that peace holds and traffic flows resume through the Strait of Hormuz.
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NPR NewsWhy scientists are nervous about fungi
They can pose a threat to human health — yeast infections are but one example. Scientists say not enough attention is paid to their ability to develop resistance to medications that treat them.
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