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A video shows people trying to pull 2 black bear cubs from trees in North Carolina

A video shows apartment complex residents in North Carolina trying to pull two wild black bear cubs from a tree to pose with them. One person manages to grab a cub before it runs away.

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Military court convicts U.S. sailor of attempted espionage

A naval chief petty officer who served on a Japan-based destroyer was found guilty of sharing classified information with a foreign government, the Navy's investigative agency said.

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House passes foreign aid bills to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan

The package now heads to the Senate, where it is also expected to pass.

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House approves sell-or-be-banned TikTok measure, attaching it to foreign aid bill

Th bill, now advancing to the Senate, represents the most threat yet to the video app used by half of Americans.

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The San Francisco Zoo will receive a pair of pandas from China

San Francisco is the latest U.S. city preparing to receive a pair of pandas from China, in a continuation of Beijing's famed "panda diplomacy."

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Women of color still lag behind in STEM jobs, despite efforts to change

STEM careers are still lagging when it comes to hiring women of color.

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Biden administration restricts oil and gas leasing in Alaska's petroleum reserve

The administration said it will restrict new oil and gas leasing on 13 million acres in Alaska to help protect wildlife such as caribou and polar bears as the Arctic continues to warm.

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Ukraine's prime minister says, if passed, $60B U.S. aid package will be critical

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal discusses on NPR's All Things Considered how further U.S. aid would make a difference on the front lines, and the state of the war in general.

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Man who set himself on fire outside Trump trial dies of injuries, police say

The man took out pamphlets espousing conspiracy theories, tossed them around, then doused himself in an accelerant and set himself on fire outside the courthouse Friday, officials and witnesses said.

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What to know about Week 1 of Trump's criminal trial, with jury selection complete

New York Judge Juan Merchan told jurors this week to prepare to hear opening statements on Monday.

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Senate passes reauthorization of key surveillance program despite privacy concerns

The legislation would extend for two years the program known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA. It now goes to President Biden's desk to become law.

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USC cancels filmmaker's keynote amid controversy over canceled valedictorian speech

USC announced the cancellation of a keynote speech by filmmaker Jon M. Chu just days after making the choice to keep the student valedictorian, who expressed support for Palestinians, from speaking.

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Mandisa, Grammy-winning singer and 'American Idol' alum, has died at 47

The singer gained stardom after finishing ninth on "American Idol" in 2006. In 2014, she won a Grammy for best contemporary Christian music album for "Overcomer," her fifth album.

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Voting ends in historic Tennessee Volkswagen union election

Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tenn., voted over three days this week on whether to join the United Auto Workers union. The vote tally is expected to take several hours.

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Israel Strikes Back at Iran, Will This Calm or Inflame Tensions?

Israel and Iran have been trading attacks on each other for a week including, for the first time, attacks on each other's territory. Will Israel's latest retaliation be the end of this wave of hostilities, or will Iranian response bring the long-standing enemies closer to all-out war? We hear from NPR's national security correspondent and our correspondent in Israel. For more coverage of all sides of this conflict, go to npr.org/mideastupdates

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What World War II taught us about how to help starving people today

The modern study of the starvation was sparked by the liberation of concentration camp survivors. U.S. and British soldiers rushed to feed them — and yet they sometimes perished.

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Biden administration adds Title IX protections for LGBTQ students, assault victims

The new rules also broaden the interpretation of Title IX to cover pregnant, gay and transgender students. They do not address whether schools can ban trans athletes from women's and girls' teams.

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'We created this problem:' a pediatric surgeon on how gun violence affects children

Mikael Petrosyan of Children's National Hospital says gun violence against children is preventable.

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Remembering Robert MacNeil, longtime host of PBS 'NewsHour'

During his decades-long career, MacNeil reported on the Kennedy assassination, the Cuban missile crisis and the fall of the Berlin Wall. He died April 12. Originally broadcast in 1986 and 1995.

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Tesla recalls Cybertruck over sticky problem. Blame it on — yes — soap

Accelerator pedals on the new Cybertrucks can get stuck, a potentially dangerous production flaw. The reason why they're so sticky is soap.

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What we know so far about Israel's strike on Iran — and what could happen next

Israel and Iran seem to be downplaying the attack, the latest in a series of retaliatory strikes between the two. Analysts say that could be a sign of the de-escalation world leaders are calling for.

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Amsterdam was flooded with tourists in 2023, so it won't allow any more hotels

Twenty-six hotels that already have permits can move forward, but after that a hotel can only be built if one shuts down. Tourists spent about 20.7 million nights in Amsterdam hotels last year.

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Israel strikes Iran, U.S. official says; Taylor Swift's 'Tortured Poets' is here

Israel has launched a strike against Iran, a U.S. official tells NPR. Taylor Swift's highly anticipated "Tortured Poets Department" is here.

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Google worker says the company is 'silencing our voices' after mass firings

The tech giant fired 28 employees who took part in a protest over the company's Project Nimbus contract with the Israeli government. One fired worker tells her story.

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Alvin Bragg, Manhattan's district attorney, draws friends close and critics closer

Alvin Bragg, Manhattan's District Attorney, has great friends and determined critics

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What's going to explode in space? Find out in the quiz

In other news, the WNBA draft was haute, a star system is hot and a Nike uniform was deemed neither haute nor hot.

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Where gun violence is common, some students say physical safety is a top concern

The federal government is investing billions to bolster school safety and mental health resources to combat gun violence. But some sense a disconnect between those programs and what students need.

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Fake Botox has sickened patients nationwide. Here's what to know — and what to avoid

Public health authorities are investigating reports of counterfeit injections sickening 19 people across nine states. Experts say getting bona fide Botox starts with finding a trustworthy provider.

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Here's what's in the House foreign aid bills

The House bills largely mirror a foreign aid package that passed the Senate in February, with aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. The House has an additional bill targeting Iran, China and Russia.

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The Rise of 'Grid Zero': Why more Instagram users are hiding their profile

Many users are concealing their public photos and sharing instead in private spaces. It's something of a protest against the over-sharing culture of social media. And Gen Z is driving the trend.

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