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Not taking India-Pakistan escalation seriously a 'huge risk,' warns conflict expert

Members of media and local residents walk through the rubble of a building damaged by suspected Indian missile attack, in Muridke, a town in Pakistan

Efforts to mediate the India-Pakistan conflict are not going to work "unless the U.S. steps in with full sincerity," Praveen Donthi, a senior analyst with the International Crisis Group, told NPR.

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The Fed keeps interest rates steady. And, U.S. plans to deport migrants to Libya

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee meeting at the William McChesney Martin Jr. Federal Reserve Board Building on May 7 in Washington, D.C.

The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady amid uncertainty over President Trump's trade war. And, the Trump administration has plans to deport migrants without legal status to Libya.

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Second day of conclave begins to elect the next pope

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The 133 cardinals in the conclave will participate in as many as four rounds of voting a day until a two-thirds majority is reached to elect the next pope.

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Cancer-causing chemicals are in many beauty products women use, a study finds

A study recruited Black and Latina women and asked them to log all the beauty products they use in a week. More than half of the women used products with known carcinogens.

Soaps, lotions and shampoos were found to have formaldehyde and formaldehyde-releasing preservatives.

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Economists warn Trump's research cuts could have dire consequences for GDP

The International Space Station serves as an orbiting scientific laboratory where astronauts conduct experiments. The Trump administration has proposed cutting its budget by roughly $500 million and reducing research at the outpost.

President Trump has proposed slashing federal scientific funding. Economists say the long-term consequences could be dire.

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On Teacher Appreciation Week, union leaders say teachers are underpaid and under attack

Kellen and his classmates, including his best friend, Nolan Robbins (left), learn about the structure of the U.S. government with teacher Robyn Fox.

The presidents of the National Education Association and American Federation of Teachers say the political climate has added to age-old money problems for teachers, such as underfunded schools.

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GOP-led states are passing new restrictions for voters to get issues on the ballot

Boxes containing signatures supporting a proposed ballot measure to scale back Arkansas

Two dozen states allow citizens to propose ballot measures. But Republican lawmakers in many of those states are now adding hurdles to those efforts, saying they want to combat fraud.

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Once-fringe activists are fighting to be the voice of the anti-abortion movement

Anti-abortion activists pray and protest in front of the Greenville Women

Most Americans balk at the idea of charging women who get abortions with homicide, but post-Roe, militant anti-abortion activists are finding state lawmakers are increasingly open to it.

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Discovering a mom we never knew, in letters she saved from WWII soldiers

My family recently unearthed dozens of letters from clearly smitten servicemen who

My sister and I recently unearthed a forgotten box of correspondence our mom received from servicemen she'd met at Red Cross dances in Rome near the end of the war. She would have been 100 this year.

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One WWII veteran shares his story on the 80th anniversary of VE Day

Harry Miller, a veteran of the Army and Air Force, is pictured in the library of the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Washington, D.C.

Army veteran Harry Miller was stationed in Germany when the Nazis surrendered. Upon hearing the news, he recalls that American troops went to sleep or shook hands. "And some just couldn't believe it."

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Glittering blue creatures are washing up on California beaches. Here's why

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Hundreds of thousands of Velella velella, more commonly known as by-the-wind-sailors, are drifting onto the coastline. Beachcombers say they look like "blue diamonds strewn across the beach."

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Trump is set to announce his first trade deal since his tariffs sent markets reeling

President Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office on May 7, 2025.

Presidenti Trump did not reveal the trading partner, saying only that it was "A BIG, AND HIGHLY RESPECTED, COUNTRY" and that representatives would join him at 10 a.m. ET in the Oval Office.

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USDA chief says agency is trying to fill key jobs after paying 15,000 to leave

Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on May 6, 2025.

Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins says the department will consider bringing back some employees who took the government's deferred resignation offer.

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Trump picks Casey Means for surgeon general, after first nominee withdraws

Dr. Casey Means (left) stands with journalist Megan Kelly at a confirmation hearing for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for the secretary of Health and Human Services post at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 29.

Dr. Janette Nesheiwat withdrew her nomination for Surgeon General after questions about her credentials. Dr. Casey Means has a medical degree from Stanford and a best-selling book on metabolic health.

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Energy Star, efficiency program that has steered consumer choice, targeted in cuts

An Energy Star logo is displayed on a box for a freezer Jan. 21, 2025, in Evendale, Ohio.

An Environmental Protection Agency plan to eliminate its Energy Star offices would end a decades-old program that gave consumers a choice to buy environmentally friendly electronics and save money on bills, consumer and environmental groups said.

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In the wake of tariffs, cargo at the Port of LA is down 35%

A view of shipping cranes at the Port of Los Angeles on May 06, 2025 in San Pedro, California. Los Angeles and Long Beach ports are seeing significant drops in expected cargo ships coming into port this week due to tariffs imposed by the Trump Administration.

The immediate impact of the cargo decline affects virtually every business around the ports, but port officials say this downturn will soon be felt much more broadly.

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How a visit from actor Jon Voight led Trump to post about movie tariffs

Actor Jon Voight, his advisor and CEO of SP Media Group Steven Paul, President Trump, and SP Media Group/Atlas Comics president Scott Karol met at Mar-a-Lago over the weekend.

Since he announced his intention to impose a 100% tariff on movies made outside of the United States, President Trump has hedged, saying he's open to meeting with industry leaders.

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After an Arizona man was shot, an AI video of him addresses his killer in court

A screenshot of the AI generated video of Christopher Pelkey.

AI experts say this is likely the first time that AI has been used in the U.S. to create an impact statement read by an AI rendering of the deceased victim

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3 former Memphis police officers found not guilty in the death of Tyre Nichols

A composite image of former Memphis Police Department officers Tadarrius Bean (left), Justin Smith Jr. and Demetrius Haley in court in Memphis, Tenn., on May 3. The former officers are charged with fatally beating Tyre Nichols in 2023. They each took the stand to decline to testify on their own behalf.

A jury found the three men not guilty of all charges in connection with the 2023 fatal beating, including the most serious charge of second-degree murder.

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Disney's newest theme park will be in Abu Dhabi

The Walt Disney Company announced on Wednesday that the seventh Disney theme park will be in Abu Dhabi. This rendering shows the plans.

The company's theme parks and cruises make up a fast-growing section of its profits. The new park will be located on Yas Island with a number of existing attractions.

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Cheap and easy ways to stock your emergency go bag

"You do not have to spend hundreds of dollars to be prepared," says Alyssa Provencio, an emergency management expert. Dig around your junk drawer for batteries and candles. Buy used gear like a headlamp. And save on non-perishable food by buying in bulk.

Putting together a go bag doesn't have to be daunting or expensive. Here's how to create a functional kit that doesn't require much money, time or effort.

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Black smoke rises from the Sistine Chapel as cardinals cast an unsuccessful first vote

Black smoke billows from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, where 133 cardinals are gathering on the first day of the conclave, indicating that a successor of the late Pope Francis was not elected, Wednesday.

Black smoke streamed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signaling that the more than 130 cardinal electors have not come to a two-thirds agreement about who the next pope should be.

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Tensions escalate as Pakistan calls India's operation 'an act of war'

Local residents and members of the media examine a building damaged by a suspected Indian missile attack near Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, on Wednesday.

Pakistan says India's strikes on Wednesday is "an act of war." India's military described its operation as targeting "terrorist infrastructure."

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House Republicans approve amendment authorizing the sale of federal lands

The Colorado River runs through federal BLM land outside Moab, Utah.

After initially excluding it from a budget bill, House Republicans approved a controversial late hour amendment Tuesday that authorizes the sale of federal land in two western states for affordable housing and other uses.

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Humans still haven't seen 99.999% of the deep seafloor

An unidentified cnidarian that resembles a Venus flytrap from the family Hormathiidae, sits at 1874 meters water depth. A new study finds that the vast majority of the deep sea floor remains undocumented.

Human eyes have only seen a tiny, tiny, tiny fraction of the areas of the world that are covered by deep water. Scientists want to change how they explore these regions.

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Trump administration plans to deport migrants to Libya

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer prepares a Salvadoran immigrant without legal status for a deportation flight.

A U.S. official has confirmed to NPR that the Trump administration is planning to deport migrants to Libya, another step in a crackdown on illegal immigration.

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J.D. Vance's half-brother advances in his uphill quest to become Cincinnati's mayor

River Church Cincinnati pastor Cory Bowman, who is Vice President Vance

Cory Bowman, who shares a father with Vance, says he was inspired to enter the race after his half-brother's inauguration. A Republican last ran for Cincinnati mayor, unsuccessfully, in 2009.

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Federal court rules Rümeysa Öztürk must be transferred to detention in Vermont

People take part in a rally and a protest in solidarity with Rumeysa Ozturk and Mohsen Mahdawi outside New York Federal Court as the court hears the U.S. government request to appeal the decisions in their cases in New York, United States on May 06, 2025.

Rümeysa Öztürk has been detained at a federal facility in Louisiana after being arrested on the street in Sommerville, Massachusetts on March 25 by six plainclothes agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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How Trump family business ventures stand to directly benefit the President

New York Times reporter Eric Lipton says the Trump family businesses, including their crypto company, are capitalizing on the President's position, and creating unprecedented conflicts of interest.

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Here's the 2025 list of Most Endangered Historic Places in the U.S.

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This year, the annual list from the National Trust for Historic Preservation includes a mysterious castle, flooded communities in Florida and North Carolina, historic hotels and a gigantic turtle.

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