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Why some friendships end after kids come into the picture

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It can be tough to navigate relationships when our friends start having kids. This guide can help both parents and child-free folks figure out how to stay connected in a new life stage.

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Why Trump is focusing on business deals on his Middle East trip

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President Trump is yet to broker an end to the war in Gaza. So the first big trip of his second term will focus on big investments instead.

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Elizabeth Holmes' partner raises millions for new biotech testing startup

Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes and her partner, Billy Evans, following a hearing at the Robert E. Peckham U.S. Courthouse on March 17, 2023 in San Jose, California. Evans has raised millions of dollars for a new health tech startup that Holmes is advising him on.

The incarcerated former Silicon Valley star is advising her partner on a new health tech startup. Holmes was convicted of defrauding investors in her blood-testing company Theranos.

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Pakistan says India fired missiles at 3 air bases. Pakistani retaliation underway

Pakistani police officers remove vehicles and people from the main entry of Nur Khan airbase following an Indian missile strike in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on Saturday.

Pakistan said most of the missiles were intercepted and that retaliatory strikes were underway. It's an escalation in a conflict triggered by a massacre last month that India blames on Pakistan.

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VA says its job cuts will limit doctor, nurse resignations

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins and Rep. Juan Ciscomani of Arizona at the Tucson VA Medical Center on April 28.

As the Department of Veterans Affairs tries to meet President Trump's goal of cutting 15% of staff, vets are concerned there won't be enough doctors and nurses.

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Google will pay Texas $1.4B to settle claims over user data collection

Google has agreed to pay $1.4 billion to Texas to settle claims that the company collected users

The agreement settles several claims Texas made against the search giant in 2022 related to geolocation, incognito searches and biometric data.

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New York set to lower hiring age of prison guards to 18 amid correction officer shortage

A guard tower and barbed wire fencing stand outside Sing Sing on Feb. 16, 2020, in Ossining, N.Y.

New York is set to lower the minimum hiring age for prison guards from 21 to 18. The shortage of corrections officers was exacerbated by the firing of more than 2,000 guards after a strike.

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Cities aiming to thwart immigrant detention centers wield a secret weapon: local laws

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As the Trump administration moves to quickly expand immigration detention space, a series of standoffs have emerged between city officials and the private prison companies.

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Why this U.S. ambassador cried at a press conference -- and is being called a hero

Michael Gonzales, U.S. ambassador to Zambia, at the Thursday press conference when he announced a cut of $50 million in aid for medications and medical supplies to the country. After 29 minutes, he was wiping away tears: "I

Michael Gonzales, the ambassador to Zambia, announced at an emotional press conference that the U.S. would cut $50 million in aid due to theft of medications.

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Chicago celebrates cultural victory with native son, Pope Leo XIV

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The likelihood that the newly elected pope has consumed a Chicago style hot dog is not zero. And that means something.

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Librarian of Congress firing is latest move in upheaval of U.S. cultural institutions

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President Trump fired Carla Hayden, the Librarian of Congress, via email late Thursday night, the latest in a string of actions the president has taken to shape American cultural institutions.

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Federal judge appears likely to temporarily halt Trump's sweeping government overhaul

President Trump and his adviser Elon Musk speak to the press on March 11 in Washington, D.C.

A federal judge in San Francisco appeared ready to temporarily block the Trump administration's sweeping overhaul of the federal government.

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USDA, DOGE demand states hand over personal data about food stamp recipients

People shop in a supermarket in New York City on Feb. 20, 2025.

The Department of Agriculture is demanding sensitive data from states about more than 40 million food stamp recipients, as DOGE is amassing data for immigration enforcement.

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Investigating One of the Deadliest Moments of the War in Gaza

Mohammed Nabil Abu Naser looks over a list of his dead relatives.

Since Israel's military went to war against Hamas in Gaza more than a year and a half ago, it has conducted thousands of strikes in the territory. One attack last year stands out. Israel struck a five-story building housing an extend family of well over 100 people. The military says they were targeting an enemy spotter on the roof. NPR reporters and producers set out to chronicle this attack, to know how many people were killed and injured and to understand what it means to the family of survivors.

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Pope Leo XIV may help Vatican explore the 'great uncertainty' that is Trump's America

Clerics wave US flags during the speech of the newly elected Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8.

For close watchers of the Catholic Church, the election of a U.S. pope seemed impossible. The "Trump effect" on the U.S. and global order changed that, papal expert Massimo Faggioli told NPR.

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Trump fires all 3 Democrats on the Consumer Product Safety Commission

Commissioner Richard Trumka Jr. is photographed at the Consumer Product Safety Commission on Jan. 20, 2023, in Bethesda, Md. He has vowed to fight President Trump

The Consumer Product Safety Commission works to protect Americans from dangerous products and issuing recalls and warnings. It's the latest attempt by Trump to exact control over independent agencies.

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Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk ordered freed from immigration detention

Hundreds of people gather in Somerville, Mass., on March 26, 2025, to demand the release of Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish student at Tufts University, who was arrested by federal agents Tuesday night.

Rümeysa Öztürk, a Tufts University doctoral student, was ordered released by a federal judge in Vermont in the latest setback for the Trump administration's effort to deport noncitizen activists it accuses of antisemitism.

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Measles math: What to know about 1,001 measles cases across the country

A measles advisory is shown tacked to a bulletin board outside Gaines County Courthouse on April 09, 2025 in Seminole, Texas.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated the numbers of measles cases in the country on Friday. Here's what they say and what it means for public health in the U.S.

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Vice President Vance says India-Pakistan fighting is 'none of our business'

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Vice President Vance said the fighting between India and Pakistan was "fundamentally none of our business." Experts say the U.S. used to work hard to de-escalate crises between the nuclear states.

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Pope Leo's stance on key issues, from climate change to LGBTQ+ rights to U.S. politics

Pope Leo XIV concelebrates Mass with the College of Cardinals inside the Sistine Chapel on Friday, the day after his election.

Pope Leo is seen as a centrist who shares his predecessor's progressive views on certain social issues. Here's what we know so far.

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Trump tightens control of independent agency overseeing nuclear safety

The shuttered Three Mile Island nuclear power plant stands in the middle of the Susquehanna River on October 10, 2024. One of the plant

NPR has learned that rules must now be vetted by the White House and that the administration is drafting an executive order that could loosen radiation limits.

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Americans still dream about factory jobs. Can they be brought back?

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Trump's administration said they want tariffs to boost US manufacturing, and most Americans want more factory jobs here. But what makes us nostalgic for factory work?

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David Steiner of FedEx is tapped to be the U.S. Postal Service's new leader

David Steiner, a FedEx board member and former CEO of Waste Management seen here in 2013, has been selected to be the next postmaster general by the U.S. Postal Service

The U.S. Postal Service's governing board has named David Steiner, a board member of USPS competitor FedEx, to be the next postmaster general following the controversial term of Louis DeJoy.

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2 men are convicted of cutting down beloved Sycamore Gap tree in England

A combination of pictures shows, top, the Sycamore Gap tree along Hadrian

Prosecutors say that as news of the crime spread, the two men exchanged messages relishing the outrage and sadnessthey caused. The tree in northern England was believed to be about 200 years old.

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Former Supreme Court Justice David Souter dies at 85

Justice David Souter, who served on the Supreme Court for nearly two decades, died Thursday.

Souter was appointed to the Supreme Court by President George H. W. Bush in 1990. He retired in 2009.

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Trump calls the U.S.-Canada border an 'artificial line.' That's not entirely true

The U.S.-Canada border, as seen in this satellite map, mostly runs along the 49th parallel — and wasn

President Trump has repeatedly described the U.S.-Canada border as an "artificially drawn line." But experts say just because it was man-made doesn't mean it's not legitimate.

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An Insider's View of the Texas Measles Outbreak

Instructions for a Measles vaccination is seen outside of the Lubbock Public Health facility on April 09, 2025 in Lubbock, Texas.

Katherine Wells, the public health director in Lubbock, Texas, describes her fight to stop the largest measles outbreak since 2000, despite a chaotic reorganization of federal health agencies.

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Russia marks 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany

Russian servicemen take part in the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia, Friday, May 9, 2025, marking the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union

Celebrations included a massive military parade in Moscow's Red Square, where Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted several foreign leaders, including the presidents of China and Brazil.

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Read Pope Leo XIV's first homily as pope

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV concelebrates Mass with the College of Cardinals inside the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican the day after his election as 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, Friday, May 9, 2025.

During his homily, delivered in Italian, Leo XIV said that Christians must serve a world that is often hostile to their beliefs.

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Details on Pope Leo XIV and his views. And, U.S. and China trade negotiations begin

The newly elected Pontiff, Pope Leo XIV is seen for the first time from the Vatican balcony on May 8 in Vatican City, Vatican.

Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected pope yesterday and chose the name Pope Leo XIV. Here's what you need to know about him and his views. And, the U.S. and China begin trade negotiations.

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