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Netanyahu says Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar has been killed by Israeli forces

A screengrab shows, according to the Israeli Army, Hamas Gaza chief Mohammed Sinwar, taken from a handout video released Dec. 17, 2023.

Speaking on Wednesday in the Knesset, Israel's parliament, Netanyahu said that Sinwar was killed in an Israeli airstrike, but did not provide specifics.

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Judge rules suit challenging DOGE and Elon Musk's power over government can continue

Billionaire White House adviser Elon Musk listens during a May 21 press availability in the Oval Office with President Trump and South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa.

A judge has denied a request to dismiss a lawsuit alleging Elon Musk and DOGE are wielding unconstitutional power within the government. Separately, Musk also criticized a Trump-backed spending bill.

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In 'The Party's Interests Come First,' Joseph Torigian tries to understand Xi Jinping through his father

Xi Jinping, left, with his father Xi Zhongxun in 1958.

In his forthcoming book_,_ The Party's Interests Come First, American University professor Joseph Torigian writes about Xi Jinping's father, Xi Zhongxun, a noted Chinese politician himself.

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Marco Rubio said no one has died due to U.S. aid cuts. This mom disagrees

Mariam Mohammed, a widow, stands outside her home in Bama, Nigeria. She

Mariam Mohammed says her younger son died when she could not get treatment for him at a U.S.-funded clinic that had temporarily closed. Researchers say that are many thousands of cases like his.

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Trump is pardoning Todd and Julie Chrisley, the reality TV couple convicted of fraud

Trump announced Tuesday that he will grant full pardons to reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, pictured in 2017.

Todd and Julie Chrisley, who rose to fame in a reality show highlighting their lavish lifestyle, had been serving yearslong prison sentences after 2022 convictions on bank and tax fraud offenses.

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Change to COVID vaccine guidance. And, dozens hurt in new Gaza aid distribution

Staff seen preparing Pfizer vaccine doses inside the Melbourne Showgrounds COVID-19 Vaccination Centre on July 20, 2021, in Melbourne, Australia.

The federal government's latest guidance for COVID-19 vaccines is raising concerns among some independent experts. And, dozens of Palestinians hurt during first day of new Gaza aid distribution plan.

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'We're in a holding pattern': Home sales and building slump in the face of uncertainty

Homebuilding has slowed as Americans face economic uncertainty and high mortgage rates. Here, construction workers install a lumber roof on a new home last month in Laveen, Ariz.

Would-be homebuyers are finding lots of reasons to wait.

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In a county that backed Trump, people depend on Medicaid and are conflicted about cuts

An old mine cart is parked outside the Gila County Historical Museum in Globe, Arizona. Mining is still part of the local economy, but many area residents have low-wage jobs that make them eligible for Medicaid.

Medicaid plays a vital role in many rural communities that favored President Donald Trump in the 2024 election. But residents still seem open to Republican plans to cut perceived waste in the program.

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Word of the Week: How 'pride' shifted from vice to a symbol of LGBTQ empowerment

Participants carry balloons spelling out "Pride" during the 51st LGBTQ Pride Parade in Chicago on June 26, 2022.

The word pride has shifted over the millennia, from being first used to describe one of the seven deadly sins in Roman Catholic theology to becoming a global symbol for LGBTQ strength and empowerment.

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U.S. stops scheduling visa interviews for foreign students

Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a hearing of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, May 21, 2025, in Washington.

The State Department has halted the scheduling of new visa interviews for foreign students while it prepares to expand the screening of their activity on social media, officials said.

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Ex-police chief sentenced for rape and murder escaped prison disguised as prison guard

This image provided by the Arkansas Department of Corrections shows Grant Hardin, a former police chief and convicted killer, escaping the North Central Unit prison wearing a disguise in Calico Rock, Ark.

Law officers searched Arkansas' rugged Ozark Mountains for an ex-police chief and convicted killer who escaped prison by impersonating a guard and walking out through a gate a guard opened for him.

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Noem urges Poles to elect Trump ally as CPAC holds its first meeting in Poland

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, on Tuesday, in Jasionka, Poland.

The Conservative Political Action Conference held its first meeting in Poland on Tuesday, just five days before a tightly contested presidential election between a liberal mayor and a conservative backed by U.S. President Donald Trump.

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In a county that backed Trump, people dependent on Medicaid are conflicted about cuts

In an Arizona county that voted for Trump 2-to-1, many people rely on Medicaid, would hate to lose it, and are persuaded that there is fraud that can be cut from the program.

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Exhuming the past: ex-Colombian soldiers help recover victims of their own crimes

Mario, a former member of the military linked to Colombia

In Colombia, former soldiers accused of atrocities during the countrys guerilla war are helping to locate and exhume remains of their civilian victims.

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NPR and Colorado stations sue Trump

NPR filed suit this morning against President Trump and other administration officials over his executive order seeking to ban any federal funds from going to NPR or PBS.

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Almost 200,000 Palestinians displaced by latest Israeli military offensive

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Israel has ordered tens of thousand of Gazans to move to zone in the south

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Susan Brownmiller, whose landmark book changed attitudes on rape, dies at 90

Susan Brownmiller poses with her book in New York, Oct. 18, 1975.

In 1975, Against Our Will: Men, Women and Rape explored pernicious cultural and legal attitudes about rape and helped debunk the long-held view that victims were partly to blame.

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A video of the French president's wife shoving him went viral. Here's why it matters

In a grab taken from video, France

Macron said that the video depicts the couple "joking" and dismissed it as part of a disinformation campaign. Experts say Russian accounts are trying to undermine his image as a strong advocate for the West.

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55-year-old Kami Rita Sherpa breaks his own record: climbing Mount Everest 31 times

Mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa broke his own record after climbing Mount Everest for the 31st time. He

Lumping his 31 feats together, Kami Rita Sherpa has climbed nearly 90,000 feet above sea level on the famous peak — about 170.5 miles above sea level, or equivalent to Earth's upper atmosphere.

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Elon Musk's Starship rocket will try to launch again tonight

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After two spectacular failures, SpaceX is hoping this test flight will go more smoothly for the behemoth rocket.

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Elon Musk's Starship rocket loses altitude control on its 9th launch

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Several dummy satellites were supposed to be launched, but a door on the ship did not open as planned.

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Despite the pause on high tariffs, Chinese factories still face high uncertainty

Shipping containers are seen ready for transport at the Guangzhou Port in southern China

A 90-day pause on triple-digit U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods has left exporters and importers in a high state of uncertainty. Factory owners in China tell NPR that orders are down overall.

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RFK Jr. says COVID shots no longer recommended for kids, pregnant women

The CDC is removing recommendations that children and pregnant people get the COVID vaccine.

Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. announced that CDC recommendations for COVID vaccines will no longer include healthy pregnant women and healthy children.

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Trump administration moves to cancel remaining federal funds to Harvard

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A letter from the U.S. General Services Administration, which is dated Tuesday, tells agencies to submit a list of contracts they have terminated with the university by June 6.

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NPR and Colorado public radio stations sue Trump White House

NPR President and CEO Katherine Maher testifies during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing at the U.S. Capitol on March 26, 2025. NPR and several member stations are suing the Trump administration over an executive order directing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop funding NPR and PBS.

NPR and three Colorado public radio stations are suing the Trump administration over the president's executive order seeking to ban the use of federal money for NPR and PBS.

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Harvard's president speaks out against Trump. And, an analysis of DEI job losses

Pedestrians walk through Harvard Yard at Harvard University, Tuesday, April 15, in Cambridge, Mass.

Harvard University President Alan Garber sits down with Morning Edition, where he doubles down on his decisions. And, a look at job losses within the DEI field among Corporate America.

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Are manufacturing jobs actually special?

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More than half of American workers don't have a college degree. Is manufacturing a ticket for them to the middle class?

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Why Japan sees President Trump's tariffs as a 'national crisis'

The flag of Japan (right) hangs outside the New York Stock Exchange on May 5, 2008, in honor of Ryozo Kato, the ambassador of Japan to the United States at the time, ringing the opening bell.

Although largely paused, President Trump's tariffs present a major threat to Japan's already flagging economy.

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Hells Canyon, the deepest gorge in the U.S., is surprisingly young

Hells Canyon, the deepest river gorge in the United States, was carved just about 2.1 million years ago — making it much younger than the Grand Canyon.

Hells Canyon is the deepest river canyon in the United States. Now scientists have solved the mystery of when it formed.

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Trump cuts could hurt after-school programs that serve low-income students

Sixth graders Connor Atkinson and Genevieve Plante work together to make yogurt parfaits in the after-school cooking club in their rural Maine school district.

Schools in Maine have been at the center of a political battle with the Trump administration. Now, many fear after-school programs, critical for low-income communities, could be lost.

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