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With the downsizing of the federal workforce, are America's farms at risk?

There are growing concerns that President Trump's depletion of the federal workforce is putting America's farms at risk, which could lead to higher food prices and hurdles for farm exports.

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Tate brothers face rape and trafficking charges in U.K.

Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan Tate talk to the media outside their residence on March 23, 2025 in Bucharest, Romania.

British prosecutors have approved 21 charges against self styled misogynistinfluencers, brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate, including rape, assault, and human trafficking.

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Shooting outside Jewish museum raises questions about shifts in political violence

Flowers and stones are left outside the Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum on May 23 in Washington, D.C.

If the suspect in the recent D.C. case planned to kill people because of their Jewish faith, this would represent a major anomaly in lethal, antisemitic violence.

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Healthcare System Collapses in Sudan's Capital

Dr .Sara Abdurahaman at Al-Buluk Pediatric Hospital treats an 8-month old baby in the critical care unit of a malnutrition ward.

The civil war in Sudan has been ongoing for more than two years causing some fifteen million people to be displaced and the collapse of the country's healthcare system in many places. In the capital Khartoum, there were once nearly 100 public and private medical facilities, now none are operational. We go to Khartoum to see how residents are coping with the lack of medical care.

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Peruvian farmer loses landmark climate case against German energy giant

Saul Luciano Lliuya in front of Lake Palcacocha, located at 4,650 meters above sea level at the Huascaran National Park, in Huaraz, northeastern Peru, on May 23, 2022.

A Peruvian farmer has lost a decade-long legal climate case against Germany energy giant RWE. Saúl Luciano Lliuya claimed the company's emissions had contributed to glacial melt threatening his Andean hometown.

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Understanding JD Vance's meteoric rise, from 'Hillbilly Elegy' to the White House

The Atlantic writer George Packer calls JD Vance the most interesting figure in the Trump administration: "He's capable of complex thought, and I also think he may be the future of the MAGA movement."

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GOP's budget package proposes to cut benefits and raise fees for legal immigrants

People shop for food in a Brooklyn neighborhood that has a large immigrant population on October 16, 2023 in New York City.

The goal of the changes, which head to the Senate next week, is to save money and send a signal that Republicans are tough on immigration.

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China is now the biggest debt collector in the developing world, report says

The extension of the Southern Expressway from Matara to Hambantota shown near Hambantota, Sri Lanka, in 2018 — a major infrastructure project funded by China as part of Beijing

Developing countries owe billions to China, which threatens to undermine poverty reduction efforts and fuel instability, according to a new report from Australia's Lowy Institute.

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After CDC cuts, doctors fear women will lose access to contraception research

The CDC team responsible for aggregating and disseminating best practices around contraception has been cut.

A small team of researchers responsible for keeping clinicians up to date on contraception research has been cut. Doctors say they rely on the team's guidance when advising women about contraception.

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Greetings from the Galápagos Islands, where the blue-footed booby shows its colors

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Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international correspondents share snapshots of moments from their lives and work around the world.

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Trump's foreign policy: deals with allies over diplomacy with rivals

President Trump and Saudi Arabia

When President Trump talks about his foreign policy, he often frames it as a business deal. He says much less about conventional diplomacy, like ending the wars in Ukraine and Gaza.

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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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