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Harrison Ruffin Tyler, grandson of the 10th U.S. president, dies at 96

President John Tyler, circa 1860-1865. His last surviving grandchild, Harrison Ruffin Tyler, died on Sunday.

Harrison Ruffin Tyler was just three generations from the White House, since his father and grandfather both fathered children in their 70s. The chemical engineer helped preserve his family's legacy.

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A Swiss village is buried after a glacier collapses in the Alps

The village of Blatten, in a valley below the Bietschhorn mountain in the Swiss Alps, was destroyed Wednesday by a landslide after part of the huge Birch Glacier collapsed. A local river is now blocked and forming a lake that is flooding buildings that remain, authorities said.

The Birch Glacier above the village of Blatten collapsed and caused a landslide that has buried most of the village. Authorities had evacuated residents earlier this month, but one person is missing.

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Hundreds of writers call for Gaza ceasefire and aid

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More than 300 writers from the UK and Ireland have signed a letter calling for immediate aid and a ceasefire in Gaza.

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American doctors look to relocate to Canada to avoid the Trump administration

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Canada has seen a surge of American doctors seeking to move north in the months since President Donald Trump returned to the White House.

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Former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine discusses Trump's recent criticism of Putin

What does President Trump's changing rhetoric on Vladimir Putin suggest about his relationship with the Russian leader? NPR's Michel Martin asks William Taylor, former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine.

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President Trump expressing growing frustration with Russia's Vladimir Putin

For several days now, President Trump has expressed growing frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the slow progress towards ending the war in Ukraine.

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Federal court blocks Trump tariffs. And, why Hungary inspires American conservatives

President Donald Trump displays a signed executive order imposing tariffs on imported goods during a "Make America Wealthy Again" trade announcement event in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025 in Washington, D.C.

The stakes are high in the case of a federal court blocking many of President Trump's tariffs this term. And, why Hungary and its leader are inspiring American conservatives.

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How safe is the food supply after federal cutbacks? Experts are worried

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As the Trump administration slashes the federal workforce, experts say cuts to the USDA, FDA and CDC have left the food supply vulnerable to outbreaks of foodborne illness.

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Want to cut through small talk? Try asking a 'magical question'

"A magical question is a question that everyone in your group is interested in answering" and hearing the responses to, says Priya Parker, a conflict resolution facilitator and author of the 2020 book <!-- raw HTML omitted -->The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters<!-- raw HTML omitted -->.

These creative questions are fun to answer and can help reveal people's personalities. Conflict resolution facilitator Priya Parker shares her favorites and explains how to come up with your own.

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Hungary inspires U.S. conservatives. Its leader is seen as running a 'dictatorship'

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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has been called "Trump before there was a Trump." Here's why his reshaping of Hungary's political institutions inspires U.S. conservatives.

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World financial markets welcome court ruling against Trump's tariffs

The screens show the foreign exchange rates are seen at a dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, May 28, 2025.

Financial markets welcomed a U.S. court ruling that blocks President Donald Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs on imports under an emergency-powers law.

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CPAC chair plans more conservative gatherings around the world

Conservative Political Action Conference chairman Matt Schlapp spoke with NPR at the Kempinski Hotel in Budapest, Hungary.

Conservative Political Action Conference chairman Matt Schlapp tells NPR's Leila Fadel in the Hungarian capital Budapest that the group is expanding to cities around the globe.

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Why football coaches are often among the highest paid at U.S. colleges

At colleges across the U.S., football coaches are often among the highest paid people. NPR's Planet Money looks into what makes them so valuable.

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They've tracked Americans' drug use for decades. Trump and RFK Jr. fired them

The drug use survey team worked for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, which saw massive staff cuts in the Trump administration overhaul.

The 17-person team of statisticians and scientists at the National Survey on Drug Use and Health are all out of jobs. Researchers around the country use the data to understand behavioral health.

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Portugal's Chega party becomes the main opposition and joins Europe's far-right surge

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Portugal's anti-immigration Chega party notched another political gain for Europe's far right on Wednesday after it was assigned the second-most seats in parliament.

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Rubio says U.S. will 'aggressively' revoke visas for many Chinese students

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio shown testifying before the Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on May 20, 2025 in Washington, D.C.

The announcement to revoke visas most drastic move yet to curtail the numbers of international students studying in the U.S.

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Trump administration cancels plans to develop a bird flu vaccine

The H5N1 bird flu virus has been raising fears across the country and has spread into dairy cattle.

The Department of Health and Human Services is ending a $766 million contract with the vaccine company Modern to develop an mRNA vaccine for flu strains with pandemic potential, including bird flu.

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Federal trade court blocks Trump from imposing tariffs under emergency powers law

President Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2 in Washington, D.C.

The ruling from a three-judge panel at the New York-based Court of International Trade came after several lawsuits arguing that Trump has exceeded his authority.

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Judge says Rubio 'likely' violated Constitution in ordering Mahmoud Khalil deported

A rally for pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil in New York in March. He

But in a mixed ruling, federal Judge Michael Farbiarz declined, for now, to order Khalil released from immigration detention.

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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

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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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