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Trump says Nvidia will hand the U.S. 15% of its H20 chip sales to China

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang delivers his keynote address Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at the Vivatech fair in Paris.

The president said Nvidia would pay the government in exchange for easing export restrictions — and that he'd initially asked for a larger cut.

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Judge denies release of Ghislaine Maxwell grand jury transcripts

This March 28, 2017, file photo, provided by the New York State Sex Offender Registry shows Jeffrey Epstein.

President Trump called for the release of the grand jury transcripts after growing pressure to divulge more information about Jeffrey Epstein's case, but the judge on the case said there is nothing new to release.

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Trump vows to crack down on D.C. crime. And, Putin-Trump meeting to discuss end of war

Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) agents stand guard in Dupont Circle as part of a federal law enforcement deployment to the nation

President Trump has deployed federal agents in the nation's capital to crack down on crime and homelessness. And, Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are expected to meet Friday in Alaska.

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Conservative writer Max Boot discusses the changing world order

Steve Inskeep speaks with author and conservative commentator Max Boot about the changing world order.

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Trump's tariff revenue has skyrocketed. But how big is it, really?

An aerial view of shipping containers at the Port of Baltimore on August 7, 2025.

President Trump's new tariffs are pouring in. But it's still only a fraction of overall government revenues — and falls short of new spending in the recent Republican megabill.

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Factories are losing immigrant workers, stressing those who remain

Tom Torres has worked as a mechanic at the Kraft Heinz plant in Holland, Mich., for 13 years. He says Trump

Trump campaigned on helping American workers through his immigration policies. Now that he's revoked work authorization for thousands of immigrants, those left behind are feeling taxed by their absence.

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Boston Public Library aims to increase access to a vast historic archive using AI

The stacks at Boston Public Library, one of the oldest and largest public library systems in the country.

The library is launching a project in collaboration with Harvard Law School and OpenAI this summer to digitize the materials and make them more fully searchable.

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What's the deal with claims that birth control is dangerous?

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Social media is full of videos saying hormonal contraception can hurt you and promoting natural alternatives. How did the treatments get such a bad reputation and do alternatives work?

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Israeli strike kills journalists in Gaza City, worsening the death toll for the media

Palestinians inspect on Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, the destroyed tent where journalists, including Al Jazeera correspondents Anas al-Sharif and Mohamed Qureiqa were killed by an Israeli airstrike outside the Gaza City

Israel's military targeted an Al Jazeera correspondent with an airstrike Sunday, killing him, another network journalist and other people, all of whom were sheltering outside the Gaza City Hospital complex.

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Did life start on the ocean floor — and what does that mean for alien life?

In a cold, dark ocean, life thrives near hydrothermal vents.

How did life start on Earth? The answer is a big scientific mystery scientists are actively investigating. After talking with many scientists, host Regina G. Barber found that an abundance of water on Earth is most likely key, in some way, to the origin of life — specifically, in either deep sea hydrothermal vents or in tide pools. It's for this reason some scientists are also exploring the potential for life in so-called "water worlds" elsewhere in the solar system, like some of the moons of Jupiter and Saturn. This episode, Regina digs into two water-related hypotheses for the origin on life on Earth — and what that might mean for possible alien life.

Have another scientific mystery you want us to cover on a future episode? Email us at shortwave@npr.org.

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Will Jubilee host the next Presidential debate?

Is Jubilee the future of political debate?

Jubilee has become one of the go-to open forums for debate in the digital age. Videos like: "Flat Earthers vs Scientists," "1 Conservative vs. 20 Feminists," and, "What Makes a Real Man?" are just some of the few topics they cover.

It's what caused The Atlantic staff writer Spencer Kornhaber to write his article, "Jubilee is Like Gen-Z's 'Jerry Springer Show'".

But their most recent video, "1 Progressive vs 20 Far-Right Conservatives," has gone viral for what some feel is a dangerous platforming of fascist ideals. Brittany is joined by The Atlantic staff writer Spencer Kornhaber to get into the state of public discourse, and how traditional media may led us to this moment.

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UK police say more than 500 people arrested in pro-Palestinian events over weekend

Demonstrators hold placards during a protest in support of the Palestinian People in Gaza, in Parliament Square, in London, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025.

Most of those detained were arrested for carrying signs supporting a pro-Palestinian group recently banned as a terrorist organization in the UK.

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Australia will recognize a Palestinian state, Prime Minister Albanese says

Protesters gather during a pro-Palestinian rally in Sydney, Australia, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023, in support of Palestinians caught up in the war between Israel and Hamas.

The decision comes as France, Canada and the UK have signaled similar steps in recent weeks.

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Federal agents spread out across D.C. streets amid Trump vow to crackdown on crime

FBI agents and other federal law enforcement agents walk around the neighborhood near the Nationals Stadium in Washington, D.C. on Sunday.

President Trump promised a weekend crackdown of Washington, D.C.'s homeless population and criminals. Trump activated federal agents to also be a show of force across the district.

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Colorado wildfires burn more than 120,000 acres as firefighters await better weather

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In western Colorado, firefighters are up against windy, hot weather as they try to protect homes and infrastructure from a pair of lightning-caused wildfires.

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Netanyahu defends Israel's plan to seize Gaza City, despite global condemnation

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu doubled down on his plan for Israel to seize control of Gaza City and the remaining sliver of Gaza not already under Israeli control.

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European leaders urge for Ukraine to be included in Trump-Putin Alaska peace talks

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron talk to media prior to talks at Villa Borsig on July 23 in Berlin.

Some European leaders say that Ukraine must be included in any talks with Russia over ending the war.

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A new NPR series looks at the forces changing the world order

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As the postwar international order continues to evolve, NPR explores its past and the present and asks what the future may look like.

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D.C. mayor defends capital's crime rates after Trump threatens to take over police

District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser listens as President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce that the 2027 NFL Draft will be held on the National Mall, in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, May 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said President Trump has the power to deploy the National Guard, but "none of the conditions exist" for president to take over city police.

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A writer learns to embrace her imperfect recovery from an eating disorder

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In a new book, Mallary Tenore Tarpley says she's learned to reject perfectionism when it comes to recovery and accept her slip-ups as part of a messy "middle place" between sickness and health.

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Asylum-seekers thought they were following the rules. Now some are told to start over

Asylum-seekers wait for their CBP One appointments with U.S. authorities before crossing through El Chaparral port of entry in Tijuana, Mexico, on Jan. 20.

NPR has learned that dozens of immigrants across the U.S. have received letters notifying them that their asylum cases have been dismissed because they have not yet received a screening interview.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reposts video of pastors saying women shouldn't vote

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon on June 22, 2025.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth reposted the video profiling Christian Nationalist Pastor Doug Wilson, who opposes same-sex marriage.

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Texas big game hunter killed while stalking African Cape buffalo

In this photo taken Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015, a buffalo is seen in a pen at Melorani Safaris at Olifantsvallei, South Africa.

Asher Watkins had been tracking a cape buffalo for the kill when the animal instead turned its attack on the hunter.

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4 people and 5 months in space, NASA's Crew-10 mission safely returns to Earth

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It took the capsule 17 hours to make the trip home, experiencing re-entry temperatures of around 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit as it punched through the atmosphere following Friday's ISS undocking.

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Authorities ID suspect in CDC shooting as a 30-year-old man from suburban Atlanta

Police officers block Clifton Road near Emory Hospital as they respond to a shooting near the campuses of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Emory University on Friday.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation identified the man who opened fire at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as Patrick Joseph White. White died and a police officer was shot and killed.

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CDC shooter believed COVID vaccine made him suicidal, his father tells police

Police officers block Clifton Road near Emory Hospital as they respond to a shooting near the campuses of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Emory University on Friday.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation identified the man who opened fire at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as Patrick Joseph White. White died and a police officer was shot and killed.

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NFL preseason game ends early after serious injury to Detroit Lions' Morice Norris

Detroit Lions players take a knee after safety Morice Norris was injured against the Atlanta Falcons during the second half of an NFL preseason football game on Friday in Atlanta.

The Lions safety was in stable condition after he was attended to for about 20 minutes and taken off the field in an ambulance Friday, with the preseason game against the Atlanta Falcons ending early.

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Opinion: Remembering Sandra Grimes, mole hunter

Sandra "Sandy" Grimes, who worked at the CIA from the late 1960s, at home in Great Falls, Va. As one of the investigators in Operation Playactor, Grimes created a chronology that was instrumental in identifying Ames as a spy.

Sandra Grimes died at the age of 79. Her work was crucial in catching a Soviet agent who "caused more damage to the national security of the United States than any spy in the history of the C.I.A."

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A family's fishing trip ends with the dad at 'Alligator Alcatraz'. Here's their story

Protesters gather to demand the closure of the immigrant detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz" at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport in Ochopee, Fla., on July 22. Immigrants held at U.S. detention centers have experienced abusive and degrading treatment, a Human Rights Watch report said on July 21.

Civil rights lawyers say many migrant detainees in Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz" are being barred from meeting regularly with attorneys and are being held in dangerous conditions.

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Blame it on the moon. This year's Perseids meteors won't be as visible at their peak

Meteors from the Perseids Meteor Shower streak across a partly cloudy sky above Inyo National Forest in Bishop, California, in 2024.

The Perseids meteor shower is the most popular one of the year. The meteors during this time are characterized by bright fireballs and long "wakes," the streak of light and color that follow behind.

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