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The hidden costs of cutting Medicaid
Cutting Medicaid can seem like an easy way to slash the budget. But, the costs can spread to all of us.
NPR NewsNPR NewsInflation remains elevated as Trump's tariffs take hold
Inflation remained elevated last month as President Trump's tariffs continued to make their way into the prices that consumers pay. The average cost of living in July was up 2.7%.
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NPR NewsD.C. residents express concern over crime crackdown. And, Ford invests big in EVs
Washington, D.C., residents express concerns over what Trump's crime crackdown could mean for them. And, Ford plans to invest billions in building a new, cheaper electric truck
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NPR NewsWhy lung cancer is a 'hidden epidemic' in this part of the world
Rates of the world's deadliest cancer appear to be low in sub-Saharan Africa. But that statistic is masking the scope of the disease, doctors say.
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NPR NewsTrump's takeover 'out of touch' with facts on the ground, says D.C. attorney general
Washington D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb says Metropolitan Police Department officers must follow local policies that govern their policing, even as President Trump vows to crack down on crime.
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NPR NewsAlaska was once a full-fledged Russian colony. Now it's hosting a U.S.-Russia summit
Russia lost a war in Crimea in the 1850s. To pay off war debts, Russia sold Alaska to the U.S. Now presidents Trump and Putin will meet Friday in Alaska to discuss another war involving Crimea.
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NPR NewsU.S. and China extend tariff truce deadline for another 3 months
President Trump's executive order extends a reprieve from the threat of rising tariffs between the world's two largest economies.
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NPR NewsA Palestinian activist was killed by the violence he sought to stop
Awdah Al Hathaleen was shot during a clash with an Israeli settler. His West Bank village hoped No Other Land, the Oscar-winning film about settler violence that he worked on, might help protect them.
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NPR NewsSay bye-bye to the beeps and boops of AOL's dial-up internet service
AOL debuted the service in 1991. Dial-up has largely been replaced by broadband internet.
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NPR NewsTrump's Washington, D.C. takeover targets a host of groups, many of them vulnerable
Some residents are skeptical President Trump's use of tough police tactics will work to solve complex social ills.
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NPR NewsIn Alabama, a dredging project in Mobile Bay brings together unlikely allies
Dredging waterways for navigation is a centuries-old practice, but this project is controversial because the mud being dug out of the channel is put into other parts of Mobile Bay.
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NPR NewsIsraeli airstrike kills a prominent Al Jazeera journalist and colleagues in Gaza
Al Jazeera's Anas al-Sharif and five of his colleagues at the network were killed in an Israeli airstrike targeting Gaza's most recognized television journalist.
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NPR NewsWhat's at stake as Trump prepares to meet Putin in Alaska?
Trump said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was unlikely to be included in talks he described as a "feel out meeting" to better understand Russia's demands for ending its war in Ukraine.
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NPR NewsThe arduous system for getting aid into Gaza
Insulin needles. Sleeping bags. Nutella. These are items Arwa Damon’s charity — International Network for Aid, Relief and Assistance — has tried to send to Gaza and Israel has rejected. It’s a glimpse into the harsh reality of a humanitarian crisis with no end in sight. Today on the show, we talk to Damon about the economics of running a humanitarian nonprofit and what’s stopping more aid from reaching Gaza.
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NPR NewsThe tech behind genetically modified babies is getting a reboot
A Chinese scientist, He Jiankui, made a shocking announcement to the world in 2018: He had secretly engineered the birth of the first gene-edited babies. The birth of the twins was seen as reckless and unethical by the scientific community. That’s because, among other things, the CRISPR gene-editing technique Jiankui used was so new. NPR science correspondent Rob Stein has been following the controversial world of gene-editing and human reproduction, including some companies’ recent quests to push gene-editing technology forward.
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NPR NewsChina and the U.S. clash at the U.N. over the Panama Canal
The Trump administration has pressured China to have the Hong Kong-based operator of ports at either end of the canal sell those interests to a U.S. consortium.
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NPR NewsColombian senator and presidential hopeful dies 2 months after shooting
Miguel Uribe was shot three times while giving a campaign speech in a park and had since remained in an intensive care unit in serious condition with episodes of slight improvement.
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NPR NewsTrump taps conservative economist to lead statistics agency
President Trump plans to tap an economist from the conservative Heritage Foundation to oversee the Bureau of Labor Statistics. He fired the previous leader after a disappointing jobs report.
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NPR NewsSheila Jordan, a singular voice in jazz, has died
She recorded a magical debut album on Blue Note and was later named a Jazz Master by the National Endowment of the Arts.
NPR NewsEuropean Leaders Insist Ukraine Must be Part of Peace Talks
EU foreign ministers meet ahead of Friday’s Trump-Putin talks in Alaska, with Brussels insisting any peace deal must include Ukraine. And Al Jazeera’s Anas al-Sharif was killed in an Israeli airstrike that also took out the broadcaster's crew in Gaza City.
NPR NewsFord says it will roll out a cheaper electric pickup truck
Ford announced that it will retool its Louisville Assembly plant in Kentucky to focus on electric trucks. Their goal: To bring down prices for US buyers and compete with Chinese EV makers on the global market.
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NPR NewsTrump says he will 'feel out' Putin in Alaska on ending the war in Ukraine
President Trump says he thinks Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to end his war on Ukraine, but will use a Friday summit to "feel out" his counterpart.
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NPR NewsTrump says Nvidia will hand the U.S. 15% of its H20 chip sales to China
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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NPR NewsJudge denies release of Ghislaine Maxwell grand jury transcripts
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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NPR NewsTrump vows to crack down on D.C. crime. And, Putin-Trump meeting to discuss end of war
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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NPR NewsConservative writer Max Boot discusses the changing world order
Steve Inskeep speaks with author and conservative commentator Max Boot about the changing world order.
NPR NewsTrump's tariff revenue has skyrocketed. But how big is it, really?
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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NPR NewsFactories are losing immigrant workers, stressing those who remain
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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NPR NewsBoston Public Library aims to increase access to a vast historic archive using AI
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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NPR NewsWhat's the deal with claims that birth control is dangerous?
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?
