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Investigating one of the worst train accidents in Spain's history
More than a week after one of the worst train accidents in Spain's history, many questions remain unanswered, and survivors struggle to move on.
NPR NewsNPR NewsU.S. gave Ukraine and Russia June deadline to reach peace agreement, Zelenskyy says
"The Americans are proposing the parties end the war by the beginning of this summer," Zelenskyy said, speaking to reporters on Friday.
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NPR NewsU.K. leader's chief of staff quits over hiring of Epstein friend as U.S. ambassador
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's chief of staff resigned Sunday over the furor surrounding the appointment of Peter Mandelson as U.K. ambassador to the U.S. despite his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
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NPR NewsTrump administration lauds plastic surgeons' statement on trans surgery for minors
A patient who came to regret the top surgery she got as a teen won a $2 million malpractice suit. Then, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons clarified its position that surgery is not recommended for transgender minors.
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NPR NewsBreezy Johnson's downhill gold is America's first medal of 2026 Winter Olympics
Breezy Johnson's first Olympic medal is a gold, won in a race marred by the crash of teammate Lindsey Vonn
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NPR NewsThailand counts votes in early election with 3 main parties vying for power
Vote counting was underway in Thailand's early general election on Sunday, seen as a three-way race among competing visions of progressive, populist and old-fashioned patronage politics.
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NPR NewsUS ski star Lindsey Vonn crashes in Olympic downhill race
In an explosive crash near the top of the downhill course in Cortina, Vonn landed a jump perpendicular to the slope and tumbled to a stop shortly below.
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NPR NewsLindsey Vonn attempts to cap off her comeback with today's Olympic downhill race
Sunday's race could cap the comeback within a comeback for Lindsey Vonn, the 41-year-old American superstar skier who tore her ACL just over a week ago but decided to push through to ski the downhill in Cortina.
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NPR NewsFor many U.S. Olympic athletes, Italy feels like home turf
Many spent their careers training on the mountains they'll be competing on at the Winter Games. Lindsey Vonn wanted to stage a comeback on these slopes and Jessie Diggins won her first World Cup there.
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NPR NewsImmigrant whose skull was broken in 8 places during ICE arrest says beating was unprovoked
Alberto Castañeda Mondragón was hospitalized with eight skull fractures and five life-threatening brain hemorrhages. Officers claimed he ran into a wall, but medical staff doubted that account.
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NPR NewsWhat we know about the massive sewage leak in the Potomac River
A collapsed sewer line, about 8 miles from the White House, pumped 368 Olympic-sized swimming pools worth of wastewater into the Potomac. Repairs could take longer than previously expected.
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NPR NewsPentagon says it's cutting ties with 'woke' Harvard, ending military training
Amid an ongoing standoff between Harvard and the White House, the Defense Department said it plans to cut ties with the Ivy League — ending military training, fellowships and certificate programs.
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NPR News'Washington Post' CEO resigns after going AWOL during massive job cuts
Washington Post chief executive and publisher Will Lewis has resigned just days after the newspaper announced massive layoffs.
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NPR NewsOne week since Nancy Guthrie was last seen, here's what we know
Nancy Guthrie was last seen a week ago. In the days since, investigators have launched a frantic search to return the 84-year-old home.
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NPR NewsAfter the Fall: How Olympic figure skaters soar after stumbling on the ice
Olympic figure skating is often seems to take athletes to the very edge of perfection, but even the greatest stumble and fall. How do they pull themselves together again on the biggest world stage? Toughness, poise and practice.
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NPR NewsOpinion: Alternate endings for modern attention spans
Some film professors are bemoaning the shortcuts students take to avoid watching assigned movies: some don't know what happens at the end. NPR's Scott Simon offers his own synopses.
NPR NewsThey're cured of leprosy. Why do they still live in leprosy colonies?
Leprosy is one of the least contagious diseases around — and perhaps one of the most misunderstood. The colonies are relics of a not-too-distant past when those diagnosed with leprosy were exiled.
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NPR NewsThis season, 'The Pitt' is about what doesn't happen in one day
The first season of The Pitt was about acute problems. The second is about chronic ones.
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NPR NewsLindsey Vonn is set to ski the Olympic downhill race with a torn ACL. How?
An ACL tear would keep almost any other athlete from competing -- but not Lindsey Vonn, the 41-year-old superstar skier who is determined to cap off an incredible comeback from retirement with one last shot at an Olympic medal.
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NPR NewsTrump promised a crypto revolution. So why is bitcoin crashing?
Trump got elected promising to usher in a crypto revolution. More than a year later, bitcoin's price has come tumbling down. What happened?
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NPR NewsDVDs and public transit: Boycott drives people to ditch Big Tech to protest ICE
A sweeping boycott has begun — targeting tech giants who participants believe are enabling President Trump and his immigration crackdown.
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NPR NewsThe CIA World Factbook is dead. Here's how I came to love it
The Factbook survived the Cold War and became a hit online. It mixed quirky cultural notes and trivia with maps, data, and photos taken by CIA officers. But it was discontinued this week.
NPR NewsState Department will delete X posts from before Trump returned to office
The policy change orders the removal of any post made by official State Department accounts on X before President Trump returned to office in 2025.
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NPR NewsMariah Carey, coffee makers and other highlights from the Olympic opening ceremony
NPR reporters at the Milan opening ceremony layered up and took notes.
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NPR NewsCalifornia's largest children's hospital system ends gender-affirming care for youth
Two hospitals in California are discontinuing hormone treatments for transgender youth, citing Trump administration pressures. In the past year, many hospitals and clinics have scaled back that care.
NPR NewsJapan's first female prime minister stakes her future on snap elections
Japan's first female premier has called snap elections for Sunday. She seeks a mandate for what could be sweeping changes and possibly a lurch to the political right.
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NPR NewsTrump's harsh immigration tactics are taking a political hit
President Trump's popularity on one of his political strengths is in jeopardy.
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NPR NewsA drop in CDC health alerts leaves doctors 'flying blind'
Doctors and public health officials are concerned about the drop in health alerts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention since President Trump returned for a second term.
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NPR NewsPhotos: Highlights from the Winter Olympics opening ceremony
Athletes from around the world attended the 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Milan.
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NPR NewsTrump posts racist meme of the Obamas - then deletes it
Trump's racist post came at the end of a minute-long video promoting conspiracy theories about the 2020 election.
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