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Israel says it has serious concerns with Hamas disarmament deal

Palestinians carry a body from the site of an Israeli military strike in Gaza City, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026.

President Trump announced proposed disarmament deal with Hamas last week. Israeli strikes overnight and into Sunday evening killed at least 17 people, including children, in Gaza.

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South Korea ditches 'denuclearization-first' strategy. What will Pyongyang do next?

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, its leader Kim Jong Un, front right, visits a new facility to produce nuclear bomb fuels at an undisclosed place in North Korea Wednesday, June 3, 2026. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified.

South Korea is moving away from its policy of prioritizing the immediate denuclearization of North Korea. But despite that shift, experts doubt Pyongyang will return to the negotiating table.

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U.S. dollar weakens sharply against the Japanese yen after market interventions

A person walks past an electronic board showing the U.S. dollar and Japanese yen exchange rate at a securities firm in Tokyo on Monday, Aug. 3, 2026.

The U.S. dollar weakened sharply Monday against the Japanese yen after U.S. President Donald Trump and Japan's finance minister confirmed both sides had intervened in markets.

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Todd Blanche rescinds Trump's 'anti-weaponization fund' ahead of nomination hearing

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 15, 2026. 

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a formal order late Sunday terminating President Donald Trump's $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization fund" to compensate his political allies.

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A blaze on an Indonesian passenger ferry leaves at least 5 dead and dozens missing

In this photo made from video released by the Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) on Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026, smoke billows from passenger ship Mutiara Santosa 2 after it caught fire in the waters off Madura Island, Indonesia.

An Indonesian ferry carrying 271 people has caught fire in waters off Madura island, killing at least five people and leaving 41 others unaccounted for, authorities said

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Defunct part of SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will slam into the moon

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from pad 39A with a payload of a pair of lunar landers at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025.

A defunct part of a Falcon 9 rocket could slam into the moon at more than 5,000 miles per hour, according to scientists.

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Capital One says it closed Trump Organization accounts over money-laundering concerns

President Donald Trump walks with Eric Trump as they prepare to depart on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, April 10, 2026, in Washington.

The bank is asking a judge to permanently dismiss a lawsuit from Trump-affiliated businesses, arguing a monthslong internal review — not the Jan. 6 riot — explains why hundreds of accounts were shut down in 2021.

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Thousands of people under evacuation order from wildfires in Spokane, Wash.

People watch Old Trails Fire from W. Northwest Blvd., Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026, in Spokane, Wash.

There are at least three fires in and around the city. Large parts of Spokane are under Level 3 evacuation orders, which read: "Leave NOW! This may be your only notice."

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A teen was killed at a Seattle protest. New video evidence shows what really happened

Antonio Mays Sr. holds a picture of himself and his son, Antonio Mays Jr. in Superior Court at the King County Courthouse in Seattle on Dec. 10, 2025.

An 18-month investigation by The Seattle Times, KUOW and NPR's Embedded podcast and a review of more than a dozen videos from the night of the shooting reveal the most comprehensive view to date of how the chaotic scene unfolded. And they show how a Black teenager who came to join the civil rights movement of his generation — in a zone abandoned by police — ended up killed by a protest movement that thought he was a threat.

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New video evidence upends the unsolved killing of a Black teen at a Seattle protest

Antonio Mays Sr. holds a picture of himself and his son, Antonio Mays Jr., in Superior Court at the King County Courthouse in Seattle on Dec. 10, 2025.

Hours of video analyzed in an 18-month investigation reveal what really happened the night Antonio Mays Jr. was shot at the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest, and how protesters mistook him for a threat.

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Why is the rate of premature births so high in this community?

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About 1 in 4 babies in the Pakistani fishing settlement of Rehri Goth are born prematurely. Researchers are trying to figure out how to bring the numbers down.

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What Cyclospora does inside the gut and how it gets there

Cyclosporiasis is a parasitic illness caused by eating or drinking contaminated food or water.

Cyclospora, the parasite that has sickened thousands this summer in the U.S., requires time in the human digestive tract to reproduce.

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We asked a first grader to interview his hero: A bird scientist

Khalib Townsend, 7, meets with his mentor and conservation scientist Keith Russell at the Audubon Discovery Center in Philadelphia.

NPR asked an aspiring scientist in Philadelphia to interview an adult who is living his dream about his career in conservation science.

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Idaho fast food restaurant shooting leaves 3 dead, city spokesman says

FILE PHOTO: Cars line up in the drive-thru at In-N-Out Burger on Tuesday, June 8, 2010, in Baldwin Park, Calif.

Police who responded to the shooting found the body of the suspected gunman in an area near the restaurant.

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Trump says he's cancelling Iran strikes, deal pending

President Donald Trump exits Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J., Friday, July 31, 2026, after a trip to Camp David, the presidential retreat.

Trump said that Iran and other Middle Eastern countries had asked the U.S. "to hold off any attack" on Iran because "the perimeters of a deal has been agreed to."

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'Sopranos' actor Vincent Pastore, known for playing mobsters and tough guys, dead at 80

Vincent Pastore, arrives at the Asbury Park Conventional Hall during red carpet arrivals prior to the New Jersey Hall of Fame inductions, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014, in Asbury Park, N.J.

Vincent Pastore appeared in movies dating back to the 1980s and had roles in big movies including "Goodfellas" and "Awakenings," both in 1990.

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Avalanche in Pakistan kills famed mountaineer Nirmal Purja and his fellow climbers

FILE - Nirmal Purja, one of the team members of the all-Nepalese mountaineering team that became the first to scale Mount K2 in winter, gestures as the team arrives at Tribhuwan International airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Jan. 26, 2021.

A mountaineering team with climbers from around the world, including the U.S., was attempting to climb one of the tallest peaks on earth.

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Overnight Russian barrage kills nine in Kyiv, as air defense struggle with U.S. continues

A burned car is seen after a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Dan Bashakov)

Ballistic missiles tore into five districts of the Ukrainian capital before dawn Saturday. President Trump is now walking back a promised boost to Ukraine's missile defense systems.

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Spain's Pedro Sánchez was a hero of migrants. After Ceuta, he faces his biggest challenge

A migrant walks along a rocky shoreline near the border with Morocco after swimming towards Spain

The pro-immigration leader is facing backlash at home and abroad after roughly 60,000 people crossed from Morocco into the Spanish enclave.

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Opinion: Remembering Margo Howard

Portrait of the advice columnist Ann Landers and her daughter Margo Howard, January 1, 2003.

Margo Howard had a lot of life experience and used it to offer advice for years as "Dear Prudence" for Slate. She died this week at the age of 86.

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They call it 'a dream fulfilled' -- new homes designed for (and by) slum residents

Pooja Gawali and her family left the tin shack in which they

It's a bold new experiment and it's already won a prize. Residents in a jam-packed slum, many of them living in one-room tin shacks, help design their apartments in a brand new building.

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FDA weighs a new kind of flu shot based on technology RFK Jr. has questioned

Moderna will soon learn the regulatory fate of its mRNA-based flu shot.

The FDA is poised to render a decision on Moderna's mRNA-based flu shot, which could be the first of its kind to market. The decision is expected to reverberate throughout the biotech industry.

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More than 25,000 children lose previous legal protections, as federal contract ends

Children wait outside of an immigration court at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building on July 31, 2026 in New York City.

Thousands of unaccompanied immigrant children are set to lose legal representation. The federal contract that pays for legal access expired Friday.

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Lebanese who fled the Israeli invasion visit to see what's left

Najib Ayyad checks his apartment in Nabatiyeh, Lebanon, which was heavily damaged and likely to be demolished. The apartment overlooks Beaufort Castle, a national symbol of deep personal meaning for him, now occupied by Israeli forces.

Residents of the ancient town of Nabatiyeh in southern Lebanon have endured wars in the past, but the latest conflict with Israel is testing the limits of their endurance.

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Death toll in Spain border crisis reaches 67 as tens of thousands cross back in to Morocco

Migrants return to Morocco from the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026.

The death toll in Spain's Ceuta border crisis with Morocco has climbed to 67. They included some who drowned and some who were killed in a stampede to cross a breakwater barrier.

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For sale: early access to Trump's Truth Social posts

President Donald Trump holds up a copy of his Truth Social post about Air Force One as he speaks with the media aboard Air Force One on July 8, 2026. The president

The president's media company is offering investors early access to his Truth Social feed for up to $100,000 a month. Experts say the service may violate insider trading laws.

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Staff Sgt. Rampersad, 28, who always knew she wanted to serve, is laid to rest

The casket of Staff Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad, who was killed in the ongoing war between the U.S. and Iran, is carried by NYPD officers during the funeral procession in New York on Friday, July 31.

Staff Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad is one of a handful of service members who've recently died in the conflict with Iran. Her family says she knew from a young age she wanted to serve in the military.

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Nurses chase Cyclospora using grocery receipts, food apps and detailed interviews

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Public health nurses have been pulled from other duties in Washtenaw County, MI, to call hundreds of people sick with cyclosporiasis, and try to help them remember everything they ate in recent days.

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Why did OpenAI's and Anthropic's AI models hack other companies?

OpenAI and Anthropic say their models broke into other companies

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In the race for Senate in Michigan, multiple party fights are colliding for Democrats

Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed are locked in a close race to be the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan.

As Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed vie for the Democratic nomination, voters are debating which way the party should go: establishment or insurgent; progressive or more moderate; new media or old.

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