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Flawed deportation 'checklist' targets Venezuelans using tattoos as one gang identifier. But experts say Tren de Aragua doesn't use tattoos for member identification. -
With the abrupt shutdown of USAID funding, many clinics, including those serving women in remote areas, have shuttered. Midwives are reporting that mothers and babies are dying as a result. -
Seventy-two hours after Friday's devastating earthquake in war-torn Myanmar, time may be running out before the focus of the relief effort shifts from rescue to recovery.
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Three plays with Oscar-winning celebrities are currently leading the Broadway box office.
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Florida's first and sixth Congressional districts are holding special elections this Tuesday.
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When Terry Hill was four, she and her two young siblings were left in the car by themselves as their father ran into a store. The car started moving and a young man saved their lives.
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The case was brought by a chapter of Catholic Charities in Wisconsin, which says that it should be able to opt out of the mandatory state unemployment compensation system. -
The staff of the Institute of Museum and Library Services was placed on administrative leave Monday morning, following a meeting between IMLS leadership and DOGE staff. -
Economic uncertainty is roiling the stock market. But the price of gold, traditionally seen as a safe haven, is hitting an all-time high.
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New tests of blood and spinal fluid can show how far Alzheimer's has progressed and how fast a patient's memory will decline.
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NPR's history show Throughline has the story of the first modern president to really expand executive power.
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Lawmakers with young children are trying to change House rules to allow new parents up to 12 weeks to vote remotely around the birth of a child
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French far-right leader Marine Le Pen banned from running in 2027 presidential election over embezzlement charges
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NPR's Mary Louise talks with Mark Rylance about Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light, in which he revisits his role as Thomas Cromwell in the court of Henry VIII.
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The New York Yankees debuted a controversial new baseball bat designed by a former physicist at this weekend's season opener against the Milwaukee Brewers.
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President Trump declined to rule out running for a third term, setting up questions about the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution which implements a two-term limit for the presidency.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Mohamed Riyas, acting country director for Myanmar at the International Rescue Commission, about relief efforts in the wake of a devastating earthquake.
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SpaceX is planning a launch as early as Monday evening. If successful, it will mark the first crewed mission to polar orbit and the first mission to cultivate mushrooms as a crop -
Last week, the White House said the National Security Council, the White House counsel office and President Trump adviser Elon Musk were all looking into the mishap. But now, that probe has wrapped -
The 22nd Amendment bans a person from being elected U.S. president more than twice. But some legal experts point to plausible strategies that President Trump could try to serve a third term.
