Mary Louise Kelly
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Legal questions abound as Trump's former lawyer gets appointments in N.J.
A legal fight in New Jersey has broken out over the Trump administration's choice for top federal prosecutor in the state, paralyzing criminal proceedings statewide.
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N.C. Republicans face a flurry of vetoes and a key Senate run announcement
North Carolina has a tradition of divided government, and the competition between the two parties over things like DEI, gun laws, and transgender care heated up this week.
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How ready is the U.S. for a major earthquake or tsunami?
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Kit Miyamoto, an engineer specializing in disaster recovery, about U.S. readiness following the major earthquake off the Pacific coast of Russia.
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Can humor from Gwyneth save the Coldplay kiss cam company?
In an effort to change the conversation following its CEO getting caught at a Coldplay concert with the head of HR, Astronomer hired actress Gwyneth Paltrow to make an ad. Was it a successful PR move?
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US-EU TARIFF DEAL
The EU and the U.S. finally have a preliminary trade agreement. What do Europeans think of it? NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with EU ambassador to the United States Jovita Neliupšiene.
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The implications of the Trump administration's aggressive new vaccine policies
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been making big changes to federal vaccine policies. Many medical experts are concerned the administration will further limit vaccine access.
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President Trump tours the Federal Reserve headquarters
President Trump took time to tour the headquarters of the Federal Reserve on Thursday -- part of a pressure campaign on its chair Jerome Powell.
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Why the Jeffrey Epstein case remains a major issue for MAGA
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Travis View, co-host of the QAA podcast, about how information about Jeffrey Epstein became the issue to drive a wedge in the MAGA base.
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This week in science: ocean spiders, baby planets and the odds of having a boy or a girl
The Short Wave team talks about spider origins, why the odds of having a girl or a boy aren't 50-50, and what the Orion constellation reveals about the life cycles of stars.
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A carbohydrate revolution is fueling cyclists in the Tour de France
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Tim Podlogar, who researches exercise metabolism, about how elite cyclists consume thousands of calories each day to compete in the Tour de France.