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Texas Legislature to discuss emergency preparedness measures following deadly floods
The Texas Legislature will start discussions Wednesday on emergency preparedness and warning systems following the deadly floods on July 4 that killed at least 135 people.
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Trump administration calls for more info to be released related to Jeffrey Epstein
What's the chance that new information comes out regarding Jeffrey Epstein? NPR speaks with Elliot Williams, former deputy assistant attorney general at the DOJ during the Obama administration.
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Maryland state senator aims to change how juvenile offenders are treated in the state
In Maryland, more youth are tried as adults than in almost any other state. State Sen. William Smith is on a mission to change that.
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New Jersey school becoming major training ground for young people interested in jazz
A school in New Jersey - Jazz House - is becoming a major training ground for young people interested in jazz performance. This story is excerpted from a longer profile on NPR Music's Jazz Night in America.
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Morning news brief
Congress rolls back $9 billion in public media funding and foreign aid, Trump threatens to sue Wall Street Journal over article about Epstein ties, Trump diagnosed with common circulatory condition.
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Filmmaker Ken Burns on how cuts to funding for public media could affect Americans
Filmmaker Ken Burns tells NPR's Michel Martin about the role that federal funding has played in his documentary work and the potential impact of the loss of that funding on children's programming.
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StoryCorps' David Isay reacts to the Senate's vote to cut funding for public media
NPR's Steve Inskeep and Michel Martin speak with David Isay, founder and president of StoryCorps, about the Senate vote to cut funding for public broadcasting.
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Morning news brief
Senate approves cuts to funding for public media and foreign aid programs, President Trump attacks Fed Chair Powell over interest rates, UN Security Council to meet over unfolding Israel-Syria crisis.
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Is President Trump's MAGA coalition splintering over handling of the Epstein case?
President Trump called Republicans who demand the release of more Epstein probe details "weaklings." NPR asks GOP strategist Alex Conant whether it's splintering Trump's MAGA coalition.
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Former FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell discusses natural disaster response
NPR's Michel Martin talks with Deanne Criswell, former administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency under President Biden, about responding to natural disasters.