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Analyzing Dominion Voting Systems sale to firm run by ex-Republican elections official
Dominion Voting Systems has been sold to Liberty Vote. Dominion was at the center of fraudulent vote rigging claims by President Trump and his allies during the 2020 election.
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Here's the latest on the Gaza ceasefire deal
Hamas is preparing to release the last remaining hostages after Israel forces withdrew from parts of Gaza under President Trump's truce plan.
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Georgia politics and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's stance on the shutdown
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to reporter Greg Bluestein about Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who says her party needs to end the government shutdown and work with Democrats on health care.
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How the government shutdown is impacting farmers
Agriculture is in a deep recession. The government shutdown is making things worse for farmers. It's cutting off information and funding from the shuttered Department of Agriculture, which means an expected bailout is on hold.
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A foreign policy expert talks about prospects for peace marked by the Gaza ceasefire
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Shibley Telhami, Anwar Sadat professor for peace and development at the University of Maryland, about the U.S.-brokered peace deal between Hamas and Israel.
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Opinion: Jane Goodall helped humans understand their place in the world
Jane Goodall, the influential primatologist and conservationist, died this week at the age of 91. NPR's Scott Simon reflects on her legacy and love for chimpanzees.
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Here's the latest on the Gaza peace plan
Hamas responded to an American proposal to end Israel's war in Gaza and said it would return all remaining hostages. But big uncertainties remain over the proposal's next steps.
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A review of Sean Combs' charges, hearing and sentencing
NPR's Scott Simon asks NBC News Entertainment Correspondent Chloe Melas about the sentence handed to Sean Combs for two prostitution-related charges.
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It's Day 4 of the U.S. government shutdown. Is an agreement on the horizon?
We look at where Congress is in negotiating its way out of a government shutdown that is in its fourth day, with no solution in sight.
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What to know about the threats to fire federal workers amid the government shutdown
The White House is using the government shutdown to push aggressive plans to further cut the federal workforce and control spending.
