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Music Why music has become such a big part of the romance novel reading experience Juana Summers talks with NPR Music's Ann Powers about why Charli XCX's music for the Wuthering Heights film represents a bigger, musical trend in romance reading. Ann Powers
Politics House Democrats to investigate DOJ's handling of missing Epstein files related to Trump An NPR investigation has found that the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump. Stephen Fowler
World Former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine reflects on 4th anniversary of war with Russia NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Bridget Brink, the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine who's now running for Congress, about the U.S.'s next moves in brokering peace talks between Ukraine and Russia. Henry Larson
Politics No cops hired so far with Washington state's new $100M grant program Money from Washington’s new $100 million program to boost police hiring has yet to reach cities and counties. Jake Goldstein-Street/Washington State Standard
Health China and the US alter foreign aid strategies China's foreign aid strategy has shifted in the last few decades and now its model may be the one the US is adopting as China moves away from it. Fatma Tanis
Arts & Life Flavor Flav is among women's hockey team fans outraged by presidential snub The rapper, who also serves as the official "hype man" for multiple U.S. Olympic teams, invited the female hockey players to Las Vegas for a "real celebration." Neda Ulaby
National Hegseth threatens to cancel Anthropic's $200 million contract over "woke AI" concerns The company's Claude chatbot is one of the few AI systems cleared for use in classified settings. But a standoff between Anthropic and the Trump administration is putting its government work at risk. Bobby Allyn
Arts & Life The Louvre Museum's director has resigned in the wake of October's brazen jewel heist French President Emmanuel Macron accepted Laurence des Cars' resignation as "an act of responsibility" at a moment when the Louvre needs security upgrades, modernization and other major projects. The Associated Press
Arts & Life TV critic David Bianculli offers a speed-date style rundown of what to watch From The Pitt to A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, Bianculli recommends the best television has to offer right now. David Bianculli
Arts & Life Years ago, novelist Tayari Jones snuck into a writing class. It changed her life Jones' new novel, Kin, is set in 1950s Louisiana and Atlanta, and tells the story of two young women who grow up next door to each other without their mothers. Tonya Mosley
