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Technology Brain implants that decode a person's inner voice may threaten privacy A new brain-computer interface can decode a person's inner monologue. That could help paralyzed people communicate, but also suggests scientists are one step closer to reading a person's thoughts. Jon Hamilton
Global Health One year of mpox health emergency A year ago, the WHO and Africa CDC triggered the highest health alert for the mpox outbreak. experts say the response has been an indicator of how poorly prepared the world is for a future pandemic. Gabrielle Emanuel
Week in Review: primary election, President Trump, SPD Host Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Seattle Times’ Josh Farley, local transportation advocate Alex Hudson, and political analyst and contributing columnist Joni Balter Kevin Kniestedt
Politics What's at stake in Trump and Putin's meeting NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with former State Department official Ned Price about the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Trump and what it could mean for global security. Megan Lim
Main character of the week: Swifties Sometimes online, there's a character everyone's talking about: someone or something the internet has decided they're obsessed with. This week it has to be Taylor Swift and her fanbase – the Swifties. Mia Venkat
The Trump administration seeks to eliminate or privatize the Energy Star program The Energy Star program has saved Americans more than a half-trillion dollars in energy costs and has reduced climate pollution. Now the Trump administration wants to eliminate or privatize it. Jeff Brady
Environment After a freeze, Trump administration reluctantly agrees to fund EV chargers Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says he doesn't agree with federal subsidies for high-speed EV chargers, but that his department "will respect Congress' will" and release the funds. Camila Domonoske
Politics The latest from Trump and Putin's meeting in Anchorage President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are meeting at a military base outside Anchorage, Alaska. We've got the latest. Tamara Keith
What Trump's executive order on 401(k)s means for you Last week, President Trump signed an executive order that would make it easier to include "alternative assets" like crypto, private equity, and real estate in retirement accounts. Is that a good idea? Laurel Wamsley
Politics Washington interpreters demand state address more than $280K in missed payments Language interpreters for Washington state’s labor agency sued last year alleging they were owed hundreds of thousands of dollars in missed payments. More than a year later, they say the issue still hasn’t been resolved. Jake Goldstein-Street/Washington State Standard