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FBI searches John Bolton's home, office
The search of the home and office of former President Trump national security adviser and frequent critic John Bolton raises questions about how the administration is using law enforcement.
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Gaza famine confirmed by U.N.-backed panel
It is the first time the IPC has declared a famine in the Middle East.
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Mastodon guitarist and vocalist Brent Hinds dies at 51
Guitarist and vocalist Brent Hinds, who was a member of the heavy metal band Mastodon, died this week. For over two decades, Hinds and his bandmates were known within the metal scene for complex riffs and epic storytelling. The 51-year-old was involved in a motorcycle accident in Atlanta.
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Famine is declared in Gaza. Will anything change?
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Jean-Martin Bauer Director of Food Security and Nutrition at the World Food Programme about the famine declaration in Gaza.
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After Supreme Court ruling on NIH funding, uncertainty remains for many scientists
On Thursday, the Supreme Court decided that, at least temporarily, the National Institute of Health does not need to continue paying hundreds of millions in grants it stopped funding. But the court also left in place a lower court ruling that voided NIH memos that enforced the administration's policies. The matter now plays out in the lower courts.
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Texas and California advance in their reshaping of the national political landscape
President Trump initiated a redistricting arms race when he urged Texas to redraw its congressional map to boost Republicans. It's part of a broader trend of Trump pushing the limits of democracy when it comes to consolidating power.
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What D.C. police data show about Trump administration's arrests in the city
The Trump administration says it has arrested more than 700 people in Washington, DC as part of its mission to crack down on crime. Data given to NPR by the city's police department indicates a ramp-up in arrests during the campaign, but criminal justice experts caution that it's difficult to draw conclusions about public safety merely from arrests.
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Release of Uvalde school shooting documents raises questions for victims' families
Family members of the victims of the 2022 Uvalde school shooting where 19 students and two teachers died, recently got a look at newly released files from the Uvalde Consolidated School District and Uvalde County from the day of the shooting. More than three years after the tragedy, their suffering lingers without answers to their questions about how the security protocols failed that day.
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Where does Russia's opposition stand today, with shifting U.S.-Russia relations?
Now that multiple countries are talking about negotiating an end to Russia's war in Ukraine, where does the Russian opposition movement stand today, 5 years after Alexei Navalny's death?
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Hurricane Katrina brought a wave of young, new teachers to New Orleans
After Hurricane Katrina flooded New Orleans 20 years ago, its school system started over. Many of the city's veteran educators were replaced with young people who were new to teaching — and new to New Orleans.
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An aide to New York City's mayor gave a reporter a bag of money disguised as chips
This story starts with a bag of potato chips — but there were no chips inside. A city hall reporter was handed an empty bag with a red envelope filled with money from someone working for Mayor Eric Adams' re-election campaign. NPR's Juana Summers speaks to Katie Honan, the reporter at the center of the incident, about what happened.
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Coastal flooding expected to continue in N.C. as Hurricane Erin moves out
North Carolina is starting to take stock of the impact the winds and waves from Hurricane Erin have had on its coastline that's already dealing with massive erosion.