All Things Considered
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The implications of the Trump administration's aggressive new vaccine policies
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been making big changes to federal vaccine policies. Many medical experts are concerned the administration will further limit vaccine access.
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Democrats push for immigration enforcement officers to unmask
Democrats have introduced legislation in California and New York, as well as in Congress, requiring officers to show their faces as anger mounts about the "secret police" vibe of ICE officers.
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Poker players call foul on Trump's tax and spending law
A new law could mean bettors lose more money during tax season. Major poker players are calling on Congress to royally flush the measure down the drain.
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President Trump tours the Federal Reserve headquarters
President Trump took time to tour the headquarters of the Federal Reserve on Thursday -- part of a pressure campaign on its chair Jerome Powell.
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Why the Jeffrey Epstein case remains a major issue for MAGA
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Travis View, co-host of the QAA podcast, about how information about Jeffrey Epstein became the issue to drive a wedge in the MAGA base.
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Ravyn Lenae's 'Love Me Not' enters the song of the summer sweepstakes
Unlike most of its neighbors in the top 10, Lenae's slow-burning hit actually sounds like summer, says NPR Music's Stephen Thompson. It's a buoyant R&B throwback with a sugar rush vibe that fits in at pool parties, barbecues and beach hangs.
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The national investment bank shaped how the government affects the market
The quintessential American economic myth is that the free market picks winners and losers. But the federal government has long had a role in this equation.
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This week in science: ocean spiders, baby planets and the odds of having a boy or a girl
The Short Wave team talks about spider origins, why the odds of having a girl or a boy aren't 50-50, and what the Orion constellation reveals about the life cycles of stars.
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French president and first lady sue Candace Owens for defamation
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte are suing a U.S. influencer for claiming that the first lady was born male.
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Artificial Intelligence Setting All Airfares? That future might not be far off
Delta airlines says it wants to use AI to price 20 percent of all domestic fares. Lawmakers and consumers alike have concerns about the implications of the company's policy when it comes to privacy and consumer protection.
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A wave of Israeli settler attacks reaches a Christian village in the West Bank
Israeli settler attacks have reached a Palestinian Christian village of the occupied West Bank. It drew a rare rebuke from the U.S. ambassador to Israel, an evangelical Christian pastor and supporter of Israeli settlers.
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Neurotic robots can be more relatable than extroverted bots, study finds
Neurotic robots are a staple of science fiction. Researchers who study how people react to robot personalities, however, haven't focused on this much -- though one study recently found that neurotic traits in a robot can make them seem more relatable.