All Things Considered
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Remembering poet Andrea Gibson
Andrea Gibson was a queer poet who's been called a "rock star of poetry slams." They died at 49 after being diagnosed with ovarian cancer four years ago.
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Foreign aid: Where is the fraud waste and abuse
The Trump administration seeks a claw back billions in foreign aid following an "exhaustive review". But officials at USAID say it did not conduct a review of foreign aid programs it has terminated.
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AI-assisted listening shows how effort to save California's red-legged frog is going
Years ago, scientists moved eggs of a federally threatened frog from Mexico to Southern California. Audio monitoring -- with an AI assist -- now shows the complicated conservation effort is working.
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Trump's pick for U.N. Ambassador grilled over Signal chat scandal
Former national security adviser Mike Waltz, who was removed from office amid the Signal chat controversy, spent Tuesday in the Senate confirmation hearing for his nomination as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
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Justin Bieber just dropped a surprise album. Is it a comeback?
Justin Bieber made news on Friday when he dropped a surprise album called Swag. It is his first album in more than four years.
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A wildfire in the Grand Canyon has destroyed dozens of structures, including lodge
A historic lodge in Grand Canyon National Park was lost in a wildfire over the weekend. Arizona's governor wants an investigation into the Park Service's fire response.
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A fire in a Massachusetts assisted living facility kills nine residents
At least nine people died and dozens were injured after a fire broke out Sunday night at a Massachusetts assisted living and retirement facility.
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Excavation of mass grave begins at a notorious home for unwed mothers in Ireland
Ireland began excavating remains of up to 800 infants buried for decades in a septic tank behind a home for unwed mothers – one of the so-called "Magdalene Laundries."
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Residents whose homes were destroyed in Texas floods say they'll rebuild on the river
People who survived the flash floods that devastated parts of central Texas say they're staying. Texas is lax when it comes to local zoning rules, so they don't think anything will stand in their way.
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Syrians in Turkey weigh returning home... or staying put
Millions of Syrians fled during the civil war more than a decade ago. After the fall of dictator Bashar al-Assad in December, many are considering returning home. But what is left to return to?
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The U.S. sanctions a U.N. rights expert, an outspoken critic of Israel
The most recent target of the Trump administration's sanctions is a UN special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories. Israel applauded the move.
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After Julie's mortifying moment in college, a classmate knew just how to help
When Julie Ort was in college, she arrived late to her physics class. Suddenly, she fell over the first row of seats, in front of everyone in the stadium lecture hall.
