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Former hostage Paul Whelan returns home, to a web of bureaucracy
Paul Whelan was part of the largest prisoner exchange between the U.S. and Russia since the end of the Cold War. But since coming home, Whelan says he's still imprisoned — by bureaucracy.
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Elon Musk's Starlink is likely to get a boost from the Trump administration
Elon Musk is hoping his role in the White House will give a big boost to Starlink, his fast-growing satellite broadband network. And Musk may have the allies he needs in the Trump administration. Critics of Musk fear the billionaire could be poised for huge giveaway in the form of broadband and radio spectrum contracts.
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Fact check: The book's always better than the movie
Movies adapted from books have a reputation for falling short. NPR's Scott Detrow talks with NPR's Barrie Hardymon and Andrew Limbong about what's good and bad about books turned into movies.
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NASA's Curiosity Rover finds intriguing molecules in ancient Mars mud
A science experiment aboard NASA's Curiosity rover has found tantalizing traces of possible past life on Mars. But there could be other explanations for where these compounds came from.
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Why Washington has turned its back on the World Trade Organization
The World Trade Organization has long served as the referee for global trade disputes. But recently, it has been sidelined by the U.S. and others. So who referees the trade wars now?
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A city in India is training Gen Z to take over the chess world
The southern Indian city of Chennai is known for its high achievers. In recent years, it has produced some of the world's most formidable chess players — and the youngest world champion.
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Two major law firms fight back against Trump orders seen as retribution
Two major law firms are suing the Trump administration. They're asking a judge to block executive orders that punish them because of their clients and the lawyers that they hired.
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Tufts student arrest raises questions about masked ICE agents
ICE agents have been filmed wearing masks while making arrests in public. When is it legal for police and the public to conceal their faces, in an age of digital facial recognition and doxxing?
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Americans are growing concerned about the economy
Consumers are growing more cautious about the U.S. economy, in the face of stubborn inflation and looming tariffs.
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Longtime partners team up again as writers and stars of 'The Ballad of Wallis Island'
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks comedians Tom Basden and Tim Key, about why they returned to their nearly 20-year-old short film to create a full-length feature, The Ballad of Wallis Island.
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What Ramadan has been like this year in Gaza, from ceasefire to war
For the first week of Ramadan, Palestinians in Gaza marked the holy month with a respite from war. Then Israel broke a ceasefire with Hamas. The fighting and blockade mean there's little to celebrate.
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How Selena's Texas hometown continues to honor her 30 years after her death
Thirty years after the death of Selena Quintanilla, Texas Standard's Raul Alonzo visits places in Corpus Christi where the icon of Tejano music is remembered and memorialized.
