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Students are still struggling since the pandemic hit, Nation's Report Card reveals
Every other year, the Nation's Report Card shows how students across the U.S. are doing in subjects like math and reading. The 2024 results are cause for hope, and concern.
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As global tensions rise, so do fears of new nuclear testing
For nearly 30 years, the world's major powers have observed a voluntary moratorium on nuclear testing. But with tensions rising around the globe, some fear that could soon change.
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The White House has rescinded its federal spending freeze memo
On Wednesday afternoon, the White House rescinded a memo that ordered a government spending freeze. But the White House says its effort to align government programs with Trump's priorities remains.
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NJ Attorney General joins suit to stop Trump's federal grant freeze
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin about his plans to block a federal funding freeze President Donald Trump ordered Monday.
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Trump invites nearly all federal workers to quit now, get paid through September
Through an email blast, federal workers were given the opportunity to resign from their jobs before Feb. 6 and retain full pay and benefits through Sept. 30.
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How the Navy built 'Sealabs' on the ocean floor in the 1960s (Part 2)
In the 1960s, the Navy built a series of underwater habitats and trained a group of men to live in them. When our story left off, the Navy had successfully operated a Sealab 205 feet below sea level.
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The latest on the fighting in the Congolese city of Goma
There are growing international calls for Rwanda and the DRC to restart peace talks, as the Rwandan backed rebels take over a major city in the mineral rich region of eastern Congo.
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Trump's callout of Russia's Vladimir Putin is raising eyebrows
President Trump is threatening sanctions and tariffs on Russia if Putin doesn't reach an agreement to end the war in Ukraine. Some are surprised, considering Trump's affinity for the Russian leader.
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Trump signed new executive orders last night, all aimed at the military
Some are describing Trump's recent orders as part of a campaign to reshape the military itself. But with an institution as vast as the Pentagon, the extent of the changes remain to be seen.
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The Louvre will be renovated and the 'Mona Lisa' will have her own room
French President Emmanuel Macron laid out an ambitious plan for a "reimagined, restored and expanded" Louvre. An art critic says Macron is aiming for another success after restoration of Notre Dame.
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Sudan's brutal war has left more than half a million people facing famine condition
The Sudanese army say the war has reached a "turning point." But with accusations of human rights abuses -- and even genocide -- there's still no end in sight for Sudan's devastating conflict.
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'The Oligarch's Daughter' is a tale of spies and betrayal set amid extravagant luxury
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to author Joseph Finder about his new thriller novel The Oligarch's Daughter, a tale of a man on the run from an elusive and mysterious adversary.
