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Targets of Trump's threats brace for the new administration
President-elect Donald Trump repeatedly promised to investigate, prosecute, imprison or otherwise punish his perceived enemies during his campaign. Now, some of his targets are preparing.
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Former Solicitor General Ted Olson has died
Ted Olson, the Bush-era solicitor general, has died. He was 84.
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The East Coast's wildfire season is dragging into winter due to growing drought
Fire officials say they've stopped the spread of the deadly Jennings Creek wildfire that's burning in rugged terrain on the New York-New Jersey border. But drought is causing more fires.
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Fox News host and Army veteran Pete Hegseth is Trump's pick for defense secretary
President-elect Donald Trump has announced he will nominate Pete Hegseth, a Fox News host and Army veteran to be his secretary of defense. The 44-year-old Hegseth came as a surprise.
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Trump tapped Elon Musk for 'DOGE,' but only Congress can create a new federal agency
President-elect Trump has tapped Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to lead what he's calling the "Department of Government Efficiency," or DOGE. Still, only Congress can create a new federal agency.
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Trump names the architect of family separation as new border czar
More than a thousand kids taken from their parents at the border still have not been reunited. The man Trump has named his next border czar has been described as the family separation architect.
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Fed up with high prices? Here's where things stand with inflation
Inflation remains substantially lower than it did during its 2022 peak — but Americans are still frustrated with high prices.
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A newly-discovered fossil could help solve a longtime mystery
Birds descended from the dinosaurs, but researchers have known relatively little about how the bird's brain took shape. An 80 million-year-old bird fossil that sheds light on that mystery.
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Trump announces Matt Gaetz as attorney general pick
President-elect Donald Trump announced his pick for one of the biggest jobs in his new administration: attorney general. And for that job, Trump has chosen Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz.
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In season 2 of 'Bad Sisters,' secrets unravel and bonds fray
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Sharon Horgan, creator and star of Bad Sisters, about the show's second season.
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Florida power companies are trying to make the grid more resilient to hurricanes
After back-to-back hurricanes triggered millions of power outages in Florida, power companies are trying to make the grid more resilient while also elastic enough to handle all the solar power flowing into the system.
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The plight of poorer nations takes spotlight at this year's global climate conference
The biggest issue facing world leaders this year is boosting funding for climate action in developing countries. Climate funding is always in short supply, especially in hard-hit poorer countries.
