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The Department of Education has given schools a deadline to eliminate DEI programs
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Cynthia Jackson-Hammond, president of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, about the Department of Education's two-week deadline for schools to eliminate race-based programs.
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China sees an opportunity as the U.S. cuts aid to groups around the world
The Trump administration's efforts to shrink the federal government have indefinitely cut off funding to human rights groups abroad. Some in China see these cuts as an opportunity to muscle in.
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Three of Kendrick Lamar's albums are getting a Super Bowl bump
Kendrick Lamar's performance at the Super Bowl is paying dividends, as three of his albums find themselves in this week's top ten.
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Brookings Institution's David Wessel discusses whether the stock market is overvalued
NPR talks to David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institution, about what's driving the recent market surge and whether high valuations signal strength or speculation.
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Some Kentucky residents displaced by floods are sheltering in state parks
Winter weather in Kentucky is complicating rescue and recovery efforts after deadly weekend floods displaced more than 1,000 people. Some displaced residents are sheltering in state parks.
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Pressure grows in Congress to revive payments to many sickened by atomic weapon tests
Some of Trump's most ardent supporters in Congress are pressing colleagues to revive a key federal compensation program that directs payments to those sickened decades ago by atomic weapons testing.
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What have U.S. sanctions on Russia achieved since the war in Ukraine began?
Three years after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began, what have U.S. sanctions achieved? NPR talks to Edward Fishman, author of "Chokepoints: American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare."
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As sports betting has soared, more people search online for help with gambling addiction
A study shows more people are looking for help to manage gambling addiction, in the years after a Supreme Court decision allowed online sports betting in 38 states.
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Morning news brief
U.S. and Russia to hold talks on ending war in Ukraine, health agencies lose staff in key areas as Trump firings set in, aides to NYC Mayor Adams resign after DOJ moves to dismiss corruption charges.
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Archivists share recordings from the Battle of Iwo Jima 80 years ago
The Library of Congress has preserved recordings from Marine Corp combat correspondents sent into the field during the battles at Iwo Jima 80 years ago. The correspondents recorded everything from "choral rituals and music in the islands of the Pacific" to interviews with soldiers and the sounds of battle.
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Rusty Williams, 78, to release debut album 50 years after it was recorded
Paramore's Hayley Williams is helping her 78-year-old grandfather Rusty Williams release his debut album 50 years after it was recorded.
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Parents making arrangements for children in case families separated by deportation
NPR's Leila Fadel meets a mother preparing for the possibility of deportation by making sure someone will be able to look after her children.
