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Fed holds rates steady due to uncertainty over impact of tariffs on the economy, federal judge declines to block DOGE takeover of U.S. Institute of Peace, Israel launches new ground offensive in Gaza.
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Israel launches new ground invasion into Gaza after breaking ceasefire
Israel has launched a new ground offensive in Gaza after it broke the nearly two-month-long ceasefire with Hamas. On Tuesday, a series of airstrikes killed more than 400 Palestinians in the territory.
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Alvaro Bedoya, Democratic FTC commissioner fired by Trump administration, speaks out
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Alvaro Bedoya, one of the two Democrats fired from their roles as commissioners at the Federal Trade Commission.
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Zelenskyy and Trump speak after Trump call with Putin
After a phone call with President Trump Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has agreed to stop striking Russian oil depots and energy infrastructure as part of a ceasefire deal.
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Author Clay Risen discusses his book 'Red Scare' on the story of McCarthyism
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with author Clay Risen about his new book, "Red Scare," which tells the story of McCarthyism based in part on newly declassified sources.
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Texas continues to be a major player in Trump's immigration enforcement plans
Texas is quickly becoming the epicenter of the Trump administration's deportation promises. A detention center in Dilley, Texas, shuttered during the Biden administration, is reopening soon.
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U.S. cuts funding for global network testing for measles as cases grow worldwide
The U.S.-funded Global Measles and Rubella Laboratory Network operates in 150 countries, detecting and controlling measles. Now it's lost its sole funder as part of the U.S. aid cutbacks.
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Minneapolis jury convicts nonprofit head in massive pandemic fraud case
A Minnesota nonprofit founder and a restaurant owner were convicted in what prosecutors call one of the largest COVID fraud cases — a $250 million ripoff of publicly funded child nutrition programs.
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Switching from gas to electric? Here's 3 appliances that are easy to install
Changing from gas to climate-friendly electric appliances often involves expensive retrofits. A growing list of companies offer stoves, heat pumps and water heaters that make it easier and cheaper.
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After historic indictment, doctors will keep mailing abortion pills over state lines
Doctors who mail abortion medication pills across state lines have been on alert ever since Louisiana, which bans abortion, indicted a New York doctor for mailing the pills to a woman there.
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Movie theater in Miami Beach faces eviction after showing documentary 'No Other Land'
A movie theater in Miami Beach faces eviction after it showed the documentary that won this year's Academy Award. "No Other Land" follows the displacement of a Palestinian community in the West Bank.
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Author Emma Donoghue discusses her new historical thriller, 'The Paris Express'
NPR's Steve Inskeep asks author Emma Donoghue about her new historical thriller that centers on the French railway disaster of 1895.
