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Fabric giant Joann is closing down. What happens to those who relied on the retailer?
Joann, the major national retailer of fabric and craft supplies, is going out of business and closing all of its roughly 800 stores. What does that mean for professionals who relied on the chain?
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Republican Sen. Josh Hawley discusses his mission to hold big tech accountable
Republican Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri talks about his mission to hold tech companies accountable even as they try to align themselves with President Donald Trump.
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Two-time Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman has died at 95
Actor Gene Hackman has died at his home in New Mexico. He was 95. The Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office said that the two-time Oscar winner was found dead Wednesday along with his wife Betsy Arakawa.
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Language as protagonist in Cristina Rivera Garza's newly translated novel
Pulitzer winner Cristina Rivera Garza offers new perspective on gender violence through a murder mystery and poetry.
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How tariffs are (and aren't) the new 'infrastructure week'
Little about how Trump discusses tariffs is normal — not only because he threatens tariffs on a weekly, even daily, basis, but also because it's often unclear if or when those tariffs will happen.
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Morning news brief
Trump administration ending thousands of foreign assistance grants and awards, Venezuelan men allege mistreatment at Guantánamo, judge to hear arguments on dismissal of probationary federal employees.
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U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer set to meet President Trump Thursday
European leaders are coming to the U.S. to visit President Trump in order to shore up support for Ukraine. U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is set to visit the White House Thursday.
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What Greenlanders say about Trump's plans for the territory
President Trump says he wants to take over Greenland. Some of the Danish territory's roughly 57,000 residents share how they feel about the island's current ties with the U.S. and Denmark.
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Can the president override Congress on spending? It depends on 'impoundment'
Can the president spend less money than congress directed be spent? It comes down to a legal question around what's known as impoundment.
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'Alternate Realities' looks at how a son saved his dad from conspiracy theories
The new series "Alternate Realities" from NPR's Embedded looks at the way one family was divided by conspiracies, and how a bet helped bring one of them back from the conspiracy rabbit hole.
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Some Mardi Gras parade planners ban plastic beads to cut back on waste
Mardi Gras can make a lot of trash, adding up to millions of pounds each year. Now, some parades in New Orleans are cutting down on their environmental footprint by banning plastic beads.
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An unvaccinated child has died from measles in west Texas
An unvaccinated child has died from measles in West Texas. The death comes after weeks of a growing outbreak that has sickened more than 130 people in Texas and New Mexico, most of them children.
