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With Carlson's departure, will Fox tone down some of its far-right rhetoric?
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Nicole Hemmer, a political historian at Vanderbilt University, about the direction Fox News might go following the departure of Tucker Carlson.
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McCarthy to hold a vote soon on plan to increase debt limit while cutting spending
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is working to gain support within his own party for his proposal that would raise the debt ceiling in exchange for spending cuts.
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Record is set in Utah for the largest Dungeons and Dragons game ever played
The owners of the We Geek Together game store in Provo organized the event. They needed at least 500 players to be recognized by Guinness World Records — more than 1,200 showed up.
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Fire-breathing dragon at California's Disneyland caught fire over the weekend
Video shows the animatronic dragon engulfed in flames. It happened during a performance where Mickey Mouse is supposed to defeat this dragon. No people or mice were injured.
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Biden has announced his bid for a second presidential term
President Biden made it official Tuesday — that he's running for a second term in the 2024 presidential race.
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Fox News and Tucker Carlson have parted ways, the network announced
Fox News announced Monday that primetime star Tucker Carlson had hosted his last show on Friday. Fox had stood by him through several controversies. Why the split now?
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Some diplomats need to stay in Sudan to communicate with militaries, Carney says
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to former U.S. Ambassador to Sudan Tim Carney about efforts to evacuate foreigners from Sudan as two rival military factions battle.
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Opposition parties in Turkey band together to try to defeat President Erdogan
The parties making up a coalition to unseat Turkey's powerful president in next month's elections have little in common, But they're trying to rally around a common goal.
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'Peaches,' from Mario Bros. movie, entered the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 83
The Super Mario Bros. Movie continues to top the box office, and the song "Peaches" from the movie is on the pop charts. It's actor and comedian Jack Black's first solo entry on the chart.
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After 25 yeas, Netflix will end its DVD-by-mail service
Diehard fans of Netflix's DVD-by-mail service are heartbroken over the announced cancellation of the service.
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SpaceX rocket explodes shortly after test-flight takeoff in Texas
SpaceX's new stainless-steel rocket named Starship exploded Thursday just four minutes after liftoff. In a statement, the company said, "with a test like this, success comes from what we learn."
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Why are Americans getting shot after mixing up addresses or cars?
NPR's A Martinez talks to gun violence expert Allison Anderman about three shootings tied to mistakes: going to the wrong door, driveway and car. Are these as unusual events, and how is this tracked?