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The Pentagon has placed 1,500 active-duty soldiers on standby for possible deployment to Minnesota, NPR has confirmed.

This comes as Minnesota Governor Tim Walz mobilized the state's National Guard yesterday to help local law enforcement if needed.

NPR's Kat Lonsdorf has more.

ICE is reporting another death at the largest detention center in the country.

The Nicaraguan man is the third person to die at the massive detention camp run by a private contractor.

Angela Kocherga with member station KTEP has more.

President Trump is inviting world leaders to join the Board of Peace, a new body that will help rehabilitate Gaza after the war.

NPR's Danielle Estrin has more.

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A beloved Epicurean magazine will make a comeback of sorts this year.

As NPR's Netta Ulubi reports, Gourmet magazine is finding new life in a new form.

A rare purple star sapphire, weighing 3,563 carats and claimed to be the world's biggest of its kind, is going up for sale.

The estimated value?

$300 to $400 million.

One of the owners says the stone, which has been polished, was found in a gem pit near the remote Sri Lankan town of Rathnapura.

known as the City of Gems, in 2023.

It was bought together with other stones, but it took around two years for the special sapphire to be discovered amongst the others.

Sri Lankan sapphires are known for their unique color, clarity, and shimmer.

Asian markets are trading lower at this hour than Nikkei, the main market in Japan, down 1.4 percent.