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As of late 2025, nearly 70 million people were enrolled in Medicaid nationwide.

Allegations of fraud involving daycare centers run by Somali residents in Minneapolis prompted the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in the Twin Cities.

Former Harvard University President Larry Summers will step down from his teaching and administrative positions following revelations over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

From member station GBH in Boston, Kirk Carrapeza reports some students are celebrating Summers' resignation.

U.S.

stocks rose today, largely erasing their losses for the week so far.

The S&P 500 gained more than three quarters of a percent.

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A North Dakota judge will order several Greenpeace entities to pay an expected $345 million to a pipeline company in connection with protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline nearly a decade ago.

A jury trial found the environmental group liable for defamation and conspiracy charges.

Greenpeace says it doesn't have the money to pay the judgment and plans to appeal.

Scientists have shown that it's possible to make some artificial intelligence systems smaller and more efficient.

NPR's John Hamilton reports on a new study in the journal Nature.

Police in the Dominican Republic have arrested a woman who sang the country's national anthem in a high-tempo style during karaoke.

A police report accuses 64-year-old Amaryllis Brito-Rodriguez of disrespecting the anthem.

A video from earlier this month shows her singing and moving to the beat as diners join in.

Police say they arrested her at home.

She says she meant no harm and didn't know it was illegal.

She says she wrote her version more than 22 years ago.

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