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Why presidential candidates are all over your podcast feeds

11 Oct 2024

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USA Today has live updates on how Florida is starting to pick up the pieces after Hurricane Milton. And USA Today explores the phenomenon that largely...

The Pennsylvania county that could swing the election

10 Oct 2024

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ABC reports on how FEMA prepared for Hurricane Milton’s landfall. And the Wall Street Journal explains how FEMA is fighting lies about its response ...

The presidential race is tight. What can polls tell us?

09 Oct 2024

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Hurricane Helene isn’t an outlier. It’s a harbinger of the future, according to NBC hurricane specialist John Morales in the Bulletin of t...

How private equity transformed U.S. emergency rooms

08 Oct 2024

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The Washington Post’s Ann Marimow outlines the major cases the Supreme Court is taking on this term, and assesses the possibility of legal dispu...

What the election could mean for Israel’s war in Gaza

07 Oct 2024

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CNN’s Bianna Golodryga has been in close touch with the families of Israeli hostages over the last year. She tells us about some of their experi...

Who gets the dog in a divorce?

04 Oct 2024

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Republican Liz Cheney invoked January 6 as she touted her backing of Kamala Harris in Wisconsin. CNN has more. Nikki Haley’s endorsement of Trum...

The dark truth about China’s adoption program

03 Oct 2024

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The Washington Post looks into why Helene’s floods caught North Carolina off guard. Wall Street Journal reporter Elizabeth Findell on how the Ha...

The big takeaways from the vice-presidential debate

02 Oct 2024

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NBC News has the most important moments from the debate between VP candidates JD Vance and Tim Walz. Apple News’s Gideon Resnick was there. Iran...

Helene is gone, but North Carolina’s nightmare isn’t over

01 Oct 2024

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Crews are rushing to deliver aid in North Carolina after the state was ravaged by Helene. NBC News is on the story. Reuters previews 2024’s firs...

Millions are in crisis after Hurricane Helene

30 Sep 2024

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CNN reports on how multiple states in the southeastern U.S. are reeling from the impact of Hurricane Helene. Blue Ridge Public Radio has put...

New York City's mayor was indicted. What's next?

27 Sep 2024

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The City’s Gwynne Hogan tells us what to know about the criminal case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams — and what could happen next....

Why a jury spared the Parkland school shooter’s life

26 Sep 2024

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Congress passed a bill to avert government shutdown, setting up another funding fight in December. The Washington Post has more. New York City Mayor E...

Beyond “freak offs”: a deeper look at the Diddy allegations

25 Sep 2024

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An 11th person accused Sean “Diddy” Combs of sexual assault, Rolling Stone reports. The magazine’s Cheyenne Roundtree discusses the ...

How a GOP scandal could impact Trump

24 Sep 2024

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News & Observer Washington correspondent Danielle Battaglia describes how North Carolina voters are thinking about presidential candidates after a...

Their bodies were sold for research. Families didn’t know.

23 Sep 2024

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Israel launched a widespread wave of airstrikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon. Reuters has more. Congress struck a deal for a temporary funding agreeme...

Overdose deaths are plummeting. Scientists aren’t sure why.

20 Sep 2024

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Across the U.S. in November, voters will weigh ballot measures including election policies, minimum-wage increases, and marijuana legalization. Politi...

The Fed just cut rates. Here’s what that means for you.

19 Sep 2024

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A second wave of exploding devices hit Lebanon. BBC News has more. The Washington Post breaks down what the Fed’s big rate cut means for consume...

The future of Fox News hinges on a bitter family feud

18 Sep 2024

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Israel’s Mossad spy agency planted explosives inside pagers ordered by Hezbollah months before Tuesday’s detonations in Lebanon, sour...

How did a gunman get so close to Trump — again?

17 Sep 2024

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USA Today lays out new information in Sunday’s apparent assassination attempt of Trump. The Washington Post’s Miriam Berger explains how n...

Another gunman caught near Trump. What to know.

16 Sep 2024

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Trump was safe on Sunday after the Secret Service foiled what the FBI called an apparent assassination attempt while he was golfing in Florida. Reuter...

Thanks to COVID, more Americans are single

13 Sep 2024

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PBS reports on an Ohio city with a community of Haitian migrants that’s now in the political spotlight. Ben Steverman with Bloomberg Businesswee...

It may soon be legal to bet on elections. Is America ready?

12 Sep 2024

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The Wall Street Journal’s Alexander Osipovich explains the legal battle over whether Americans will be able to wager on election results. Ukrain...

The big moments from the Harris-Trump debate

11 Sep 2024

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Harris and Trump met in what is likely their only presidential debate. Gideon Resnick joins to discuss, and NBC News has six key takeaways. The Missou...

What to look for as Harris and Trump square off

10 Sep 2024

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NOTUS reporter Jasmine Wright and CNN’s Kristen Holmes take us inside the Harris and Trump campaigns’ preparations for debate night. ...

Harris is outraising Trump. Will it matter?

09 Sep 2024

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Trump said he was expanding the battleground map. CNN’s Kristen Holmes explains how his campaign spending suggests otherwise.  Harris&rsquo...

How modern marijuana became so potent

06 Sep 2024

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Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei died following a brutal attack in Kenya, AFP reports. Elle looks at how patriarchal attitudes in the country enable g...

Inside foreign efforts to sow chaos in the 2024 election

05 Sep 2024

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Two students and two teachers were killed at a high school in Georgia. CNN has the latest. A judge could decide how Trump’s election-interferenc...

The Florida Republicans who want to protect abortion

04 Sep 2024

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Laura Meckler of the Washington Post explains why cellphone bans are spreading in schools amid growing mental-health worries. Longtime Republicans in ...

Union members could decide this election. Here’s how.

03 Sep 2024

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Protesters gathered across Israel after the bodies of six hostages were recovered from Gaza. Anger over their deaths has amplified pressure on Netanya...

How your tax bill might change under Harris or Trump

30 Aug 2024

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Richard Rubin of the Wall Street Journal explains how your tax bill could change depending on who wins the White House. The Army says an Arlington Nat...

10 races that could flip the Senate in 2024

29 Aug 2024

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CNN examines the 10 Senate seats most likely to flip in 2024. Reuters reports on why the West Bank city of Jenin is a hotbed of conflict between the I...

GOP officials are preparing to contest the election results

28 Aug 2024

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With eyes on November, Colorado Republicans have been voting against certifying elections. Erin Mansfield from USA Today talks about why it’s im...

Could a big merger drive grocery prices even higher?

27 Aug 2024

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Maxine Joselow of the Washington Post explains why Democrats are so quiet about climate change right now. The NFL is poised to allow private-equity ow...

Why reality TV is about to change

26 Aug 2024

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Wall Street Journal reporter Maggie Severns goes inside Kamala Harris’s fundraising drive. NASA decided that the Boeing Starliner crew will inst...

What Harris did — and didn’t — say in her big speech

23 Aug 2024

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The Wall Street Journal has the key points from Harris’s convention speech. Christian Paz from Vox explains how Democrats moved to the right on ...

Are voters ready to elect a woman president?

22 Aug 2024

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Politico reports on Tim Walz’s big Democratic convention speech last night. And Apple News editor Gideon Resnick previews Harris’s address...

Harris brings out the Obamas to take on Trump

21 Aug 2024

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Barack Obama stepped back into the spotlight to skewer Trump. Politico reporter Eugene Daniels looks at the state of the race. ProPublica reporter Jer...

Biden passes torch to Harris in generational shift

20 Aug 2024

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Biden has handed off to Kamala Harris. New York magazine’s Gabriel Debenedetti describes what’s next. The Washington Post reports on why t...

How protests are affecting the Democratic convention

19 Aug 2024

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The Los Angeles Times reports on the protesters who are marching at the DNC. Newborn twins were killed in Gaza as their father went to get their birth...

Harris and Trump pitch their economic plans

16 Aug 2024

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The Washington Post analyzes new polling that shows Harris cutting into Trump’s advantages on economic issues. Reporter Caitlin Dickerson travel...

Secret Project 2025 videos sketch plan for second Trump term

15 Aug 2024

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PBS News Hour special correspondent Leila Molana-Allen joins to discuss the crisis in Sudan. The Wall Street Journal reports on devastation in the cap...

Maui is in trouble. It’s a great time to go.

14 Aug 2024

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Reuters reports on Ukraine’s ground attacks inside Russia. Washington Post reporter Yasmeen Abutaleb speaks to pro-Palestinian protesters who&rs...

Tim Walz owns no stock. How his finances make him a political outlier.

13 Aug 2024

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Dana Mattioli of the Wall Street Journal details Elon Musk’s hands-on push to win 800,000 voters for Trump. Dan Primack of Axios reports that Ti...

New polls show Harris leading Trump in three swing states

12 Aug 2024

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USA Today details new polling that shows Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump in three key swing states. The Athletic writers on their favorite moments ...

Trump grapples with a new Democratic ticket

09 Aug 2024

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The Washington Post looks at how Trump is complaining about Harris’s gains as his advisers try to focus on attacking her. What happens when ever...

Brain worms. A dead bear. What’s the deal with RFK Jr.?

08 Aug 2024

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Clare Malone of the New Yorker discusses Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s unusual campaign. It doesn’t look like America is in a recession. Greg Ip...

Nancy Pelosi on her role in getting Biden to drop out

07 Aug 2024

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Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi joins us to talk about her role in Biden’s departure from the campaign, as well as Harris’s selection of...

Harris picks Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz for VP

06 Aug 2024

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Harris picked Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate. USA Today reports on his political record. Global markets reeled, but economists say: D...

Stuck in space? Not according to Boeing and NASA

05 Aug 2024

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One of the Americans not released in last week’s prisoner swap involving multiple countries is teacher Marc Fogel, who was sentenced to 14 years...

The secretive prisoner swap driven by a relentless mom

02 Aug 2024

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U.S. Marine Paul Whelan and Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich have been freed from Russian custody in one of the most complicated prisoner...

Trump spins lies about Harris’s racial identity

01 Aug 2024

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Catherine Lucey of the Wall Street Journal explains how presumptive Democratic nominee Kamala Harris is looking to capitalize on renewed energy within...

The origins of JD Vance’s “childless cat ladies” worldview

31 Jul 2024

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The assassination of Hamas’s political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, is deepening fears of an all-out war in the Middle East. CNN has more.  &nbs...

U.S. gymnastics’ abuse scandal isn’t over

30 Jul 2024

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The San Francisco Chronicle reports on what’s known about the arson suspect accused of starting the Park Fire, why it burned so quickly, and why...

How America’s driest state could solve its water problem

29 Jul 2024

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A six-week abortion ban takes effect in Iowa today. It’s one of the most restrictive bans in the country. KCUR has the story.  After multip...

It’s way too easy to make fentanyl. Here’s why.

26 Jul 2024

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Reuters reporter Maurice Tamman discusses the year he spent investigating how easy it is to buy the ingredients to make fentanyl. CNN on what’s ...

Harris is vetting VPs. But do vice presidents really matter?

25 Jul 2024

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USA Today looks at Harris’s potential VP picks, and Apple News editor Gideon Resnick talks about her decision’s possible impact on the rac...

New vending machines sell bullets in grocery stores

24 Jul 2024

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Netanyahu’s visit to Washington comes at a challenging moment for Israel and an uncertain time for its relationship with the U.S. Ben Samuels of...

How Harris is taking control of the Biden campaign

23 Jul 2024

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Politico reporter Eugene Daniels on how Kamala Harris is converting the Biden campaign into her own. American physicians Feroze Sidhwa and Mark Perlmu...

Biden gets out, Harris steps up, Trump pivots. Now what?

22 Jul 2024

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Biden ended his reelection bid and backed Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee. Reuters has details. The Atlantic looks at the problems Biden&rsquo...

What was new and what was the same in Trump’s speech

19 Jul 2024

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The Wall Street Journal covers Trump’s convention speech. And WSJ reporter Alex Leary explains how Trump won back control of the GOP. The Washin...

The mysterious health crisis plaguing a small Texas town

18 Jul 2024

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CNN reports that Nancy Pelosi told Biden that polls show he cannot win, and ABC says Chuck Schumer privately urged him to step aside. The Washington P...

Why Biden allies say he’s not getting the full picture

17 Jul 2024

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The Wall Street Journal’s Annie Linskey reports on how some Democrats fear time is running out to change course before Biden gets the nomination...

Who is J.D. Vance? What to know about Trump’s running mate.

16 Jul 2024

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The Wall Street Journal has what to know about Trump’s pick for running mate, Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance.  The Atlantic’s David Graham expl...

New questions after the Trump assassination attempt

15 Jul 2024

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Apple News has a collection of the best coverage and analysis of the shooting. Wall Street Journal senior political correspondent Molly Ball discusses...

Texans planned for the heat — but not the chaos. Plus, what to know about kids and social media, and a big weekend in soccer

12 Jul 2024

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Half a million people will remain without power until next week following Beryl’s trail of destruction across Houston. In the area’s bruta...

The family secret that upended Alice Munro’s legacy, world leaders brace for a potential Trump return, and more

11 Jul 2024

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Washington Post reporter Emily Rauhala has the story of how fears of a Trump victory have NATO leaders looking to lock in support for Ukraine — ...

Inside a controversial new organ-donation technique, Democrats grapple with Biden’s candidacy, and more

10 Jul 2024

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Semafor reporter Joseph Zeballos-Roig explains what Democrats are looking for from Biden, amid questions about the president’s campaign. NPR rep...

They lived on Mars for a year. Sort of.

09 Jul 2024

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Hannah Knowles of the Washington Post reports on how Democrats are focusing attacks on Project 2025, a right-wing policy blueprint that’s being ...

Why one country just introduced a six-day workweek, and more Democrats call for Biden to drop out of the campaign

08 Jul 2024

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ABC News has details on growing calls from congressional Democrats for Biden to step aside as a candidate. KFF Health News reporter Jazmin Orozco repo...

Is it time to ban fireworks? Plus, the drama in the world of competitive hot-dog eating.

03 Jul 2024

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In The Atlantic, law professor Nicholas Bagley looks at a set of recent Supreme Court decisions that have fundamentally reshaped power in Washington. ...

How the Supreme Court’s Trump ruling rewrote what it means to be president, wine’s dinosaur connection, and more

02 Jul 2024

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The Supreme Court dealt a blow to prosecution of Trump by ruling that he has broad immunity. The Wall Street Journal’s Jess Bravin has the story...

How Biden’s changing course after a bad debate, Simone Biles wins another Olympic spot, and more

01 Jul 2024

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Evan Osnos of the New Yorker discusses the Biden campaign’s attempts to manage the fallout from the president’s debate performance. The Am...

Should Democrats be worried after last night’s debate?

28 Jun 2024

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Reuters has a recap of the first presidential debate, from Biden’s shaky performance to Trump’s barrage of falsehoods. Ari Saperstein of t...

A potential Alzheimer’s breakthrough, what to watch in the first Biden-Trump debate, and more

27 Jun 2024

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Evan Osnos of the New Yorker describes what he’ll be watching for in tonight’s presidential debate. AI is exhausting the power grid. Tech ...

Why everything’s about to get a lot more expensive, NBA teams consider drafting LeBron James’s son, and more

26 Jun 2024

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The surgeon general declared gun violence a public-health crisis. Stat reporter Annalisa Merelli analyzes the move’s potential effects. Intensif...

Why scientists fear a second Trump term, how $4 bought an ancient Mayan artifact, freedom for Julian Assange, and more

25 Jun 2024

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is flying back to Australia after a 12-year legal battle. CNN explains what to know about his U.S. plea deal. Maxine ...

The fastest woman in the world

24 Jun 2024

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The Wall Street Journal spoke to older voters about why they’re supporting Biden against Trump, while the Washington Post looks into how some yo...

Hear contenders for song of the summer. Plus, the real reason so many people are getting cosmetic surgery.

21 Jun 2024

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Some Democrats are trying to repeal the Comstock Act, an 1873 law that they worry could be used by the GOP to restrict abortion nationwide. Washington...

Why the Christian right is going after divorce. Plus, the PB&J worth nearly $1 billion.

20 Jun 2024

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The Wall Street Journal explains how a heat dome creates dangerous, record-breaking temperatures. Vox’s Anna North looks into plans on the Chris...

The “Grandmother of Juneteenth” reflects on her legacy, Biden’s tightrope on immigration, and more

19 Jun 2024

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Biden offered a citizenship path for spouses of Americans in a sweeping election-year immigration move. Reuters has details. Dov Lieber of the Wall St...

Inside one of America’s deadliest cities, and why some say FEMA isn’t doing enough about extreme heat and wildfires

18 Jun 2024

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Should FEMA recognize extreme heat and wildfire smoke as major disasters? The Los Angeles Times examines the issue. St. Louis Public Radio reports on ...

Why big concerts are getting canceled, a quest for the perfect mango, and more

17 Jun 2024

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NPR explains why the Supreme Court struck down the Trump-era ban on bump stocks for rifles. And the Wall Street Journal highlights notable cases of th...

Making sense of Elon Musk’s $45 billion pay package, what’s next now that the era of peak film and TV is over, and more

14 Jun 2024

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Elon Musk convinced Tesla investors to back his pay package. USA Today has more. Paris wanted an AC-free Olympics. Visiting nations had other plans. W...

Why some major retailers are finally starting to cut prices, tension inside the Supreme Court, and more

13 Jun 2024

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Some big retailers are lowering prices. New York magazine looks at why. Jess Bravin of the Wall Street Journal explains how the Supreme Court’s ...

The political and personal fallout of Hunter Biden’s conviction, and Sandy Hook survivors graduate

12 Jun 2024

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Hunter Biden was found guilty of federal gun violations. Matt Viser of the Washington Post explains what the verdict means — and what’s ne...

Do voters care about Trump’s conviction? New election polling reveals what’s changed — and what hasn’t.

11 Jun 2024

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NBC News looks at what the first polls after Trump’s conviction show — and what they don’t. And the Washington Post has more takeawa...

What you need to know about COVID this summer, and how one dad’s quest to be a better father became a TV show

10 Jun 2024

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USA Today reports on the impact of the end of a program that provided free COVID vaccines. CNN has details from the Israeli operation that rescued fou...

Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon ordered to prison, and Pat Sajak’s final spin on ‘Wheel of Fortune’

07 Jun 2024

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A judge ordered former Trump adviser Steve Bannon to surrender by July 1 to serve a four-month prison sentence for contempt of Congress. The Wall Stre...

Zombie second mortgages are returning to threaten many American homes. Is yours at risk?

06 Jun 2024

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Zombie second mortgages are coming to life, threatening thousands of Americans’ homes. NPR tells you what to know. Damage to the Gaza pier was a...

Debunking stereotypes about birth order

05 Jun 2024

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The Wall Street Journal’s Sadie Gurman explains how Attorney General Merrick Garland has handled investigations into Trump, Biden, and Biden&rsq...

Why do we dream? Here’s what modern science says.

04 Jun 2024

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The Washington Post’s Dan Diamond explains what we learned from Dr. Fauci’s testimony to Congress on COVID. Shan Li of the Wall Street Jou...

Biden’s ceasefire plan puts pressure on Netanyahu

03 Jun 2024

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The Wall Street Journal explains why Biden’s ceasefire push in Gaza faces tough obstacles. NPR reporter Ximena Bustillo has the story of what&rs...

Will Trump go to prison? How will his supporters react? And more questions answered.

31 May 2024

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Donald Trump is the first former U.S. president to be convicted of a crime, after a jury found him guilty on all 34 counts in his New York criminal tr...

Comparing Biden and Trump on Netanyahu and Gaza

30 May 2024

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Ben Samuels from Haaretz compares Trump’s recent comments on Israel to those from Biden. NPR explains how groups that register voters are feelin...

What to watch as jurors consider Trump’s fate

29 May 2024

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It’s not just guilty or not guilty. Politico looks at all the possible outcomes of the Trump trial. Washington Post journalist Dana Hedgpeth on ...

Why voters have become so partisan about the economy

28 May 2024

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Biden is getting no credit for the current economic boom in America. Annie Lowrey explores why in The Atlantic. Washington Post reporter Mary Beth She...

U.S. sunscreen is years behind the world. Here’s why.

24 May 2024

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New York Magazine writer Zak Cheney-Rice describes how in Atlanta, the George Floyd demonstrators are being prosecuted as gang members. And the activi...

Unpacking the controversies around Justice Alito

23 May 2024

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Justin Jouvenal from the Washington Post explains why calls are growing for Justice Alito to recuse himself from January 6 and 2020 election cases. TV...

Scarlett Johansson, others say their voices are being copied

22 May 2024

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An increasing number of actors are accusing AI companies of re-creating their voices without permission. CNN has the story of a new lawsuit. NPR Ukrai...

What to know as Trump’s hush-money trial nears its end

21 May 2024

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Prosecutors rested their case in Trump’s criminal trial in New York. CNN has details. Red Lobster has filed for bankruptcy protection. The Wall ...