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NPR News Now

NPR News: 01-15-2026 9AM EST

15 Jan 2026

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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?

0.031 - 3.435 Corva Coleman

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman.

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Chapter 2: What recent threats has President Trump made regarding immigration in Minnesota?

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President Trump has issued another threat to Minnesota. Writing online, he says if attacks continue on ICE agents, he will invoke the Insurrection Act. A federal agent shot and injured a Venezuelan immigrant last night in Minneapolis. Authorities say the ICE agent feared for his safety. Last week, an ICE agent there shot and killed Renee Macklin Goode.

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And Pierce Meg Anderson reports anti-immigration protests have grown to include high school students in neighboring St. Paul.

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Chapter 3: How have students responded to anti-immigration protests in Minnesota?

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The students chanted and marched with signs that said things like, skipping our lessons to teach you one, and we will not learn your hate. They ended at the Minnesota State Capitol. One student, 17-year-old Chisintli Quiroz, says she has had friends detained by immigration officers.

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Chapter 4: What is the current situation regarding protests in Iran?

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We're fed up.

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Chapter 5: How is the Affordable Care Act enrollment changing in 2026?

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We're tired. ICE is coming to our schools, and it's like nowhere is safe now. And honestly, that makes me really sad. The day Good was killed, immigration officers showed up during the dismissal of a Minneapolis high school and released chemical irritants on some bystanders.

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Chapter 6: What military actions is President Trump planning in Venezuela?

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Since then, hundreds more immigration officers have been deployed to the Twin Cities. Meg Anderson, NPR News. The U.N.

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Security Council will hold an emergency meeting today on Iran and its deadly protests. Rights groups in the U.S. say more than 2,000 people have been killed.

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Chapter 7: What new findings are changing our understanding of dinosaur growth rates?

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But Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghji told Fox News that high death toll is exaggerated.

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I certainly deny the numbers and figures they have said. It is an exaggeration. It is a misinformation campaign only to find excuses to do another aggression against Iran.

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President Trump has threatened military action against Iran. New data show that signups for Affordable Care Act plans are down for the first time in five years. As NPR's Selena Simmons-Duffin reports, the Trump administration has pulled millions of dollars from the marketplaces.

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131.588 - 153.225 Selena Simmons-Duffin

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services says that 22.8 million people have picked an Affordable Care Act plan so far, though that number is not final. Health policy experts had been expecting many people to drop their insurance because premium costs are double on average what they were last year after enhanced federal subsidies expired at the end of the year.

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153.205 - 176.642 Selena Simmons-Duffin

The 22.8 million number is about 3% lower than last year, not a dramatic drop. It's the first time enrollment has dropped in five years. Analysts also warn that the numbers don't reflect who has actually paid for their coverage. Some people, especially those who auto-renew, may drop their coverage once they get their first invoice. Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR News, Washington.

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You're listening to NPR. The Senate has rejected a war powers resolution that would limit President Trump's ability to order new military action in Venezuela. Vice President Vance had to break the 50-50 tie vote. Republicans Todd Young of Indiana and Josh Hawley of Missouri switched sides to support Trump's position, allowing the GOP to block the plan.

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President Trump's envoy, Steve Witkoff, says the second phase of the ceasefire in Gaza is getting started. Phase two is supposed to focus on demilitarization, governance of the territory, and reconstruction. U.S. officials say they've sent invitations to create an international body that will run Gaza. President Trump is supposed to choose who's on the board.

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Dinosaur ages have been estimated by using growth rings in their bones, one ring per year. Ari Daniel explains that may not be quite right.

232.628 - 256.488 Ari Daniel

To really confirm the ring-counting approach, one would need to study live dinosaurs. The next best thing are their living relatives, including crocodiles. Their skeletons tell a story about how they grew. University of Cape Town paleobiologist Anousia Chinsami-Taran and her colleagues... injected several crocs with an antibiotic which got taken up in their bones.

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