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The Deep Familiarity of Donald Trump

Foreign Policy 03 Apr 2025
He’s not wrecking postwar U.S. foreign policy. He’s bringing it to its logical end ... .
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Trump's tariffs are so far-reaching they include several remote, uninhabited islands

National Public Radio 03 Apr 2025
The global tariffs Trump announced this week include remote territories like Heard and McDonald Islands in the Indian Ocean that don't actually have human populations. Here's what to know about them. (Image credit. Matt Curnock) ....
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Cory Booker's anti-Trump speech on the Senate floor has lasted 13 hours and counting

National Public Radio 01 Apr 2025
The New Jersey Democrat has been criticizing the Trump administration's policies on immigration, education, the economy and more since 7 p.m. Monday. Here's what to know about his marathon speech. (Image credit. Mark Schiefelbein) ....
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Karen Read is on trial for murder a 2nd time. Here's what to know about ...

National Public Radio 28 Mar 2025
Read is accused of killing her boyfriend, a Boston cop, in 2022. She maintains she was framed by police. Here's a refresher on the case — and a look at what's happened since last year's mistrial. (Image credit. John Tlumacki) ....
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Authorities say a babysitter checked under the bed for monsters — and found someone

National Public Radio 28 Mar 2025
Kansas authorities say a babysitter went to refute a kid's claims of a monster under their bed, but "came face-to-face with a male suspect who was hiding there." They later arrested a 27-year-old man. (Image credit. Jordan McAlister/Flickr Vision) ....
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In need of some peace? Take a stroll — or scroll — through D.C.'s cherry blossoms

National Public Radio 27 Mar 2025
Springtime means cherry blossoms in the nation's capital. On a recent breezy morning, with peak bloom still two days away, the Tidal Basin was packed with both blossoms and visitors. (Image credit. Tyrone Turner) ....
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Intelligence leaders will testify before Congress, fresh off the group chat fiasco

National Public Radio 25 Mar 2025
Some of the nation's top intelligence officials are due to appear before Congress in a pair of hearings this week. Two were participants in a widely-criticized war plans group chat on Signal. (Image credit. Andrew Harnik, Kevin Dietsc) ....
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Ben & Jerry's alleges its CEO was fired over its political activism. Here's the scoop

National Public Radio 20 Mar 2025
Ben & Jerry's alleges its parent company, Unilever, ousted its CEO in retaliation for social media posts supporting progressive causes. The last few years have been a rocky road for the companies. (Image credit. Justin Sullivan) ....
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It's your last chance to claim pandemic-era stimulus checks, the IRS says. Here's how

National Public Radio 19 Mar 2025
The IRS says some Americans who have not filed their 2021 tax returns could be eligible for a pandemic-era relief payment, as long as they do so by April 15. Here's what to know as Tax Day approaches. (Image credit. Michael Bocchieri) ....
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Does the U.S. deserve the Statue of Liberty? Not anymore, one French politician says

National Public Radio 18 Mar 2025
A French politician suggested the two countries no longer share the values that inspired the gift more than a century ago. The White House sharply rejected his request, which he described as symbolic. (Image credit. Pamela Smith) ....
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Trump tries to void Biden's pardons, blaming autopen. Many presidents have used it

National Public Radio 17 Mar 2025
Trump claims without evidence that Biden's Jan. 6 panel pardons are void because he allegedly used an autopen. Autopens have been popular with presidents for decades. Here's what to know about them. (Image credit. Manuel Balce Ceneta) ....
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Joyce Carol Oates on a New Jersey Adventure

New Yorker 16 Mar 2025
The author discusses her story “The Frenzy.” ... .
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A U.S. influencer outrages Australians by snatching a baby wombat from its mom

National Public Radio 14 Mar 2025
Outdoor enthusiast Sam Jones left Australia after posting a video of herself separating a baby wombat from its mom on a dark road. Australians are cheering her departure and worrying about the animal. (Image credit. Julian Stratenschulte) ....
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A man says his stepmom locked him in a room for decades. He escaped by ...

National Public Radio 13 Mar 2025
Police in Waterbury, Conn., allege the man's stepmother locked him in his room with limited food and water for over 20 years, until he started a fire using hand sanitizer, printer paper and a lighter. (Image credit. AP) ....
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