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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt talks to reporters in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on May 22, 2025 in Washington, DC.

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Immigration

The White House agrees to keep migrants in Djibouti for now, but blasts a judge's ruling

The judge says the administration "unquestionably" violated his earlier order, which stated migrants cannot be deported to a country other than their own without having adequate notice and a chance to object.

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Moonchild: Tiny Desk Concert

Moonchild intricately meshes jazz, R&B and hip-hop sounds under Amber Navran's subtle vocal feats.
Former Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria “Rondo” Arradondo poses for a portrait at the East Lake Street Library, Tues., May 20, 2025, in Minneapolis, Minn.

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Minneapolis' former police chief reflects on 2020 protests and George Floyd's murder

NPR took a walk through Minneapolis with its former police chief Medaria Arradondo. He says "the worst thing we can do" is dismiss the 2020 protests and outrage over police brutality as an anomaly.

Five years after George Floyd: A police chief reflects

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Members of Yale crew, left, and Harvard crew, right, greet one another after the 4-mile course along the Thames River for the 146th Harvard-Yale Regatta, in New London, Conn., on May 28, 2011.

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Sports

Trump's Harvard visa threat could wipe out several of the school's sports teams

Some of Harvard's sports teams could be wiped out by a Trump administration decision that would make the school with the nation's largest athletic program ineligible for international student visas.
A photograph of a single light pink locker against a purple background. The locker is covered in glittery stickers of hearts, smiley faces and stars and has a large "BFF" sticker on it. Underneath the "BFF" sticker, "4ever?" is written in black permanent marker, touching on the concept of lifelong friends and how to keep old friends close.
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Life Kit

Why you should fight to keep old friends

Nina Badzin, host of a friendship podcast, explains why staying friends with people from our past matters — and how to nurture relationships with old friends across time and distance.

How to keep old friends

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U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on Capitol Hill on May 14, 2025 in Washington, DC.

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Public Health

The MAHA Commission report paints a dark picture of U.S. children's health

The Health Secretary's report blames environmental toxins, ultraprocessed foods and more for the poor state of kids' health in the U.S.
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Law

Supreme Court blocks creation of religious charter school in Oklahoma

The court was deadlocked 4-4, which meant a state Supreme Court ruling that declared the school violated the constitutional separation of church and state remained in place.

SCOTUS Oklahoma religious charter school

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President Trump spearrives with Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) for a House Republican meeting at the U.S. Capitol on May 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump will join conservative House lawmakers to help push through their budget bill after it advanced through the House Budget Committee on Sunday evening. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

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Politics

Here's what's in the GOP megabill that's just passed the House

At the center of the sweeping bill is trillions in tax cuts, which Republicans aim to partially offset through changes to safety net programs like Medicaid and SNAP.
Israel's embassy in the U.S. posted a photo of the two victims of the shooting in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night. Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim were employees at the embassy.

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A woman killed outside a D.C. Jewish museum was 'trying to do the peace building,' her father says

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Sarah Milgrim, who was from Prairie Village, Kan., was shot and killed along with her partner Yaron Lischinsky on Wednesday night. The couple was about to leave for a trip to Israel.
A sign outside of the Voice of America headquarters in Washington, DC, US, in March, shortly after President Trump signed an executive order aimed at reducing the scope of eight federal agencies as part of his campaign to downsize the US government, including the US Agency for Global Media, which oversees Voice of America.

A sign outside of the Voice of America headquarters in Washington, DC, US, in March, shortly after President Trump signed an executive order aimed at reducing the scope of eight federal agencies as part of his campaign to downsize the US government, including the US Agency for Global Media, which oversees Voice of America. Bloomberg/Getty Images hide caption

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Media

Voice of America's prospects appear grim after an appeals court order

A federal appeals court said it would not intervene — at least for now — to thwart the Trump administration's plans for the near-total dismantlement of Voice of America.
Stoio Kachev and Doanh Nghiem cook dinner on their electric grill. The couple says convenience is the main reason they switched from a propane grill — no need to refill tanks. Switching to electric also reduces their contribution to climate change.

Stoio Kachev and Doanh Nghiem cook dinner on their electric grill. The couple says convenience is the main reason they switched from a propane grill — no need to refill tanks. Switching to electric also reduces their contribution to climate change. Jeff Brady/NPR hide caption

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Climate

Electric grills are a climate-friendly option to fossil fuel grills

Grilling usually involves burning fossil fuel. But some manufacturers are offering electric grills and citing climate change and convenience as reasons to switch.
The Treasury Department has ordered its last delivery of blank pennies. Once that's exhausted, the federal government will stop minting the one-cent coins, which each cost nearly four cents to produce.

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Business

No more pennies: In a big change, Treasury will stop minting them

In a cost-cutting move, the U.S. Treasury will stop minting new pennies. Originally introduced in 1793, the one-cent coins will still be legal tender. There are more than 100 billion pennies in circulation.

No more pennies: In big change, Treasury will stop minting them

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FILE - Jony Ive attend The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" exhibition on Monday, May 5, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

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Business

OpenAI forges deal with iPhone designer Jony Ive to make AI-enabled devices

The $6.5 billion deal brings together the maker of ChatGPT and one of the world's most famous product designers in a venture to create new AI-enabled devices.
Jon Hegwood (left), his son Ryan and father, Michael, at Hegwood's high school graduation ceremony in 2009.

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My Unsung Hero

A former teen parent shares his gratitude to the principal who insisted he graduate

Jon Hegwood was a teen parent when he told his high school principal, Billy Barnett, that he planned to drop out of school. But Barnett convinced Hegwood to earn his diploma.

UNSUNG HERO -- Jon Hegwood

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Plano EPIC mosque is seen behind a row of homes in Plano. Many muslims like to live near their mosque to facilitate practicing their faith daily.

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National

A proposed Muslim development in Texas brings inquiries by the DOJ and state officials

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The project, known as EPIC City, has yet to break ground, but members of this Muslim community feel stereotyped.

Proposed Muslim development in Texas brings inquiries by DOJ and state officials

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