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Israel strikes a hospital in Gaza, forcing evacuation as strikes intensify

4:59am April 13, 2025

The strike hit Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City, after Israel issued an evacuation warning. Israel said it struck a command and control center used by Hamas at the hospital.

Hispanic Caucus Members Demand Return Of Immigrant Deported To El Salvador Prison

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Trump admin tells judge man wrongly deported to El Salvador is alive, still detained

8:06pm April 12, 2025

On Friday, federal judge Paula Xinis had ordered the Trump administration to provide daily updates to return Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia to the United States.

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Trump urges Congress to make daylight saving time permanent

7:05pm April 12, 2025

President Trump said Congress should "push hard for more Daylight at the end of a day" in a post on Truth Social.

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Reporter's Notebook: on federal judges and the Trump administration

6:28pm April 12, 2025

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NPR's Ryan Lucas speaks about his beat covering the federal judiciary during the tumult of the second Trump administration.

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Intellectually disabled teen shot by Idaho police dies after being removed from life support

5:00pm April 12, 2025

An autistic, nonverbal teenage boy who was shot repeatedly by Idaho police from the other side of a chain link fence while he was holding a knife died Saturday after being removed from life support, his family said.

Smartphones and computers are now spared from Trump's reciprocal tariffs

12:58pm April 12, 2025

The exemption comes amid worries of how President Trump's steep new tariffs will affect American tech companies that rely on supply chains in China, like Apple.

Federal judge orders USDA to unfreeze funds to Maine

11:14am April 12, 2025

The funds had been initially withheld following President Trump's clash with Maine Gov. Janet Mills over the issue of transgender athletes.

Ukraine's DIY drone makers are helping fighters on the front lines

9:55am April 12, 2025

The war in Ukraine is now largely being fought with drones. Ukraine made 2 million last year. Drone makers churn them out in factories and mom-and-pop operations like one in a Kyiv basement apartment.

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Opinion: Alice Tan Ridley and the joy of music

8:00am April 12, 2025

NPR's Scott Simon takes a moment to remember Alice Tan Ridley, who busked in the New York City subways and reached the semi-finals of "America's Got Talent."

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Ecuador's next president faces rampant drug violence and few resources to combat it

6:00am April 12, 2025

Ecuador's runoff vote pits Trump ally and incumbent Daniel Noboa against leftist challenger Luisa González, in an election dominated by the issue of security in a highly polarized political landscape.

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