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Judge blocks plan to return Trump's name to the Kennedy Center

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The judge ruled that the arts center's board may not put Trump's name back up on the building, saying such a change needs Congressional approval.
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Prosecutors won't seek the death penalty for Nick Reiner

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Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said his office spoke with Reiner's siblings and took their wishes into consideration in the decision.

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Republican Rep. Massie moves to impeach Defense Secretary Hegseth over Iran war

Eric McDaniel

Kentucky Republican Thomas Massie introduced articles of impeachment against Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Tuesday over the war in Iran.
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Tiny krill are turning up in deep-sea hydrothermal vents. Scientists want to know why

Ari Daniel

Antarctic krill serve as a crucial food source for penguins, seals, and whales. They recycle nutrients used by algae. Now researchers say they've found krill in a surprising place: hydrothermal vents.
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Mon Laferte: Tiny Desk Concert

Anamaria Artemisa Sayre

Mon Laferte aims to contradict, expose or challenge norms; she takes the assignment of performing in an office space as no exception.
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Geopolitics and grain don't mix, say these Montana farmers

Kirk Siegler

Farmers in states bordering Canada say they are reeling from President Trump's trade wars and resulting retaliatory tariffs. And it's just not neighborly.

Smog mixed with a thick layer of clouds covers the Metro Manila skyline in the Philippines on Aug. 27.

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Air pollution spiked after the Trump administration stopped embassy monitoring

Jonathan Lambert

In 2025, the Trump administration ended a long-running program to collect air pollution data at U.S. embassies. A new study suggests that led to a 24-33% increase in local pollution levels.

Lithuanian soldiers are securing the area where Italian fighter jets during NATO's Baltic Air Policing Mission shot down a drone early this morning near Pratkunai village, Kaisiadorys district some 90km (55,9 miles) northwest of the capital Vilnius, Lithuania, Tuesday.

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NATO jets shoot down a drone in Lithuanian airspace

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Herlain, who asked NPR to withhold her last name, poses for a portrait at her home in North Lauderdale, Fla. She is a registered nurse from Haiti who recently lost her temporary protected status, or TPS.

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For thousands of Haitians in the U.S., end of protected status brings fear, grief and defiance

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NASA rushed engineers out of their labs. They say it risks future space missions

Chiara Eisner

NASA employees say they've lost vital equipment and staff needed to make sophisticated spacecraft amid the agency's abrupt relocations over the past several months.
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Get ready for yet another cost when buying a home: Junk fees

Stephan Bisaha

Some real estate agents and researchers say home buyers and sellers should not pay this out-of-pocket fee.
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This bill could reshape crypto in America -- and it's sparking a major battle

Rafael Nam

The legislation would establish rules of the road for the crypto sector for the first time — but opponents are up in arms, and the bill faces an uncertain prospect in the Senate.
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Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon call for curbs on AI

Maham Javaid, Huo Jingnan

The rare pairing of a progressive leader and a MAGA voice is a sign of how worries over rapidly advancing AI are upending political alliances. But their policy proposals are far apart.
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Anthropic co-founder says slowing AI is a 'collective action problem'

Steve Inskeep, Majd Al-Waheidi

Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark discusses growing concerns about artificial intelligence, recent warning signs and what he says companies should do to reduce the risks.