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These major issues have brought together Democrats and Republicans in states

Regan McCarthy, Samuel King

Across the country, Republicans and Democrats have found bipartisan agreement on regulating artificial intelligence and data centers. But it's not just big tech aligning the two parties.
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Why it's a bit surprising that the U.S. is attending a key global flu meeting

Jonathan Lambert

After the U.S. withdrew from the World Health Organization, it wasn't clear they would participate in this WHO-led meeting to determine the recipe for the next flu vaccine.

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Secretly rewritten nuclear safety rules are made public

Geoff Brumfiel

The Energy Department made the rules public a month after NPR reported about their existence. The rules slash requirements for security and environmental protections.
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Mortgage rates fall below 6% for the first time in years

Stephan Bisaha

The average home loan rate has dropped below 6% for the first time since 2022. Will that help thaw the frozen housing market?
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Baby Keem's boulevard of broken dreams

Sheldon Pearce

Ca$ino, the rapper's second album for his cousin Kendrick Lamar's label, is whiplash embodied, a mirror for the extreme highs and lows of his Sin City hometown.
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Pentagon shifts toward maintaining ties to Scouting

Graham Smith

Months after NPR reported on the Pentagon's efforts to sever ties with Scouting America, efforts to maintain the partnership have new momentum

Jae C. Hong

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Why farmers in California are backing a giant solar farm

Dan Charles

Many farmers have had to fallow land as a state law comes into effect limiting their access to water. There's now a push to develop some of that land … into solar farms.

John Locher

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Trump's tariffs likely cost you hundreds of dollars. Will you get a refund?

Stephan Bisaha

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Civil rights leaders say the racial progress Jesse Jackson fought for is under threat

Debbie Elliott

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'Get back to integrity': Oklahoma's Kevin Stitt on Republicans after Trump

Steve Inskeep

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt about his spat with President Trump, immigration and the future of the Republican Party.
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Every business wants your review. What's with the feedback frenzy?

James Doubek

Customers want to read reviews and businesses need reviews to attract customers. But the constant demand for reviews could be creating a feedback backlash, experts say.
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Father of U.S.-based activist sentenced in Hong Kong under national security law

Shibani Mahtani

A court on Thursday used Hong Kong's national security law to jail Kwok Yin-sang for eight months, in the first case against a family member of an activist living abroad, and wanted by authorities.
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U.S. and Iran to hold a third round of nuclear talks in Geneva

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Iran and the United States prepared to meet Thursday in Geneva for nuclear negotiations, as America has gathered a fleet of aircraft and warships to the Middle East to pressure Tehran into a deal.
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FIFA's Infantino confident Mexico can co-host World Cup despite cartel violence

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FIFA President Gianni Infantino says he has "complete confidence" in Mexico as a World Cup co-host despite days of cartel violence in the country that has left at least 70 people dead.