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Destroying endangered species' habitat wouldn't count as 'harm' under proposed rule

6:06pm April 19, 2025

by Jonathan Lambert

The Trump administration is reinterpreting a key word in the Endangered Species Act that could have big consequences for species at risk.

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The winding down of the war in Afghanistan and efforts to slice the budget deficit will likely mean more spending cuts for the Pentagon.

Pentagon Remains Big Target In Likely Budget Cuts

by Tom Bowman

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Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla, is among a bipartisan group of eight senators who this week announced a plan to overhaul the nation's immigration laws.

What's Behind Rubio's 'Full Circle Back' On Immigration?

by David Welna

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Jimmy Cliff in a Volkswagen "Get Happy" commercial.

Sports
Arts

For Super Bowl Ads, More Social-Media Savvy

by Elizabeth Blair

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Armando Tenorio at his home in Mexico last December. Tenorio spends most of the year working on a blueberry farm in Canada, on a temporary work permit, to support his family in Mexico.

The Mexico-Canada Guest-Worker Program: A Model For The U.S.?

by Carrie Kahn

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Handguns collected in South-Central Los Angeles as part of a Gun for Gift Card exchange in 2009. One teenager here says getting a gun on the streets is just "one phone call away."

National

South L.A. Teens Doubt New Laws Will Change Gun Culture

by Mandalit del Barco

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The Nazis imprisoned Czech composer Rudolf Karel (shown here in a sketch from 1945) for helping the resistance in Prague. He wrote his compositions down on toilet paper.

Honoring 'Our Will To Live': The Lost Music Of The Holocaust

by Sylvia Poggioli

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Brazilian federal police patrol the Mamore River, which separates Brazil from Bolivia. The river is used by traffickers to ferry cocaine from Bolivia into Brazil, where cocaine consumption is rising rapidly.

World News

As U.S. Consumes Less Cocaine, Brazil Uses More

by Juan Forero

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An anonymous artist started placing the hand-painted gnomes on the bases of utility poles all over Oakland.

Painted Gnomes Allowed To Roam On Oakland Utility Poles

by NPR Staff

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Ron Sexsmith's new album, Forever Endeavour, comes out Feb. 5.

Music & Culture

Ron Sexsmith: At Midlife, A Songwriter Ponders Mortality

by NPR Staff

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Books
Arts

War Writ Small: Of Pushcarts And Peashooters

by Adam Mansbach

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How Do You Solve A Problem Like Colin Kaepernick?

by Mike Pesca

The gifted quarterback can run and pocket pass, skills that helped him lead the San Francisco 49ers to the Super Bowl. But what will it take for the Baltimore Ravens to stop — or at least slow down — Kaepernick on Sunday?

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The Barclays Center in New York, the new home of the Brooklyn Nets, was built partially with investment from overseas donors seeking U.S. citizenship. A little-known immigration program allows wealthy investors to get a green card in exchange for funding

Investing In Citizenship: For The Rich, A Road To The U.S.

by NPR Staff

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