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These Australian twins have gone viral after speaking in synch
by William Troop
Meet Bridgette and Paula Powers, identical twins who speak in synch and dedicate themselves to animal conservation.
This week in science: a new desert flower, virtual lemonade and prehistoric bone tools
by Rachel Carlson
In this week's roundup of science news, Emily Kwong and Rachel Carlson talk about a newly discovered desert flower, tasting lemonade in virtual reality and prehistoric bone tools used by early humans.
Trump says tariffs will help stop fentanyl. Many of his claims on the crisis are untrue
by Brian Mann
Trump continues to link his tariffs to fentanyl and overdose deaths — in his speech to Congress and on social media. But many of his statements about the fentanyl crisis aren't factual.
A CDC worker was fired. Then unexpectedly got her job back. She's not sure what to do
by Yuki Noguchi
CDC Public Health Associate Bri McNulty, who talked to NPR about being summarily fired last week, got an email that she had her job back. In the meantime, McNulty got a job offer at Penn State.
Cutting climate initiatives at the DOD could come at a cost to military planning
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth plans to cut Pentagon climate change initiatives. But to be effective, the military has no choice but to account for sea level rise, bigger storms and more heat.
Supreme Court votes to limit Trump administration's efforts to eliminate foreign aid
by Nina Totenberg
A sharply divided Supreme Court limited the Trump Administration's sweeping efforts to eliminate foreign aid. That ruling said the government must pay foreign aid contractors for work they've done.
Nobel Peace Prize winner Lech Walesa condemns President Trump's treatment of Zelenskyy
by Rob Schmitz
Nobel Peace Prize winner Lech Walesa expresses fear and distaste at how Trump treats Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Can Democrats find their way out of the wilderness?
by Juana Summers
NPR's Juana Summers talks to Bennett from the centrist think tank Third Way, about what he heard from leaders in the Democratic party and what he thinks about Trump's joint session of Congress speech.