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President-Elect Trump Holds Press Conference At Mar-A-Lago

National

Trump will begin his presidency in delicate position, poll finds

5:00am January 15, 2025

by Leila Fadel

A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll shows that Americans' support for President-elect Donald Trump's top priorities is split, despite his claims of a mandate for his agenda.

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World News

Top U.S. and U.K. diplomats are in Ukraine to meet with the new foreign minister

by Leila Fadel

Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his U.K. counterpart are in Kyiv after Russia received shipments of close-range ballistic missile systems from Iran.

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Political strategists analyze the Harris-Trump presidential debate

by Michel Martin

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Republican strategist ron bonjean and Democratic strategist Maria Cardona about their reactions to the Trump-Harris debate.

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Environment

Better bread could be a climate change solution — some bakers think so

by Alejandra Borunda

Researchers, farmer and bakers in Washington State are on the hunt for agricultural solutions that could help create a better loaf. They're looking at wheat blends that can help preserve soil carbon.

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Human Interest

4 astronauts aim to conduct the world’s first commercial spacewalk

by A Martínez

On Tuesday morning, four commercial astronauts took off on a journey to orbit. In the coming days, they're planning on undertaking the first commercial spacewalk.

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Louisiana is bracing for a direct hit from Hurricane Francine

by Michel Martin

Emergency officials in Louisiana are warning residents to take the threat of Francine seriously as the strong tropical system is set to come ashore on Wednesday. Heavy rains, high winds are concerns.

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National

What you need to know about what happened in the Harris-Trump presidential debate

by Leila Fadel

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump faced off over the economy, abortion, foreign policy and immigration.

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World News

Germany will soon start checks along its 9 land borders

by Rob Schmitz

Beginning next week, Germany will start to introduce border checks along all of its nine land borders. The country aims to reduce what it calls “irregular migration.”

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Health & Safety

Utilities must comply with limits on PFAS chemicals by 2029. Some have a head start

by Pien Huang

Treatment plants that filter "forever chemicals" from drinking water in Orange County, Calif., are models for water systems across the country that will need to comply with EPA rules by 2029.

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National

A fact check on immigration comments made at the Trump-Harris debate

by Leila Fadel

Immigration was a big topic at Tuesday night's presidential debate in Philadelphia. We fact-check former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris on their claims.

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National

Government shutdown looms as Congress must agree on a spending bill by Oct. 1

by Michel Martin

Congress must pass a stop-gap spending bill before the end of the month. The House is set to vote Wednesday on an opening offer from House Republicans that will begin the negotiations.

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Music & Culture

Insight into how the headliner for the Super Bowl halftime show is chosen

by Leila Fadel

Kendrick Lamar will be the featured performer at the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show. Who makes that decision about who will perform, and how do they decide?

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A new generation of tour guides fuel an increase in Black history tours

Tourism industry watchers and historians say the number of Black history tours are increasing -- fueled by a new generation of tour guides who want to elevate Black stories.

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