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National

Trump wants to clear homeless camps in D.C.; Mayor says his policies hurt the city

5:00am March 10, 2025

by Michel Martin

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser about the capital city under President Trump and the planned renaming of Black Lives Matter Plaza.

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Shooting At Naval Air Station Pensacola

Early Friday morning, authorities responded to an active shooter at Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida. Four people were killed — including the gunman.

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Politics & Government

Republican Rep. Doug Collins On Impeachment

by Mary Louise Kelly

Rep. Doug Collins, the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, sat down with NPR after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Democrats would move forward with articles of impeachment.

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Politics & Government

Rep. Jamie Raskin On Impeachment

Speaker Nancy Pelosi has ordered the House Judiciary Committee to draw up articles of impeachment. NPR's Noel King speaks to Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin, who sits on the House Judiciary Committee.

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World News

China Reacts To Uighur Bill

by Emily Feng

China has reacted with fury and defiance to the U.S. House of Representatives passing the Uighur Human Rights Policy Act this week. The bill condemns the mass detention of ethnic minorities in China.

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Whistleblower Speaks About Former Buffalo Bishop

After mounting pressure over his alleged cover-up of sexual abuse claims, Buffalo Bishop Richard Malone is stepping down. NPR's David Greene speaks to Siobhan O'Connor, Malone's former assistant.

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Politics & Government

Democrats Offer Different Free College Plans

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Pete Buttigieg wants to offer free public college to low and middle income families. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren would offer free college to everyone, including the wealthy.

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Politics & Government

Democrats Campaign In Waterloo, Iowa

by Juana Summers

This week the Democratic Party has been facing a reckoning over race and representation. Much of that debate is playing out Waterloo, Iowa, the largely white state that holds the first caucuses to chose the next president.

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News Brief: Pelosi Announces Impeachment Plans, Measles, Uber Sexual Assaults

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that House Democrats will move ahead with drafting articles of impeachment against President Trump. We look at what's next. Also, the latest on measles outbreaks.

Russia Could Face More Restrictions Over Athlete Doping

by Tom Goldman

Russia is set to learn if it will face new restrictions for its widescale and long-standing athlete doping. A committee of the World Anti-Doping Agency recommends a global four-year ban.

World News

Zelenskiy To Meet Putin For Ukraine Peace Talks

by Lucian Kim

Ukraine's new president will have his first meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Paris on Monday, in an effort to end the five-year conflict in eastern Ukraine that has cost 13,000 lives.

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World News

Colombian Former Penal Colony Now Taking Tourists

by John Otis

The guerrilla war is over in Colombia and that's opening up some formerly off-limits places for tourism, including an island that formerly housed a penal colony.

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World News

Men Accused Of Gang Rape And Murder Killed In Police Custody In India

by Lauren Frayer

Four men accused of raping and murdering a woman in India were shot dead by police as they were being questioned about the crime. Human rights activists are calling it an extrajudicial execution.

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