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National

How a measles outbreak overwhelmed a small West Texas town

7:00am March 07, 2025

The kindergarten vaccination rate against the measles in Gaines County is 82%, far below the 95% needed to achieve herd immunity.

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Why Democratic Presidential Candidates Are Eager To Talk About Health Care

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Democratic candidates are offering competing visions for how to tweak or overhaul the nation's health care system ahead of this week's presidential debate.

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World News

Critics Say Brazil's President Isn't Protecting The Rainforest Or Its People

by Philip Reeves

Worries are growing among environmentalists in Brazil, who say an indigenous leader in the Amazon was killed after gold miners invaded the area.

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Why The 2020 Census Citizenship Question Hasn't Gone Away

by Hansi Lo Wang

Courts have permanently blocked the Trump administration from adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census. But the Census Bureau is continuing to send surveys that ask about citizenship status.

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Politics & Government

Senate Will Try To Override Trump Vetoes On Saudi Arms Deal

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Democratic Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware about the Senate, which will try again to override President Trump's veto of resolutions blocking his arms deal with Saudi Arabia.

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Bill Of The Month Update On Story Involving Kidney Dialysis

by Kevin Trevellyan

The medical bill of the month story that Morning Edition brought you last Monday — half a million dollars for kidney dialysis — has been reduced to zero by the company that owns the dialysis center.

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National

4 People Are Dead At California Festival: 1 Suspect And 3 Victims

by Erika Mahoney

At least three victims and a suspected gunman were killed and several more were injured in a shooting at California's Gilroy Garlic Festival on Sunday. Authorities are searching for another suspect.

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National

Thieves Stole His Wheels. Owner Cited For Not Moving For Street Sweeping

After Dan Dow parked his Toyota Corolla, thieves removed all four tires and left the car resting on milk crates. While reporting the incident to police, a parking officer wrote Dow a $79 ticket.

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Sports

Colombian Cyclist Egan Arley Bernal Gómez Wins Tour De France

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Caley Fretz, editor-in-chief of Cycling Tips, about this year's Tour de France. It is the first time that a cyclist from Colombia has won the race.

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Politics & Government

Trump Tweets Lash Out At Rep. Cummings And His Md. District

by Franco Ordoñez

Maryland leaders and residents condemned tweets by President Trump that attacked Rep. Elijah Cummings and derided the black congressman's district as "a disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess."

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News Brief: Gilroy Shooting, Coats Leaving Administration, Trump Tweets

A gunman killed 3 people in a shooting at a California festival. Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats is leaving the administration. And, Trump weekend tweets attack Maryland Rep. Cummings.

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National

Federal Government Plans To Resume Death Penalty After 20-Year Hiatus

by Martin Kaste

The federal government says it will begin executing death row inmates in December, the first since 2003. Families of victims mostly support the move, but there are some concerns.

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World News

Economic Crisis Rattles Venezuelan Cattle Ranchers

by John Otis

Power outages, increased crime and gasoline shortages are hurting Venezuela's once-vaunted cattle industry. Herds have been halved and meat production is down by more than 60 percent.

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