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National

Gunman who killed 23 at an El Paso Walmart pleads guilty, sentenced to life in prison

6:56am April 22, 2025

The Texas gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack at a Walmart in El Paso in 2019 pleaded guilty on Monday and was sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole.

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Movie Review: Oliver Stone's 'Snowden'

by Kenneth Turan

There has already been a high-profile documentary about Edward Snowden. Now comes a drama from a filmmaker known for dramatizing the Vietnam war and the Kennedy assassination.

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VP Pick Tim Kaine's Stand On Abortion Is At Odds With Catholic Teachings

Sen. Kaine says his Catholic faith informs how he lives and the rules he follows. He tells Steve Inskeep he doesn't believe his job as a public official is to make others follow church teachings.

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Politics & Government

Clinton Jumps On Trump Comments Over Where Obama Was Born

by Sarah McCammon

Donald Trump refused to say President Obama was born in the U.S. during an interview with The Washington Post on Thursday, though his campaign insisted later that he believes that to be true.

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Wells Fargo Scrutinized For Executive's Retirement Package

The executive oversaw the employees who opened as many as 2 million fake accounts to boost sales figures. David Greene talks to Alan Sklover, an attorney who brokers retirement deals for executives.

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Outgoing NYPD Commissioner Bratton Attends Final Crime Stat Meeting

by Robert Lewis

One of the nation's most influential police chiefs steps down from his post on Friday. William Bratton is retiring from the NYPD. On Thursday, he participated in one final crime stat meeting.

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Science

How Risk Affects The Way People Think About Their Health

by Shankar Vedantam

Researchers found by telling people the risk of HIV is lower than they thought, they get people to act in safer ways. But when people think the risk is very high, they sometimes act less responsibly.

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Dinosaur Saved From Extinction In Boston Suburb

For generations, an orange dinosaur has stood over the miniature golf course in Saugus. The complex is closing and a housing development is planned. The new project plans to keep the dinosaur.

His Immigration Views Were Shaped By Time Abroad, Sen. Tim Kaine Says

Kaine, Hillary Clinton's vice presidential pick, tells Steve Inskeep that his experience living in Honduras as a young man has informed his immigration beliefs. He says many are fleeing violence.

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Syrian Refugee Gets Free Dental Care From A Dentist Who Also Was A Refugee

by Deborah Amos

The blind father of a Syrian refugee family in New Jersey gets free dental work from a dentist who knows what it's like to be lost and overwhelmed. Twenty years ago she fled the war in Bosnia.

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Why Middlemen Are Taking Over The Global Economy

by Stacey Vanek Smith

Sellers on Amazon find their products being resold on eBay without permission for a markup, with middlemen capitalizing on the efficiency of online shopping to make an extra buck.

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World News

Unlike 2011 Duma Elections, Protesters Are Expected To Be Muted

by Corey Flintoff

On Sunday, Russian voters will choose members of the lower house of parliament. Tens of thousands of people demonstrated against the last such elections. They say they are too afraid to protest now.

Religion

After 100 Years, Yisrael Kristal Will Finally Get His Bar Mitzvah

Yisrael Kristal, the world's oldest man, was never bar mitzvahed. He was living in Poland when he turned 13. His coming-of-age ceremony was called off because of World War One.