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Trump may abandon Ukraine peace talks 'within days,' Rubio warns

6:59am April 18, 2025

by Eleanor Beardsley

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that the U.S. would walk away from efforts to broker a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine if progress isn't made within days.

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Fisherman Helps Shark That Is Too Tired To Swim Off On Its Own

A man in Ocean City, Md., caught a shark with the intention of letting it go. Determined to get the exhausted shark out to sea, the fisherman carried it out to deeper waters, where it swam away.

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World News

A Rise In Radical Islam Draws A Reporter Back To Kosovo After 15 Years

Renee Montagne talks to Carlotta Gall of The New York Times about the rise of radical Islam in the Balkan country. Gall says radical clerics have turned Kosovo into a recruiting ground for ISIS.

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Politics & Government

In Ohio Speech, Donald Trump Lays Out Foreign Policy Priorities

David Greene talks to Republican political strategist Mike Murphy about Trump's anti-ISIS proposals, which were outlined in a speech in Youngstown. He promised to "crush" ISIS and vet immigrants.

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Comedy Central Cancels 'Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore'

by Eric Deggans

Wilmore has had a few viral moments but mostly the show was unable to connect with viewers and build ratings. It will air for the last time on Thursday.

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Wasserman Schultz Faces Tough Primary Against Sanders-Endorsed Canova

by Greg Allen

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz is fighting to keep her seat in Congress. Progressive Democrat Tim Canova has matched Wasserman Schultz in fundraising after being endorsed by Bernie Sanders.

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World News

Library In Finland Sets Up A Karaoke Zone

The Karaoke Zone at the library in Vantaa, outside the Finnish capital Helsinki, is for people who want to get over stage fright, and learn to perform with no pressure.

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National

Louisiana Flood Victims Aided By Members Of The 'Cajun Navy'

by Ryan Kailath

An armada of volunteers — known as the Cajun Navy — with their big pickups towing big boats — are helping neighbors near Baton Rouge, where record floods have displaced tens of thousands of people.

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The Difficult Task Of Moving Freight Forwarding Into The Internet Age

by Sally Helm

When products move around the world, they pass through a highly sophisticated system of ships, docks, trucks and more. But there is one link that has remained stubbornly human: freight forwarding.

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The Familiar Voice Of Delilah: A Nighttime Companion On The Radio

This year marks 20 years that Delilah Rene Luke has been talking to strangers about their problems. Radio personality Delilah talks to David Greene about giving advice and dedicating songs to callers.

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World News

Book Fair Aims To Help Change Somaliland's Oral Culture

by Gregory Warner

In the unrecognized autonomous region of Somaliland, literacy is more than a educational goal. It's an economic lifeline to the diaspora who provide most of the country's economic support.

World News

Reality Show Resonates With Politically Starved Young Palestinians

by Nick Schifrin

A 24-year-old Palestinian who was elected president on a TV reality show gets peppered with policy questions by his fans. It's a sign of how hungry Palestinians are for delayed real elections.

Science

Why High-Income Households Benefit More From Product Innovations

by Shankar Vedantam

A Stanford University researcher finds that products purchased mainly by poor people were increasing in price much more quickly than those purchased by the wealthy.