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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tells NPR: 'Everything feels increasingly like a scam'

5:00am February 28, 2025

by Steve Inskeep

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., about how Democrats are addressing President Trump's agenda.

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Obama To Highlight Auto Industry Success In State Of The Union

by Sonari Glinton

During President Obama's administration, the auto industry hit record sales in 2015. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, a Democrat from Michigan, says Obama has a right to a "victory lap."

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Politics & Government

Iowa's Brown & Black Presidential Forum Draws Democratic Candidates

by Tamara Keith

Non-white voters could be the deciding factor in the Democratic presidential nomination. That's why Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton and Martin O'Malley participated in the forum Monday night.

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World News

Explosion In Heart Of Istanbul's Tourist Area Kills 10

Turkey's president blamed the blast on a suicide bomber with links to Syria. David Greene talks to Erdal Karatas, a waiter at Pasha Restaurant, which is about 200 yards from where the blast happened.

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'Sizable Explosion' Hits Tourist Neighborhood In Istanbul

by Peter Kenyon

The blast in one of Turkey's most famous tourist neighborhoods, near the Blue Mosque, killed at least 10 people. A person who just came out of the mosque said "people were running in every direction."

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Arson Suspect Sends Police A Better Photo Of Himself

Police in Lima, Ohio, posted photos of a suspect wanted for arson and vandalism. He saw the mug shot and texted police a new one with the caption, "Here is a better photo that one is terrible."

World News

Drug Lord's Arrest Creates New Tensions In U.S.-Mexico Relations

David Greene talks to Ana Maria Salazar, a ex-U.S. drug enforcement official at the Pentagon, about what the arrest of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman might have on the drug war and relations with Mexico.

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Politics & Government

State Of The Union Is Not Expected To Generate Big TV Ratings

by Scott Horsley

President Obama hopes to use the speech to frame his last year in office and the 2016 campaign. The political spotlight, however, is increasingly shifting to the people running to replace him.

World News

Deadly Explosion Rocks Istanbul's Sultanahmet Square

by Peter Kenyon

Sultanahmet Square is adjacent to the Blue Mosque and is a major tourist site. At least 10 people were killed, according to Turkish officials.

Playboy Mansion Is For Sale. Got $200 Million?

In addition to the 39 rooms in the mansion and famous pool with its grotto, there is a catch. As a condition of the sale: Hugh Heffner, who's lived there for four decades, stays puts.

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Weekdays 5:00-9:00am

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tells NPR: 'Everything feels increasingly like a scam'

Obama To Highlight Auto Industry Success In State Of The Union

Iowa's Brown & Black Presidential Forum Draws Democratic Candidates

Explosion In Heart Of Istanbul's Tourist Area Kills 10

'Sizable Explosion' Hits Tourist Neighborhood In Istanbul

Arson Suspect Sends Police A Better Photo Of Himself

Drug Lord's Arrest Creates New Tensions In U.S.-Mexico Relations

State Of The Union Is Not Expected To Generate Big TV Ratings

Deadly Explosion Rocks Istanbul's Sultanahmet Square

Playboy Mansion Is For Sale. Got $200 Million?

Alabama Wins 4th College Football Title In 7 Seasons

ABC Family Channel To Change Its Name To Freeform Network

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