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A trial of suspects accused of robbing Kim Kardashian at gunpoint begins in Paris

7:09am April 29, 2025

In 2016, thieves robbed Kim Kardashian at gunpoint in Paris and made away with about $10 million in jewelry. The suspects, whom the French press have dubbed "grandpa robbers," are now on trial.

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Key Part Of Campaign Finance Law

by David Greene

By a 5-4 vote, the justices eliminated the cap on the total amount donors can contribute in an election cycle. The aggregate limit had been $123,000.

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World News

Suicide Bomber Targets Afghan Police

by Sean Carberry

In the Afghan capital Kabul, a suicide bomber wearing a police uniform walked up to a checkpoint outside the headquarters of the Interior Ministry and killed several members of the national police.

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Sports

Hockey Players Suspended But Not For Fighting

It looked like two players in the Federal Hockey League were going to fight. Instead, they hugged and pulled out a beer. Cool stunt, except for the league suspended them.

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Which 'Morning Edition' Story Was The Joke?

It was such an odd day of news on Tuesday that people wrote asking which of our stories was the April Fool's joke? Hint: It was the one about the cat.

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World News

Protesters Fault Taiwan For Trade Deal With China

by Frank Langfitt

Taiwanese students have demonstrated against a trade agreement between Taiwan and China. The protesters see the pact as another step toward economic absorption into mainland China.

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World News

'Wrong Enemy': Pakistan Plays A Double Game In Afghanistan

Morning Edition's Renee Montagne, who's reporting from Afghanistan, talks to New York Times reporter Carlotta Gall about her new book, The Wrong Enemy: America in Afghanistan: 2001-2014.

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World News

Russia Cautions Against A Return Of Cold War Rhetoric

by Michele Kelemen

NATO is scaling back cooperation with Russia to punish it for its annexation of Ukraine's Crimean peninsula. While the rhetoric is tough, Secretary Kerry is keeping the door open for negotiations.

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Finding A More Nuanced View Of Poverty's 'Black Hole'

by Pam Fessler

Thirty-seven percent of New Yorkers faced severe material hardship last year, but the city's official poverty rate is only 21 percent. Researchers are trying to find a better way to measure poverty.

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Ryan's Budget Plan Takes Midterm Elections Into Consideration

by Ailsa Chang

Liberal Democrats and conservative Republicans both can find a lot to love in House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan's latest budget proposal. In the Senate, there's no chance the plan will pass.

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Weekdays 5:00-9:00am

A trial of suspects accused of robbing Kim Kardashian at gunpoint begins in Paris

Supreme Court Strikes Down Key Part Of Campaign Finance Law

Suicide Bomber Targets Afghan Police

Hockey Players Suspended But Not For Fighting

Which 'Morning Edition' Story Was The Joke?

Protesters Fault Taiwan For Trade Deal With China

'Wrong Enemy': Pakistan Plays A Double Game In Afghanistan

Russia Cautions Against A Return Of Cold War Rhetoric

Finding A More Nuanced View Of Poverty's 'Black Hole'

Ryan's Budget Plan Takes Midterm Elections Into Consideration

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