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President-Elect Trump Holds Press Conference At Mar-A-Lago

National

Trump will begin his presidency in delicate position, poll finds

5:00am January 15, 2025

by Leila Fadel

A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll shows that Americans' support for President-elect Donald Trump's top priorities is split, despite his claims of a mandate for his agenda.

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Music & Culture

Why don’t DJs at some radio stations play a wider variety of music?

by Lilly Quiroz

Why do pop radio stations play the same songs over and over again? We take a closer look.

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False claims about Haitian migrants in Ohio city lead to threats of violence

by Steve Inskeep

Springfield faces repeated evacuations, lockdowns and cancellations after the spread of false claims about Haitian migrants. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Springfield News-Sun reporter Jessica Orozco.

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Officials in New York say they have a solution to the city's rat problem

by Jeongyoon Han

New York City has lots of rats. Officials are trying to contain them by resorting to something many other cities have relied on for years.

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Economy

Despite resistance, UAW plans to expand into sometimes hostile regions of the South

A year after the UAW's historic strike against the Big 3 Automakers, the union has tried to use the momentum to write its next success story in the South. However, it's getting pushback.

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We find out what Georgia voters are thinking about ahead of November's election

by A Martínez

Georgia is a key swing state — it carries a lot of electoral votes. Only seven states have more. The Harris and Trump campaigns see it as key to their path to the presidency.

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World News

How families of hundreds of men missing in Bangladesh aim to get answers

by Diaa Hadid

Families of men who disappeared during the rule of the Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina hope for answers now that she's been ousted.

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World News

Exit interview: David Rennie ends 6 years covering Beijing for 'The Economist'

by Steve Inskeep

David Rennie, longtime China Bureau Chief of "The Economist," is leaving Beijing. In Part 1 of an exit interview with NPR's Steve Inskeep, Rennie talks about where the Chinese economy is headed.

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Economy

'Planet Money': What it means that the Fed is about to lower interest rates

by Kenny Malone

The Federal Reserve is expected to cut interest rates this week for the first time since it started raising them in response to inflation. One group in particular is watching: Homeowners.

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Fox News hangs in the balance as Rupert Murdoch confronts his kids in court

by Steve Inskeep

The future of Fox News — and the rest of the Murdoch media empire — is at stake in a trial this week in Reno, Nevada. Rupert Murdoch wants to change his will to consolidate his eldest son’s power.

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World News

Tracing the path of an artillery shell -- from Pa. factory to Ukraine's frontline

by Steve Inskeep

The journey U.S.-made ammunition make to the frontline in Ukraine is nearly 5,000 miles. We began in Pennsylvania, where workers make ammunition. Now we trace its path across the Atlantic.

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World News

Floods are causing thousands to flee towns and villages in Central Europe

by Rob Schmitz

Heavy rainfall that created flooding in several countries in Central Europe has led to the evacuations of tens of thousands, and the deaths of at least 16 people.

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National

The private entity that handles evictions in Philadelphia is expected to close

Private companies have handled many of Philadelphia's forced evictions. But after several evictions resulted in injury, insurance companies who covered the eviction business are walking away.

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