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A family that fled the wildfires engulfing their Altadena home shares their experience
The Wilson family evacuated from their home in Altadena, California before it burned down. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Virginia Wilson and her 16-year old daughter, Charlotte.
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Trump's national security team will start their Senate confirmation hearings amid controversy
President-elect Trump's picks for his national security team will soon start confirmation hearings, after his remarks about buying Greenland, taking over the Panama Canal and making Canada a state.
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Why don't Americans know Robbie Williams, the UK pop sensation?
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with culture writer Daisy Jones over UK pop sensation Robbie Williams, on why he didn't breakout in the U.S.
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Legal expert says the bipartisan Laken Riley Act is unjust, wasteful and a Trojan horse
NPR's Scott Simon talks to law professor Ilya Somin of George Mason University about the Laken Riley Act, a bipartisan bill in Congress that aims to expand the detention of undocumented immigrants.
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Trump asks the Supreme Court to pause TikTok ban, set to go into effect in January
President-elect Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to delay a law banning TikTok next month. It comes just weeks before TikTok and the Department of Justice are set to argue in front of the high court. The case is over whether the ban law is Constitutional.
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Cook County Treasurer is getting famous for spreading joy with her annual calendar
Maria Pappas is the treasurer of Cook County, Ill., but also is the star of her own unique calendar that has developed a cult following.
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U.S. and Ukrainian intelligence reveals more about North Korean soldiers fighting for Russia
U.S. and Ukrainian intelligence suggests that Russia is using North Korean soldiers essentially as canon fodder for nearly impossible missions.
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A 'stampede' of dolphins closed out the year on the Southern Californian coast
A "stampede" of dolphins off the Southern Calif. coast provided a moment of wonder at year's end.
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FDA declares the shortage of obesity drug Zepbound has ended. The results are complicated
The FDA has declared an end to the shortage of a popular obesity drug. The implications for consumers are complicated.
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'50 Words For Snow' dives into all the words the English language needs but doesn't have
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Maggie Rowe and Emily Garcés, the hosts of the podcast "50 Words for Snow," about words English needs but does not have.