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Judge's ruling allows Harvard to continue enrolling international students for now
A judge has issued a preliminary injunction that allows Harvard to continue enrolling international students — halting, at least for now, the Trump administration's efforts to ban the practice.
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Morning news brief
Rollout of U.S.-backed Gaza aid plan mired in chaos, federal government no longer recommends COVID vaccinations for healthy pregnant women and kids, U.S. works to extract kids held in Syrian camps.
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Aid groups say USAID cuts are already having deadly consequences
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said at a hearing last week that no one has died from USAID cuts. But aid groups say abruptly shutting down those programs is having deadly consequences.
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Former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert says his country is committing war crimes in Gaza
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. In a recent article in the Israeli publication "Haaretz," he said his country is committing war crimes in Gaza.
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As Trump targets elite schools, Harvard's president says they should 'stand firm'
Cutting off research funding for Harvard University might hurt the school, its president Alan Garber told NPR, but it also potentially sets back important work that benefits the public.
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Author Jonathan Horn discusses his new book, 'The Fate of the Generals'
NPR speaks with Jonathan Horn about his new book, "The Fate of the Generals," which tells the story of two commanders in World War II who received the same medal but found honor on different paths.
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Republicans divided over Trump's massive tax bill
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Rep. Mike Lawler, of New York State, about Republican divisions that threaten to derail the ongoing budget negotiations.
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Morning news brief
Trump's "big, beautiful bill" faces continued resistance, South Africa's president heads to the White House, DOGE tries to embed beyond the executive branch.
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Trump and Putin talk about ending war in Ukraine, but there's no ceasefire agreement
President Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin for more than two hours on Monday and claimed progress toward ending the war in Ukraine. But Putin did not agree to an immediate ceasefire.
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Morning news brief
Trump and Putin talk about negotiating ceasefire in Ukraine, Israel faces unprecedented pressure from allies over the war in Gaza, a look at links between climate change and tornadoes in the U.S.