All Things Considered
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Former CDC director weighs in on leadership shakeup
The White House says CDC Director Susan Monarez was fired because she was not aligned with President Trump's mission to make America healthy again. What does the exodus mean for the agency?
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CDC leaders resign after RFK Jr. moves to fire director Susan Monarez
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will be facing a huge leadership vacuum, as Director Susan Monarez is forced out by RFK Jr. and the Trump administration.
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New train connects Mississippi towns 20 years after Katrina
Amtrak just reopened a route from Mobile, Ala., to New Orleans that's connecting communities along the Gulf Coast for the first time since Hurricane Katrina. It's called the Mardi Gras line.
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The market's reaction to Nvidia tells a larger story about the ongoing AI frenzy
Big Tech's AI spending spree has kept investors optimistic through all the other economic turmoil this summer. Can it last?
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As recess winds down for Congress, town halls offer window into voters' top concerns
Townhalls in two very different districts — a safe red seat in Missouri and a competitive blue seat in Ohio — offer a window into the issues that could help decide next year's midterm elections.
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Minnesota shooter's online persona emulated mass shooters
FBI director Kash Patel says yesterday's mass shooting at a Minnesota church was domestic terrorism, driven by hate-filled ideology. But extremism analysts say their research points to something else.
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How homeless residents nationwide suffer the effects of hotter summers
With climate change causing hotter summers, states from Arizona to Illinois to Connecticut are exploring the idea of around-the-clock care during heat waves.
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Joe Hickerson didn't just document American folk music. He shaped it
Library of Congress archivist Joe Hickerson has died at 89. For decades, he worked to preserve America's collection of folk music and served as director of the library's American Folklife Center.
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How an 8-year-old witness describes the Minneapolis Catholic school shooting
A day after a fatal shooting at a Minneapolis church killed two young students and injured 18 other people, people are grappling with what happened and why.
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Taylor Swift is engaged to Travis Kelce. That's a business opportunity in Kansas City
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Ryan Fortney, VP of sales for Charlie Hustle -- a company that sells Kansas City-themed apparel, about the merch opportunities from the Swift-Kelce engagement.
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High school credit recovery programs help students graduate, but there are critics
Credit recovery programs help high school students that have failed courses graduate. Advocates say it prevents students from dropping out while critics say it lowers standards.
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Fox News host-turned-prosecutor Jeanine Pirro cheers Trump's intervention in policing
D.C. prosecutor Jeanine Pirro knows something about being in front of the camera after nearly two decades as a TV Fox News anchor. She's putting those skills to work under Trump to be tough on crime.