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States sue Trump administration over its actions against gender-affirming health care
Today 16 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit in support of children's hospitals and doctors that have provided gender-affirming care for minors, contending the Trump administration has acted illegally in pressuring doctors and children's hospitals to stop.
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After a disappointing jobs report, President Trump lashes out
President Trump announced new tariffs Thursday, and a jobs report out Friday fell short of expectations. We look at the political and economic fallout.
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Researchers find some bird parents get 'divorced' after breeding
A new study from Oxford University finds that a common European songbird sometimes divorces its partner between breeding seasons.
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The wildfire that destroyed the Grand Canyon Lodge a month ago is still growing
Firefighters are having a lot of trouble controlling the fire that destroyed the historic Grand Canyon Lodge. Rapid growth now threatens a remote and fragile forest ecosystem.
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The ad campaign that launched a thousand critiques: Sydney Sweeney's jeans
One topic dominated online conversation this week: the American Eagle jeans ad featuring actress Sydney Sweeney. We break down why people are so worked up about it.
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A Michigan mayor near the Canadian border on what tariffs mean for his city
A Michigan mayor talks with NPR's All Things Considered about how tariffs will affect constituents.
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'Architecton' is an epically cinematic look at the building blocks of civilization
A nearly wordless meditation on the building blocks of civilization — stone and concrete — Viktor Kossakovsky's documentary Architecton is a dazzling sensory overload.
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The potato's origins, unearthed
The potato may seem rather ordinary. But this tuber's origins story is quite fascinating, and we don't really know all the details yet.
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If France, the U.K. and Canada recognize a Palestinian state, what happens?
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Michael Lynk, former U.N. Special Rapporteur for human rights in Palestinian territories, about recent international moves to recognize a Palestinian state.
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Thousands compete in the National Senior Games, the 'Olympics' for those 50 and older
More than 12,000 older adults are competing in the National Senior Games in Des Moines, Iowa. The multi-sport competition takes place every two years and is dedicated to participants 50 or older.
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Glenn Kessler reflects on 14 years as the Washington Post's Fact Checker
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Glenn Kessler, outgoing writer of the Washington Post's Fact Checker, about recent buyouts at the paper, and the current state of fact-checking.
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Hundreds of Texans share grief and question flood response at lawmaker forum
Texas legislators tasked with making the state more prepared for floods meet with local officials and survivors of the July Fourth floods in Kerrville, Texas, where most of the fatalities occurred.