All Things Considered
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President Trump tours the Federal Reserve headquarters
President Trump took time to tour the headquarters of the Federal Reserve on Thursday -- part of a pressure campaign on its chair Jerome Powell.
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Why the Jeffrey Epstein case remains a major issue for MAGA
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Travis View, co-host of the QAA podcast, about how information about Jeffrey Epstein became the issue to drive a wedge in the MAGA base.
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Ravyn Lenae's 'Love Me Not' enters the song of the summer sweepstakes
Unlike most of its neighbors in the top 10, Lenae's slow-burning hit actually sounds like summer, says NPR Music's Stephen Thompson. It's a buoyant R&B throwback with a sugar rush vibe that fits in at pool parties, barbecues and beach hangs.
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The national investment bank shaped how the government affects the market
The quintessential American economic myth is that the free market picks winners and losers. But the federal government has long had a role in this equation.
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This week in science: ocean spiders, baby planets and the odds of having a boy or a girl
The Short Wave team talks about spider origins, why the odds of having a girl or a boy aren't 50-50, and what the Orion constellation reveals about the life cycles of stars.
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French president and first lady sue Candace Owens for defamation
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte are suing a U.S. influencer for claiming that the first lady was born male.
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Artificial Intelligence Setting All Airfares? That future might not be far off
Delta airlines says it wants to use AI to price 20 percent of all domestic fares. Lawmakers and consumers alike have concerns about the implications of the company's policy when it comes to privacy and consumer protection.
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A wave of Israeli settler attacks reaches a Christian village in the West Bank
Israeli settler attacks have reached a Palestinian Christian village of the occupied West Bank. It drew a rare rebuke from the U.S. ambassador to Israel, an evangelical Christian pastor and supporter of Israeli settlers.
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Neurotic robots can be more relatable than extroverted bots, study finds
Neurotic robots are a staple of science fiction. Researchers who study how people react to robot personalities, however, haven't focused on this much -- though one study recently found that neurotic traits in a robot can make them seem more relatable.
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Deadline looms for states to comply with USDA's demand for personal data
The USDA has told states they must turn over SNAP recipients' sensitive data between July 24 and July 30. A federal judge will weigh in on whether that happens.
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Supreme Court allows Trump to fire 3 Democrats on consumer safety panel
The decision further limits a 90-year-old high-court precedent that was aimed at protecting the independence of certain regulatory agencies.
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A carbohydrate revolution is fueling cyclists in the Tour de France
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Tim Podlogar, who researches exercise metabolism, about how elite cyclists consume thousands of calories each day to compete in the Tour de France.
