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Photographer Kip Fulbeck revisits 'The Hapa Project' 25 years after its launch
What does it mean to be "half"? Twenty-five years since its initial launch, photographer Kip Fulbeck revisits his exhibition called "The Hapa Project," an intimate look at mixed-race America.
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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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Remembering teacher and elder Marian Scott, one of the remaining Arapaho speakers
Revered teacher and culture keeper Marian Scott passed away this spring. She's one of fewer than 100 fluent speakers of the Arapaho language and will be missed on Wyoming's Wind River Reservation.
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Lawsuit shuts down Montana clinic that helped people sickened by asbestos
Asbestos mining sickened generations of people in Libby, Montana. Now, a lawsuit has shut down a clinic set up to help them, even as others continue to be diagnosed.
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U.S. officials criticize moves allowed by German constitution that U.S. helped shape
U.S. officials have criticized recent moves by the German government allowed under the German constitution, which the U.S. helped design.
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Thousands of hungry people in Gaza overwhelm food distribution site
The start of a Israeli plan backed by the U.S. to control aid distribution in Gaza was mired in chaos on Tuesday. Dozens were shot by Israeli gunfire as crowds surged to where food was distributed.
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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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COVID shots no longer recommended for healthy kids and pregnant women, RFK Jr. says
The federal government has removed COVID-19 vaccines from the list of shots recommended for healthy pregnant women and children. The change is raising concerns among some independent experts.
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Despite the pause on high tariffs, Chinese factories still face high uncertainty
A 90-day pause on triple-digit U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods has left exporters and importers in a high state of uncertainty. Factory owners in China tell NPR that orders are down overall.
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Corporate America's retreat from DEI has eliminated thousands of jobs
"I just didn't think it would take this long," one veteran head of diversity, who's been job-hunting since last summer, tells NPR.
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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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Morning news brief
The latest on the aid situation in Gaza, Harvard's president discusses the university's battle with the Trump administration, corporate America's retreat from DEI has eliminated thousands of jobs.
