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Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) shakes hands with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi during their meeting at the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library, in St. Petersburg, Russia, Monday.

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Middle East conflict

Iran's flurry of diplomacy continues in Russia, as Trump reviews Iran's latest proposal

Iran's foreign minister arrived in Russia on Monday, after a whirlwind weekend of diplomacy, seeking to gain political leverage and foreign backing as peace talks with the U.S. remain on hold.
Sabastian Sawe of Kenya crosses the line to win the men's race at the London Marathon, Sunday, April 27, 2025

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Sabastian Sawe of Kenya crosses the line to win the men's race at the London Marathon, Sunday, April 27, 2025

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Sports

East Africa redefines man's marathon limits as Sabastian Sawe leads a historic charge

East Africa has rewritten marathon history as Sabastian Sawe produced a stunning breakthrough under two hours at the London Marathon, redefining what was thought possible over the marathon distance.

Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe wins London Marathon, shattering 2-hour barrier

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Jason and Colleen Warnesky are among dozens of families in Altadena, Calif., who have opted to rebuild with manufactured homes, following the 2025 Eaton Fire. The couple told NPR they were partially motivated go with a prefabricated home by safety concerns. “I think that we both felt early on, if there was a way to make it so that we had less to worry about if another fire happened in the future,” we’d go with that, Colleen Warnesky said.

Jason and Colleen Warnesky are among the dozens of families in Altadena, Calif., who have opted to rebuild with manufactured homes, following the 2025 Eaton Fire. The couple told NPR they were partially movtivated to go with a prefabricated home by safety concerns. "I think that we both felt early on, if there was a way to make it so that we had less to worry about if another fire happened in the future," we'd go with that," Colleen Warnesky said.

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Jason and Colleen Warnesky are among dozens of families in Altadena, Calif., who have opted to rebuild with manufactured homes, following the 2025 Eaton Fire. The couple told NPR they were partially motivated go with a prefabricated home by safety concerns. “I think that we both felt early on, if there was a way to make it so that we had less to worry about if another fire happened in the future,” we’d go with that, Colleen Warnesky said.

Jason and Colleen Warnesky are among the dozens of families in Altadena, Calif., who have opted to rebuild with manufactured homes, following the 2025 Eaton Fire. The couple told NPR they were partially movtivated to go with a prefabricated home by safety concerns. "I think that we both felt early on, if there was a way to make it so that we had less to worry about if another fire happened in the future," we'd go with that," Colleen Warnesky said.

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Climate

Climate disaster victims are rebuilding using prefab homes from boxy to bespoke

Wildfires, hurricanes, tornadoes and floods fueled by manmade climate change are changing the housing industry. That's because people are embracing prefab homes that can withstand extreme weather.

WATCH

Infinity Song: Tiny Desk Concert

Difficult to classify, yet easy to love, Infinity Song's soulful sibling harmonies fill out every part of this charming performance, including the premiere of a new song.
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Living Better

Scientists search the microbiome for clues to the rise in colorectal cancers

Unlike many cancers, colorectal cancer has become more lethal for people at younger ages. Doctors are sleuthing out why.

What is behind the rise in younger colorectal cancers?

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Michaela Coel and Anne Hathaway in Mother Mary.

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Pop Culture Happy Hour

Listen: Anne Hathaway is a holy pop star in 'Mother Mary'

The surreal movie stars Hathaway as a Gaga-esque pop star facing an existential crisis. She turns to her former costume designer and estranged friend, played by Michaela Coel, to find herself again. Their reunion gets spooky and weird.

Pop Culture Happy Hour-04.27.2026

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Deep Dive

Education

Why emotional disturbance, a special ed category, is a double-edged sword for students

Every school has problem students, but some are labeled emotionally disturbed (ED) and taught separately from others.

The hidden cost of separating 'emotionally disturbed' kids

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Elon Musk and Sam Altman speak at the Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on Oct. 6, 2015, in San Francisco.

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Elon Musk and Sam Altman speak at the Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on Oct. 6, 2015, in San Francisco.

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Business

Musk vs. Altman: Tech CEOs head to court over the fate of OpenAI

The former OpenAI business partners are embroiled in a high-stakes dispute over the future of one of the world's top AI companies.

Musk vs. Altman: Tech CEOs head to court over fate of OpenAI

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A doctor in blue scrubs holds a scalpel in their right hand, in front of a 3D model of the human stomach.

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Short Wave

Listen: The mystery that led this family to get their stomachs removed

Many Maori families suffer from a rare form of stomach cancer called diffuse gastric cancer. Reporter Sarah Zhang talks about the life-changing decision people with the mutation have to make — risk dying or get surgery to remove their entire stomach?

The mystery that led this family to get their stomachs removed

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Laurie Metcalf stars in Big Mistakes.

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TV Reviews

An off-beat family makes some 'Big Mistakes' in this clever crime farce

A new Netflix comedy series by and starring Dan Levy is a wild inversion of Schitt's Creek. Where that show started out cartoonish and grew warmer, Big Mistakes is a frolic that grows more hellish.

FA: TV Review: Big Mistakes

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Britain's King Charles III (right) and President Trump speak at a state banquet at Windsor Castle in England during Trump's state visit to the U.K. on Sept. 17, 2025.

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Britain's King Charles III (right) and President Trump speak at a state banquet at Windsor Castle in England during Trump's state visit to the U.K. on Sept. 17, 2025.

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World, reordering

King Charles' U.S. visit comes at tense moment in the transatlantic relationship

King Charles and Queen Camilla arrive Monday for a four-day U.S. state visit. Some hope the royal touch can heal the trans-Atlantic rift that's emerged under Trump.

KING CHARLES HEADS TO WASHINGTON

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Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) volunteers take part in the Hindu nationalist organization's centenary celebrations at Reshimbagh Ground in Nagpur on October 2, 2025.

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Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) volunteers take part in the Hindu nationalist organization's centenary celebrations at Reshimbagh Ground in Nagpur on October 2, 2025.

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World

In a rare interview, a leader of the world's largest right-wing group talks to NPR

The second-in-command of the RSS, a Hindu nationalist organization in India, rarely speaks to the Western press. Here's what he said about his group's controversial history.

In a rare interview, a leader of the world's largest right-wing group talks to NPR

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A Palestinian man votes in local elections, the first in two decades in Gaza and the first in the occupied West Bank since the start of the Israel-Hamas war in Al-Ubaidiya, West Bank, Saturday, April 25, 2026.

A Palestinian man votes in local elections, the first in two decades in Gaza and the first in the occupied West Bank since the start of the Israel-Hamas war in Al-Ubaidiya, West Bank, Saturday, April 25, 2026. Mahmoud Illean/AP hide caption

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A Palestinian man votes in local elections, the first in two decades in Gaza and the first in the occupied West Bank since the start of the Israel-Hamas war in Al-Ubaidiya, West Bank, Saturday, April 25, 2026.

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World

Palestinian officials hail local elections in a Gaza community and the West Bank

Palestinian officials say local elections in Gaza and the West Bank mark a step toward a long-delayed presidential election. The Palestinian Authority hasn't held a presidential election in 21 years.
Black smoke rises above Bamako near the Africa Tower on April 26, 2026, a day after coordinated attacks by Tuareg FLA rebels and JNIM militants struck multiple areas across Mali.

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Black smoke rises above Bamako near the Africa Tower on April 26, 2026, a day after coordinated attacks by Tuareg FLA rebels and JNIM militants struck multiple areas across Mali.

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Africa

Mali reels after coordinated attacks hit multiple cities

Gunfire and explosions rocked Mali's capital and other key cities in one of the most significant coordinated attacks in years, as armed groups exploited worsening insecurity in the Sahel region.
Title: Joburg Ballet School Credit: © Ihsaan Haffejee, for GroundUp Caption: Young dancers from the Joburg Ballet School backstage at the Soweto Theatre during their year-end performance. Soweto, South Africa, 7 December 2025. Story: In apartheid South Africa, ballet was the preserve of white culture, inaccessible to people of color. Today, the Joburg Ballet School offers subsidized training to children from historically disadvantaged backgrounds, with locations in Soweto, Alexandra, and Braamfontein. Parents describe seeing their children learn ballet as something they never thought possible.

Title: Joburg Ballet School Credit: © Ihsaan Haffejee, for GroundUp Caption: Young dancers from the Joburg Ballet School backstage at the Soweto Theatre during their year-end performance. Soweto, South Africa, 7 December 2025. Story: In apartheid South Africa, ballet was the preserve of white culture, inaccessible to people of color. Today, the Joburg Ballet School offers subsidized training to children from historically disadvantaged backgrounds, with locations in Soweto, Alexandra, and Braamfontein. Parents describe seeing their children learn ballet as something they never thought possible. hide caption

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Photography

World Press Photo Contest winners cast a lens on resilience, pain and bliss

A selection of prize honorees from the 2026 World Press Photo Contest capture the pain of the past year — but also focus on moments of strength, determination and joy.
The ICE South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas, is seen, Aug. 23, 2019.

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Immigration

An alleged Colorado attacker's family is released after nearly a year in detention

A Texas judge ordered Hayam El Gamal and her five children released Thursday. Two days later, their lawyers say, ICE re-arrested and tried to deport them.
Chicago attorney Rachel Cohen, 31, is refusing to pay her federal income taxes to protest the Trump administration’s deportation campaigns and foreign policy.

Chicago attorney Rachel Cohen, 31, is refusing to pay her federal income taxes to protest the Trump administration's deportation campaigns and foreign policy.
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Chicago attorney Rachel Cohen, 31, is refusing to pay her federal income taxes to protest the Trump administration’s deportation campaigns and foreign policy.

Chicago attorney Rachel Cohen, 31, is refusing to pay her federal income taxes to protest the Trump administration's deportation campaigns and foreign policy.
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Some Chicagoans aren't paying federal taxes in protest of Trump's policies

 WBEZ

President Trump's military campaign against Iran, his deportation efforts and U.S. support of Israel's attacks in Gaza have turned the tax season's familiar 1040 into a new form of civil disobedience.
The photo provided by the Office of Gov. Brian Kemp shows smoke produced from a wildfire in Brantley County, Ga., Friday, April 24, 2026.

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The photo provided by the Office of Gov. Brian Kemp shows smoke produced from a wildfire in Brantley County, Ga., Friday, April 24, 2026.

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National

A fast-growing Georgia wildfire tops 31 square miles, with evacuations possible

One of two large wildfires in southeastern Georgia continues to grow and now exceeds 31 square miles.
Sledge Taylor, 73, walks his corn fields just outside Como, Mississippi on Friday, April 17, 2026. The corn stalks are currently between vegetative stages known as V3 and V5, normally when Taylor would be applying nitrogen fertilizer. But he said he may not do it this year because of the cost of fertilizer.

Sledge Taylor, 73, walks his corn fields just outside Como, Mississippi on Friday, April 17, 2026. The corn stalks are currently between vegetative stages known as V3 and V5, normally when Taylor would be applying nitrogen fertilizer. But he said he may not do it this year because of the cost of fertilizer. Jay Marcano for NPR hide caption

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The rising costs of fertilizer and fuel are pushing some farmers to the brink

 Gulf States Newsroom

In the Mississippi Delta, a crucial agricultural region, farmers say their patience is wearing thin. Reeling from the effects of tariffs, they must now also navigate rising fertilizer and fuel costs.

The rising cost of fertilizer and fuel prices is pushing some farmers to the brink

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Steve O'Donnell, executive vice president of NASCAR, talks about the Next Gen Cup Cars that will be used in the 2022 season during the NASCAR media event in Charlotte, N.C., Wednesday, May 5, 2021.

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Steve O'Donnell, executive vice president of NASCAR, talks about the Next Gen Cup Cars that will be used in the 2022 season during the NASCAR media event in Charlotte, N.C., Wednesday, May 5, 2021.

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National

New CEO Steve O'Donnell vows to unite NASCAR and return the fun

Steve O'Donnell was introduced as the sanctioning body's chief executive officer at Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday and vowed to "make some moves" that will return the storied racing series to its roots.
Samantha Pohlman, a registered nurse, performs a cosmetic treatment procedure on Christine Ruiz at Planned Parenthood - B Street, in Sacramento, Calif. in March. Planned Parenthood is expanding its services by offering cosmetic treatments like injections and weight loss drugs like GLP-1’s to expand its revenue sources.

Samantha Pohlman, a registered nurse, performs a cosmetic treatment procedure on Christine Ruiz at Planned Parenthood - B Street, in Sacramento, Calif. in March. Planned Parenthood is expanding its services by offering cosmetic treatments like injections and weight loss drugs like GLP-1's to expand its revenue sources. Tracy Barbutes for NPR hide caption

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Samantha Pohlman, a registered nurse, performs a cosmetic treatment procedure on Christine Ruiz at Planned Parenthood - B Street, in Sacramento, Calif. in March. Planned Parenthood is expanding its services by offering cosmetic treatments like injections and weight loss drugs like GLP-1’s to expand its revenue sources.

Samantha Pohlman, a registered nurse, performs a cosmetic treatment procedure on Christine Ruiz at Planned Parenthood - B Street, in Sacramento, Calif. in March. Planned Parenthood is expanding its services by offering cosmetic treatments like injections and weight loss drugs like GLP-1's to expand its revenue sources. Tracy Barbutes for NPR hide caption

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National

Trump and Congress cut funding for Planned Parenthood. Can Botox keep it afloat?

 CapRadio News

After President Trump and Congress cut certain Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood in last year's budget, some clinics have started offering aesthetic services, including Botox, to stay afloat.
The newly elected Pontiff, Pope Leo XIV is seen for the first time from the Vatican balcony on May 8 in Vatican City, Vatican.

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Politics

Pope Leo reiterates opposition to death penalty on same day U.S. approves firing squads

Pope Leo reiterated the Catholic Church's teaching that the death penalty is "inadmissible," in a video message released hours after the Justice Department said it would allow firing squads for federal executions.
Everett Miller (left) smiles with his grandmother, Colleen Miller.

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My Unsung Hero

A teenager stopped him from stealing — and he never forgot it

As a teenager, Everett Miller went through a rough time and started shoplifting. He recalls how a girl's whispered message kept him from making a terrible mistake.

UNSUNG HERO - EVERETT MILLER

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A sketch of the giant octopus.

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Science

A real-life Kraken stalked the seas of the late Cretaceous

Researchers discovered evidence of enormous Kraken-like creatures who hunted in the seas some 100 million years ago, competing with large apex predators.

A real-life Kraken stalked the seas of the late Cretaceous

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The April 1926 issue of Amazing Stories hit newsstands in March of that year. The cover art by Frank R. Paul illustrated the Jules Verne tale ""Off On a Comet."

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Culture

Before sci-fi was everywhere, this pioneering magazine championed 'scientifiction'

The name didn't stick. The fan communities did.

Before sci-fi was everywhere, this pioneering magazine championed 'scientifiction'

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