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Tips on how to deep read

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NPR's Life Kit team offers tips for how to read deeply in an age when we are constantly distracted.

'Wild Card' with Jenny Slate

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NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with comedian Jenny Slate for her new show Wild Card.

The Israel-Palestinian media disconnect

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There is a split-screen of media coverage of the Israel-Hamas war. Israeli channels focus on the Oct. 7 attack, the soldiers and the hostages, while Palestinian media highlights daily suffering.

Protests in Georgia over country's 'foreign influence' bill

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Tens of thousands of people in the former Soviet republic of Georgia have been protesting a Russia-style draft bill they say will hurt free speech and democracy.

NASA's administrator on ambitions to return to the moon

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NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with NASA administrator Bill Nelson about the space agency's plans to return to the moon and travel later to Mars.

Saturday, May 4

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'Marfa for Beginners' podcast welcomes you to the art town

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NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Elise Pepple, the host of Marfa for Beginners, a podcast that tells the story of daily life in that romantic west Texas art town.

Pressure mounts for Netanyahu

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Nearly seven months after the start of the Israel-Hamas war, pressure is mounting on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

United Methodist Church lifts bans on LGBTQ clergy and same-sex weddings

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The United Methodist Church has made a series of decisions to become more welcoming of LGBTQ people. The moves have also driven away many conservative Methodists.

Florida mom runs world-record mile while pushing a stroller

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NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Kaitlin Donner, who set a new world record time for running a mile with a child in a stroller.

A conversation with the Derby's 1st Black trainer in over 30 years

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NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Larry Demeritte, the first Black trainer to participate in the Kentucky Derby since 1989.

Hope Hicks testifies in Trump trial

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Hope Hicks testified in former President Donald Trump's New York trial about damage control in the 2016 election and jurors heard a secret recording of Trump and his one-time fixer Michael Cohen.

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Some cities allow noncitizens to vote in local elections. Their turnout is quite low

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Some cities, like three in Vermont, allow non-U.S. citizens to vote in local elections. In these places, noncitizen turnout has remained low, as noncitizen voting is a contentious national issue.

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Six months out from the election, Wisconsin students weigh voting for Biden

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Wisconsin's young voters — who have turned out in big numbers in recent elections — are key for either candidate to win the state. But Biden is facing some skepticism on the state's college campuses.

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Biden is facing skepticism among Wisconsin's college student voters

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Wisconsin's young voters — who have turned out in big numbers in recent elections — are key for either candidate to win the state. But Biden is facing some skepticism on the state's college campuses.

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Biden tries get tougher on border security without alienating immigrant communities

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The White House is shoring up defenses on one of its most sensitive issues: immigration. Biden is trying to balance border security while protecting vulnerable undocumented immigrants in the U.S.

Vulture investors who bought up bankruptcy claims from FTX could see huge returns

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After cryptocurrency exchange FTX filed for bankruptcy in 2022, specialized distressed asset investors started buying up the company's debt. They stand to make big profits off the remains of FTX.

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Basketball star Candace Parker's high school coach discusses her WNBA retirement

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NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Andy Nussbaum, who coached legendary basketball player Candace Parker when she played in high school. Parker recently said she is retiring from the WNBA after 16 years.

A trek in the mountain forests of the Azores islands

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Far out in the Atlantic Ocean is a chain of volcanic islands — a province of Portugal. We escape tor a mountain trek among the dairy cows and waterfalls of Sao Miguel island in the Azores.

Student describes divestment negotiations with Brown University

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While some colleges resort to arrests and suspensions to clear protests, Brown University has struck a deal with its students. NPR's Juana Summers talks with a student who was in the negotiating room.

Internet bills to swell for millions of Americans as federal subsidies run out

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NPR's Juana Summers speaks with White House senior advisor Tom Perez about the impending end of the Affordable Connectivity Program, which subsidized internet costs for millions of households.

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Hiring slowed in April, but economists say the job market is still solid

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U.S. employers added 175,000 jobs in April. That's the smallest number in six months. A gradual cooling of the job market may help to ease concerns about inflation.

Venezuelan opposition is showing new life after naming a candidate to take on Maduro

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Venzuela's opposition finally gets to name a candidate to take on President Nicolas Maduro in July's election. The authoritarian leader has used all sorts of underhanded tricks to seize the advantage.

Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas is indicted on bribery charges

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Congressman Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, has been charged with allegedly accepting nearly $600,000 in bribes from foreign entities.

What lies ahead for the presidential election in Chad

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The African country of Chad goes holds its presidential election in the next few days — one of the first military led governments in the region to do so. Will the vote bring stability or more chaos?

The 'Great Southern Brood' of cicadas has emerged

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Brood 19 cicadas have emerged in parts of the Southeast and they're making a lot of noise.

Here are the events planned for the 150th Kentucky Derby

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This year marks the 150th anniversary of the Kentucky Derby. Safety concerns are taking center stage after a dozen horses died in last year's spring meet.

Robbi Mecus, a 'superhero' of outdoors and LGBTQ communities in the Adirondacks, dies

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New York state forest ranger Robbi Mecus died climbing in Alaska. She's remembered by the many people she helped, through search and rescue missions and her leadership in the LGBTQ climbing community.

Palestinians in the West Bank say U.S. college protests give them hope

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Palestinians in the West Bank are following the protests on US campuses and say this movement is giving them hope.

Former White House adviser Hope Hick testifies in Trump's criminal trial

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Hope Hicks, a Trump-era White House adviser and communications director, is testifying in former President Donald Trump's criminal trial. Hick's name has come up several times before taking the stand.

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Katie Ledecky tells NPR about her plans for the Paris Olympics — and L.A. in 2028

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Katie Ledecky is used to getting medals, having earned 10 at the Olympics. But on Friday she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest award a civilian can get from the U.S. government.