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Shooting at Brown University kills two, others injured, says Mayor of Providence

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Mayor Brett Smiley of Providence, Rhode Island says two people are dead and multiple people hurt after a shooting at Brown University.

Saturday, Dec 13

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Former Republican congressman on why it's so hard to get bipartisan consensus on healthcare

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Fred Upton, a former Republican congressman from Michigan, discusses the Senate's failed health care votes and the political fallout of rising insurance premiums.

Response to NPR's investigation into companies charging vets for free benefits

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NPR's Chris Arnold and Leah Rosenbaum of The War Horse discuss an NPR investigation into companies charging disabled veterans thousands of dollars for help the Department of Veterans Affairs says should be free and what the response from…

How a U.S. citizen lost his voter registration to a federal database error

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A U.S. citizen in Texas lost his voter registration after a federal screening system wrongly labeled him a noncitizen.

Maria Corina Machado's daughter reflects on her mother's future

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Ana Corina Sosa, daughter of Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, reflects on her mother's escape from Venezuela and the stakes for the future.

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For the first time in 35 years, NPR's Hanukkah Lights will be without Susan Stamberg

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This is the first Hanukkah that Murray Horwitz will not be joined by the late Susan Stamberg on NPR's holiday special Hanukkah Lights. We talk with him about their 35 years of making the show.

One U.S. diplomat describes being laid off amid sweeping cuts

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After 14 years as a U.S. diplomat, one officer talks about being laid off in the State Department's sweeping cuts, losing both career and professional identity.

The latest in Ukraine peace talks and war-time elections

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As Europe and Ukraine offer counterproposals to the White House's Kremlin-friendly plan to end Russia's war on Ukraine, Ukraine's president explores holding wartime elections on ceding territory.

19 photos were released from the Epstein files. We unpack their significance

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Nineteen of 95,000 photos for the Jeffrey Epstein files were released by a House committee Friday. What do they tell us and when will more information be available?

Friday, Dec 12

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About 100,000 remain under evacuation notice as rivers swell in western Washington

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Tens of thousands of Washingtonians remain under evacuation advisories after successive storms swelled rivers in the Western part of the state. It's not clear yet what damage the region sustained.

'She's awesome': How U.S. veterans helped Venezuela's Machado escape

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In a daring nighttime martime operation, U.S. veterans whisked Venezuela's María Corina Machado out of the country to claim her Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo

Israeli troops are killing unarmed Palestinians in West Bank operations

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A wife in the West Bank city of Nablus grieves her husband who was shot and killed by Israeli soldiers after he appeared to surrender. An Israeli human rights group weighs in.

Medical experts warn that CDC vaccine advisers' guidance is untrustworthy

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The reverberations are still being felt from a vote by advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to strike a longstanding recommendation on the hepatitis B vaccine.

A breakdown of Indiana's vote against Trump's push to redraw congressional maps

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Indiana lawmakers rejected a push from President Trump to redraw congressional maps to favor Republicans. The vote is a significant rebuke for Trump.

Trump touts his peace deals - but many are already unraveling

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President Trump has been racing to rack up peace deals — but keeping them intact is proving far more difficult.

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A new lawsuit blames ChatGPT for a murder-suicide

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The estate of Suzanne Adams, who was killed by her son in a murder-suicide, is suing OpenAI and Microsoft. The suit alleges ChatGPT encouraged her son's delusions, which led to the deaths.

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Republican lawmakers in Indiana vote down Trump's congressional redistricting push

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The state Senate in Indiana defeated a plan to redraw the voting map, in a way that could have flipped two House seats. This was despite months of pressure from President Trump.

Thursday, Dec 11

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What 2026 might look like for Democrats

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Democrats are feeling optimistic about their chances to retake the House of Representatives next year, but they also face challenges in their efforts to push back on President Trump.

Here's what made it onto this year's UNESCO intangible cultural heritage list

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Each year, UNESCO recognizes culturally significant practices, traditions and customs. 2025's list includes weaving, handmade paper craftsmanship, yurt making, a genre of Cuban music and yodeling.

Trump administration indefinitely suspends immigration requests for Afghan nationals

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The Trump administration indefinitely suspended the processing of immigration requests for Afghans, potentially setting back tens of thousands of Afghans seeking asylum or other paths to citizenship.

'Catastrophe bonds' are gaining popularity as a response to climate change

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After the hurricane in Jamaica, the government had a pot of money to help rebuild. A Catastrophe Bonds payout. We explain how it works and why Cat Bond popularity is on the rise as a response to climate change.

Foreign-born population shrinks as Trump administration pressures immigrants to go

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The Trump administration claims 2 million non-citizens departed the U.S. this year, mostly "voluntarily." We examine its pressure tactics, including ICE raids and arrests at green card appointments.

Venezuela: What's next for the opposition and U.S. pressure on the regime?

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After more than a year in hiding, Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado surfaces in Oslo, as the U.S. seizes an oil tanker near Venezuela.

From Venezuela to Ukraine, Trump is shaking up American diplomacy around the world

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On this week's episode of Sources & Methods, NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to correspondents Greg Myre and Eleanor Beardsley about the future of the U.S. alliance with Europe under President Trump.

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Colorado ranchers say wolves are killing livestock. The state is stepping in to help

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Two years after residents voted to reintroduce wolves in Colorado, ranchers there say too many of their cows are being killed. The state is now hiring people on horseback to help.

Severe storm drenches families without shelter in Gaza

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A severe winter storm makes landfall in Gaza, drenching families and makeshift tents as aid groups say Israel's impeding shelter supplies.

States up security for lawmakers after high-profile assassinations

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Whether it's letting campaign funds be spent on security, stepping up safety at capitols or paying for home security, states are augmenting ways to protect lawmakers after high-profile assassinations.

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Competing Senate health plans fail with ACA premium strikes ahead

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The Senate failed to advance two separate partisan bills to address health care costs for people who buy plans on the Affordable Care Act marketplace.

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María Corina Machado's daughter accepts her mother's Nobel Peace Prize

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María Corina Machado's daughter accepted her mother's Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, vowing the embattled Venezuelan opposition leader "will never give up" on a free Venezuela.

Wednesday, Dec 10

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Young voters could be key to midterm success, but they've soured on both parties

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As Republicans and Democrats gear up for next year's midterm elections, new polling shows they're losing ground with a powerful and growing bloc of the electorate: young voters.