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The company announced it was ending production of its higher-end Model S and Model Y, and turning that production space over to making humanoid robots.
Bruce Springsteen releases anti-ICE protest song 'Streets of Minneapolis'
On Wednesday Bruce Springsteen released 'Streets of Minneapolis,' a protest song condemning the violence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minneapolis.
Fed holds interest rates steady, taking a pause from rate cuts to assess the economy
The central bank cut rates at its three previous meetings in an effort to support the job market. But with inflation still elevated, the Fed is cautious about additional rate cuts.
Trump's National Guard deployments could cost over $1 billion this year, CBO projects
The operation in Washington, D.C. alone is projected to cost upwards of $660 million if it runs through the end of this year as expected, according to new data released by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.
Greetings from Mumbai, where residents take breathing space where they can find it
Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.
Marco Rubio tells senators Venezuela transition won't be fast or easy
At his first Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing since U.S. forces seized Nicolás Maduro, Secretary of State Marco Rubio warns the U.S. could still use force to pressure Venezuela's government.
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President Trump's tariffs and rhetoric have spurred some longtime U.S. allies to diversify their trade ties away from the U.S. Some are going cap-in-hand to Asian superpowers China and India.
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Eddie Conyers, a 97-year-old football practice referee at the University of Alabama, has died. He spent six decades working with some of the most notable coaches to get teams ready for game day.
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Colorado and Utah are reporting their lowest snowpacks in recorded history. Skier visits at major resorts are way down. Without snow to refresh reservoirs, water managers are sounding alarms.
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NPR's Scott Detrow talks to Dan Shaughnessy, a Boston Globe sports columnist, about Bill Belichick not getting enough votes to be inducted into the NFL's Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.
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NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., on recent developments around the federal immigration enforcement surge in her home state.
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Humpback whales will sometimes use an intricate strategy to catch food called bubble-net feeding. A new study suggests they're spreading the knowledge of how to do it to each other.
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A bipartisan bill allocates $50 billion for foreign aid spending in 2026, down from what was allocated in 2024 but billions more than what the Trump administration had signaled it would approve.
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NPR's Frank Langfitt traveled to a county on Maryland's Eastern Shore to hear what supporters of President Trump think about the killing of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis.
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The Trump administration has quietly rewritten a set of nuclear safety regulations, raising concerns among outsiders.
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President Trump calls global warming "a hoax." As the U.S. faces more severe storms and extreme weather events, the New York Times' David Gelles describes what this means for climate change policy.
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The German film Sound of Falling compels and disturbs in equal measure. -
In the wake of the U.S. withdrawal from WHO, California is the first state to participate in the agency's disease monitoring network. Are others following?
