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LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 01: Britain's Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer (L) welcomes Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky to 10 Downing Street on March 1, 2025 in London England. The Ukrainian President arrived in London today to meet with the British prime minister ahead of a summit of European leaders on Sunday.

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European leaders renew support for Ukraine after Zelenskyy's stormy meeting with Trump

Leaders from across Europe came quickly to the defense of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, after his televised clash with President Trump and Vice President Vance.

March 01, 2025
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By:
  • Willem Marx and
  • Eleanor Beardsley
A woman waves a flag bearing a picture of the founder of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) Abdullah Ocalan, as people gather in the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli in northeastern Syria to listen to a message from the jailed leader on Feb. 27. Ocalan called for his Kurdish militant force to disband and his fighters to lay down their arms.

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  • World

Kurdish militant group PKK declares ceasefire after decades of conflict with Turkey

Militants from the Kurdistan Workers' Party have declared a ceasefire, in what may represent a significant political breakthrough for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

March 01, 2025
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By:
  • Willem Marx
U.S. Army snipers and security personnel take up defensive positions as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua state, Mexico, as they provide security in the area of Sunland Park, N.M., during Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's visit to the Southern border on Feb. 3.

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  • National

Up to 3,000 more U.S. troops are ordered to the border with Mexico

Up to 3,000 additional troops have been ordered to the U.S.-Mexico border by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, the latest in President Trump's efforts to prevent illegal crossings.

March 01, 2025
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  • Scott Neuman
Eileen and James Kramer in Alaska's Lake Clark National Park where they've worked for about the past decade. After getting promotions, they were both suddenly fired by the Trump administration earlier this month.

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  • Law

These National Park workers say a Trump agency fired them illegally. A judge agrees

Eileen and James Kramer were fired from their jobs at Lake Clark National Park in Alaska, even though they both recently received promotions. A judge has found the administration's firings illegal.

March 01, 2025
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By:
  • Chris Arnold

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  • Politics

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tells NPR: 'Everything feels increasingly like a scam'

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., about how Democrats are addressing President Trump's agenda.

March 01, 2025
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  • Steve Inskeep
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem oversaw immigration enforcement operations in New York City in January.

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  • National

ICE is making more arrests, but critics say some claims don't add up

Immigration authorities are making more arrests than they did under President Biden. But the Department of Homeland Security's own data shows that they're not keeping pace with White House demands.

March 01, 2025
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  • Joel Rose
Gene Hackman as coach Norman Dale on the set of 1986's <em>Hoosiers</em>.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: Remembering Gene Hackman

NPR's Scott Simon remembers Gene Hackman, who played everymen, cops and villains over his long movie career. The 95 year old actor and his wife were found dead this week in their New Mexico home.

March 01, 2025
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  • Scott Simon
Alabama death row inmate Robin "Rocky" Myers was convicted in the 1991 killing of his neighbor, Ludie Mae Tucker. (Alabama Department of Corrections via AP)

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  • National

Alabama governor commutes a death row inmate's sentence to life in prison

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey commuted the death sentence of Robin "Rocky" Myers to life in prison, saying there were enough questions about his guilt that she could not move forward with his execution.

March 01, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Leader of the Department of Government Efficiency Elon Musk wears a shirt that says "Tech Support" as he speaks during a cabinet meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, DC, on February 26, 2025.

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  • Politics

Federal workers get a new email demanding their accomplishments

Federal employees have received a second email from the Office of Personnel Management asking them what they did last week.

March 01, 2025
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By:
  • Jenna McLaughlin and
  • Andrea Hsu
Hamas fighters stand guard as an International Red Cross vehicle arrives at the site of the handing over of two Israeli hostages in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, as part of the seventh hostage-prisoner release on February 22, 2025.

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  • Middle East

Hamas rejects Israel's request to extend phase one of Gaza ceasefire

Hamas says it is not willing to extend the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire, rejecting an Israeli request to delay negotiations on the second phase.

March 01, 2025
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By:
  • Hadeel Al-Shalchi
File photo shows the Voice of America building in Washington.

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  • Media

Voice of America bias inquiry sparks concerns of political meddling

Voice of America is reviewing the social media posts of a reporter for possible bias against the Trump Administration. The review is sparking concerns of political meddling.

March 01, 2025
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  • David Folkenflik
Billionaire and presidential adviser Elon Musk speaking during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, on Feb. 26, 2025.

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  • Politics

DOGE's savings page fixed old mistakes — and added new ones

An NPR review of new data added to DOGE's "wall of receipts" finds the group quietly changed previous errors, added new ones and still has little verified savings to show for its work.

March 01, 2025
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  • Stephen Fowler
An NPR investigation finds federal judges have enormous influence with few checks on their power.  Law clerks and other judicial employees are vulnerable to mistreatment and have few job protections.

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  • Investigations

In the federal court system, law clerks find little recourse for bullying and abuse

An NPR investigation finds federal judges have enormous influence with few checks on their power. Law clerks and other judicial employees are vulnerable to mistreatment and have few job protections.

March 01, 2025
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By:
  • Carrie Johnson
We want to hear from you.

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It's the 5th anniversary of the COVID pandemic and we want to hear your experiences

It's been 5 years since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. Ahead of this anniversary, NPR wants to hear from you.

February 28, 2025
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  • NPR Staff
Actor Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa, in Los Angeles, Calif., in 1986.

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  • Arts & Life

Gene Hackman's pacemaker activity suggests he died several days before he was found

Hackman's pacemaker was last active on Feb. 17, according to the Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza. He said Friday it is "a very good assumption" that was his death date.

February 28, 2025
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