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A U.S. District Court judge in the Eastern District of Texas has twice ordered a stay of the medical debt rule, which was supposed to take effect on March 15. It is now delayed to start on July 28.

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  • National

The CFPB wanted medical debt to be left off credit reports. That's changed under Trump

Under the Biden administration, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalized a rule barring medical debt from appearing on credit reports. Now, the agency is siding with the credit industry groups suing to have the rule vacated.

May 26, 2025
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  • Vanessa Romo
Hundreds of people join a protest in downtown Hamilton, Mont., in April supporting the work of federal employees as President Donald Trump oversees efforts to restructure the nation's government. Federal scientific research and forestry work are part of this small town's economic bedrock.

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  • Health

A small Montana town grapples with the fallouts from federal worker cuts

Science is an economic driver in Hamilton, Mont., thanks to Rocky Mountain Laboratories, a federal research lab. Now, layoffs and funding cuts are having an impact in this town far from Washington.

May 26, 2025
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  • Katheryn Houghton
Tulika Prasad and her son, Vedant, in 2016.

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  • National

Her son had a meltdown in public. A stranger responded with understanding

In 2016, Tulika Prasad was at the grocery store checkout line with her seven-year-old son, who is non-verbal and autistic. A woman understood what was going on when Prasad's son had an outburst.

May 26, 2025
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  • Laura Kwerel
Iraq war veteran Irving Webb moves his belongings as sanitation workers clear the sidewalk, where he spent some nights in April, outside the Los Angeles VA campus.

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  • National

Vets in LA hope, with Trump order, that they can finally come home

President Trump has ordered a Veterans Affairs campus in West Los Angeles to house 6,000 homeless vets by 2028, but details are elusive.

May 26, 2025
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  • Quil Lawrence

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  • Book Reviews

'Consider Yourself Kissed' by this rich, relatable story of an overwhelmed mom

This novel stands apart from other tales of mothers stretched too thin. Jessica Stanley weaves family frustrations with British politics and global events because our life and our times are connected.

May 26, 2025
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  • Heller McAlpin
Activists sit in front of the U.S. Embassy branch office in Tel Aviv, Israel, during a protest on Jan. 8, 2025.

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  • News

U.S.-German citizen is charged with trying to attack the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv

A dual U.S.-German citizen has been arrested on charges that he traveled to Israel and attempted to firebomb the branch office of the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv, officials said Sunday.

May 26, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
This undated photo provided by the Arkansas Department of Corrections Communications Department shows inmate Grant Hardin.

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  • National

Former police chief, serving murder and rape sentences, escapes from Arkansas prison

Grant Hardin was the police chief of Gateway, Ark. for about four months in 2016. Corrections officials did not provide any details about how he escaped.

May 26, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J., on May 25, 2025.

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Trump says he'll delay a threatened 50% tariff on the European Union until July

President Donald Trump said Sunday that the U.S. will delay implementation of a 50% tariff on goods from the European Union from June 1 until July 9 to buy time for negotiations with the bloc.

May 25, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Bella Ramsey as Ellie in the Season 2 finale of <em>The Last of Us. </em>

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'The Last of Us' finale ends after a season's worth of table-setting

HBO's hit zombie drama spent much of its second season maneuvering Ellie and Abby together. Critic Eric Deggans says it has a pacing issue that many streaming shows share.

May 25, 2025
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  • Eric Deggans
Alex Palou, of Spain, celebrates after winning the Indianapolis 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday.

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  • Sports

'I cannot believe it': Alex Palou of Spain cruises to victory at the Indianapolis 500

The 28-year-old rocketed past Andretti Global's Marcus Ericsson in the final laps of the contest and held onto the top position until the end.

May 25, 2025
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  • Joe Hernandez
Pope Leo XIV presides over a Mass in the St. John Lateran Basilica, formalizing his role as bishop of Rome in Rome on Sunday.

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  • Religion

'I am Roman,' Pope Leo says, as he becomes the bishop of Rome

The bishop of Rome is one of many titles held by the pope. Duties related to the title are usually delegated to an auxiliary or assistant bishop, known as a vicar.

May 25, 2025
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  • Clare Marie Schneider

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In 'Words with Wings and Magic Things,' poetry is beautifully illustrated — and fun!

What do you get if you add poems that are "Shel Silverstein meets Rumi for kids" with pictures of yetis and primordial slime? Words with Wings and Magic Things, a book of illustrated poems for kids.

May 25, 2025
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  • Samantha Balaban

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  • Games & Humor

Sunday Puzzle: Supermarket Brands

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WAMC listener Maureen Perrotte of Ravena, New York and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

May 25, 2025
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  • Will Shortz
A baker holds up a loaf of pav freshly baked at the Yazdani Bakery in Mumbai. A government plan to ban wood-fired ovens in bakeries as a way to curb pollution could lead to a price increase in the beloved pav — and erase its smoky flavor.

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  • Global Health

Mumbai's iconic pav bread might soon be toast

It's a working-class staple. And it could be priced out of the market by government efforts to make bakeries change from wood-fired ovens to other fuels to curb air pollution.

May 25, 2025
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  • Omkar Khandekar
Stoio Kachev and Doanh Nghiem cook dinner on their electric grill. The couple says convenience is the main reason they switched from a propane grill — no need to refill tanks. Switching to electric also reduces their contribution to climate change.

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  • Climate

Electric grills are a climate-friendly option to fossil fuel grills

Grilling usually involves burning fossil fuel. But some manufacturers are offering electric grills and citing climate change and convenience as reasons to switch.

May 25, 2025
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  • Jeff Brady
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