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Arkansas lawmaker describes going on the first congressional trip to Syria in 5 years

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with GOP Rep. French Hill of Arkansas about his trip that he took to Syria with two other Republican members of Congress.

September 01, 2023
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By:
  • Gabriel J. Sánchez,
  • Tinbete Ermyas,
  • and 1 more
GPB News NPR

Tagged as: 

  • National

College students assess how safe they feel after recent shootings

In the wake of mass shootings on college campuses, students speak to their concerns about guns, and how to create a space in which they are safe.

September 01, 2023
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By:
  • Ally Schweitzer and
  • Destinee Adams
An NPR review of news photographs shows that there's been a dramatic change in President Joe Biden doing ... what?

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  • National

What has Biden started doing differently? Test yourself in this week's news quiz

From Simone Biles to Joe Biden, there were backflips and small steps taken in the news this week. Were you paying attention?

September 01, 2023
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By:
  • Holly J. Morris
Old growth Douglas fir trees stand along the Salmon river Trail on the Mt. Hood National Forest outside Zigzag, Ore.

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  • Environment

Judge: Trump-era rule change allowing the logging of old-growth forests violates laws

U.S. Magistrate Judge Andrew Hallman on Thursday found that the U.S. Forest Service violated the National Environmental Policy Act, the National Forest Management Act and the Endangered Species Act.

September 01, 2023
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By:
  • The Associated Press
GPB News NPR

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  • Education

A big group of student loan borrowers are learning their debt has been forgiven

Federal student loan borrowers are expected to resume payments this fall. But more than 800,000 borrowers are finding out that their loans have suddenly been forgiven.

August 31, 2023
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By:
  • Cory Turner
GPB News NPR

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  • Health

A neurology professor weighs in on the health questions surrounding Mitch McConnell

For a second time in a little over a month, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell appeared to freeze up while taking questions a press conference, raising questions about his health.

August 31, 2023
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By:
  • Kira Wakeam,
  • Patrick Jarenwattananon,
  • and 1 more
Proud Boys members including Zachary Rehl, left, Ethan Nordean, center, and Joseph Biggs, walk toward the U.S. Capitol in Washington, in support of President Donald Trump on Jan. 6, 2021.

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  • Law

Proud Boys leaders sentenced to a combined 32 years for Jan. 6 riot

Joseph Biggs and Zachary Rehl were convicted alongside former Proud Boys national chairman Enrique Tarrio and other fellow members of the group.

August 31, 2023
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
The late night heavyweights are putting their power into a new podcast, sharing this image on the Instagram page for the show.

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  • Television

Late night TV hosts team up for a new podcast amid the writers' strike

The biggest names in late night have turned their private group chat into a Spotify podcast. All the proceeds will go to support their staff during the writers' strike.

August 31, 2023
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By:
  • Andrew Limbong
A face mask sign is displayed in a window in Queens, New York City on May 11, the day the federal public health emergency for COVID ended.

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  • National

As U.S. COVID hospitalizations rise, some places are bringing mask mandates back

New COVID variants are fueling hospitalizations and prompting some schools and hospitals to reinstate mask mandates. Others are considering or ruling out the possibility, leaving it up to individuals.

August 31, 2023
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
A storm-damaged gas station is reflected in a puddle in Perry, Fla., after Hurricane Idalia crossed the state on Wednesday.

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  • National

Hurricane Idalia's aftermath: Florida rushes to restore power and clear debris

Idalia made landfall near Keaton Beach, Fla., as a Category 3 hurricane on Wednesday, gradually weakening as it ripped through the state, into Georgia and across the Carolinas.

August 31, 2023
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By:
  • Emily Olson
Reva Stewart preparing to meet people without housing at a park in Phoenix

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  • Mental Health

Fake 'sober homes' targeting Native Americans scam millions from taxpayers

The scale of a scam to recruit Native Americans into fake treatment for substance in Phoenix and bill the government fraudulently is now emerging. It's huge.

August 31, 2023
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By:
  • Alice Fordham

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  • Analysis

12 things student loan borrowers should know about the return to repayment

October's coming, and we're here to help you get ready.

August 31, 2023
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By:
  • Cory Turner
People kayak past an abandon vehicle in the intersection of Boca Ciega Drive and Pasadena Avenue Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023 in St. Pete Beach, Fla.

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  • Weather

Idalia extends its destruction along the southeastern U.S. coastline

Hurricane Idalia made landfall near Keaton Beach, Fla., on Wednesday as a Category 3 storm before it was downgraded to a tropical storm. Georgia and South Carolina could see heavy wind and flooding

August 31, 2023
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo,
  • Ayana Archie,
  • and 2 more
Most large school buses in the U.S. don't have passenger seat belts.

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  • Education

A fatal Ohio crash has some asking why most school buses still don't have seat belts

Several states now require lap-and-shoulder belts on all new school buses purchased. But most states have no such requirement.

August 31, 2023
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By:
  • Scott Neuman
Alice Carrière has written a new memoir called <em>Everything/Nothing/Someone</em>.

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  • Author Interviews

She was convinced she didn't exist. This is how she tethered herself to reality

As Alice Carrière entered her teen years, her brain started to splinter into a dissociative disorder. Year later, that extraordinary childhood is the basis for her new memoir.

August 31, 2023
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By:
  • Ailsa Chang,
  • Jonaki Mehta,
  • and 1 more
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