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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and his colleagues kept interest rates unchanged Wednesday. President Trump has criticized the central bank for not lowering rates.

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The Fed holds interest rates steady as Trump's tariffs spark uncertainty

The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady Wednesday as President Trump's tariffs threaten to raise prices and drag down economic growth.

May 07, 2025
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  • Scott Horsley
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer prepares a Salvadoran immigrant without legal status for a deportation flight.

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  • Politics

Trump administration plans to deport migrants to Libya

A U.S. official has confirmed to NPR that the Trump administration is planning to deport migrants to Libya, as immigration lawyers scramble to block any flights.

May 07, 2025
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  • Kate Bartlett
Local residents and members of the media examine a building damaged by a suspected Indian missile attack near Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, on Wednesday.

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  • Asia

Tensions escalate as Pakistan calls India's operation 'an act of war'

Pakistan says India's strikes on Wednesday is "an act of war." India's military described its operation as targeting "terrorist infrastructure."

May 07, 2025
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  • Diaa Hadid
A screenshot of the AI generated video of Christopher Pelkey.

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  • National

After an Arizona man was shot, an AI video of him addresses his killer in court

AI experts say this is likely the first time that AI has been used in the U.S. to create an impact statement read by an AI rendering of the deceased victim

May 07, 2025
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  • Juliana Kim
Only about half of Americans have assembled a stash of emergency supplies. To make the process less overwhelming, "start with what you already have," says Alyssa Provencio, a professor at the University of Central Oklahoma who researches emergency and disaster management.

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  • Climate

Cheap and easy ways to stock your emergency go bag

Putting together a go bag doesn't have to be daunting or expensive. Here's how to create a functional kit that doesn't require much money, time or effort.

May 07, 2025
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  • Andee Tagle and
  • Malaka Gharib
Black smoke billows from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, where 133 cardinals are gathering on the first day of the conclave, indicating that a successor of the late Pope Francis was not elected, Wednesday.

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  • Religion

Black smoke rises from the Sistine Chapel as cardinals cast an unsuccessful first vote

Black smoke streamed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signaling that the more than 130 cardinal electors have not come to a two-thirds agreement about who the next pope should be.

May 07, 2025
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  • Sarah Ventre
The Walt Disney Company announced on Wednesday that the seventh Disney theme park will be in Abu Dhabi. This rendering shows the plans.

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  • Arts & Life

Disney's newest theme park will be in Abu Dhabi

The company's theme parks and cruises make up a fast-growing section of its profits. The new park will be located on Yas Island with a number of existing attractions. 

May 07, 2025
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  • Neda Ulaby
River Church Cincinnati pastor Cory Bowman, who is Vice President Vance's half-brother, preaches during an Easter worship in April.

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  • Politics

JD Vance's half-brother advances in his uphill quest to become Cincinnati's mayor

Cory Bowman, who shares a father with Vance, says he was inspired to enter the race after his half-brother's inauguration. A Republican last ran for Cincinnati mayor, unsuccessfully, in 2009.

May 07, 2025
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  • Rachel Treisman
The Colorado River runs through federal BLM land outside Moab, Utah.

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  • National

House Republicans approve amendment authorizing the sale of federal lands

After initially excluding it from a budget bill, House Republicans approved a controversial late hour amendment Tuesday that authorizes the sale of federal land in two western states for affordable housing and other uses.

May 07, 2025
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  • Kirk Siegler
People take part in a rally and a protest in solidarity with Rumeysa Ozturk and Mohsen Mahdawi outside New York Federal Court as the court hears the U.S. government request to appeal the decisions in their cases in New York, United States on May 06, 2025.

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  • National

Federal court rules Rümeysa Öztürk must be transferred to detention in Vermont

Rümeysa Öztürk has been detained at a federal facility in Louisiana after being arrested on the street in Sommerville, Massachusetts on March 25 by six plainclothes agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

May 07, 2025
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  • Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
After a 30-year career spent defying expectations, André 3000's latest sleight of hand finds him moving the keys like Bob James.

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  • Music

On his surprise piano EP, André 3000 continues to play with our expectations

Few music icons have consistently pulled magic — or unpredictable pivots — out the hat like André 3000. 7 piano sketches, his newly released surprise EP, follows up the instrumental turn he took on 2023's New Blue Sun with another non-rap project.

May 07, 2025
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  • Rodney Carmichael
Senior Trump adviser Kari Lake, shown above at a conservative conference earlier this year, announced Tuesday night that Voice of America would rely on coverage from the far-right television network OAN. Voice of America employees that Lake put on indefinite leave are suing to be restored to their jobs.

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  • Media

Kari Lake says OAN's far-right coverage will fuel Voice of America

Senior presidential adviser Kari Lake says Voice of America will rely on coverage from the far-right OAN network. OAN has offered unwavering support of President Trump.

May 07, 2025
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  • David Folkenflik

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  • Education

Deadline Extended: NPR Student Podcast Challenge entries are now due May 25

Entries for our seventh annual contest for fourth grade podcasters, and middle and high school students are now due Sunday, May 25 at midnight E.T.

May 07, 2025
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  • Janet W. Lee and
  • Steve Drummond
Sayedyaqoob Qattali moved to Houston with his family after legally entering the United States in late 2023.

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  • National

Many Afghans living in the U.S. fear being tortured or killed if they get deported

Roughly 200,000 Afghans came to the U.S. after the Taliban seized control in Afghanistan in 2021. Many are worried about their future as President Trump has steadily eliminated legal protections.

May 07, 2025
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  • Andrew Schneider
The U.S. Supreme Court is shown on March 17 in Washington, D.C.

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  • News

SCOTUS upholds Trump's transgender military ban. And, the papal conclave begins

The Supreme Court has allowed the Trump Administration to start executing its ban on trans military service members. And, the conclave to elect the Catholic Church's new leader begins today.

May 07, 2025
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