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NPR TV critic Eric Deggans picks his favorite performances of 2025 so far, including, clockwise from top left, Catherine O'Hara in <em>The Last of Us</em> and <em>The Studio</em>, Noah Wyle in <em>The Pitt,</em> Uzo Aduba in <em>The Residence, </em>Carrie Coon in <em>The White Lotus, </em>Tramell Tillman in <em>Severance </em>and Owen Cooper in <em>Adolescence</em>.

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The best 6 TV performances I've seen so far this year

NPR TV critic Eric Deggans picks his favorite performances of 2025 thus far, including Noah Wyle in The Pitt, Catherine O'Hara in The Last of Us and The Studio, and Carrie Coon in The White Lotus.

May 05, 2025
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F1 driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands raises his trophy after the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix on April 6, 2025.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: Curse other drivers? So do the pros — but they get fined

Formula 1 racing has a ban on cursing, with fines starting at about $46,000. NPR's Scott Simon explains why drivers are darn unhappy with that.

May 05, 2025
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  • Scott Simon
Attorney General Merrick Garland looks at an exhibit titled the Faces of Gun Violence while on a tour led by Steve Dettelbach, director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, at ATF headquarters on April 23, 2024, in Washington, D.C. The display has now been taken down.

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  • National

An exhibit honoring victims of gun violence is taken down at ATF headquarters

The Faces of Gun Violence exhibit at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) headquarters showed the portraits of 120 people killed in gun violence in the U.S.

May 05, 2025
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  • Kristin Wright
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio leaves after high-level talks on Ukraine and its security, at the French Foreign Ministry in Paris Thursday, April 17.

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  • Politics

Trump diminishing 'own scope of control' with Rubio in dual roles, says John Bolton

Marco Rubio serving as both Secretary of State and national security adviser could be "ultimately disadvantageous" to President Trump, says former adviser John Bolton.

May 05, 2025
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  • Michel Martin and
  • Obed Manuel
A See's Candies worker restocks the display next to a cutout of Warren Buffett at the Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting exhibit hall Friday, May 2, 2025 in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/Josh Funk)

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  • Business

Warren Buffett announces his retirement and warns the trade war will hurt America

The billionaire investor, now 94, also said he would be resigning as CEO at the end of the year. He spoke at Berkshire Hathaway's annual shareholder meeting known as "Woodstock for Capitalists."

May 05, 2025
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  • Maria Aspan
Samples of insects that agricultural specialists look for when inspecting flowers for harmful pests are seen at Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida, on February 7, 2024.

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  • Politics

After paying people to leave, one federal agency is scrambling to fill positions

USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has opened up 73 jobs to internal candidates. They include roles just vacated by people who are receiving full pay and benefits through September.

May 05, 2025
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  • Andrea Hsu
Miles Caton as aspiring bluesman Sammie Moore in a pivotal scene from <em>Sinners</em>.

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  • Music Features

In 'Sinners,' the blues is a portal between this world and the next

Ryan Coogler's period thriller knows "the devil's music" isn't the opposite of the holy word, but its twin.

May 05, 2025
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  • Sheldon Pearce
Jill Sobule in 2023.

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  • Arts & Life

Jill Sobule, singer-songwriter behind the gay anthem 'I Kissed a Girl,' dies at 66.

The artist died in a house fire in Woodbury, Minn. on Thursday.

May 05, 2025
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  • Chloe Veltman
Women rehearse inside Radio City Music Hall before the Rockettes open auditions, on April 22, 2025.

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  • Arts & Life

Times have changed — but the Rockettes keep kicking

Nearly 1,000 women from around the country flew to New York City to audition for the dance troupe on its 100th anniversary. What's helped it last so long?

May 05, 2025
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  • Jennifer Vanasco
Palestinians receive bags of flour and other humanitarian aid distributed by UNRWA, the U.N. agency helping Palestinian refugees, in Jabaliya, Gaza Strip, on Tuesday.

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  • News

Why Israel plans to limit life-saving aid into Gaza. And, Diddy's trial begins today

Israel's cabinet approved a plan to limit the way life-saving aid is distributed in Gaza. And, Diddy's trial begins today wth jury selection.

May 05, 2025
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  • Brittney Melton
Rihanna and A$AP Rocky at the 2023 Met Gala. The rapper is one of the co-chairs of this year's gala.

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  • Arts & Life

'Tailoring Black style' is the theme of the 2025 Met Gala. Here's what to know

Expect to see a focus on menswear: jackets, trousers, suits, hats, and maybe a cane or two.

May 05, 2025
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  • Andrew Limbong
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MAY 15: Sean "Diddy" Combs attends the 2022 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 15, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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  • Music

Jury selection in Sean 'Diddy' Combs sex trafficking trial begins today

The trial for the rap mogul, who faces criminal charges for sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transporting to engage in prostitution, is underway. Opening statements are slated for May 12.

May 05, 2025
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  • Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
The crescent moon and Venus are pictured in Bangkok in 2023. A failed Soviet lander bound for Venus in 1972 and stranded in orbit is finally set to return to Earth.

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  • Space

A Soviet probe orbiting Earth since 1972 will soon reenter the planet's atmosphere

Kosmos 482 has been orbiting the Earth for decades. It's still unknown if the craft will fall to Earth intact or burn up upon atmospheric reentry.

May 05, 2025
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  • Joe Hernandez
Vivian Curren and her son, Benjamin, in 2010.

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  • Arts & Life

'That was masterful': How a stranger's words made Vivian Curren feel like a good mom

After Vivian Curren's young son threw sand on another child at a park, she assumed she was about to be judged for poor parenting. Instead, a stranger's response made Curren feel like a good mom.

May 05, 2025
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  • Autumn Barnes and
  • Laura Kwerel
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers conduct a search and rescue operation at one of the two passenger boats capsized in Qianxi City, southwest China's Guizhou Province on Monday, May 5, 2025.

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  • Asia

Tourist boats capsize in sudden storm in southwest China, leaving 10 dead

More than 80 people fell into a river when strong winds hit the scenic area in Guizhou province late Sunday afternoon, state broadcaster CCTV said.

May 05, 2025
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