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Kirsten Dunst plays a battle scarred photojournalist in <em>Civil War.</em>

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  • Movie Reviews

'Civil War' is a doomsday thought experiment — that could have used more thinking

This ambitious thriller comes across as an empty stunt — a democracy dystopia that sidesteps the politics of the present moment. But Kirsten Dunst is excellent as a battle scarred photojournalist.

April 12, 2024
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  • Justin Chang
Pope Francis remains popular among U.S. Catholics, with 75% having favorable views of him, according to a Pew Research report. But many self-identified Catholics disagree with various teachings of their church.

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  • Religion

6 in 10 U.S. Catholics are in favor of abortion rights, Pew Research report finds

Although the Catholic Church officially opposes abortion, the report says there's far greater diversity of opinion among laity in the U.S.

April 12, 2024
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By:
  • Jason DeRose
Edmund Garcia, an Iraq War veteran, stands outside his home in Rosharon, Texas. Like many vets, he was told if he took a mortgage forbearance, his monthly payments wouldn't go up afterward.

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  • Investigations

The VA has its fix for a home loan debacle, but many vets who got hurt won't get help

The VA halted foreclosures after an NPR investigation found thousands of vets were facing foreclosure and it wasn't their fault. Now the VA's unveiling a rescue plan that leaves some out in the cold.

April 12, 2024
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  • Chris Arnold and
  • Quil Lawrence

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  • Book Reviews

In 'Like Happiness,' a woman struggles to define a past, destructive relationship

Ursula Villarreal-Moura's debut novel movingly portrays its protagonist coming to terms with an imbalanced, difficult, and sometimes harmful friendship that was also a key part of her life for years.

April 12, 2024
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  • Ilana Masad
The 'HELP' sign made from palm fronds is shown on the Pikelot atoll.

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  • World

3 men stranded on a Pacific island were rescued by spelling 'help' with palm leaves

The men began their trip on Easter Sunday and had been gone for six days when a woman called the U.S. Coast Guard to report them missing.

April 12, 2024
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  • Ayana Archie
Michael Casey (L) is shown here with U.S. Air Force Lieutenant General Timothy Haugh, at a confirmation hearing before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on July 12, 2023. Casey is now the director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center.

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  • Law

The U.S. counterintelligence head says the list of threats is long and getting longer

Mike Casey tells NPR that the scale of spying against the United States is "impressive and terrifying." He says: "More players are getting into it with more tools, going after more targets."

April 12, 2024
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  • Ryan Lucas
Pastry maker Rafe' Rummaneh, shown here in his home outside Ramallah in the occupied West Bank on April 9, is only making a few treats for friends this Eid.

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  • World

Palestinians forgo Eid celebrations to mourn for Gaza

The holy month of Ramadan concluded this week with Eid al-Fitr, a celebration with food, family and friends. For Palestinians, the war in Gaza has weighed heavily on this year's holiday.

April 12, 2024
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  • Rob Schmitz
Ford is recalling nearly 43,000 small SUVs because gasoline can leak from the fuel injectors onto hot engine surfaces, increasing the risk of fires. But the recall remedy does not include repairing the fuel leaks.

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  • Business

Ford expands a recall of thousands of its Bronco and Escape editions

Nearly 43,000 vehicles are impacted by the recall, including the 2022 Escape and the 2022 and 2023 Bronco Sport editions that have 1.5L engines.

April 12, 2024
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  • Ayana Archie
President Biden stands with Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., on April 3, 2024. Four years ago, Sanders endorsed Biden, and the former rivals worked together to craft policy proposals that bridged Democratic divides.

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  • Elections

4 years ago, Sanders and Biden united Democrats. Biden needs young progressives again

Four years ago, Bernie Sanders dropped his presidential bid and endorsed Joe Biden, helping Biden expand his coalition, including with young voters. Is another "unity" moment possible in 2024?

April 12, 2024
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  • Elena Moore
Following a new EPA rule, public water systems will have five years to address instances where there is too much PFAS in tap water – three years to sample their systems and establish the existing levels of PFAS, and an additional two years to install water treatment technologies if their levels are too high.

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  • Science

What to know about the new EPA rule limiting 'forever chemicals' in tap water

Wednesday the Environmental Protection Agency announced new drinking water standards to limit people's exposure to some PFAS chemicals. For decades, PFAS have been used to waterproof and stain-proof a variety of consumer products. These "forever chemicals" in a host of products — everything from raincoats and the Teflon of nonstick pans to makeup to furniture and firefighting foam. Because PFAS take a very long time to break down, they can accumulate in humans and the environment. Now, a growing body of research is linking them to human health problems like serious illness, some cancers, lower fertility and liver damage. Science correspondent Pien Huang joins the show today to talk through this new EPA rule — what the threshold for safe levels of PFAS in tap water is, why the rule is happening now and how the federal standards will be implemented.

Read more of Pien's reporting on the EPA's first ever rule on PFAS in drinking water.

Want to hear more about health and human safety? Email us at shortwave@npr.org — we might cover your question on a future episode!

April 12, 2024
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  • Pien Huang,
  • Berly McCoy,
  • and 2 more
Kirsten Dunst as Lee in<em> Civil War.</em>

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  • Movie Reviews

'Civil War' envisions a too-near future

The new film Civil War depicts a contemporary America torn apart by a military conflict between the federal government and an alliance of secessionist states. Directed by Alex Garland (Ex Machina), the film follows a small band of journalists led by Kirsten Dunst's jaded war photographer. They embark on a harrowing journey to the heart of the conflict, encountering brutality and bloodshed along the way.

April 12, 2024
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  • Glen Weldon,
  • Walter Chaw,
  • and 5 more
Businesswoman Truong My Lan, front center, attends a trial in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on Thursday, April 11, 2024.

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  • Asia

Vietnam sentences real estate tycoon to death in its largest-ever fraud case

Truong My Lan, the 67-year-old chairwoman of the real estate company Van Thinh Phat, was formally charged with fraud amounting to $12.5 billion — nearly 3% of the country's 2022 GDP.

April 12, 2024
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  • GPB Newsroom

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  • Science

The order your siblings were born in may play a role in identity and sexuality

It's National Siblings Day! To mark the occasion, guest host Selena Simmons-Duffin is exploring a detail very personal to her: How the number of older brothers a person has can influence their sexuality. Scientific research on sexuality has a dark history, with long-lasting harmful effects on queer communities. Much of the early research has also been debunked over time. But not this "fraternal birth order effect." The fact that a person's likelihood of being gay increases with each older brother has been found all over the world – from Turkey to North America, Brazil, the Netherlands and beyond. Today, Selena gets into all the details: What this effect is, how it's been studied and what it can (and can't) explain about sexuality.

Interested in reading more about the science surrounding some of our closest relatives? Check out more stories in NPR's series on The Science of Siblings.

Email us at
shortwave@npr.org — we'd love to hear from you.

April 11, 2024
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  • Selena Simmons-Duffin,
  • Rachel Carlson,
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J. Cole and Drake perform during the 2023 edition of Cole's Dreamville festival in Raleigh, N.C., last April. Their collaborative track "First Person Shooter" recently touched off a war of words with fellow MC Kendrick Lamar.

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  • Music Features

Can rap beef exist when no one agrees on what's being fought for?

If the current conflict between J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar and Drake feels confusing, it's because the artists often hailed as hip-hop's "big three" have never played by the same rules.

April 11, 2024
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  • Sheldon Pearce
An aerial view taken on March 9, 2023 shows Thitu Island in the South China Sea. - As a Philippine Coast Guard plane carrying journalists flew over the Spratly Islands in the hotly disputed South China Sea, a Chinese voice issued a stern command over the radio: "Leave immediately."

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  • Asia

A Remote Island Outpost that is Part of a Geopolitical Fight

Ownership of the Spratly Islands are in dispute. This has been the case for decades, but tensions have been raised recently as China has tried to expand its claims in the remote area. We get a rare glimpse of one of the islands that has a Filipino community living on it.

April 11, 2024
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  • Emily Feng and
  • Greg Dixon
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