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News Articles: Politics

Men ride in an airboat on the Guadalupe River as they look for missing people in Hunt, Texas, on July 6, 2025, following severe flash flooding that occured during the July Fourth holiday weekend.

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Texas officials race to find survivors after devastating floods

At least 78 people are reported dead after flooding over the weekend. Meanwhile, residents are advised to be cautious over the next 24 to 48 hours as more rain threatens the area.

July 06, 2025
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  • Chandelis Duster
This is a timelapse video of the Llano River swelled with floodwater in Llano County Texas on July 4, 2025.

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  • National

Video: Timelapse Shows Texas' Llano River Completely Flood in Just Minutes

Timelapse video shows authorities blocking off a low water crossing over the Llano River in Kingsland just before flash flooding completely inundated the area in just 10 minutes.

July 06, 2025
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By:
  • NPR Staff
Buy now, pay later loans that let shoppers split payments into installments have become increasingly popular. Soon, that data will be incorporated into people's FICO credit scores.

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  • Your Money

'Buy now, pay later' purchases can now affect your credit score. Here's what that means

Services that split up payments into installments are increasingly popular, especially among young and low-to-middle income shoppers. But now the FICO credit scoring company will be tracking that debt.

July 06, 2025
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By:
  • Laurel Wamsley
President Donald Trump, right, speaks during a news conference with Elon Musk in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, May 30, 2025, in Washington.

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  • Politics

Musk forms new party after split with Trump over tax and spending bill

Musk said he's carrying out his threat to form a new political party after a falling out with Trump over the president's sweeping tax cuts law.

July 06, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Actor Michael Madsen was found unresponsive Thursday morning, following a cardiac arrest.

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  • Obituaries

Actor Michael Madsen, known for 'Kill Bill' and 'Reservoir Dogs,' dead at 67

His representatives confirmed that his death followed a cardiac arrest this morning.

July 06, 2025
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  • Andrew Limbong
Though most flu vaccines don't include the preservative thimerosal, advisers to the CDC have recommended against using it.

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  • Health

4 things to know about the vaccine ingredient thimerosal

Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended against flu shots containing the ingredient thimerosal. Why is the additive, safely used since the 1930s, being questioned again?

July 06, 2025
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By:
  • Sydney Lupkin
Palestinians walk back, carrying parcels collected from a food aid distribution point set up by the privately run Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) on the Salaheddin road, at the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on June 24, 2025.

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  • Middle East

Knives, bullets and thieves: the quest for food in Gaza

NPR's Gaza producer faced Israeli military fire, private U.S. contractors pointing laser beams at his forehead and masked thieves as he tried to get food from a U.S.-supported group.

July 06, 2025
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  • Anas Baba
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends a mourning ceremony commemorating the death anniversary of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson, in Tehran, Iran, on Saturday.

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  • World

Iran's supreme leader makes first public appearance since Iran-Israel war started

Iran' s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday made his first public appearance since the 12-day war between Israel and Iran began, attending a mourning ceremony on the eve of Ashoura.

July 06, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Actor Richard Gere, right, kisses the hand of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama at an event celebrating the Dalai Lama's 90th birthday in Dharamshala, India, Sunday.

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  • Asia

Dalai Lama, a global symbol of Tibetan culture and resistance, turns 90

The Dalai Lama turned 90 on Sunday surrounded by thousands of followers, who thronged the Himalayan town of Dharamshala.

July 06, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Debris and damage is seen at Kerrville River Park near the Guadalupe River in Kerrville, Texas, on Saturday after historic flooding killed dozens of people in the area and left dozens more missing.

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  • News

At least 43 dead in catastrophic Texas flooding and dozens missing from girls camp

Flash flooding slammed the Texas Hill Country overnight on Friday. At least 27 girls from a summer camp next to the Guadalupe River remain missing.

July 05, 2025
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  • Sergio Martínez-Beltrán,
  • Vanessa Romo,
  • and 2 more
A man looks out at flooding caused by a flash flood at the Guadalupe River in Kerrville, Texas, on Saturday.

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  • National

Here's a timeline of the catastrophic Texas floods

NPR has compiled a timeline of when local, state and federal officials posted warnings on social media as well as the timeline of events as presented by local officials.

July 05, 2025
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  • Gabrielle Emanuel
People climb over debris on a bridge atop the Guadalupe River after a flash flood swept through the area Saturday, July 5, 2025, in Ingram, Texas

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  • National

Photos: Texas reels from deadly flooding

Gov. Greg Abbott says the state will work day and night to find people who may be stranded and unable to call for help.

July 05, 2025
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By:
  • NPR Staff
Amanda Seyfried attends the 28th Annual Critics Choice Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on January 15, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Critics Choice Association)

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  • Arts & Life

'Wait Wait' for July 5, 2025: With Not My Job guests Amanda Seyfried, Lauren Graham, mxmtoon, and more!

This week, we celebrate the 4th of July by revisiting some of our favorite guests of the past year, including Lauren Graham, Roy Wood Jr., Amanda Seyfried, mxmtoon, and Jim Gaffigan!

July 05, 2025
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  • GPB Newsroom
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., along with the House Democratic Caucus, assemble on the Capitol steps to rail against President Trump's signature bill of tax breaks and spending cuts on July 2.

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  • Politics

Will Trump's megabill help Democrats win the House?

Democrats feel that Trump's tax and spending bill gives them an opening ahead of the 2026 midterms. But if they want to win back the House, they're going to have to get their own house in order first.

July 05, 2025
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro
This photo provided on July 2, 2025, by the North Korean government shows a beach resort in the Wonsan-Kalma eastern coastal tourist zone on July 1, 2025.

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  • World

North Korea has a new luxury beach resort. But the country isn't open to most tourists

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he wants the luxury resort on the eastern seacoast to become a "world destination," but the country has been reluctant to allow in foreign tourists.

July 05, 2025
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By:
  • Se Eun Gong
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