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Hungary's parliament building as seen from Buda Castle, where Prime Minister Viktor Orban has moved his office to.

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  • Europe

How to dismantle democracy: Lessons aspiring autocrats may take from Hungary's Orban

The dismantling of Hungary's democracy is a point of fascination for political scientists around the world — including those advising the Trump administration.

April 20, 2025
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By:
  • Rob Schmitz
Denise Solis shows her four-year-old son Noah Solis how to seal a cascaron (confetti-filled egg) with tissue paper.

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  • Religion

A Texas Easter tradition connects the generations

Cascarones are confetti-filled egg shells that families smash over each other's heads as part of Easter celebrations in Texas and Northern Mexico.

April 20, 2025
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By:
  • Patrick Davis
Paul Ivanov chants during a protest against the Trump administration on Saturday in Miami.

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  • National

Protesters unite against Trump in hundreds of rallies across the U.S.

A grassroots-led campaign organized hundreds of protests and events across the U.S. Organizers say the momentum built on resistance against the Trump administration has not slowed.

April 19, 2025
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By:
  • Emma Bowman and
  • Juliana Kim
Lewis Black attends the World Premiere of Disney and Pixar's "Inside Out 2" at El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California on June 10, 2024. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney/Pixar)

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  • Arts & Life

'Wait Wait' for April 19, 2025: Live in Durham with Lewis Black!

This week, Wait Wait is live in Durham with host Peter Sagal, special guest Lewis Black and panelists Alonzo Bodden, Dulcé Sloan, and Adam Burke

April 19, 2025
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nasal spray

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  • Health

Here's how to use nasal spray right and more tips for managing spring allergies

Here's the lowdown from allergy doctors on how to get relief, from which medicines to use — and how to best use them — to tips for keeping pollen out of your home.

April 19, 2025
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  • Andrea Muraskin
President Trump and the Easter Bunny wave during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn on April 22, 2019.

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  • National

White House solicits corporate sponsors for its Easter Egg Roll event

Corporate sponsors for the usually apolitical event held on the White House South Lawn include tech giants Meta, YouTube and Amazon.

April 19, 2025
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By:
  • Alana Wise
These TikTok videos focus on the idea that Chinese manufacturers are selling luxury goods that are the same quality as well-known brands for a fraction of the price, and urging consumers to buy directly from them.

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  • Arts & Life

Chinese manufacturers on TikTok claim they make the world's luxury goods. Is that true?

Amid tariff confusion, online vendors are looking to recruit new customers.

April 19, 2025
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  • Manuela López Restrepo,
  • Mia Venkat,
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The State Department releases the Country Reports on Human Rights Practices annually.

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  • Investigations

The State Department is changing its mind about what it calls human rights

The agency's annual human rights reports are being purged of references to prison conditions, political corruption and other abuses.

April 19, 2025
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By:
  • Graham Smith
British forces charge crowds during bread riots in Manchester, England, in 1819. The event became known as the Peterloo Massacre, when troops were ordered to disperse the crowds.

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  • Europe

One city prides itself as the cradle of the working class. Here's why

As politicians worldwide scramble to appeal to working people, this city in northern England has a claim to be the birthplace of the very concept of the working class.

April 19, 2025
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By:
  • Fatima Al-Kassab and
  • Lauren Frayer
Bob Jones III, the president of Bob Jones University, speaks outside the U.S. Supreme Court in 1982. The IRS rescinded the university's tax-exempt status in the 1976.

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  • Education

History shows revoking Harvard's tax status won't be easy — or fast

A presidential effort to revoke Harvard University's tax-exempt status could run up against a number of challenges, including violating federal law.

April 18, 2025
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  • Jonaki Mehta
The White House recently launched a web page entitled: "Lab Leak. The True Origins of COVID-19"

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  • Health

'Lab Leak,' a flashy page on the virus' origins, replaces government COVID sites

The new page emphatically promotes a theory that many scientists question. Meanwhile, basic information about COVID testing and vaccines has disappeared.

April 18, 2025
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By:
  • Rob Stein
Students help put away supplies at the end of a reading and writing lesson at the Head Start program run by Easterseals, an organization that gets about a third of its funding from the federal government, on Jan. 29, in Miami.

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  • Education

Head Start advocates brace for possibility of Trump eliminating funding

A Trump administration document, cited by news reports, proposes eliminating funding for Head Start, which is dedicated to early child care services. An advocate says the move would be "catastrophic."

April 18, 2025
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
A view of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau headquarters building in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 10, 2025.

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  • National

Judge blocks mass layoffs at CFPB in the latest twist over the fate of the agency

In declarations to federal court, CFPB employees describe a hasty process to eliminate most of the agency's staff. "[A]ll that matters is the numbers," one employee said they were told by leaders.

April 18, 2025
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By:
  • Laurel Wamsley
President Trump speaks in the Oval Office on Friday.

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  • Politics

Thousands of federal workers would be easier to fire under Trump rule change

The Trump administration is moving forward with efforts to make it easier to fire some federal workers, as part of its push to both shrink the federal government and exert more control over it.

April 18, 2025
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By:
  • Shannon Bond
Powell says he's determined to serve out the rest of his term, which runs through spring of 2026. In the picture, Powell departs after speaking at an an Economic Club of Chicago event in Chicago on April 16, 2025.

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  • Economy

Trump calls for Fed Chair Jerome Powell's 'termination' in blistering attack

President Trump lashed out at Powell for not acting sooner to lower interest rates. The president's own tariffs make that more difficult, by putting upward pressure on prices.

April 18, 2025
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