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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development says its current staff use only half the available office space and that relocating will "reduce the burden on the American taxpayer."

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  • National

As Trump jettisons its staff, HUD puts its D.C. headquarters up for sale

The federal housing agency says its 1968 building faces more than $500 million in deferred maintenance. It also says current staff take up only half the space.

April 17, 2025
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By:
  • Jennifer Ludden
French President Emmanuel Macron (left) shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio next to special envoy Steve Witkoff (center) and France's foreign minister, Jean-Noël Barrot, before a meeting at the Élysée presidential palace in Paris on Thursday.

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  • Europe

Rubio leads a U.S. team for Paris talks as Macron seeks unity on Ukraine

France hosted top diplomats from the U.S., Germany, the U.K. and Ukraine to discuss efforts toward a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine.

April 17, 2025
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By:
  • Eleanor Beardsley and
  • Joanna Kakissis
Staff departures and survey cuts at the U.S. Census Bureau, headquartered in Suitland, Md., are raising questions about whether the federal agency can continue producing reliable statistics for the country.

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  • Politics

Brain drain at Census Bureau has employees warning about the country's statistics

Staff departures and survey cuts are roiling the federal agency in charge of producing census results, job numbers and other key statistics as Trump officials continue to slash the U.S. government.

April 17, 2025
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By:
  • Hansi Lo Wang
Students walk to their buses at the end of the school day in Minneapolis, Minn. Minnesota, Illinois and Wisconsin are among the states pushing back on the U.S. Education Department's DEI directive.

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  • Education

With federal funding on the line, school leaders weigh Trump DEI order

The Trump administration has told states they have until April 24 to promise to end DEI programs in K-12 schools, or risk losing federal dollars.

April 17, 2025
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  • Jonaki Mehta
President Trump greets Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni outside the West Wing of the White House on Thursday.

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  • Politics

Trump says he's optimistic about a trade deal with Europe

The remarks came in a meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, the first EU leader to meet directly with Trump since the president imposed — and then scaled back — a 20% tariff on EU imports.

April 17, 2025
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  • NPR Washington Desk
A worker pushes a wine barrel into a storage facility at Hunnicutt winery in St. Helena, Calif., on Sept. 30, 2021.

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  • Business

Tariffs make sour grapes for American winemakers

American winemakers tell us why tariffs hurt their industry.

April 17, 2025
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  • Willa Rubin
President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on April 10, 2025 in Washington, DC.

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  • Education

Wesleyan University president says Trump's antisemitism fight doesn't protect Jews

Michael Roth, Wesleyan University's first Jewish president, says the Trump administration is using antisemitism as a "cloak" to get universities to be loyal to the president.

April 17, 2025
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  • A Martínez and
  • Destinee Adams
Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen speaks to the press in La Libertad, El Salvador, during his trip to lobby for the release of deported Maryland resident Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

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  • Politics

A Maryland senator tried to visit his wrongfully deported constituent in El Salvador

Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen went to El Salvador to lobby for the release of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, whose deportation has gripped the U.S. He isn't the only lawmaker with such a trip in mind.

April 17, 2025
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  • Rachel Treisman
Tiny Desk Concert with T-Pain and keybordist, Toro, on Oct. 27.

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Tiny Desk Radio brings you the behind-the-scenes stories of your favorite concerts

We're bringing the best of Tiny Desk to the airwaves, only on public radio.

April 17, 2025
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Michael B. Jordan plays twins Smoke and Stack in the new movie <em>Sinners</em>.

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  • Movie Reviews

'Sinners' gives Michael B. Jordan two roles of a lifetime

In Sinners, Ryan Coogler creates a bold original vision, and Michael B. Jordan is at the top of his game.

April 17, 2025
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  • Aisha Harris
Palmyra's ancient theater, seen on Feb. 21, was used by ISIS for public executions during the group's takeover of the region.  Syrians are hoping for a return of tourists now that the country has reopened to international visitors after the fall of the regime of Bashar al-Assad to rebel fighters last December.

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  • World

Syria hopes tourists will return to Palmyra, a World Heritage Site ravaged by war

Before 2015, Palmyra was considered one of the world's most intact ancient Roman sites. ISIS blew up many key monuments of this storied Silk Road city. Syrians hope restoration can begin now.

April 17, 2025
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  • Jane Arraf
In this photo released by Agence Kampuchea Press (AKP), Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni, right, and Chinese President Xi Jingping attend a welcome ceremony at Phnom Penh International Airport in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AKP via AP)

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  • Asia

China's Xi Jinping arrives in Cambodia to wrap up 3-nation Southeast Asia tour

The visit, Xi's first since 2016, will conclude a three-nation Southeast Asian tour that included stops in Vietnam and Malaysia.

April 17, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
The CDC's Division of Viral Hepatitis was shuttered amid federal layoffs in April.

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  • Investigations

In the middle of a hepatitis outbreak, U.S. shutters the one CDC lab that could help

All 27 scientists at the CDC's viral hepatitis lab were told their duties were "unnecessary." Ongoing outbreak investigations have now been halted.

April 17, 2025
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By:
  • Chiara Eisner
Two new studies suggest that stem-cell treatments may be getting closer to becoming widely available for Parkinson's patients.

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  • Science

Stem cells to treat Parkinson's? 2 small studies hint at success

Two new studies suggest that Parkinson's disease can potentially be treated with stem cells placed in a patient's brain.

April 17, 2025
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By:
  • Jon Hamilton
Francis Davis accepts the Grammy award for best album notes for his work on Miles Davis' <em>Kind Of Blue: 50th Anniversary Collector's Edition</em> in 2009.

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  • Obituaries

Francis Davis, a giant of jazz criticism, has died

His wife, Fresh Air host Terry Gross, said the longtime contributor to The Village Voice and NPR had been living with emphysema and Parkinson's disease.

April 17, 2025
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