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The FAA's order to cut flights due to the government shutdown is set to take effect

Fri, 11/07/2025 - 00:20

The 40 airports impacted by the cuts span more than two dozen states. The Federal Aviation Administration said the reductions would start at 4% and ramp up to 10% by Nov. 14.

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Kazakhstan to join Abraham Accords with Israel in symbolic boost to Trump initiative

Fri, 11/07/2025 - 00:01

The action, announced Thursday, is largely seen as symbolic. Kazakhstan has had diplomatic relations with Israel since 1992.

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Supreme Court allows Trump to prohibit gender election on passports

Thu, 11/06/2025 - 14:57

The court's decision is not a final ruling, however; it just permits Trump's passport policy to go into effect while litigation continues in the lower courts.

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After California's vote to counter Trump, here's where redistricting stands

Thu, 11/06/2025 - 14:23

In the summer, Texas drew new lines to help the GOP win in the midterm elections. California countered this week. The Republicans might have an edge in the redistricting battle as it spreads nationally.

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Subway sandwich thrower found not guilty in D.C. jury rebuke

Thu, 11/06/2025 - 14:01

The acquittal on a misdemeanor charge comes after the case came to represent broader resistance in the nation's capital to the Trump administration's law enforcement surge.

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White House strikes deals for lower prices on obesity drugs

Thu, 11/06/2025 - 13:00

Medicare beneficiaries will soon be able to get obesity and Type 2 diabetes drugs for a $50 copay. But there are some limitations.

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50 years ago, the Edmund Fitzgerald, a 'rock star' ship, sank in Lake Superior

Thu, 11/06/2025 - 12:59

Twenty-nine sailors drowned when the Edmund Fitzgerald went down in the Great Lakes' icy waters on Nov. 10, 1975. The ship was immortalized in a surprise hit 1976 folk ballad by Gordon Lightfoot.

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A former teacher shot by her 6-year-old student wins a $10 million jury verdict

Thu, 11/06/2025 - 12:50

Abby Zwerner's lawsuit that accused an administrator of ignoring warnings that a child had a gun at Newport News, Va., school that day. A bullet damaged her left hand and remains in her chest.

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A reporter outlines Trump's options to subvert the 2026 midterm elections

Thu, 11/06/2025 - 11:35

The Atlantic journalist David A. Graham describes how Trump could potentially use troops near polling places, pressure local election workers and have federal agents seize voting machines.

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What Tesla wants to pay Elon Musk, by the (mind-blowing) numbers

Thu, 11/06/2025 - 11:07

On Thursday, Tesla shareholders will vote on a pay package for Elon Musk that could allow him to earn an unprecedented one trillion dollars' worth of stock.

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Wall Street reckons with life under Zohran Mamdani

Thu, 11/06/2025 - 10:36

New York City's CEOs and other billionaires spent more than $40 million trying to defeat the mayor-elect. Now they have to live with him.

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Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi will not seek reelection

Thu, 11/06/2025 - 08:00

A shrewd political strategist, California Rep. Nancy Pelosi has had an unprecedented career in Congress. First elected in a special election in 1987, Pelosi went on to become one of the most effective leaders of the Democratic party.

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AI steps in to detect the world's deadliest infectious disease

Thu, 11/06/2025 - 06:30

There's a global shortage of radiologists. Now artificial intelligence is helping speed up the diagnosis of tuberculosis in hard-to-reach communities.

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Trump urges GOP to end shutdown. And, SCOTUS skeptical of reasoning behind tariffs

Thu, 11/06/2025 - 06:26

President Trump calls on Senate Republicans to end the government shutdown. And, the Supreme Court hears arguments on whether Trump overstepped his authority by imposing tariffs.

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Bird flu surges among poultry amid a scaled back federal response

Thu, 11/06/2025 - 05:00

Migrating wild birds are spreading the virus to domesticated flocks, increasing the risk of eventually seeing a human outbreak. Scientists are troubled by the muted federal response.

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ICE is sending a chill through the construction industry

Thu, 11/06/2025 - 04:00

The construction industry, where more than a quarter of workers are foreign-born, has long struggled to find enough workers. Now, industry officials say Trump's immigration crackdown is making it worse.

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The shutdown leaves telehealth for Medicare patients in limbo

Thu, 11/06/2025 - 04:00

Telehealth for Medicare started during the pandemic and became popular quickly. But the shutdown put an abrupt halt to payments for the service.

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The DOJ has been firing judges with immigrant defense backgrounds

Thu, 11/06/2025 - 04:00

NPR's data analysis shows that the DOJ has tended to fire judges with immigrant defense backgrounds in its recent rounds of dismissals.

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How would the government shutdown affect Thanksgiving travel? Here's what to know

Thu, 11/06/2025 - 04:00

Holiday travel can already be stressful. Here's how a prolonged government shutdown might make things even harder and whether you should travel at all.

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The federal government is still shut down. Here's what that means across the country

Thu, 11/06/2025 - 04:00

The federal government remains shut down, in what is now the longest shutdown in U.S. history. Reporters from the NPR Network are digging into the ways the government shutdown is playing out in their region.

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