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What you need to know as the May 7 Real ID deadline approaches

Thu, 04/10/2025 - 04:00

Driver's licenses and IDs that are not Real ID-compliant will no longer get you through U.S. airport security once the law takes effect in a few weeks, but full enforcement may not start right away.

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Where did U.S. humanities grants go? To projects from a baseball film to AI research

Thu, 04/10/2025 - 04:00

From AI research to historical preservation, programs funded by grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities reach every corner of the U.S. Now the government has terminated those grants.

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Jury awards $1.68 billion to women who accused director Toback of sexual abuse

Thu, 04/10/2025 - 00:58

Toback, who wrote Bugsy, faces one of the largest #MeToo verdicts in history after a New York jury ordered him to pay 1.68 billion in damages to 40 women.

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Judge finds Newsmax aired false and defamatory claims about voting-tech company

Wed, 04/09/2025 - 20:03

A Delaware judge finds the right-wing network aired false and defamatory statements about Dominion Voting Systems' role in the 2020 presidential election. A jury trial is slated for late April.

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10 emerging writers win Whiting Awards

Wed, 04/09/2025 - 19:11

The awards, which come with a $50K purse, have helped launch the writing careers of many now well-known authors, including Colson Whitehead, Ocean Vuong, Alice McDermott and Jia Tolentino.

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President Trump has announced a hold on most tariffs, but China faces tariffs of 125%

Wed, 04/09/2025 - 17:11

President Trump abruptly announced a 90-day pause on the steep tariffs that went into effect Wednesday -- except for China.

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20 musicians who should get to go to space before Katy Perry

Wed, 04/09/2025 - 15:59

On April 14, Blue Origin plans to launch a space flight with a crew that includes the singer behind the 2010 hit "Firework." But we can think of many other artists who deserve to be among the stars.

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Attorney representing a student protestor detained by federal immigration agents

Wed, 04/09/2025 - 15:58

Amir Makled sat down with All Things Considered host Juana Summers to describe his experience, and what it could mean for other attorneys who are going against the wishes of the Trump administration.

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Israel's Attacks on Syria

Wed, 04/09/2025 - 15:22

Since the rule of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad ended, Israel has attacked Syria hundreds of times. Israel says they don't trust the new government in Syria and so they are hitting areas in Syria adjacent to Israel in an effort disarm southern Syria. Our correspondent takes us to one of the Syrian villages on the border that was attacked.

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European Union approves new retaliatory tariffs on the U.S.

Wed, 04/09/2025 - 14:10

All but one of the 27 EU member countries voted to impose tariffs on specific U.S. products. The vote came before President Trump announced a 90-day pause on U.S. tariffs on goods from most countries.

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Appeals court rules Trump can fire probationary federal workers once again

Wed, 04/09/2025 - 13:44

The decision from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals further clears the way for the Trump administration to re-fire, for now, thousands of probationary federal employees.

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'The Economist' editor unpacks the 'biggest trade policy shock' of Trump's tariffs

Wed, 04/09/2025 - 13:24

President Trump's sweeping tariff policy has upended the global economy. Zanny Minton Beddoes, the editor-in-chief of The Economist, likens it to The Art of the Deal — on steroids.

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Trump says he will pause tariff hikes for 90 days, but not for China

Wed, 04/09/2025 - 13:07

The president announced he would raise tariffs on China to 125% "effective immediately" but said he was pausing big hikes on other U.S. trading partners to allow time for trade negotiations.

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House GOP leaders prepare budget vote, daring dissenters to oppose Trump

Wed, 04/09/2025 - 12:23

House GOP leaders are moving ahead with a budget plan that is meant to pave the way for future votes on President Trump's domestic agenda, but members within their own party oppose the bill. Some dissenters have remained opposed to the bill, despite pressure from leaders and Trump himself.

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This former influencer gave up her smartphone. She says you should, too

Wed, 04/09/2025 - 11:36

August Lamm became an accidental influencer by posting pictures of her art online – until she reached a breaking point and got rid of her smartphone. Now, she's advocating for others to do the same.

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Trump administration backs off Nvidia's 'H20' chip crackdown after Mar-a-Lago dinner

Wed, 04/09/2025 - 10:53

The White House was expected to ban sales of the high-performance AI chip to China. Chinese companies had been stockpiling the chip but now the Trump administration is backing off.

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The Israeli troop killing of a U.S. teen in the West Bank sparks outrage

Wed, 04/09/2025 - 10:10

The killing of a Palestinian American teen by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank has sparked an outcry from relatives and community members in the Palestinian territory as well as the U.S.

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If Planet Nine is out there, this telescope might actually find it

Wed, 04/09/2025 - 10:00

A powerful new observatory is the best hope yet for finding the elusive Planet 9, a large planet that some scientists say is hidden in our solar system.

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U.S. says it is now monitoring immigrants' social media for antisemitism

Wed, 04/09/2025 - 09:42

Effective immediately, the government says it will begin screening immigrant social media for activity that officials think indicates support for antisemitism.

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U.S. stocks gain modestly, attempting a rebound even as tariff war escalates

Wed, 04/09/2025 - 09:37

U.S. stock indices were modestly higher, even as President Trump's latest round of tariffs kicked in. But nerves abounded, with China and the EU announcing they would retaliate with their own tariffs.

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