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U.S.-Iran peace talks still in limbo after Iran seizes ships in the Strait of Hormuz

NPR News Headlines - Thu, 04/23/2026 - 06:30

President Trump told Fox News Wednesday that there was "no time pressure" on the ceasefire, which he has extended indefinitely.

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Two startlingly different views on long-awaited data on America's anti-HIV efforts

NPR News Headlines - Thu, 04/23/2026 - 05:51

After a year without data, the State Department released figures on PEPFAR, the program launched by George W. Bush and credited with saving millions of lives. How did Trump's aid cuts affect it?

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Peace talks between U.S. and Iran at a standstill as Trump extends ceasefire

NPR News Headlines - Thu, 04/23/2026 - 05:49

President Trump has extended the ceasefire, but Iran says it's not enough if the naval blockade is still in place.

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Sycophantic AI flatters and suggests you are not to blame

NPR News Headlines - Thu, 04/23/2026 - 05:00

The AI models and chatbots that we interact with tend to affirm our feelings and viewpoints — more so than people do, with potentially worrisome consequences.

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How TikTok is driving American expats to Southeast Asia

NPR News Headlines - Thu, 04/23/2026 - 04:00

Americans who moved to Vietnam and Thailand say their lives are now lower-stress and lower-cost. But glamorous videos on TikTok don't tell the whole story.

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Democrats dominate midterm fundraising, but Republicans have a huge cash advantage

NPR News Headlines - Thu, 04/23/2026 - 04:00

The latest campaign finance reports show Democratic enthusiasm in key House and Senate races, but national Republican groups have far more in the bank to potentially spend down the road.

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World Press Photo announces Photo of the Year 2026

NPR News Headlines - Thu, 04/23/2026 - 04:00

The executive director of World Press Photo said this image shows the inconsolable grief of children losing their father in a place built for justice. It is a stark and necessary record of family separation following the U.S. reform policies.

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Senate GOP is kickstarting budget reconciliation to fund ICE. Here's how that works

NPR News Headlines - Thu, 04/23/2026 - 04:00

After a historic partial shutdown of Homeland Security, congressional Republicans are looking to a budgetary tool that could enable them to fund immigration enforcement agencies without Democratic support.

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President Trump's popularity is falling. What does it mean for him and the GOP?

NPR News Headlines - Thu, 04/23/2026 - 03:45

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Jonah Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Dispatch, about President Trump's declining public approval.

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Trump administration flies 10-year-old back from Cuba amid custody fight

NPR News Headlines - Thu, 04/23/2026 - 01:19

President Trump's Department of Justice sent a plane this week to Cuba to return a 10-year-old from Utah who is at the center of a custody fight involving the child's gender identity.

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Chemical leak at a W.Va. plant kills 2 people, sends 30 more to hospitals, officials say

NPR News Headlines - Wed, 04/22/2026 - 19:36

The leak occurred at the Catalyst Refiners plant, a silver recovery business. An emergency management official says workers were preparing to shut down at least part of the facility when the leak occurred, causing a chemical gas reaction.

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Pentagon says Navy secretary is leaving, the latest departure of a top defense leader

NPR News Headlines - Wed, 04/22/2026 - 18:30

Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said John Phelan, the Navy's top civilian official, was "departing the administration, effective immediately." Navy Undersecretary Hung Cao will become acting secretary of the Navy.

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Tesla's profits beat expectations, but Elon Musk says big costs are ahead

NPR News Headlines - Wed, 04/22/2026 - 18:23

Tesla's profits were up from this time last year. But the company warned investors to prepare for expensive investments in next-generation technology like humanoid robots and AI.

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The tariff refund process has begun for businesses. What about customers?

NPR News Headlines - Wed, 04/22/2026 - 12:32

While shipping companies are pledging refunds for customers who directly paid tariff fees, the situation is much trickier for retailers.

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Inside Linda McMahon's effort to dismantle the Department of Education

NPR News Headlines - Wed, 04/22/2026 - 10:21

A former pro-wrestling executive, McMahon is now the education secretary Trump tasked with abolishing the agency. New Yorker writer Zach Helfand explains how her WWE experience led her to this role.

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Iranians are leaving the country just to access the internet

NPR News Headlines - Wed, 04/22/2026 - 10:12

Iran has cut off its access to the global internet. To find an internet connection, some Iranians are traveling across the border with Turkey — even just to make video calls and then go back home.

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Gene therapy for a rare type of deafness shows lasting results

NPR News Headlines - Wed, 04/22/2026 - 10:00

Researchers say a gene therapy allowed deaf children and adults as old as 32 to hear for the first time. The benefits have persisted for more than two years for some patients.

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Family influencers make the lifestyle look good. But kids pay the price, new book says

NPR News Headlines - Wed, 04/22/2026 - 09:46

What does it mean to monetize your offspring? To turn their childhood into content? In Like, Follow, Subscribe Fortesa Latifi explores what drives parents to become family influencers.

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Greetings from an Islamabad park, a peaceful vantage point in an uncertain world

NPR News Headlines - Wed, 04/22/2026 - 08:46

The park, near the venue where inconclusive Iran-U.S. peace talks took place this month, provides respite to those who visit it.

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Restrictions on obesity drug coverage force patients to pivot

NPR News Headlines - Wed, 04/22/2026 - 08:25

Twelve million people lost coverage for Zepbound over the last year. The same number of people lost coverage for Wegovy, according to an analysis by GoodRx, a drug discount website.

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