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Jim Irsay, longtime Colts owner and music memorabilia collector, dies at 65

NPR News Headlines - Thu, 05/22/2025 - 11:01

Irsay started with the Colts as a teenage ball boy and took ownership after his father's death in 1997. The team won a Super Bowl and two AFC championships under his nearly three-decade tenure.

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No more pennies: In big change, Treasury will stop minting them

NPR News Headlines - Thu, 05/22/2025 - 10:51

In a cost-cutting move, the Treasury Department will soon stop minting new pennies. The one-cent coins will still be legal tender. There are more than 100 billion pennies in circulation but many are gathering dust in change jars and forgotten pockets.

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Judge blocks Trump administration from closing the Education Department

NPR News Headlines - Thu, 05/22/2025 - 10:39

The federal judge also told the administration to reinstate department employees who lost their jobs during the reduction-in-force announced in March.

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Senate overrules parliamentarian and votes to undo California EV rule

NPR News Headlines - Thu, 05/22/2025 - 10:19

The Senate parliamentarian advised lawmakers that they couldn't use the Congressional Review Act to revoke California's right to set vehicle standards. But they did it anyway. Expect a legal fight.

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A top global health expert's message to graduates: Kick the tires

NPR News Headlines - Thu, 05/22/2025 - 09:59

NPR interviews Maria Van Kherkove, the infectious disease epidemiologist who is a leader in the World Health Organization.

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Supreme Court blocks creation of religious charter school in Oklahoma

NPR News Headlines - Thu, 05/22/2025 - 09:38

The court was deadlocked 4-4, which meant a state Supreme Court ruling that declared the school violated the constitutional separation of church and state remained in place.

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A family in Indian-administered Kashmir fears being split apart after militant attack

NPR News Headlines - Thu, 05/22/2025 - 09:31

The husband is from India. The wife is from Pakistan. Their son is Indian and daughters are Pakistani. India blames Pakistan for an April militant attack in Kashmir and ordered Pakistanis to leave.

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South Africa's president is praised for staying calm during Trump's Oval Office ambush

NPR News Headlines - Thu, 05/22/2025 - 07:54

South Africans credit President Cyril Ramaphosa for keeping his cool as President Trump made a choreographed presentation accusing the country of murdering white farmers.

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Two Israeli embassy aides killed. And, House passes Trump's 'big, beautiful bill'

NPR News Headlines - Thu, 05/22/2025 - 06:45

Two staff members of Israel's embassy in Washington, D.C., were shot dead last night outside of a Jewish museum. And, House Republicans passed President Trump's bill.

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Educators fear their homeless students could become a target for Trump cuts

NPR News Headlines - Thu, 05/22/2025 - 05:00

A federal program provides extra help to make sure students experiencing homelessness get an education. Amid massive cuts to the federal government, the program's future is uncertain.

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Scientists want to track the world's biodiversity using DNA in the air

NPR News Headlines - Thu, 05/22/2025 - 05:00

Scientists have found a way to sample DNA out of the air on a large scale — making it possible to one day track the health and well being of all kinds of species around the world.

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A Newark air traffic controller on how it felt when systems went dark

NPR News Headlines - Thu, 05/22/2025 - 04:00

An air traffic controller who works the airspace around Newark, N.J. speaks out about what it was like to lose radar and communication systems during a shift, and how the situation got to be so bad.

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How Trump made a 30% tariff feel like a relief

NPR News Headlines - Thu, 05/22/2025 - 04:00

It's a pattern in President Trump's chaotic tariff policy: he first suggests a high number, only to later ratchet it down. Business schools call it the 'anchor effect.'

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Raising ethics questions, top Trump meme coin investors to dine with president tonight

NPR News Headlines - Thu, 05/22/2025 - 04:00

President Trump is hosting an exclusive dinner tonight for the largest investors in the $TRUMP meme coin, putting the murky world of cryptocurrencies on a collision course with White House ethics.

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Witnessing George Floyd's killing

NPR News Headlines - Thu, 05/22/2025 - 03:11

How did the murder of George Floyd affect onlookers and online witnesses? Rev. Frenchye Magee, Professor Zinzi Bailey, and attorney Antonio Romanucci reflect on the response.

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Kermit the Frog to deliver commencement address at the University of Maryland graduation

NPR News Headlines - Thu, 05/22/2025 - 02:44

The beloved Muppet, created in 1955, will deliver the commencement address at the University of Maryland, the alma mater of his creator Jim Henson.

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New Orleans Archdiocese agrees to pay nearly $180M to victims of clergy sexual abuse

NPR News Headlines - Thu, 05/22/2025 - 00:27

Lawyers for survivors said they won't support the agreement, which they say was negotiated behind closed doors.

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2 Israeli Embassy staff are killed in a shooting in Washington, D.C., officials say

NPR News Headlines - Wed, 05/21/2025 - 23:36

As attendees departed an event held by a Jewish advocacy organization in D.C. on Wednesday night, a shooter opened fire, killing two. Later, he chanted "free Palestine," D.C. police officials said.

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Trump tried to shutter Radio Free Europe. The EU threw it a lifeline

NPR News Headlines - Wed, 05/21/2025 - 22:50

EU officials say the broadcaster for years has played an important role providing news to areas where the press can't operate freely

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Here's what's in the GOP megabill that's headed for a vote in the House

NPR News Headlines - Wed, 05/21/2025 - 21:56

At the center of the sweeping bill is trillions in tax cuts, which Republicans aim to partially offset through changes to safety net programs like Medicaid and SNAP.

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