The White House says people living on the street in Washington, D.C., can avoid jail by going to a shelter. Homeless advocates say there aren’t enough shelter beds.
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High prices and healthcare costs may turn Latino voters away from Republicans in 2026
Latino voters helped deliver the White House to President Trump in the last election but many of them already say they won’t vote for Republicans next year, but they aren’t yet turning to Democrats.
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Help is growing for the heavy emotional toll cancer takes on young men
Coping with cancer and its aftermath isn’t easy for anyone. But men tend to isolate more, seek less support and, alarmingly, die earlier than women. Young survivors are working to change that.
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Zelenskyy in Berlin for critical talks with European leaders and Trump
President Trump will join European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for an emergency virtual summit on Wednesday, ahead of the U.S. president’s meeting with Putin on Friday.
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Greetings from Paris, where you can swim in the Seine for the first time in a century
Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR’s international correspondents share snapshots of moments from their lives and work around the world.
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Danielle Spencer, who played little sister Dee on ‘What’s Happening!!,’ dies at 60
A family spokesperson said Spencer died Monday after battling cancer for several years. As Dee, she was a deadpan, wisecracking sister on What’s Happening!! Spencer later became a veterinarian.
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White House calls for a ‘comprehensive review’ of eight Smithsonian museums
The effort is focused on bringing the organization in line with President Trump’s cultural directives ahead of the country’s 250th anniversary celebrations.
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Trump official tells census workers Congress has final say over the count, not Trump
Days after the president’s call for a “new” census, the top official overseeing the Census Bureau told employees that Congress, not Trump, has final say over the tally, NPR has exclusively learned.
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‘Alien: Earth’ is one of the best shows so far this year
The TV prequel to the Alien movies calls back to the best elements of those original films — including questions about corporate exploitation and technological advancements.
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State Department slashes its annual reports on human rights
Required by Congress, the reports no longer single out things like rigged elections or sexual violence against children as human rights violations.
