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My Unsung Hero

A stranger swooped in with tea and compassion after a woman got in car accident

In the late 1980s, Stephanie Garber was driving through downtown Silver Spring, Md., when a large pickup truck hit her car. A woman swooped in to offer her a cup of tea and compassion.

A stranger swooped in with tea and compassion after a woman got in car accident

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Grupo Frontera: Tiny Desk Concert

Grupo Frontera is at the center of a pop-infused reinvigoration of traditional Mexican sounds.
A colorful, whimsical illustration showing a writing desk covered with tools used to write letters, including an inkwell, a letter opener, a feathered pen, scissors, stationery, stamps, washi tape, and a seal.

There are so many ways to get in touch with friends and family. Why write letters? Among other things, "It's fun," says Rachel Syme, author of Syme's Letter Writer. Illustration © by Joana Avillez, Reprinted with permission from "Syme's Letter Writer," by Rachel Syme, published by Clarkson Potter Publishers hide caption

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Life Kit

The delightfully analog art of letter-writing

Tired of texting? Send your loved ones some snail mail instead. Rachel Syme, author of "Syme's Letter Writer: A Guide to Modern Correspondence," shares whimsical ways to start a letter-writing habit.

The art and pleasure of writing a letter

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After a scathing rebuke, a judge grants the Justice Department an extension in a deportation case

A federal judge gave the Trump administration another week to answer detailed questions about Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man whose illegal deportation has raised concerns about due process.

Federal judge blasts Trump administration for stonewalling in deportation case

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This image made from video shows the Orleans Parish Juvenile Court in New Orleans, Monday, April 10, 2023. Across the U.S. there have been steep declines in the number of youth in juvenile detention, but racial disparities are widening.

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Racial disparities in youth incarceration are the widest they've been in decades

The number of American children and teenagers in juvenile detention has sharply declined over the last few decades, but as overall numbers decrease, data shows Black and Native American youth are far more likely to be incarcerated than white children.

Racial disparities in youth incarceration are the widest they've been in decades

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The Department of Education says it will resume collections on defaulted student loans on May 5, affecting some 5 million borrowers nationwide. mohd izzuan/Getty Images hide caption

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Education

What to know as the government begins collections on defaulted student debt

The Department of Education says it will resume collections on May 5 and send wage garnishment notices "later this summer." Here's how to know — and what to do — if you'll be affected.

What to know as the government begins collections on defaulted student debt

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Jane Remover, a 21-year-old musician whose youthful interest in online gaming transformed in to a music career, is a central figure of digicore, an emerging offshoot of the hyperpop culture that took off in the 2010s.

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Music Features

Anatomy of a microgenre: hyperpop's next evolution

Raised on EDM and SoundCloud rap, shaped by online gaming and Discord chats, a young generation is tearing the blown-out experimental pop of the 2010s into new shapes.
Security personnel patrol a street the morning after militants indiscriminately opened fire on tourists near Pahalgam in Indian-controlled Kashmir, April 23.

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World

After a Kashmir attack, India downgrades its ties with Pakistan and suspends a water treaty

The day after a deadly attack, India announced it was closing a border with Pakistan, downgrading its diplomatic ties and suspending the Indus Waters Treaty. Pakistan denies involvement in the attack.
In 2001, Microsoft Chief Software Architect Bill Gates comments at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Wash., on the U.S. Court of Appeals decision to overturn a lower court's ruling that the software giant be broken up.

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Technology

Decades later, the Microsoft antitrust case casts a shadow over the Google trial

A nearly 30-year-old legal case looms large over the U.S. government's antitrust case against Google. A judge is hearing arguments to decide the penalties to levy against the search giant.
NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya (right), accompanied by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (left) and FDA Commissioner Marty Makary (center), speaks during a news conference Tuesday at the Health and Human Services Department on in Washington, D.C.

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National

An NIH autism study will pull from private medical records

The National Institutes of Health plans to pool information from private sources like pharmacies and smartwatches.
Pedestrians walk past Stereosound, the record store in Rome that the late Pope Francis used to frequent before his papacy. The pontiff visited the shop in 2022 to bless it following a renovation.

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Remembering Pope Francis

Pope Francis, the music nerd: a playlist

The pontiff, who possessed a sizable record collection, was a keen listener. Hear his favorite tracks — from Bach to Piazzolla — and a few more that might have caught his discerning ear.
Miami quarterback, Cam Ward, Colorado wide receiver, Travis Hunter, and Penn State defensive end, Abdul Carter.

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Sports

Where will Travis Hunter, Cam Ward and other top players be picked in the NFL Draft?

It's been almost 30 years since an NFL player played a true two-way season. Heisman winner Travis Hunter could be the next — but first, he has to be selected in the NFL Draft, which begins Thursday.

Where will Travis Hunter, Cam Ward and other top players be picked in the NFL Draft?

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Sen. Bernie Sanders Speaks To A Crowd Of 36,000 At The Fighting Oligarchy Rally At Gloria Molina Grand Park In Downtown Los Angeles On April 12, 2025.

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Politics

Bernie Sanders says Democrats have 'paid a political price' for not listening to the working class

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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who caucuses with Democrats, has been touring the country with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) to push back against the Trump administration.
A layer of smog lingers above the downtown Los Angeles skyline in 2024. Millions of Americans are still breathing in unhealthy air, despite long-term progress toward cleaning up many sources of pollution over the years, according to the 2025 State of the Air report.

A layer of smog lingers above the downtown Los Angeles skyline in 2024. Millions of Americans are still breathing in unhealthy air, despite long-term progress toward cleaning up many sources of pollution over the years, according to the 2025 State of the Air report. ETIENNE LAURENT/AFP via Getty Images/AFP hide caption

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Climate

Air pollution still plagues nearly half of Americans. That does a number on our health

Despite improvements in air quality in past decades, 156 million Americans still breathe in too much soot or ozone, says the annual State of the Air report from the American Lung Association.
Jason Furman, professor at Harvard Kennedy School, speaks at a panel discussion during the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019.

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Why Fed independence matters, according to economist Jason Furman

NPR talks with Jason Furman, an economist and Harvard professor, about Trump's management of the economy.

Economist Jason Furman discusses the global impacts of Trump's economic policies

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From left, Saikat Chakrabarti, Kat Abughazaleh and Elijah Manley are among a crop of young Democrats challenging longtime incumbents in solidly blue districts across the country ahead of next year's midterm elections.

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Politics

The next AOC? Young Democrats are aiming to topple incumbents inside their own party

Frustrated with their party's response to President Trump, a wave of young Democrats are challenging incumbents in safe blue districts, hoping to mirror Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's upset win in 2018.

The next AOC? Young Democrats are aiming to topple incumbents inside their own party

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Ukranian policemen gather along a street next to a destroyed car following a Russian drone strike in Kharkiv on April 22 amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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Ukraine invasion — explained

Trump says Zelenskyy will prolong war by rejecting Russian control of Crimea

President Trump lashed out at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy again on social media, after the Ukrainian leader refused to accept Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea.

Officials met in London to discuss peace talks on Russia's war on Ukraine

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