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Trump administration rolls back $2 billion mental health, addiction grant cuts
Sweeping cuts to mental health and addiction programs worth more than $2 billion are being reversed. After a political backlash from Republicans and Democrats, the grant money will be restored.
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NASA's Crew-11 heads home from space, a month early
The four members of NASA's Crew-11 mission are heading home from the International Space Station. Their journey is ending a month early due to an astronaut with a "serious medical condition."
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What Venezuela's oil could mean for the industry in Texas
There's renewed focus on the oil industry since the U.S. seized Venezuela's president. The benefits for Texas, which has many oil companies and the most refining capacity in the U.S., could be mixed.
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Trump administration cuts nearly 2 billion in funding for mental health and addiction
The Trump administration has cut nearly 2 billion dollars in funding for programs that serve people with mental illness and substance abuse issues. Providers say the cuts are devastating.
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Can federal agents be held accountable? A legal expert weighs in
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with law professor David Cole of Georgetown University about the accountability of federal officers, after an ICE agent shot and killed Renee Macklin Good in Minnesota.
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How Trump's 'America First' is upending the world order
President Trump is dismantling the global system the U.S. built in the 20th century. Foreign policy experts say he wants a world that looks more like the 19th century.
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Building strength without weights
Lifting weights isn't the only way to build strength and muscle. Experts say bodyweight exercises can go a long way and are a great way to get started if you don't feel like going to the gym.
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Claudette Colvin was a civil rights pioneer. She died this week at 86
In 1955, 15-year-old Claudette Colvin, a student from a Black high school in Montgomery, Ala., refused to move from her bus seat. The forgotten civil rights activist died this week.
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NPR price-checks 114 items at Walmart
NPR price-checks 114 items at a Walmart in Georgia to see how costs have changed in a year.
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Centuries-old 'Frank the Liberty Tree' gets cut down
People from Florida to Washington want a piece of Frank the Liberty Tree, a huge oak between 250 and 300 years old that was struck by lightning years ago and now must come down.
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Minnesota protesters say ICE using force to silence dissent
Immigration agents are threatening protesters with arrest while protesters are making noise and trying to prevent immigration arrests. The legality of the actions of both sides appears to be in flux.
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Here to Help: How an LA musician's loss has inspired him to help others
Brandon Jay and his wife, Gwendolyn Sanford, created Altadena Musicians to help those who may have lost their beloved musical instruments in last year's LA wildfires.
