All Things Considered
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FDA vaccine official ousted
The FDA's top vaccine regulator says he was forced out by the Trump administration and criticizes HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s "misinformation and lies" about vaccines.
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This week in politics: Signal saga, Trump executive orders and more
We catch up on what's happened this week with the Signal chat group controversy, immigration enforcement actions, and new executive orders.
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The history of the shopping cart
The modern shopping cart — as we know it — didn't always exist, which meant it had to be invented. The How Curious podcast explores the history of the shopping cart.
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The surprise drop in drug overdose deaths in the U.S.
For this week's Reporter's Notebook segment, NPR Addiction Correspondent Brian Mann explains the reasons behind the surprise drop in overdose deaths across the country.
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Spring has sprung with new music
Springtime is the season of flowers, but it's also a time for new music. Who is putting out interesting projects this season?
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Scholars say Trump administration is trying to erase America's non-white history
From painting over a Black Lives Matter mural to temporarily scrubbing web stories of Navajo Code Talkers, scholars and activists say the Trump administration is trying to erase non-white history.
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Measles outbreak sparks vaccine enthusiasm across the country
Measles spreads quickly in communities where vaccination rates are low - and vaccine hesitancy has been on the rise for years. But amid a growing outbreak in Texas, vaccine enthusiasm is growing, as parents try to get their kids vaccinated early.
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Australian researchers worry over future of scientific collaboration with the U.S.
Australian researchers say they are concerned about the future of scientific collaboration with the United States after its sudden withdrawal of funding for some of the country's top universities.
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Cuts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration may hurt scallop harvest
Cuts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration could reduce the number of scallops harvested this season. Less data about the health of the fishery forces lower limits on harvesting.
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Las Cruces, N.M., grapples with painful losses after mass shooting
One week after a mass shooting with teenage victims and suspects, the small city of Las Cruces is figuring out how to move forward.
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Former hostage Paul Whelan returns home, to a web of bureaucracy
Paul Whelan was part of the largest prisoner exchange between the U.S. and Russia since the end of the Cold War. But since coming home, Whelan says he's still imprisoned — by bureaucracy.
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Elon Musk's Starlink is likely to get a boost from the Trump administration
Elon Musk is hoping his role in the White House will give a big boost to Starlink, his fast-growing satellite broadband network. And Musk may have the allies he needs in the Trump administration. Critics of Musk fear the billionaire could be poised for huge giveaway in the form of broadband and radio spectrum contracts.