All Things Considered
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Venezuela's 'Iron Lady' wins Nobel Peace Prize
The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Venezuela's leading opposition figure, Maria Corina Machado. The 58-year old democracy leader has been in hiding since 2024.
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Trump blurs lines between illegal immigration and crime in National Guard deployments
As President Trump pushes to get National Guard troops patrolling American cities, his administration has, in effect, blurred the lines between traditional law enforcement and immigration enforcement.
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Why fans and critics alike are slamming Taylor Swift's new album
NPR's Mia Venkat explains to Scott Detrow what the internet couldn't stop talking about this week.
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In Alaska, one man battles season depression... with balloons
Fairbanks, Alaska, gets extremely cold and dark in the winter, and residents turn to all kinds of hobbies to keep seasonal depression at bay. For one man, that includes ornate balloon art projects.
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A quintessentially American sport (finally) gets another U.S. champion
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Christopher Blevins, the first U.S. male winner of the World Cup for cross-country mountain biking in 34 years.
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Loyola's Sister Jean, who became a March Madness icon, dies at 106
Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the beloved chaplain for the Loyola Chicago men's basketball team who became an international celebrity during their 2018 Final Four run, has died.
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'Make it stop.' For lawmakers, the shutdown feels like purgatory (but with Thai food)
On Capitol Hill, there has been almost no sign of progress toward ending the shutdown. Senators say they aren't even formally negotiating, which begs the question: what are they actually doing?
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Former Biden official on President Trump's peace plan for Gaza
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Jake Sullivan, national security adviser to former President Biden, about President Trump's plan for peace in Gaza.
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Trump's National Guard deployments face courtroom tests
High-stakes legal arguments over President Trump's effort to deploy National Guard troops in Portland, Oregon and Chicago played out at the same time in two federal courthouses Thursday.
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Why health care for pets has been surging
The cost of health care for pets has been surging. It has almost doubled over the past five years. What is behind these rising costs?
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She once was in prison. Now this Chicago mom helps others break the cycle of violence
Meet a previously incarcerated mother who works with young people to prevent gun violence in Chicago, one of several American cities where the homicide rate has significantly dropped in recent years.
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Letitia James, who prosecuted Trump in N.Y., is indicted on one count of bank fraud
The Attorney General in New York has been indicted on a bank fraud charge after President Trump urged the Justice Department to prosecute her.