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Switching from gas to electric? Here's 3 appliances that are easy to install
Changing from gas to climate-friendly electric appliances often involves expensive retrofits. A growing list of companies offer stoves, heat pumps and water heaters that make it easier and cheaper.
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After historic indictment, doctors will keep mailing abortion pills over state lines
Doctors who mail abortion medication pills across state lines have been on alert ever since Louisiana, which bans abortion, indicted a New York doctor for mailing the pills to a woman there.
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Movie theater in Miami Beach faces eviction after showing documentary 'No Other Land'
A movie theater in Miami Beach faces eviction after it showed the documentary that won this year's Academy Award. "No Other Land" follows the displacement of a Palestinian community in the West Bank.
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Author Emma Donoghue discusses her new historical thriller, 'The Paris Express'
NPR's Steve Inskeep asks author Emma Donoghue about her new historical thriller that centers on the French railway disaster of 1895.
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States sense opportunity to hire laid-off federal workers
With the Trump administration trying to lay off tens of thousands of federal workers, some Democratic governors are sensing an opportunity to hire them in state positions.
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Two men found guilty in deadliest human smuggling incident in modern U.S. history
Two men have been found guilty in connection with the deadliest human smuggling incident in modern U.S. history. In 2022, 53 people, including 6 children, died inside a tractor trailer in Texas.
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How delivery workers in New York City banded together during the COVID pandemic
When the COVID pandemic erupted five years ago, the streets of New York City were desolate. Delivery workers feared they'd be robbed or attacked, and so they banded together for the first time.
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Honduran musician Aurelio Martínez has died at 55
Beloved Honduran musician and champion of Garifuna music, Aurelio Martínez, has died at age 55.
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Federal judge says USAID shutdown likely violated the Constitution
A federal judge has ruled that Elon Musk and his DOGE team likely violated the Constitution when they effectively shut down USAID. Trump said the administration will appeal the decision.
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Morning news brief
Israel has launched a series of deadly strikes in Gaza, how President Trump is testing executive power while facing court orders, the U.S. Institute of Peace subject to a hostile takeover by DOGE.
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At 83, Martha Stewart celebrates gardening with her 101st book
NPR's Michel Martin talks gardening with Martha Stewart. Her new book, "Martha Stewart's Gardening Handbook," is her first gardening book in more than 20 years.
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How President Trump's foreign policy shifts are viewed outside of the Beltway
President Trump has turned much of American foreign policy on its head. Many in Washington, D.C., are critical, but how are Trump's moves playing beyond the Beltway?