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Once endangered, the global green sea turtle population is rebounding, according to a new report from the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
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NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Cynthia Miller-Idriss, director of the Polarization and Extremism Research and Innovation Lab, about links between online gaming communities and violence.
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President Trump appeared to confirm reports that he approved covert CIA operations inside Venezuela.
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As U.S. health insurance costs rise, some companies are paying for all of their workers' premiums. It's a big expense — but they say it pays off. -
Director Richard Linklater and actor Ethan Hawke discuss their new film Blue Moon, which focuses on one fateful night toward the end of lyricist Lorenz Hart's life. -
Because of the government shutdown, the National Flood Insurance Program is no longer writing new policies. It's causing problems for would-be homeowners, but private companies have stepped in to help. -
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Ned Price, a former State Department official and CIA intelligence analyst, about President Trump's recent rhetoric about striking Venezuela.
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A last-minute intervention ensured the military was paid despite the government shutdown, but military families remain anxious as the shutdown drags on without a long-term solution.
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A Supreme Court case over Louisiana's congressional map could determine the future of Voting Rights Act protections against racial discrimination and allow Republicans to draw 19 more House seats. -
The government shutdown is on its 15th day, and as the public increasingly begins to feel the effects, it remains unclear which party on Capitol Hill will blink first.
