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Why are Israel's deals to exchange hostages so lopsided?
Why are Israel's deals to exchange hostages so lopsided?

An Israeli delegation is in Cairo to hash out details for the second phase of a ceasefire deal with Hamas.

Under the first phase of the deal, Hamas a…

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After weeks of chaos, the future is uncertain for thousands of federal workers
After weeks of chaos, the future is uncertain for thousands of federal workers

Across the country and around the world, tens of thousands of federal workers face uncertainty amid an unprecedented reduction and restructuring of t…

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Bonus Episode: The Aphasia Choir
Bonus Episode: The Aphasia Choir

There are at least two million people in America who have thoughts and ideas they can't put into words.

People who have had strokes or traumatic brai…

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Ousted Kennedy Center president says artists must feel "welcome and safe"
Ousted Kennedy Center president says artists must feel "welcome and safe"

President Donald Trump is now chairman of The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. Trump replaced 18 members of the board with …

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In Panama economic needs threaten to erase a way of life
In Panama economic needs threaten to erase a way of life

Panama has been looking for solutions to a long-term problem. Every time a ship passes through the Panama Canal, more than 50 million gallons of fres…

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Trump says the U.S. will 'own' Gaza — what that could mean for the Middle East
Trump says the U.S. will 'own' Gaza — what that could mean for the Middle East

The Gaza Strip – ground zero of Israel's war with Hamas – is only about twice the size of Washington, DC. It has about 25 miles of coastline along th…

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Are we in a constitutional crisis?
Are we in a constitutional crisis?

President Trump's blizzard of executive orders has run into a snowplow of legal challenges. There are dozens of cases challenging the White House's a…

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What DOGE could mean for Medicare and Medicaid?
What DOGE could mean for Medicare and Medicaid?

Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency is quickly expanding its reach through the federal government.

It recently accessed systems at the Cen…

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Trump 2.0 or Project 2025?
Trump 2.0 or Project 2025?

Project 2025, is a 900-plus page blueprint for a conservative President. It was unveiled in the spring of 2023, well before Donald Trump had won the …

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Bonus Episode: "Margery," the medieval memoirist

For centuries, scholars only had one version of the life of Margery Kempe, an English mystic who lived in the 14th and 15th centuries — until a ping …

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