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Paris Saint-Germain returns to Champions League final after beating Bayern Munich

The Associated Press

The French league leader will face Arsenal in the final in Budapest, Hungary, on May 30, after the Gunners defeated Atletico Madrid 1-0 on Tuesday to progress 2-1 on aggregate.
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Federal authorities arrest 18 for alleged drug distribution around Los Angeles park

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The area, called MacArthur Park, is a densely populated immigrant neighborhood west of downtown LA where federal immigration authorities and the National Guard made a brief show of force last summer.

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Trump's counterterrorism strategy makes targeting drug cartels the top priority

The Associated Press

President Trump has signed off on a new U.S. counterterrorism strategy that sets eliminating drug cartels in the Western Hemisphere as the administration's highest priority.
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Secretary Howard Lutnick is questioned by House lawmakers over his Epstein ties

Ava Berger, Vanessa Romo

Lutnick said last year that he cut ties with Epstein, his former neighbor, in 2005. But the Epstein files indicate that the two kept in contact, including for a 2012 lunch on Epstein's private island.
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CNN Anchor Christiane Amanpour remembers Ted Turner

Courtney Dorning, Ailsa Chang, Erika Ryan

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with CNN's Christiane Amanpour about broadcaster Ted Turner's legacy.
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These companies help parents try to pick their babies' traits. Experts are wary

Rob Stein

Prospective parents can now pick embryos based on risk predictions for thousands of diseases and odds for specific traits. But should they?

Construction cranes are seen, from the Washington Monument, on the site of the former East Wing of the White House on April 17, 2026 in Washington, DC.

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Republicans want to add $1 billion for Trump's ballroom security to ICE funding plan

Eric McDaniel

Republicans in Congress are proposing $1 billion in funding for security for President Trump's White House ballroom as part of their partisan plan to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Wild pollinators like this bumblebee are integral to farmers' livelihoods and nutrition.

Tom Timberlake

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Preserving pollinators is good for health -- and income

Jonathan Lambert

David McKenna plays Piggy and Winston Sawyers is Ralph in this four-part adaptation of Lord of the Flies.

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Watch boys go from frightened to feral in an unforgettable 'Lord of the Flies'

David Bianculli

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Greetings from a sea village in Indonesia, where Indigenous fishing gets help from mangroves

Katerina Barton

As a water taxi rounded a corner at sunset, the village of Torosiaje came into view, with its colorful stilted houses perched over the Molucca Sea.
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'A trailblazer, a rabble-rouser, a do-gooder': CNN founder Ted Turner dies at 87

David Folkenflik

Turner had a larger-than-life personality, and used it to launch the country's first 24/7 all-news network.
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Have you lost or are worried about losing SNAP benefits? NPR wants to hear your story

NPR Staff

NPR wants to hear from people impacted by changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
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Iran is reviewing a U.S. proposal as Trump threatens renewed bombing if it doesn't agree

NPR Staff

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman said negotiators are assessing the Trump administration's latest proposal and will relate a response to mediating country Pakistan.
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New book imagines Hans Christian Andersen showing up to Charles Dickens' house

Heller McAlpin

In Five Weeks in the Country, author Francine Prose imagines a distressing, ill-timed visit to Charles Dickens' home in 1857 — offering a memorable twist on the classic English country house drama.