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Democratic county executive on Trump's visit to Michigan and local economic concerns

6:55am April 30, 2025

by Steve Inskeep

Before a rally in Michigan on Tuesday, President Trump signed actions to give automakers a break from some tariffs. NPR speaks with Macomb County Chief Executive Mark Hackel about the reprieve.

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What's changed between Trump's first and second terms in office

6:54am April 30, 2025

by Tamara Keith

When President Trump took office in 2017, it was a shock to the political system. But his first term looks downright tame compared to the first 100 days of Trump 2.0.

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With a focus on unity, Vietnam celebrates 50 years since war's end

6:00am April 30, 2025

A focus away from the past and on how the private sector can lead future economic growth underscored celebrations in the capital of the former South Vietnam.

More and more older Americans want to know their Alzheimer's status, survey finds

6:00am April 30, 2025

A survey of 1,700 Americans 45 and older found that 79% would want to know if they were in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease.

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A man chopped down Los Angeles trees. The crime cut deep in the struggling neighborhood

5:01am April 30, 2025

For days, police say, Samuel Patrick Groft cruised through the streets of Los Angeles on his bicycle, single-handedly chopping down about a dozen city trees with an electric chainsaw in three different neighborhoods.

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President Trump's first 100 days marked by DOGE, tariffs and deportation

5:00am April 30, 2025

From foreign policy and tariffs to immigration changes and targeting of DEI, here's a look back at some of the major moves made in the past 100 days of President Trump's second administration.

How to protect young children from seeing pornography

5:00am April 30, 2025

Kids – even some young kids – are being exposed to an unprecedented amount of pornography online and a lot of it is violent and misogynistic. There are tools parents can use to block this content.

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Dea Kulumbegashvili embedded for a year inside a maternity clinic for her new film, April, about an obstetrician in rural Georgia, as the country faces increased abortion restrictions.

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Democratic county executive on Trump's visit to Michigan and local economic concerns

What's changed between Trump's first and second terms in office

With a focus on unity, Vietnam celebrates 50 years since war's end

More and more older Americans want to know their Alzheimer's status, survey finds

A man chopped down Los Angeles trees. The crime cut deep in the struggling neighborhood

President Trump's first 100 days marked by DOGE, tariffs and deportation

How to protect young children from seeing pornography

Word of the Week: Crimea's tumultuous history shrouds the origin of its very name

Can charter schools be religious? If so, what does that mean for public education?

Georgian filmmaker embedded in a birth clinic for a year to make abortion drama