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Biden expected to speak at State Department about foreign policy achievements

4:06am January 13, 2025

by Steve Inskeep

President Biden returns to the State Department Monday to deliver what the White House says is a summation of his administration's work to strengthen America.

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Despite strict laws, Texas is awash in intoxicating cannabis

4:06am January 13, 2025

Recreational marijuana is still illegal in Texas. The socially conservative legislature has voted it down year after year. And yet, with its exploding market for largely unregulated consumable hemp, Texas has inadvertently become the new Republic of THC.

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DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says border more secure than before pandemic

4:05am January 13, 2025

by Steve Inskeep

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with outgoing Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who says the border is more secure now than in 2019.

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Iowa's AG hopes voters reverse ruling so kids don't have to face abusers in court

4:05am January 13, 2025

Iowa's attorney general plans to go to voters to reverse a court ruling requiring children to face alleged abusers when they testify in court.

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As LA-area wildfires rage on, dangerously high winds could return this week

4:04am January 13, 2025

by A Martínez

As authorities in Los Angeles launched searches for the dead, crews made some progress fighting the fires. But there are worries about the return of dangerously high winds this week.

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Confirmation hearings for President-elect Trump's Cabinet picks begin Tuesday

4:04am January 13, 2025

by Steve Inskeep

As a Republican-controlled Senate prepares to hold confirmation hearings for Trump's Cabinet picks, NPR asks Jessica Taylor of the Cook Political Report which proceedings she'll be watching closely.

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Older adults who evacuated to shelters in L.A. struggle to figure out what's next

4:03am January 13, 2025

by Kelly McEvers

Many seniors who left their homes in the Pacific Palisades area evacuated to emergency shelters. Now they're trying to navigate life without their belongings. Several say learning basic information about the status of the wildfires is a struggle.

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Biden expected to speak at State Department about foreign policy achievements

Despite strict laws, Texas is awash in intoxicating cannabis

DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says border more secure than before pandemic

Iowa's AG hopes voters reverse ruling so kids don't have to face abusers in court

As LA-area wildfires rage on, dangerously high winds could return this week

Confirmation hearings for President-elect Trump's Cabinet picks begin Tuesday

Older adults who evacuated to shelters in L.A. struggle to figure out what's next

China's exports in December up 10.7%, beating estimates as higher U.S. tariffs loom

India kicks off a Hindu festival touted as the world's largest religious gathering

Italy releases Iranian man wanted by U.S. over drone attack that killed 3 soldiers