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FEMA's administrator says more than 24,000 in LA have applied for assistance

8:47am January 12, 2025

by Ayesha Rascoe

"People have lost everything," says FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell. More than 24,000 have already applied for assistance from FEMA, but Criswell says that number is certain to rise.

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Kate Bowler wants to have more 'uncounted, completely-wasted, doesn't-matter time'

8:00am January 12, 2025

On Wild Card this week, Kate Bowler opens up about how she wants to waste her time, her feelings about God and how she talks about death with her child.

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Kangaroo species went extinct in the Pleistocene. Research hops in with a possible explanation.

7:49am January 12, 2025

In a mass extinction event some 40,000 years ago, Australia lost 90% of its large species, including nearly two dozen kinds of kangaroos. Two theories suggest why.

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7 global buzzwords for 2025: From 'techquity' to 'climate displacement' to 'belonging'

7:28am January 12, 2025

What words will be buzzing about in the global health and development hive in the year ahead? Our experts have nominations for your consideration.

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Exit interview: DOT Sec. Buttigieg on infrastructure act and the road ahead

7:00am January 12, 2025

by Scott Detrow

In an exit interview with All Things Considered, DOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg reflects on the Biden administration's infrastructure act and why it didn't resonate with some voters.

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How one U.S. conservationist's work is helping to preserve Chile's wilderness

6:00am January 12, 2025

Chile is set to gain its 47th national park early this year — largely due to the efforts of U.S. conservationist Kristine Tompkins and her organization.

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Solar Panel Installations As California Regulators Reconsider Move To Cut Solar Subsidies

People are rushing to install solar panels before Trump becomes president

5:00am January 12, 2025

Potential rooftop solar customers and installers worry the incoming Trump administration might try to eliminate a 30% federal tax credit. Some customers plan to install sooner because of that. And solar companies are changing their business plans.

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Jack Smith has resigned from the justice department, after submitting his Trump report

1:04am January 12, 2025

Special counsel Jack Smith has resigned from the Justice Department after submitting his report on President-elect Donald Trump, amid legal wrangling over how much of the document can be made public.

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R&B singer Sam Moore dies at age 89

6:31pm January 11, 2025

by Scott Detrow

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In Los Angeles, business owners try to pick up the pieces after wildfires

6:31pm January 11, 2025

by Kira Wakeam

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