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What Kilmar Abrego Garcia's case says about the Trump administration and the courts

4:34am April 16, 2025

by A Martínez

What does Kilmar Abrego Garcia's case tell us about the relationship between the Trump administration and the courts? NPR's A Martinez asks Kate Shaw, law professor at the University of Pennsylvania.

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Former President Biden returns to public stage to advocate for Social Security

4:33am April 16, 2025

Former President Biden returned to the public stage in Chicago Tuesday night to speak before a national gathering of disability advocates focused on protecting and strengthening Social Security.

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Trump administration ending temporary protected status for Afghans living in U.S.

4:33am April 16, 2025

by A Martínez

The Trump administration is ending temporary protection status for Afghan citizens living in the U.S. NPR's A Martinez speaks to Shawn VanDiver, president and CEO of the nonprofit AfghanEvac.

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A college student shares her complicated relationship with her Catholic faith

4:31am April 16, 2025

by Janet W. Lee

For NPR's College Podcast Challenge, one student discusses her complicated relationship with her Catholic faith, and shares advice for other young people asking the same big questions in life. Here's Given A Miracle by Ashley Blum.

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Trump exploiting antisemitism fears to undermine rule of law, warns Jewish coalition

4:30am April 16, 2025

by Michel Martin

A coalition of Jewish groups warns that the Trump administration stripping international students of visas under the guise of fighting antisemitism actually makes Jews less safe and undermines the rule of law.

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President Trump Signs Executive Order On Energy Production

Trump orders coal revival, but market favors natural gas

4:30am April 16, 2025

The president signed four executive orders to reverse the trend away from coal-fired electricity in the U.S., but there's little economic incentive for utilities to bring it back when natural gas is so much cheaper.

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Wink Martindale, the genial game show host and early interviewer of Elvis, dies at 91

2:10am April 16, 2025

The legendary TV host of game shows "Tic-Tac-Dough" and "Gambit" died at his home in Rancho Mirage, California. He had been battling lymphoma for a year.

U.K. high court says trans women don't meet definition of women under equalities law

1:29am April 16, 2025

Justice Patrick Hodge said five judges at the court had ruled unanimously that "the terms 'woman' and 'sex' in the Equality Act refer to a biological woman and biological sex."

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Hong Kong post office will stop shipping parcels to the U.S. over tariffs

1:15am April 16, 2025

Hong Kong is caught in the middle of the trade disputes between the U.S. and China despite being a free port. The former British colony has trade and customs policies different from mainland China's.

Records show Gene Hackman's wife researched symptoms of illness days before her death

1:02am April 16, 2025

Photos, hours of footage and other documents were made public Tuesday after a recent court order that mandated any depictions of the deceased couple would be blocked from view.