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Space Force officer reacts after Supreme Court allows transgender military ban

5:53pm May 13, 2025

by Patrick Jarenwattananon

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Bree Fram, a U.S. Space Force officer, about the Supreme Court decision to allow the Trump administration's ban on trans troops to continue being enacted.

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Leaked Encyclical Highlights Growing Resistance To Pope's Reform Agenda

by Sylvia Poggioli

A draft of Pope Francis' encyclical on climate climate change was leaked Wednesday before its scheduled release.

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Fitbit stock begins trading publicly Thursday. The Fitbit Force is shown at the 2014 International CES, the consumer technology trade show, in Las Vegas.

National

As Fitbit Goes Public, It Will Have To Outrun Competition

by Aarti Shahani

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Haitians Face Deportation From Dominican Republic As Deadline Nears

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Michele Wucker, author of Why the Cocks Fight: Dominicans, Haitians, and the Struggle for Hispaniola, about the tensions between Dominicans and Haitians since 1929.

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The sun sets over the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta near Rio Vista, Calif., in 2013. The delta is the largest West Coast estuary and a source of conflict over the state's water.

Endangered Species Protections At Center Of Drought Debate

by Kirk Siegler

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Parvez Henry Gill, a devout Christian, is building a 140-foot cross in Karachi, Pakistan. Christians are a tiny minority in mostly Muslim Pakistan and are sometimes targeted in violent attacks. Gill says he has received many threats, but calls the cross a

World News

In Combustible, Muslim Karachi, A Christian Erects A 140-Foot Cross

by Philip Reeves

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Sen. Bernie Sanders drew a large crowd when he launched his campaign last month in Burlington, Vt., and the crowds have continued.

Bernie Sanders 'Stunned' By Large Crowds Showing Up For Him

by Tamara Keith

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Hillary Clinton, featured in a high school yearbook with the student council.

Growing Up In Protected Americana, Hillary Clinton Looked Outside The Cocoon

by Tamara Keith

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Cambrian Genomics says that what it calls a DNA printer is essentially a DNA sorter — it quickly spots and collects the desired, tailored stretch of DNA.

DNA 'Printing' A Big Boon To Research, But Some Raise Concerns

by Rob Stein

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Hawaii ranks 49th in the nation for use of home health care services during the last six months of someone's life. Videos from ACP Decisions show patients what their options are at the end of life.

Videos On End-Of-Life Choices Ease Tough Conversation

by Ina Jaffe

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Google is doing test flights of its balloons carrying Internet routers around the world. Last June, a balloon was released at the airport in Teresina, Brazil.

Bringing Internet To The Far Corners Of The Earth

by Aarti Shahani

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Director Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy clearly intends the boarding school for the deaf as a stand-in for all the things that have gone wrong with Ukrainian society.

Arts

'The Tribe' Says A Lot About Violence, Sex And Love — Without A Single Word

by Bob Mondello

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M.C. Davis, former gambler and businessman, stands in his 54,000-acre preserve, Nokuse Plantation, in the Florida Panhandle. It's the largest privately owned conservation area in the southeastern United States.

Gambler-Turned-Conservationist Devotes Fortune To Florida Nature Preserve

by Melissa Block

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