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National

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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Supreme Court Strikes Down Jerusalem Passport Law

by Nina Totenberg

The Supreme Court has struck down a law that allowed American citizens born in Jerusalem to list Israel as their country of birth on passports or other documents.

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Patient one: A businessman brought the Middle East respiratory syndrome to South Korea in early May. Since then, he has likely spread the virus to more than 20 other people. Several of those have passed the virus onto others.

Viral Superspreader? How One Man Triggered A Deadly MERS Outbreak

by Michaeleen Doucleff

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World News

Afghan Women Climbers Face Challenges Beyond Scaling Summit

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

It's been a difficult two months of intense training in secret for a dozen Afghan girls and women who are preparing for an unprecedented climb to Afghanistan's highest peak.

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Indian Prime Minister Gives Backhanded Compliment To Bangladeshi Counterpart

by Julie McCarthy

India Prime Minister Narendra Modi's praise for his Bangladeshi counterpart's tough stance on terrorism "despite being a woman" has sparked an avalanche of criticism and a Twitter hashtag.

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