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The IRS commissioner faced tough questions from Senate Finance Committee
by Scott Horsley
Senators quizzed IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel about the just-finished tax-filing season and what's ahead for the government's tax collector.
NPR's Short Wave gives us the latest on black holes, sea turtles, and blood pressure
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Regina Barber and Aaron Scott of Short Wave about a black hole nearly as old as the universe, how pollution plagues sea turtles, and a simple fix to cut blood pressure.
Police in the U.K. made an arrest after a fatal hockey incident
A fatal incident on the ice during a professional hockey game in the UK led to an arrest this week, and raises questions about the line between a terrible accident and a criminal act.
A view from the Egypt-Gaza border
by Aya Batrawy
Since the start of the war, Gaza's only lifeline to the world has been its crossing with Egypt, where Egyptian truck drivers ferry needed aid to Gaza's besieged population on the other side.
Some authors are suing OpenAI. Will it backfire?
by Keith Romer
Fiction writers like George R.R. Martin and Jonathan Franzen are suing OpenAI for using their books to train ChatGPT. That lawsuit could paradoxically benefit the company being sued.
Defaulted student loan borrowers get a fresh start
by Cory Turner
Nearly 7 million federal student loan borrowers are in default, and now the U.S. Department of Education is rolling out a new program, called Fresh Start, to make getting out of default easier.
Guatemala's President-elect faces charges from prosecutors
by Eyder Peralta
In Guatemala, prosecutors move against President elect Bernardo Arevalo, as the slow motion coup he predicted begins to pick up pace.
Arab and Muslim groups say DOJ is falling short on combatting threats against them
Threats against Jews, Arabs and Muslims have risen since the Israel-Hamas war started. DOJ says it's protect those communities, but Arab and Muslim groups say their voices aren't being heard.
President Biden held a news conference after his meeting with China's Xi Jinping
by Mara Liasson
The two met Wednesday in California to discuss economic concerns for their respective nations.