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National

Judge orders Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi to be released

12:06pm April 30, 2025

by Eric Westervelt

Mohsen Mahdawi, the 34-year-old Columbia University student arrested and detained by masked immigration agents after his naturalization interview in Vermont, has been released on certain conditions.

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The mummy of an Egyptian pharaoh has been 'digitally unwrapped'

For 3,000 years, a mummy of the pharaoh Amenhotep I hid its secrets. Researchers in Egypt have used a CT scan to find out new details about just what the mummy was hiding.

Pesident Biden is scheduled to speak again with Russian President Putin

President Biden and Russian President Putin on Thursday are expected hold their second call this month amid Russia's continued military build-up near its border with Ukraine.

Health & Safety

How are unionized flight attendants responding to the new COVID rules?

The CDC's new isolation guidelines could have big impacts on essential workers. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Sara Nelson, president of the Association of Flight Attendants about the rule change.

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Health & Safety

Nurses are disappointed by the CDC easing isolation rules, union says

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks to Jean Ross, co-president of National Nurses United, about why she says now is not the time for the CDC to relax its isolation guidance.

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For the auto industry, 2022 will pick up where 2021's problems left off

by Camila Domonoske

If you've tried to buy a car this year, you probably don't need us to tell you that auto lots are empty and prices are high. It's just been that kind of a wild year.

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Health & Safety

The CDC relaxes some of its COVID-19 isolation guidelines

As omicron continues to spread, the CDC loosened isolation guidelines. Some infectious disease experts say the revisions should come with stronger mask and testing requirements.

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Russia shut down its oldest human rights group, accusing it of foreign ties

by Charles Maynes

Russia's highest court ordered Memorial International to close, alleging violations of foreign funding rules. The real reasons are more complex.

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Music & Culture

What was the best album of 2021? It depends which critic you ask

by Phil Harrell

There wasn't much consensus among the nation's music critics about which was the best album of 2021. We'll hear a few of the choices.

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National

LA police post store shooting video in which officer's bullet killed teen bystander

by Frank Stoltze

The Los Angeles Police Department released body camera video of an incident in which an officer fired at an assault suspect and also killed a 14-year-old girl in a department store dressing room.

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Farm owners wants to feed old Christmas trees to their goats

The Pennsylvania farm is asking folks to donate their used firs or spruces to feed a herd of goats. Owners Mike and Kim Batz say Christmas trees provide valuable antioxidants and nutrients.

COVID surge in New Hampshire overwhelms the state's hospitals

by Todd Bookman

ICU workers at Catholic Medical Center in Manchester, say the COVID-19 spike feels like a never-ending tsunami. Most of the patients in the unit have not been vaccinated.

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'You never get over it.' Remembering the EF5 tornado that hit Joplin in 2011

by Frank Morris

One of the worst tornadoes in U.S. history struck Joplin, Mo., a little over 10 years ago. Despite a massive recovery effort, the survivors still bear psychological scars.

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