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World News

Australians head to the polls Saturday in election overshadowed by Trump

7:01am May 02, 2025

by Kristina Kukolja

Australia heads to the polls on Saturday in an election overshadowed by President Trump. Will concerns over Trump's policies drive an outcome similar to what happened in Canada's elections?

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Economy

Why more aid groups are putting cash in people's hands

by Stephan Bisaha

Charities are always looking for an answer to one big question: What is the best way to help people? Increasingly the solution they are trying is pretty simple: just give people money.

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Religion

News brief: Biden-Xi meeting, climate summit, Catholic communion debate

President Biden meets virtually with China's president. Poor nations are disappointed by the climate summit. Catholic bishops consider whether abortion rights supporters should be denied communion.

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Politics & Government

Biden prepares for Monday's high-stakes virtual summit with Xi Jinping

When President Biden and China's president talk, the White House wants to discuss U.S. concern over human rights, trade and Taiwan — plus how they can cooperate including on climate.

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Critics say infrastructure bill doesn't have enough funds to address climate change

by Nathan Rott

The new infrastructure package allocates billions of dollars for projects to strengthen the country's resilience to climate change. But there are questions about whether it's even close to enough.

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Rittenhouse jury will deliberate the homicide case after closing arguments

As jurors prepare to hear closing arguments in the trial against Kyle Rittenhouse, NPR's A Martinez asks law professor Keith Findley what makes this case so complicated.

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National

Purple Heart medal turns up at a Florida garage sale

The Purple Heart is a priceless honor — which is why it was weird for Jamie Bath to find one for $2. It belonged to Gus Albritton, a Vietnam War vet who had it stolen from him 38 years ago.

Books

'The Island Of Missing Trees' is Elif Shafak's latest novel

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Elif Shafak about her book, "The Island of Missing Trees." It's about the trauma of civil war imperiling future generations.

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National

The national reckoning over race and history is playing out in the world of birds

by Melissa Block

The Audubon Naturalist Society is dropping the name Audubon. John James Audubon was a famous ornithologist, who was also an enslaver and a grave robber who seized the skulls of Native Americans.

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Religion

An issue dividing Catholics: Should abortion rights supporters be denied communion?

by Sarah McCammon

The U.S. Catholic Bishops meet in Baltimore this week to discuss issues including whether Catholics who support abortion rights should take Communion.

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Weekdays 5:00-9:00am

Australians head to the polls Saturday in election overshadowed by Trump

Why more aid groups are putting cash in people's hands

News brief: Biden-Xi meeting, climate summit, Catholic communion debate

Biden prepares for Monday's high-stakes virtual summit with Xi Jinping

Critics say infrastructure bill doesn't have enough funds to address climate change

Rittenhouse jury will deliberate the homicide case after closing arguments

Purple Heart medal turns up at a Florida garage sale

'The Island Of Missing Trees' is Elif Shafak's latest novel

The national reckoning over race and history is playing out in the world of birds

An issue dividing Catholics: Should abortion rights supporters be denied communion?

As COVID-19 cases surge, Austria orders a lockdown of the unvaccinated

The climate summit is over and there is a lot of discontentment

Did you know your pet cat may be tracking your every move?