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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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Politics & Government

At N.C. Rally, Trump Continues Attack On 4 Democratic Congresswomen

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to NPR's Ayesha Rascoe and Scott Jennings, a longtime Republican strategist, about President Trump's continued remarks against four freshman Democratic congresswomen.

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Economy

Betting Shops Are Thriving In Venezuela As Hyperinflation Roils The Economy

by Philip Reeves

Getting by in Venezuela gets harder by the day with deep shortages of food and medicine and a currency that's just about worthless. Perhaps it's no surprise that betting shops are thriving.

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James Earl Jones Returns As Mufasa In 'Lion King' Remake

Noel King talks with film reviewer Claudia Puig, president of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, about Disney's latest live-action remake: "The Lion King."

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11-Year-Old Set Up Sidewalk Stand To Sell Beer. No, Not That Kind — Root Beer

An 11-year-old in Brigham City, Utah, set up a sidewalk stand with a sign reading, "Ice Cold Beer." Several concerned people called the cops, but they found a small "root" printed above the word beer.

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Politics & Government

Iowa Official Says His Love Of Tupac Isn't What Got Him Fired

Iowa's Human Services Chief Jerry Foxhoven is a big Tupac Shakur fan. After he told 4,300 employees to mark Tupac's birthday, the governor ousted him. Foxhoven says he was fired for unrelated reasons.

Economy

California Is Divided Over Development Amid Severe Housing Shortage

by Darius Rafieyan

The governor of California wants cities in his state to build more housing, but some of them don't appear to be moving fast enough. The state has taken Huntington Beach to court.

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National

White House Says Turkey Can't Buy New F-35 Fighter Jets

by Tom Bowman

Days after Turkey defied NATO and the U.S. by accepting the first components of an advanced Russian missile defense system, the White House says Turkey won't be able to buy 100 new F-35 fighter jets.

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Michigan Voters React To Trump's Attack On Rep. Rashida Tlaib

by Quinn Klinefelter

Constituents in Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib's Michigan district respond to President Trump's tweets attacking her and three other members of Congress.

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Families Impacted By Boeing 737 Max Crashes Give Emotional Testimony

by David Schaper

Families of some of the 346 people killed in two crashes of Boeing 737 Max airplanes on Wednesday gave emotional testimony to a congressional committee investigating the now grounded planes.

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Judge orders Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi to be released

At N.C. Rally, Trump Continues Attack On 4 Democratic Congresswomen

Betting Shops Are Thriving In Venezuela As Hyperinflation Roils The Economy

James Earl Jones Returns As Mufasa In 'Lion King' Remake

11-Year-Old Set Up Sidewalk Stand To Sell Beer. No, Not That Kind — Root Beer

Iowa Official Says His Love Of Tupac Isn't What Got Him Fired

California Is Divided Over Development Amid Severe Housing Shortage

White House Says Turkey Can't Buy New F-35 Fighter Jets

Michigan Voters React To Trump's Attack On Rep. Rashida Tlaib

Families Impacted By Boeing 737 Max Crashes Give Emotional Testimony

A Look Back At 50 Years Of Comic-Con

Mexican Drug Kingpin 'El Chapo' Is Sentenced To Life In Prison

News Brief: Trump Rally, Puerto Rico Protests, Turkey Angers U.S. And NATO