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Health & Safety

Florida becomes second state to ban fluoride in public water

6:54am May 16, 2025

by Tristan Wood

Florida has become the second state in the country — after Utah — to ban fluoridation of public water systems.

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Vatican's Summit On Clergy Sex Abuse Left Many Survivors Disappointed

by Amy Sisk

The summit in Rome came after a Pennsylvania grand jury report detailed widespread sexual abuse by priests. Survivors say the meeting's outcome left them wanting more.

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Politics & Government

Cohen To Take Questions In Private Before Congressional Panels

President Trump leaves for Vietnam as his former lawyer Michael Cohen prepares to testify. Steve Inskeep talks to former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti about Cohen's three appearances.

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Trump To Meet North Korea's Leader At Summit In Vietnam

by Ayesha Rascoe

President Trump meets this week with North Korea's Kim Jong Un in Vietnam. Trump says talking to Kim has moved them away from the brink of war. But has it moved Kim any closer to denuclearization?

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World News

Latest Developments In Venezuela's Deepening Crisis

by Eyder Peralta

It was a deadly weekend after the Venezuelan government cracked down on demonstrators and volunteers who tried to carry U.S. humanitarian aid into the country against the president's orders.

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World News

British Lawmaker On Why She Left Her Party For An Independent Group

Steve Inskeep talks to Joan Ryan, one of the 11 Members of Parliament who have left their political parties to form The Independent Group in advance of Tuesday's Brexit vote.

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91st Academy Awards Had No Host But There Were Plenty Of Winners

by Mandalit del Barco

Green Book and Bohemian Rhapsody were big winners at Sunday night's Academy Awards. Green Book won three including best picture. Bohemian Rhapsody won four including best actor for Rami Malek.

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How Climate Change Is Affecting Alaska's Military Radar Stations

by Zach Hughes

At the farthest edge of North America, across the Bering Strait from Russia, U.S. military radar stations are threatened by the consequences of climate change.

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National

18-Year-Old Calls Police On Himself For Underage Drinking

The man told police in Arkansas that he'd had a bad day, put down a few and should go to jail. An officer told ABC News that when he wouldn't go inside, they arrested him for public intoxication.

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Education

Rural School District In Wyoming To Open A 1-Student Schoolhouse

This is the second school in the rural Wyoming county to serve a single student. State law requires schools to be accessible to children who can't make it through heavy snow.

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World News

Indian Lawmakers Concerned Social Media May Interfere In Elections

by Lauren Frayer

Twitter and Facebook threaten to suspend accounts spreading fake news. Some politicians accuse them of cracking down on right-wing voices. Twitter execs are to testify before India's parliament.

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Stanley Donen, Master Of The Musical, Dies At 94

Stanley Donen directed Singin' in the Rain and other famous Hollywood musicals. Donen worked with some of the era's biggest stars to create some of cinema's most adored musicals.

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'The Atlantic': 'These Are The Americans Who Live In A Bubble'

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Emma Green about her Atlantic article detailing a minority of Americans who have little interaction with people outside their religion, race or political affiliation.

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