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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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National

Petty's Sister Was Killed In Parkland Shooting But He Still Supports Gun Ownership

David Greene talks to Caitie Switalski of member station WLRN and Patrick Petty, whose younger sister was killed in the school shooting. Petty's belief in the 2nd Amendment is stronger than ever.

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Planet Money's Podcast 'The Indicator' Tackles History Of Bonds

by Stacey Vanek Smith

Governments all over the world use bonds to raise money. We examine how the the first bond came to be, and how it transformed the way governments borrow money.

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Politics & Government

News Brief: Paul Manafort, Parkland Shooting, Spying Charges

Judge rules the ex-Trump campaign chairman lied in Russia probe. It's been a year since the mass shooting in Parkland, Fla. Ex-Air Force intelligence officer charged with giving secrets to Iran.

NASA Declares Mars Rover Opportunity Officially Dead

NASA's six-wheeled rover landed on the red planet in January 2004 for what billed as a 90-day mission. The robot was still going until a dust storm on Mars last summer killed it.

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Politics & Government

A Better-Funded Movement Is Growing To Counter The NRA

by Tim Mak

In the year since the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., the NRA's influence is changing. And, the groups political spending is down.

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Politics & Government

Trump Will Sign Bill. No One Wants Another Shutdown, Sen. Leahy Says

Rachel Martin talks to Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont, the top Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Committee and one of four negotiators of the bipartisan border security compromise measure.

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National

Ex-Marjory Stoneman Douglas Student's Quest To End Gun Violence

On Thursday, it will be 1 year since the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. David Greene talks to David Hogg about the March for Our Lives movement that he co-founded.

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World News

Florida Shelter Is Scrutinized For The Way It Handles Migrant Children

by John Burnett

Hundreds of migrant children are housed at a South Florida shelter, which is under scrutiny because it's the only one to be run by a for-profit corporation and is not overseen by state regulators.

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Aviation Workers Caution Another Shutdown Could Affect Holiday Travel

by David Schaper

Congress is moving to keep air traffic controllers and other FAA employees from feeling the effects of another government shutdown. Could that ease the pressure on leaders to avoid future shutdowns?

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World News

U.S. Trial Of Mexican Drug Lord Attracts Much Attention In Mexico

by Carrie Kahn

Notorious drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman on Tuesday was convicted on all counts by a federal jury in New York. He could go to prison for life. What's the reaction in Mexico?

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World News

E.U. Remains At Odds With U.S. Over Exit Of Iran Nuclear Deal

Steve Inskeep talks to U.S. Special Representative to Iran Brian Hook about State Department leaders meeting in Europe amid ongoing divisions over the Trump administration's exit from the Iran deal.

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Both Sides Continue To Negotiate In Denver Teacher Strike

by Jenny Brundin

Denver teachers will be back on the picket line for the third day on Wednesday after the two sides failed to reach a deal Tuesday night. It's the first such strike in Denver in 25 years.

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