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World News

Centrist wins over hard-right nationalist in Romania's presidential race

6:45am May 19, 2025

by Rob Schmitz

With nearly all ballots counted, Romanian voters have elected Bucharest's mayor, a centrist and pro-European Union candidate, as president, over the nationalist choice.

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Trump Tweets 'Fear' Is A Joke, Woodward Tells NPR That Book Is Carefully Done

Rachel Martin talks to veteran journalist Bob Woodward about his new book. Excerpts from Fear: Trump in the White House have drawn sharp rebukes from President Trump and members of his administration.

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Les Moonves Steps Down From CBS After Harassment Allegations

Steve Inskeep talks to Ronan Farrow of The New Yorker about the departure of CBS chairman and CEO Les Moonves from the media company following additional allegations of sexual harassment and assault.

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National

Days Before Sept. 11, Memorial To Flight 93 Dedicated In Shanksville

by Katie Meyer

The memorial in Pennsylvania is an enormous sculpture of wind chimes leading to the sky — each one echoing the voices of those who were killed. Tuesday is the 17th anniversary of the terror attacks.

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Dallas Police Officer Arrested For Killing Black Man In His Apartment

Officer Amber Guyger, who is white, has told investigators that she mistakenly believed she had entered her own home. She was arrested on manslaughter charges and later released on bond.

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Politics & Government

Ex-President Obama Jumps Back Into The Political Fray

by Mara Liasson

Two months out from midterms, former President Obama has appeared on the campaign trail to stump for Democrats, as President Trump continues to support Republican candidates.

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2 Decades Later, Starr Writes Memoir 'Contempt' On Clinton Impeachment

Steve Inskeep talks to Ken Starr, who is perhaps best-known as the independent counsel who investigated President Clinton. Starr's new book is called: Contempt: A Memoir of the Clinton Investigation.

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NRC To Inspect San Onofre Nuclear Plant After Waste Canister Incident

by Alison St. John

The transfer of nuclear waste to storage canisters at the San Onofre nuclear power plant in southern California has been put on hold, after a near accident last month. The plant closed in 2013.

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Miami Beach Police Officers Take Part In Marriage Proposal

A man and woman were driving together when police pulled them over. They asked the man if he had anything to say for himself. And he did: He asked his girlfriend to marry him.

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Review: Showtime's 'Kidding' Starring Jim Carrey

by Eric Deggans

Carrey plays Jeff Pickles, a kids TV host coping with a personal tragedy. Carrey's Mr. Pickles is an icon whose dark personal journey is at odds with the happy-go-lucky public persona he maintains.

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North Carolina's Board Of Elections Fights Back Against ICE Request

by Will Michaels

Federal immigration authorities have requested millions of North Carolina voting records, potentially creating chaos just two months ahead of the midterm elections.

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World News

In North Korea, Parade Features No Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles

by Mary Louise Kelly

A military parade marked the 70th anniversary of North Korea. The pageantry lasted more than two hours, and the parade featured bands, fireworks, tanks and goose-stepping, a North Korean specialty.

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Sports

Serena Williams Fined $17,000 For Code Violations At U.S. Open Final

by Tom Goldman

The U.S. Open fined Williams a total of $17,000 for violations during her final match against Naomi Osaka. Other tennis pros have come to Williams' defense and accused the chair umpire of sexism.

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