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National

New York City's Chrysler Building is up for sale again

7:11am June 05, 2025

The Chrysler Building, a symbol of Art Deco glamor in the 1930s and once the tallest skyscraper in the world, is up for sale, again.

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Sports

Indians To Remove Controversial Logo From Team Uniforms

by David C. Barnett

After decades of controversy, the Cleveland Indians will remove the "Chief Wahoo" logo from baseball uniforms in 2019. The logo is revered by some fans and considered offensive by many others.

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Politics & Government

A Year Of Trump Speeches Have Common Threads

by Tamara Keith

On the surface, President Trump's formal speeches — such as Tuesday night's State of the Union — may seem wildly different from his rally speeches. But there are some common themes among them.

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Politics & Government

Rep. Schiff Criticizes Panel's Vote To Release Secret GOP Memo

Steve Inskeep talks to Rep. Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, who says the panel's vote to release a secret GOP memo on the Russia probe is "destructive."

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World News

Kenya Opposition Presidential Candidate Refuses To Give Up

by Eyder Peralta

Raila Odinga lost two elections, but he says there was fraud. To protest, he's holding his own swearing-in ceremony Tuesday. The government refuses to allow broadcasters to show the event on TV.

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Politics & Government

Sen. Sanders Wants Trump To Apologize For Trying To Divide The Nation

David Greene talks to Sen. Bernie Sanders, an Independent from Vermont, about what he hopes to hear in President Trump's State of the Union address Tuesday night.

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Will State Of The Union Speech Answer Where Trump's Trade Policies Stand?

by Jim Zarroli

Business owners and workers will listen to the State of the Union for clues about the policy. Trump has suggested the U.S. might rejoin the Trans-Pacific Partnership and delay a NAFTA decision.

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Politics & Government

North Korea, China Are Expected To Come Up In Trump's State Of The Union

Ahead of President Trump's first State of the Union address, Steve Inskeep talks to Michael Anton, National Security Council spokesman, about security issues we can expect to hear about in the speech.

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How Many Plumbers Does It Take To Fix A Toilet?

There were 60 plumbers on a flight from Oslo to Munich when the toilets malfunctioned. The plumbers' boss says he wasn't about to send one of his men outside the plane at 33,000 feet to fix them.

ER Use Goes Down As Hospital Program Pays Homeless People's Rent

by Miles Bryan

For the last two years, the University of Illinois has been trying an unconventional treatment for homeless "super-user" patients at emergency rooms: it finds them a place to live.

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Politics & Government

After Relentless Criticism From Trump, McCabe Steps Down

by Ryan Lucas

FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe stepped down Monday as the bureau's No. 2 official. McCabe presided over the investigation of Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server and the Russia probe.

Politics & Government

Morning News Brief: The FBI's No. 2 Official Steps Down

President Trump says former Deputy Director Andrew McCabe was part of a group of anti-Trump officials in the upper ranks of the FBI. And, Trump delivers his State of the Union address Tuesday night.

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Politics & Government

Trump Expected To Strike An Optimistic Tone In State Of The Union Speech

by Kelsey Snell

Tuesday night, President Trump's State of the Union address is expected to stress the economic growth that the United States has experienced in the last year.

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