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Religion

The world waits as cardinals work to choose the next pope

6:45am May 08, 2025

by Ruth Sherlock

The world is watching the Vatican on Thursday as 133 cardinals work to choose which of them will be the next pope.

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Health & Safety

FDA Wants To Lower Nicotine In Tobacco Cigarettes

The FDA announces a new approach to regulating the amount of nicotine in tobacco cigarettes. NPR's Rob Stein tells Rachel Martin that research shows there may be a non-addictive level of nicotine.

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Economic Growth Expected To Be Up In Latest Report

by John Ydstie

The government report on U.S. economic growth due Friday morning is expected to show a bounce-back in growth during April, May and June, after a sluggish start to the year.

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Gov. John Hickenlooper On Democrats' Plans For Health Care

Rachel Martin talks with Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper of Colorado about what Democrats plan to do after Senate Republicans failed to pass their latest health care bill.

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National

Long Island Officials Concerned With Trump's MS-13 Crackdown Tactics

by Joel Rose

President Trump is set to give an address on Long Island, N.Y. about his administration's crackdown on MS-13 gang members. Local officials share the goal, but have doubts about the effectiveness.

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Pentagon Reacts To Trump's Transgender Service Member Ban

by Tom Bowman

We have the latest on how the Department of Defense is reacting to President Trump's call to exclude transgender people from the military.

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Russia Moves Against U.S. Diplomats In Retaliation For Sanctions

The Russian government said Friday it would seize two U.S. diplomatic properties in the country and ordered a reduction of U.S. diplomats. Steve Inskeep talks with Shaun Walker of The Guardian.

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Senate Fails To Pass Latest GOP Health Care Bill

by Tamara Keith

At the end of a long night on the Senate floor, Republicans failed to get enough votes to pass their latest effort to undo parts of the Affordable Care Act, helped in part by Sen. John McCain.

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Justice Department Argues Sexual Orientation Not Protected By Civil Rights Laws

by Yuki Noguchi

The Justice Department this week took the position that sexual orientation is not protected under civil rights discrimination laws. That contradicts a circuit court ruling from earlier this year.

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Politics & Government

Inside The White House Drama

Steve Inskeep talks with reporter Olivia Nuzzi of New York Magazine about the apparent tension that's erupted among members of the White House staff.

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World News

Pakistan's Prime Minister Resigns After Court Disqualifies Him From Office

by Diaa Hadid

Pakistan's Supreme Court ordered Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to be removed from office in a case involving alleged corruption. He stepped down shortly after.

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Crisis Intensifies In Venezuela Ahead Of Controversial Vote

by Philip Reeves

Venezuela faces a weekend of turmoil over an election that government opponents say is rigged to give President Nicolas Maduro sweeping new powers.

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When You're Riding A Jet Ski, Take Off The $100K Earring

Julio Jones of the Atlanta Falcons was riding a Jet Ski in a Georgia lake, and lost an earring worth more than $100,000. He hired a dive team to look for it but they couldn't find it.