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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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World News

Supreme Court Will Rule On Trump's Travel Ban In The Fall

In the meantime, the court allowed parts of the ban to be enforced again. Rachel Martin talks to Carrie Severino, chief council for the conservative Judicial Crisis Network.

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World News

White House Releases Unexpected Statement About Syria

The Trump administration says it believes the Assad regime in Syria could be preparing to wage another chemical weapons attack. There's been no official reaction from the Assad government.

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More Time Is Needed To Study Health Bill, Sen. Johnson Says

Rachel Martin talks to Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin about the Senate's version of a health care bill, which is expected to head for a vote later this week.

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Politics & Government

Democrats Need To Manage Election Expectations Better, Rep. Bustos Says

David Greene talks to Democratic Rep. Cheri Bustos who won her Illinois district — which Trump also won — with a wide margin on an economic message, which she says her party should take a lesson from.

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World News

Turkey's Presidential Guards Not Allowed At G-20 Summit, Germany Says

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

Security will be tight for next month's Group of 20 summit in Hamburg. Most leaders are bringing their own security detail. But Germany told Turkey's president that his guards aren't welcome.

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Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Trump's Travel Ban Case Next Term

For reaction to the Supreme Court decision regarding the travel ban, Rachel Martin talks to Hawaii Attorney General Douglas Chin. Hawaii was among the first states to fight the original ban in court.

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World News

U.S. To Declare China A Significant Human Trafficking Offender

by Anthony Kuhn

The Trump administration is expected to announce China is on the list of the world's worst offenders of human trafficking. That would put China in the same category as North Korea, Zimbabwe and Syria.

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Supreme Court Wraps Up Term With A Raft Of Opinions

by Nina Totenberg

The Supreme Court delivered a partial victory to President Trump over his travel ban. Among other cases, the court also set the stage for a major decision next term on gay rights.

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Activists Try To Sway Trump On Sudan Decision Before July Deadline

by Michele Kelemen

The Trump administration must decide by July 12 whether to continue the Obama administration's approach to Sudan, sanctions relief in return for ceasefires and humanitarian access to war-torn regions.

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World News

Paternity Suit: Salvador Dali's Body Ordered Exhumed

by Lauren Frayer

A Spanish judge has ruled that the body of artist Salvador Dali be exhumed in order to perform a paternity test for a tarot card reader who claims the surrealist, who died in 1989, was her father.

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Enrollees Who Work Still Need Medicaid, Kaiser Survey Shows

Rachel Martin talks to Diane Rowland of the Kaiser Family Foundation, about a misconception: If a person on Medicaid gets a job, than their health insurance needs will be taken care of.

Name Of New York City Bridge Has Been Misspelled For Decades

The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge was named after Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano. Somewhere along the way, a z got dropped. Now there's an effort to fix the spelling of the bridge's name.