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Supreme Court rules administration can end protected status for Venezuelans for now

6:39am May 20, 2025

by Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that the Trump administration, for now, can end the safeguard known as Temporary Protected Status for about 350,000 Venezuelans living in the U.S.

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Remembering NPR's David Gilkey And Zabihullah Tamanna

It's been a year since NPR photojournalist David Gilkey was killed in Afghanistan, along with his Afghan interpreter Zabihullah Tamanna. They came under fire in a Taliban ambush.

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Politics & Government

Politics In The News: President Trump Tweets; Comey To Testify

by Geoff Bennett

After the London attack, Trump turned to Twitter and used the tragedy to push his travel ban, which is blocked in the courts. On Thursday, ex-FBI Director James Comey testifies in the Russian probe.

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World News

Qatar Accused Of Supporting Terrorists; Nations Sever Diplomatic Ties

by David Welna

Three Gulf Arab states and Egypt cut diplomatic relations with Qatar, site of the largest U.S. air base in the Middle East. U.S. officials say the dispute will not affect the coalition against ISIS.

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News Brief: London Terror Attack, Several Nations Cut Ties With Qatar

As Britons investigate the latest terror attack in London, President Trump takes to Twitter to make points about his travel ban. Also, several countries have suspended diplomatic ties with Qatar.

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Trump Supporters Face Off With Counter Demonstrators In Portland

by Martin Kaste

In Oregon, Trump supporters met a wall of angry resistance in downtown Portland on Sunday, as emotions run high after an alleged white supremacist killed two men on a train there last weekend.

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World News

Ahead Of Elections In Britain, Terrorists Strike London

To discuss the British government's response to Saturday night's terror attack in London, Steve Inskeep talks to Michael Clarke, former director general of the Royal United Services Institute.

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World News

Qatar Denies It Supports Terrorist Organizations

Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates severed diplomatic ties with Qatar — accusing it of supporting terrorist organizations. Steve Inskeep talks to BuzzFeed's Bourzou Daragahi.

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World News

1967's Six-Day War Inspired American To Take Root In The West Bank

by Daniel Estrin

Inspired by Israel's victory in the Six-Day war 50 years ago, an American went to live there. His devotion led him to live in a Jewish settlement on contested land Israel still holds from that war.

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World News

ISIS Claims Responsibility For Attack In London That Killed 7

by Frank Langfitt

Three men used a van and knives in the incident that began around 10 p.m. Saturday. Police shot and killed the attackers. This is the third terrorist attack on Britain in the last three months.

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Books

'Prisoner In His Palace': Saddam Hussein And His American Guards

Rachel Martin talks to author Will Bardenwerper about his book The Prisoner in His Palace. It's an account of 12 U.S. soldiers in Iraq, who guarded Saddam Hussein in the months before his execution.

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Russia Probe: Investigators Want To Know More About Oleg Deripaska

by Jim Zarroli

Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska was once a close associate of ex-Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort, who offered to cooperate with congressional panels investigating Russia's role in the election.

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Texans React To Trump's Decision To Pull Out Of Paris Climate Accord

by Mose Buchele

People in a Texas coal town say they can feel the climate changing and are worried about it. But they support President Trump's decision to pull out of the international climate pact.

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