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National

Morning news brief

4:20am May 22, 2025

by Michel Martin

Two Israeli Embassy aides were killed in a shooting in Washington, D.C., the Israeli military will move to take full control of Gaza, Republicans are split over tax and border security package.

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World News

An Afghan Company's CEO On The Country's Future

Steve Inskeep speaks with Saad Mohseni, CEO of the Afghan media company Moby Group, about the significance of the recent bombing in Kabul that killed scores and injured hundreds of people.

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A Venture Capitalist On The Paris Climate Deal

Rachel Martin talks with Alan Salzman, the CEO and co-founder of VantagePoint Capital Partners, about President Trump and the Paris climate agreement. Salzman's firm has invested in renewable energy.

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Will Trump Pull Out Of The Climate Deal? He Promised His Base He Would

by Nathan Rott

An announcement will be made Thursday afternoon. White House sources have said he will pull out of the deal — joining Nicaragua and Syria as the world's only countries not involved.

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Trump Postpones U.S. Embassy Move To Jerusalem

by Michele Kelemen

President Trump has waived the move of the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem — at least for now, according to the White House. Moving the embassy had been a key campaign promise.

HUD To Begin Relocating Families From Public Housing In Cairo, Ill.

by Kirk Siegler

Cairo used to be a thriving river port and manufacturing hub. Now it's one of the fastest depopulating towns in rural America. The latest blow: Its two large public housing projects are shutting down.

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Trump Set To Announce Decision On Paris Climate Agreement

by Scott Horsley

President Trump said he will announce on Thursday whether the U.S. will pull out of the Paris climate agreement. He said he's been hearing lots of opinions on the issue.

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Morning News Brief: Trump On Paris Climate Deal, U.K. Elections

President Trump is set to announce on Thursday whether he wants to keep the U.S. in the Paris climate agreement. And campaigns for the U.K.'s Parliament are closer than expected.

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After Massive Bombing, Looking At The U.S. Strategy In Afghanistan

by Tom Bowman

The Haqqani network is suspected of being behind a massive bomb attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. We look at what that means for the U.S. strategy in the country.

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'Wonder Woman' Hits The Big Screen

One of comic book's most enduring heroines finally gets her own movie in Wonder Woman. Rachel Martin talks with Claudia Puig of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association about the new superhero film.

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Music & Culture

'Over There' At 100

The George M. Cohan song "Over There" was first published on June 1, 1917. It became America's favorite anthem of World World I and one of the country's great patriotic anthems.

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North Korea Debuts Its New 'iPad'

A North Korean company claims to have invented an iPad. It's called the "Ryonghung iPad." It's a trademark violation but that hasn't stopped the country before.

World News

Aleppo After The Fall

Reporter Robert Worth returned to Aleppo after years of urban warfare destroyed the once beautiful Syrian city. He tells Steve Inskeep about the people who managed to stay alive during years of war.

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