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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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A popular place to see Japan's Mount Fuji used to be in front of a convenience store

Visitors named the spot in Fujikawaguchiko "Mt. Fuji Lawson" after the store's name. The town, however, put up black netting to block the view after residents complained tourists would break laws.

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Why in Alaska foreign teachers can make up more than half the staff

by Emily Schwing

U.S. schools can make use of special visas to hire teachers from other countries. In some rural school districts in Alaska, foreign teachers make up over half the staff.

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A canned water brand says it's giving away a fighter jet — for real

The company Liquid Death is giving away a $400,000 L-39 Aero Jet nicknamed "The Dehydrator." Apparently because its thrust will relieve you of your bodily fluids. You know so you need water. Get it?

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Health & Safety

Research into the chemical found in ecstasy is plagued with allegations of misconduct

by Will Stone

MDMA — the chemical found in the drug ecstasy — has appeared effective for treating PTSD in clinical trials. But there are concerns about the quality of the research.

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National

What do border politics look like along the U.S.-Mexico border?

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with two members of a political family in Nogales, Ariz., whose lives and careers have been shaped by immigration policy.

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National

In Nebraska, there's a battle on the ballot over abortion

by Elizabeth Rembert

Both abortion rights activists and abortion rights opponents are trying to get amendments on Nebraska's ballot in this fall's ballot — and whoever gets the most votes wins.

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Politics & Government

Classified documents case: Lawyers for Trump will be in a Florida courtroom

The legal team for former President Donald Trump is asking a federal judge to dismiss charges against him for mishandling classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago resort.

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National

Summer fire season nears as many wildland firefighting jobs are vacant

by Kirk Siegler

The forecast for a hotter-than-normal summer has Westerners on edge, especially with up to a quarter of all U.S. federal wildland firefighter jobs currently unfilled.

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3 European nations break with U.S. and formally recognize an independent Palestine

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to White House National Security Communications Adviser John Kirby about the countries recognizing Palestinian statehood. The U.S. has said it wants a two-state solution.

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National

Amid cybersecurity crisis at Ascension hospitals, workflows are disrupted

by Olivia Aldridge

Ascension hospital system, one of the largest in the country, is in the middle of a ransomware attack. They've had to switch to paper charts, causing delays and frustrations for all.

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Fani Willis and the judge presiding over Ga. Trump election case defeat challengers

by Sam Gringlas

The prosecutor and judge overseeing the Georgia criminal case against former President Donald Trump both easily defeated challengers in local elections on Tuesday.

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National

UC Santa Cruz workers strike in solidarity with pro-Palestinian protesters

NPR's A Martinez talks to PK Hattis of the Santa Cruz Sentinel about academic workers at UC Santa Cruz, who are striking in solidarity with pro-Palestinian protestors.

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