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World News

Russia marks 80 years since World War II victory over Nazi Germany

11:58am May 09, 2025

by Leila Fadel

Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed the leaders of China and Brazil to commemorate the anniversary.

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Coordinated Lunar Time: The U.S. wants the moon to have its own time zone

The moon's different gravity means a precise atomic clock there would run slightly faster than on Earth. The difference could complicate calculations between spacecraft and a potential lunar base.

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Sports

If you want to see superstar Caitlin Clark play live it's gonna cost you

Clark and the University of Iowa are electrifying women's college basketball. Tickets for the women's Final Four are currently reselling around $2,300 — more than double the men's Final Four average.

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National

Morning news brief

Popular Israeli lawmaker calls for new elections. Tuesday marks 75th anniversary of NATO's founding. Concrete structures meant to protect the collapsed Baltimore bridge appear unchanged for decades.

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Sports

Liberty Media adds MotoGP to its global racing portfolio that already includes F1

NPR's Michel Martin talks to former MotoGP rider John Hopkins about what the proposed takeover of the sport by Formula One owners Liberty Media, could mean for the future of motorcycle racing.

One of Cambodia's last English language newspapers has ceased publication

by Michael Sullivan

The last edition of the Phnom Penh Post was published on Friday. Management blamed soaring costs and the "subsequent economic downturn" that followed the COVID pandemic.

In the U.K., calls to stop the export of weapons to Israel are growing

by Fatima Al-Kassab

Protests continue at factories where parts for F-35 jets are made — while some in the ruling party want to halt arms sales.

Health & Safety

The FDA has approved the first app to help treat depression

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Dr. John Torous, director of digital psychiatry at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, about the first app being approved to help treat depression.

Music & Culture

In France there are objections to Aya Nakamura singing at the Olympics

by Eleanor Beardsley

A popular French singer has reportedly been asked to perform at the 2024 Olympics opening ceremony, but not everyone in France has welcomed the suggestion.

Books

Author's memoir details her struggle to accept she's a sociopath

Author Patric Gagne speaks with NPR's Michel Martin about her memoir, Sociopath, and the misunderstood diagnosis bearing the same name.

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National

A controversial immigration law in Texas will be back in court

The Texas immigration-enforcement bill, SB4, is back in federal appeals court on Wednesday. The law allows state officials to arrest and deport undocumented people.

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Music & Culture

Jeff Lynne's Electric Light Orchestra is saying goodbye

The group is going on a 31-show, North American farewell tour. Known for hits including "Xanadu" and "Mr. Blue Sky," ELO has sold more than 50 million albums since the band formed in the 1970s.

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Should whales have the same rights as people?

Some indigenous Polynesians say yes, and they're pushing an initiative to give whales personhood rights as a way to combat climate change.

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