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Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., talks about the negotiations happening on Capitol Hill and at the White House over a potential government shutdown.
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After canceling an earlier meeting, President Trump is planning to meet with a bipartisan group of congressional leaders on Monday. Congress must pass or extend a spending bill before Oct. 1 to prevent a shutdown. -
As daylight diminishes, people can feel their mood dimming. In fact, millions of U.S. adults experience seasonal affective disorder. Light therapy can help fend off winter depression, starting in fall. -
There's a Ukrainian hospital so old it treated wounded soldiers during the Crimean War in the 1850s. Yet neurosurgeons at Mechnikov Hospital also play a critical role in today's Russia-Ukraine war. -
At least four people were killed in an attack on a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints location in Michigan on Sunday. Investigators believe the suspect opened fire on congregants before deliberately setting the church on fire.
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At least four dead in attack on Michigan church, congressional leaders head to White House as shutdown deadline nears, Trump to meet with Israeli prime minister as calls for end of war in Gaza grow.
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In 2023, "BBC Music Introducing" named her artist of the year following the release of her debut album. Now, Olivia Dean is back with her second studio album, "The Art of Loving."
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President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are scheduled to meet Monday, just days Netanyahu's speech at the U.N. rejecting calls to end the war in Gaza.
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President Trump says a deal to end the war in Gaza is "very close." NPR speaks with former Palestinian peace negotiator Diana Buttu about Trump's meeting with Israel's prime minister Monday.
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Moldova's pro-Western party secured a decisive victory Monday, as voters rejected pro-Russian groups and chose closer EU ties.
