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Health & Safety

Florida becomes second state to ban fluoride in public water

6:54am May 16, 2025

by Tristan Wood

Florida has become the second state in the country — after Utah — to ban fluoridation of public water systems.

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Politics & Government

Political group No Labels is closer to putting forward a candidate for president

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Chris Stirewalt of The Dispatch, about the group's plan to put forth a third-party presidential candidate. Would that third-party option have a shot in November?

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The plan to get a transitional government in place in Haiti is being tested

Days after Haiti's prime minister announced his intention to resign, politicians of all stripes have started jockeying for power. Haitians are expressing reservations.

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Scientists say they have found the world's oldest lipstick in southern Iran

Researchers in Italy say a deep red lip-paste discovered there is 5,000 years old. It's made of vegetable oils and waxes, and was likely worn by social elites as a display of superior status.

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Thousands monitor the livestream of a bald eagle's nest in Southern California

by Makenna Sievertson

A bald eagle couple in the mountains of Southern California waiting on eaglets have become an internet sensation. The nonprofit running the livecam now says it's unlikely the eaglets will survive.

The world's first comprehensive artificial intelligence legislation is here

European Union lawmakers have approved the bloc's "Artificial Intelligence Act."

Why Russia holds presidential elections even though Putin is all but assured a win

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with University of Oxford professor Ben Ansell about the significance of elections in authoritarian-ruled countries.

Dynamic pricing could be coming to a supermarket near you

by Amanda Aronczyk

When we think of dynamic pricing, we usually think of airlines, Uber or Amazon quickly changing their prices. But now, dynamic pricing is coming to supermarkets.

National

3 more people are charged in connection with the Super Bowl victory rally shooting

by Frank Morris

When a shooting ended the Super Bowl victory rally in Kansas City, the local prosecutor assumed it was a traditional mass shooter — a lone gunman bent on destruction. The truth was more complex.

What's the SXSW festival have to do with U.S. support of Israel's war in Gaza?

by Andrew Weber

More than 60 musicians are boycotting the South by Southwest music festival underway in Austin, Texas, over the event's partnership with the U.S. Army and big defense contractors.

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Politics & Government

Morning news brief

Plans for a transitional government in Haiti is tested. EU lawmakers approve the bloc's AI act. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and other candidates, aim to capitalize on third-party presidential bids.

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National

Formerly homeless college student in Colorado finally has a place to call his own

by Emma VandenEinde

More than a million-and-a-half college students in America are homeless. One college student experiencing homelessness in Colorado found support.

Virginia wildlife center staff make adjustments to raise an orphaned baby fox

A wildlife rescuer in Virginia dons a fox mask to keep an orphaned kit from becoming too attached to humans.