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World News

Centrist wins over hard-right nationalist in Romania's presidential race

6:45am May 19, 2025

by Rob Schmitz

With nearly all ballots counted, Romanian voters have elected Bucharest's mayor, a centrist and pro-European Union candidate, as president, over the nationalist choice.

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World News

NPR's John Ruwitch reflects on the changing mood in China

In the first of a series of stories about China, NPR's John Ruwitch examines shifts in public perceptions about the country's economic future.

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Health & Safety

Muppets from Sesame Workshop help explain opioid addiction to children

by Scott Maucione

Sesame Workshop has new resources for kids affected by the opioid epidemic, featuring videos explaining addiction and treatment. (This first aired on All Things Considered on Dec. 4, 2023.)

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National

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg discusses penalties on Southwest Airlines

by A Martínez

NPR's A Martínez talks with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg about penalties imposed on Southwest Airlines for a holiday air-travel meltdown last year.

National

Biden has big plans for chips manufacturing, but there are too few qualified workers

by Asma Khalid

President Biden made big promises to boost semiconductor manufacturing. But there's a problem: There aren't enough qualified workers for the projects.

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A brewery and creamery teamed up to make blue cheese beer

by Michel Martin

Maybe you've heard of beer cheese, but what about blue cheese beer? Oregon brewery Crux Fermentation Project teamed up with Rogue Creamery to take on the challenge.

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National

Florida GOP suspends chairman and calls for resignation amid rape allegation

The Florida Republican Party has suspended its chairman and called for his resignation as police investigate a rape accusation against him. Christian Ziegler denies wrongdoing.

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Politics & Government

U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen on border security and aid to Israel and Ukraine

by Michel Martin

NPR's Michel Martin asks Democratic U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland about the negotiations by Democrats and Republicans over border security and aid for Israel and Ukraine.

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World News

The latest on the war between Israel and Hamas

Hear the latest on the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas.

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A Kentucky family found a baby owl in their Christmas tree

by A Martínez

A family in Kentucky completely missed the baby owl in their Christmas tree. The little owl had been there, unnoticed for four days. It was released and hopefully found another tree to call home.

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World News

Ukrainians worry over wavering U.S. and EU support as Christmas approaches

As Ukrainians prepare to celebrate Christmas according to the Western calendar for the first time, they fear the support of their biggest allies – the U.S. and the European Union – is wavering.

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Shipping is under attack in the Red Sea

by A Martínez

Houthi rebels have been attacking ships sailing to and from the Suez Canal. NPR's A Martinez speaks to Martin Kröger of the German Shipowners' Association about threats to Red Sea shipping.

World News

Hong Kong media tycoon and democracy activist Jimmy Lai goes on trial

Hong Kong media mogul and democracy activist Jimmy Lai goes on trial after more than 1,000 days of pre-trial detention.