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Start your day with Morning Edition — a dynamic mix of national news, global reporting, and the local stories that matter most to the Piedmont and High Country. Hosted locally by Robin Lambert, with NPR’s Steve Inskeep, A Martínez, Leila Fadel, and Michel Martin, the show brings smart conversation, meaningful context, and real voices to the headlines. Whether it's breaking news, in-depth features, or powerful storytelling from StoryCorps, Morning Edition helps you make sense of the world — right from your radio.
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About 40 people are dead and more than 100 are injured after a fire ripped through a New Year's Eve party at a Swiss ski resort bar. Authorities are still investigating what caused the blaze.
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Ukrainians recall their country giving up nuclear weapons in 1994 in exchange for international security promises that weren't kept. They don't want a repeat in their current negotiations with Russia.
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AI data centers require incredible amounts of energy to run. NPR's Planet Money investigates how that demand for power might affect your electric bills.
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Archaeologists say they've unexpectedly found a huge Stone Age cremation pyre in southern-central Africa. The discovery is helping them understand the history of cremation.
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Right-wing influencer's fraud claim leads to threats for Somali daycare owners, DOJ's initial release of Epstein files left many questions unanswered, dozens killed in Swiss Alps bar fire.
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A right-wing media influencer accused Somali daycare operators in Minnesota of defrauding the federal government. This has led to threats against staff and a federal childcare funding freeze.
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NPR's A Martinez asks Cindy Lehnhoff, director of the National Child Care Association, about the Trump administration's freeze on federal funding to help low-income families pay for child care.
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President Trump's on-again, off-again tariffs on Chinese imports affected many U.S. businesses last year. We check in with one small business owner to ask what the year and holiday season were like.
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A podcast by two Israelis re-examines the war in Gaza and its impact on Israeli society.
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For StoryCorps, a reflection on how a child's vaccination fear sparked the creation of one of the most beloved songs in the movie, "Mary Poppins."