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Latest Episodes
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Without this Education Department oversight, borrowers could "be placed in the wrong loan repayment status, billed for incorrect amounts" and more, the U.S. Government Accountability Office says.
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U.S. strikes on Tehran intensify, Americans' views on Iran war, and Georgia special election heads to runoff.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that Tuesday would bring the most intense strikes across Iran. And residential buildings are not being spared in Tehran.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with former national security adviser John Bolton about President Trump's objectives in Iran.
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A judge ruled that three prosecutors were illegally appointed to run the U.S. attorney's office in New Jersey. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Kim Wehle, constitutional scholar and law professor.
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American homeowners have faced years of rising insurance costs, due in part to threats from climate change. But 2025 was a relatively quiet year for extreme weather disasters: wildfires and flooding devastated parts of California, Texas and Alaska, but no hurricanes made landfall. So, will homeowners get a break on their insurance bills? The answer is maybe — and only in some places.
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At a military camp in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, a commander tells NPR his armed opposition group is waiting to go into Iran.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Maya Berry of the Arab American Institute about the role of politics in heightened anti-Muslim speech in the U.S.
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Starting in 2029, the Oscars will be shown exclusively on YouTube. This announcement follows years of scandals and dwindling audiences for Hollywood's premiere awards show. NPR's A Martinez talks to Bill Kramer, the CEO of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.
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A high school swim team in Texas raised nearly $20,000 to help their beloved school custodian after he spent months in the hospital.