Morning Edition
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Episodes
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Harris and Trump focus on family issues like IVF, child tax credits and elder care
NPR's Michel Martin talks to Bruce Lesley of the advocacy group, First Focus on Children, about how the Republican and Democratic presidential campaigns are bringing family issues to the forefront.
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David Rubenstein looks back on his first year as owner of the Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore Orioles owner David Rubenstein talks to NPR’s Michel Martin about his rookie season as owner of his hometown Major League Baseball team.
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Nationalist Christians rally to repent for what they consider to be the nation’s sins
A recent rally drew a fervently pro-Trump crowd of nationalist Christians to D.C. The gathering displayed how religion is attracting a multiracial and multiethnic component to Trump's base.
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China repeatedly threatens to invade Taiwan. What would an invasion look like?
An upcoming Taiwanese television show is generating buzz for imagining what a Chinese invasion of the democratic island would look like.
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Morning news brief
Israel says it killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza. Have 'double-haters' changed their minds about the presidential candidates? President Biden is in Berlin to meet with European leaders.
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Influenza strain's disappearance, attributed to COVID protocols, alters 2024 flu shot
U.S. flu vaccines were redesigned after an influenza strain disappeared globally. Physical distancing and masking during the early days of COVID likely pushed the strain into oblivion.
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Israeli military examining if Hamas leader was killed in Gaza operation
The Israeli military says it's "checking the possibility" Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was killed in a military operation in Gaza.
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Archdiocese of Los Angeles will pay $880 million to settle sexual abuse claims
The money will go to victims of clergy sexual abuse dating back decades, in what an attorney said was the largest single child sex abuse settlement with a Catholic archdiocese.
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U.K. mulls sanctions on Israeli ministers for remarks describe as 'abhorrent'
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Juan Zarate, former assistant secretary of the Treasury, now managing partner at K2 Integrity, a financial risk consulting firm, about what sanctions would accomplish.
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Vice President Harris makes a pitch to Republicans who aren't satisfied with Trump
Harris made her case in an interview on Fox news, which followed a visit to Bucks County, Pa., where she gave a speech while flanked by dozens of Republicans who’ve endorsed her.
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Ukraine’s president will speak to EU leaders about his plan to end the war
Ukraine’s president is in Brussels today to speak to European Union leaders about his plan to end the war in a year -- without ceding any territory to Russia.
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Italy bans people from travelling abroad to seek surrogacy
Italy’s right-wing government has passed legislation that would outlaw international surrogacy. It’s a move critics say would criminalize parenthood for some couples — in particular gay men.