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Episodes
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Morning news brief
Trump makes unconventional picks for top administration positions, a jury awards $42 million to three Iraqi men imprisoned in Abu Ghraib and world leaders are meeting to fight climate change at COP29.
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How will the Trump administration affect efforts to fight global pandemics?
Global pandemic treaty negotiators are hashing out cooperation plans this week and considering rushing the process out of fear that the Trump administration would pull the U.S. out of negotiations.
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China's economy adapts to serve older people
Companies in China are fueling a "silver economy" by adapting to serve hundreds of millions of people over the age of 60.
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Trump promises more drilling in the U.S. to boost fossil fuel production
NPR's A Martinez speaks with Brian Murray, of the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University, about President-elect Trump's promise to increase fossil fuel production.
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Utilities have shut off power to prevent wildfires. That can also cause problems
Utility companies have been sued to bankruptcy over downed power lines that caused deadly wildfires in Hawaii and California. A Colorado utility's power shutoff to prevent fire also caused problems.
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Scuba divers in Minnesota tackle problem of freshwater lake garbage
Every year, millions of pounds of garbage pollute freshwater lakes across the U.S. In Minnesota, scuba divers took a deeper look at where all the underwater trash is coming from and how to prevent it.
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Young men helped Trump retake the White House -- a trend years in the making
Where did Democrats go wrong with men this election? How did Republicans win them over, and how might Democrats work to win some of them back?
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Both houses of Congress need to elect leaders. How will Trump shape the choices?
Congress comes back for a lame-duck session with a packed agenda, including voting on a new Senate majority leader.
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Trump is hoping for one more victory. It's in his New York criminal trial
A New York judge is set to decide whether President-elect Donald Trump has immunity from prosecution in his criminal trial, after he was convicted of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.
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Gangs in Haiti shot at a Spirit Airlines plane as it was trying to land in Port-Au-Prince
Violence continues in Haiti, despite the appoint of a new prime minister. The international airport was shut down after shots were fired at a landing commercial flight.
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President-elect Donald Trump still must decide who will lead the Justice Department
The incoming Trump administration has expressed a desire for a big overhaul at the Department of Justice and the FBI.
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Trump is back: how Biden will tweak his 'America's back' message at APEC and the G20
President Biden used to tell world leaders "America is back," implying the Trump era's go-it-alone ethos was a one-term blip. But Biden needs a new line for this week's APEC and G20 summits.
