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The Fed raises interest rates. And, EU proposes Canada become an 'associate member'

The Federal Reserve has raised interest rates for the first time in years. And, the European Union has proposed that Canada ...
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D.C. airspace is complicated. Experts say Trump's arch would add one more risk

The Trump administration wants to build its 250-foot arch near one of the country's busiest runways. The FAA will determine ...
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Pediatricians raise the alarm on the effect of Trump's immigration crackdown on kids

The Trump administration has been pursuing a quiet immigration crackdown strategy: limiting access to health care and public ...
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People's houses are collapsing into the ocean. FEMA gives them no other option

Waterfront homes are collapsing along the coast. Homeowners generally have plenty of warning before their house buckles. So ...
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Here's why an Arizona medical examiner is working to track heat-related deaths

No one across the U.S. is consistently tracking climate-fueled deaths. One medical examiner has a new protocol on heat-deaths ...
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You'd expect homeowners to save their stuff. Federal policy pays them to leave it

NPR dug into the upside-down world of FEMA flood insurance in coastal areas, and found many homeowners have no financial ...
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Trump administration plans ideological warning signs for Smithsonian

The Trump Administration says it is preparing a dozen signs for its Washington, D.C., museum sites that will warn visitors ...
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The 'burnerverse' exploiting young women in college

Wired reporter EJ Dickson speaks with NPR's Juana Summers about an online community that targets and harasses young women with their own nonconsensual, sexually explicit images.
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Fed raises interest rates for first time in more than three years

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates today Wednesday the first time in more than three years. The central bank is trying to curb stubborn inflation, which was rekindled by the war with Iran.
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Could genetically modified trees protect Florida's citrus industry?

Gene technology is giving hope to citrus farmers in Florida who are fighting greening disease, which has been killing their trees for two decades.
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Arkansas pharmacies file lawsuit accusing PBM of underpaying them for medications

The defendant, Express Scripts, is among those that sued Arkansas over its first-in-the-nation law banning PBMs from holding ...
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EU rolls out red carpet to Canada to become its first 'associate member'

The EU's top official backs Carney's push for Canada to become the bloc's first "associate member," as Brussels seeks to deepen ties amid pressure from the US ...