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Students and community members share a quiet moment at a memorial created on the steps of the student union building following the shooting on FSU's campus last week.

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Students at Florida State University return to campus just days after shooting

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A shooting there left 2 people dead and injured 6 on Thursday. The shooter was a fellow student who had gotten the gun from his mother, who was a sheriff's deputy.
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Analysis

The clash between Trump and the courts sparks questions of a constitutional crisis

Every day it seems new conflicts arise between President Trump and the courts. Prompting another round of the question: Are we in a constitutional crisis?

SCOTUS constitutional crisis?

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Jake Blount: Tiny Desk Concert

The young proponent of traditional music brought eight bandmates and told the NPR crowd that they were here to play "Black folk music from the future."
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Book Reviews

These 2 funny books give readers a reason to smile in tough times

Dorothy Parker's posthumously published collection is Poems; Camilla Barnes' debut novel is The Usual Desire to Kill. Both affirm: sharp humor can be grounded in pain.

These 2 funny books give readers a reason to smile in tough times

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A gold drink coaster box sits on U.S. President Donald Trump's coffee table as he hosts French President Emmanuel Macron for meetings in the Oval Office at the White House on February 24, 2025 in Washington, D.C.

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Analysis

A style expert breaks down what Trump's taste is projecting about his presidency

Every president brings a personal touch to the Oval Office, and President Trump is going for gold. NPR's Michel Martin asks Washington Post senior critic Robin Givhan about the image that projects.

What Trump's choice of gold decor in the Oval Office projects about his presidency

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Life Kit

Why it's OK not to reply to your text messages right away

Tips on how to manage common texting conundrums, from dealing with a chaotic group chat to getting an unresponsive friend to message you back.

The etiquette of texting

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Life Kit

You're probably taking over-the-counter painkillers incorrectly

People often use the wrong painkiller or take too much too quickly, increasing the risk of side effects, say pharmacists. Here are safer and more effective ways to take drugs like Advil and Tylenol.

Over-the-counter pain medications 101

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Something rare is happening on Wall Street: Stocks, bonds and the dollar are all falling at the same time — and investors are debating why.

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Business

Sell USA? Why Trump's tariffs may be sparking a historic storm on Wall Street

When Trump announced sweeping tariffs this month, he called it "Liberation Day." But there are fears that it may well have been the day foreign investors started to lose faith in the United States.

SELL USA

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Federal layoffs affected teams at CDC that research injuries — including car crashes — to understand how to prevent them. Car crashes are the second leading cause of death for children ages 1 to 12.

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Public Health

With the CDC's injury prevention team gutted, 'we will not know what is killing us'

Workers who track data on car crashes, drownings, traumatic brain injury, falls in the elderly, and other perils lost their jobs. Advocates worry life-saving work will stop.
Inmates sit in a cell at El Salvador's Counter-Terrorism Confinement Centre (CECOT) mega-prison, where hundreds of gang members are incarerated, in Tecoluca on Jan. 27. The Trump administration says it is considering El Salvador's offer to accept U.S. prisoners — including some U.S. citizens — in its jails.

Inmates sit in a cell at El Salvador's Counter-Terrorism Confinement Centre (CECOT) mega-prison, where hundreds of gang members are incarerated, in Tecoluca on Jan. 27. The Trump administration says it is considering El Salvador's offer to accept U.S. prisoners — including some U.S. citizens — in its jails. Marvin Recinos/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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News

House Democrats land in El Salvador and demand Abrego Garcia's return

Unsanctioned congressional trip comes days after Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., met with Kilmar Abrego Garcia
Noah Wyle plays Dr. Michael "Robby" Rabinovitch in The Pitt.

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After years of avoiding the ER, Noah Wyle feels 'right at home' in 'The Pitt'

After 11 seasons on ER, Wyle thought he was finished with medical dramas: "I spent 15 years avoiding — actively avoiding — walking down what I thought was either hallowed ground or traveled road."

After years of avoiding the ER, Noah Wyle feels 'right at home' in 'The Pitt'

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U.S. Vice President JD Vance talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a meeting in New Delhi, India, on Monday.

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Politics

Vance and Modi meet in New Delhi to discuss trade deal and avoid U.S. tariffs

Vance arrived in India on Monday for a four-day visit as New Delhi looks to avoid U.S. tariffs, negotiate a bilateral trade deal with Washington and strengthen ties with the Trump administration.
El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele waves as he departs following a meeting at the White House with President Donald Trump, Monday, April 14, 2025, in Washington.

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The Americas

Salvadoran President Bukele proposes a prisoner swap with Maduro for Venezuelan deportees

Bukele proposed carrying out a prisoner swap with Venezuela on Sunday, suggesting he would exchange Venezuelan deportees from the United States for what he called "political prisoners" in Venezuela.
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Analysis

Europe

How to dismantle democracy: Lessons aspiring autocrats may take from Hungary's Orban

The dismantling of Hungary's democracy is a point of fascination for political scientists around the world — including those advising the Trump administration.

In Hungary, Victor Orban is concentrating his power and dismantling democracy

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(EDITORS NOTE: Multiple exposures were combined to produce this image.) Startrails are seen during the Lyrid meteor shower over Michaelskapelle on April 21, 2020 in Niederhollabrunn, Austria.

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Space

The Lyrid meteor shower will dazzle the night sky this week. Here's how to watch

The peak of the Lyrid meteor shower shower this year is expected Monday and Tuesday this week, when the tail is at its peak.
Samples of female spongy moths and larvae — part of a hundred-year-old collection at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station in New Haven. The female moths have wings but are flightless.

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This fungus targets invasive spongy moths. Could climate change alter their dynamic?

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The invasive spongy moth, a destroyer of northeastern forests, has a natural foe in a Japanese fungus that needs certain weather conditions to activate.
The family of Yeison Rodrigo Jaimes-Rincon, a Chicago-area man, says he has been deported to El Salvador. The family recognized him in a video of U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem touring the Terrorism Confinement Center or CECOT, a maximum security prison in El Salvador.

The family of Yeison Rodrigo Jaimes-Rincon, a Chicago-area man, says he has been deported to El Salvador. The family recognized him in a video of U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem touring the Terrorism Confinement Center or CECOT, a maximum security prison in El Salvador.  Photo of Associated Press video/WBEZ hide caption

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Family of a man sent to El Salvador prison learned his whereabouts from a video

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The family has no idea how to reach Yeison Rodrigo Jaimes-Rincon after recognizing him in a video of the U.S. secretary of Homeland Security touring the prison.
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