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Trump is taking aim at forest and wildfire research just as the West is poised to burn

The president is trying to downsize the U.S Forest Service and eliminate wildfire and smoke research as the American West is facing a potentially epic summer fire season.

Trump takes aim at forest and wildfire research as the West is poised to burn

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A senior midwife at the State Specialist Hospital in Maiduguri sutures a woman who has just given birth in Borno State, Nigeria, October 13, 2018.

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Global Health

What would it take to stop women from bleeding to death after childbirth?

A newly published series of reports calls attention to a dire situation facing millions of women after childbirth — and the solutions that can prevent death from postpartum hemorrhage.
Passengers seen arriving in 2022 at Kunming Changshui International Airport, in China's southwestern Yunnan province, where U.S. citizen Min Zin was said to be detained last week, according to people familiar with the arrest.

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China arrests a U.S. scholar with a history of Myanmar activism, suspected of spying

China's government said Min Zin, who heads a think tank focused on Myanmar, was detained on suspicion of engaging in "espionage and endangering Chinese national security."
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Music Interviews

Sublime's Jakob Nowell 'never wanted any part of' replacing his father

Thirty years ago, Brad Nowell, the lead singer of '90s ska band Sublime, died of an overdose. His son Jakob was an infant. He's now Sublime's lead singer, releasing the band's first album since 1996.

Sublime releasing first album in 30 years, with former lead singer's son at the helm

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A key U.S. spy tool is set to lapse on Friday — now what?

The government says more than 60% of the president's daily intelligence briefing relies on information collected under a tool known as FISA Section 702. But Congress has struggled to renew it.
People are seen carrying two signs during a nighttime protest. One says, "Your priority is patients, not politics." The other says, "Practice medicine, not capitulation." The logo "NYU Langone Health" is displayed one of the buildings.

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People are seen carrying two signs during a nighttime protest. One says, "Your priority is patients, not politics." The other says, "Practice medicine, not capitulation." The logo "NYU Langone Health" is displayed one of the buildings.

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Children's Health

Trump's DOJ can't get names and medical files of trans youth in California, for now

Trump's Department of Justice is seeking patient files that include the names of young people who have been treated in transgender clinics, as well as hospital staff who have provided care.

DOJ blocked in CA from getting trans medical files

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Pope Leo XIV blesses a child during a meeting with migrants at the 'Las Raices' center, in San Cristobal de la Laguna in Spain.

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Religion

Pope Leo defends migrants at 'dock of shame' in Spain

Pope Leo XIV visited the Canary Islands on Thursday, where he issued a forceful defense of migrants.

Pope Leo defends migrants at 'dock of shame'

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CHOP demonstrators fearing the police returning to take back the E. Precinct of the Seattle Police Department, stage a drill outside the building, Monday night, June 22, 2020 in Seattle. 214328

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CHOP demonstrators fearing the police returning to take back the E. Precinct of the Seattle Police Department, stage a drill outside the building, Monday night, June 22, 2020 in Seattle. 214328

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Embedded

Inside CHOP: How violence came to occupy Seattle's anti-police occupation

In 2020, 16-year-old Antonio Mays Jr. traveled a thousand miles from his home in Southern California to a protest occupation known as CHOP in Seattle. A week later he was killed there. Why is his death still unsolved? And who should be held accountable?

We Keep Us Safe: Who Killed Antonio Mays Jr.?

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WATCH

The Paradox: Tiny Desk Concert

By finding joy and humor in life's chaos, The Paradox's brand of Black pop-punk feels both fresh and familiar.
Emily Blunt stars in Disclosure Day.

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Movie Reviews

Spielberg returns to familiar alien territory in 'Disclosure Day'

Spielberg's new thriller centers on a massive U.S. conspiracy to hide the fact that aliens have been visiting Earth for decades. If anything, though, the movie's pleasures feel more retro than timely.

FA: Film Review: Disclosure Day

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South Korea's ousted former President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives to attend his trial at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea, May 12, 2025.

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South Korea's ousted former President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives to attend his trial at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea, May 12, 2025.

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Asia

Ousted South Korean President Yoon given prison term for drone flights over Pyongyang

South Korea's ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol and his former defense minister were sentenced to 30 years in prison Friday in a case alleging Yoon ordered drone flights over Pyongyang in 2024 to heighten tensions with North Korea and justify declaring martial law at home.
Many American passengers from the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship have quarantined at Nebraska Medicine's Davis Global Center in Omaha.

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Many American passengers from the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship have quarantined at Nebraska Medicine's Davis Global Center in Omaha.

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Health

White House response to hantavirus and Ebola contrasts with COVID criticisms

The administration imposed mandatory quarantine orders on two passengers from the cruise ship hit by hantavirus and is blocking Americans who catch Ebola from returning home for treatment.

White House's response to hantavirus and Ebola is at odds with COVID criticisms

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Jay Clayton appears at the Treasury Department on October 16, 2018. President Trump has named the former head of the Securities and Exchange Commission as his pick to serve as Director of National Intelligence.

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Jay Clayton appears at the Treasury Department on October 16, 2018. President Trump has named the former head of the Securities and Exchange Commission as his pick to serve as Director of National Intelligence.

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Trump names Jay Clayton to serve as director of national intelligence

The announcement follows Trump's decision to nominate an ally and political attack dog to serve as acting director. The pick sparked a backlash that doomed efforts to renew a key intelligence tool.

Trump names Jay Clayton to serve as Director of National Intelligence

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Vance Boelter appears in Minneapolis federal court on Thursday, where he pleaded guilty to murder, stalking and firearms crimes in connection with the killings of former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband and an attack on state Sen. John Hoffman and his family.

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Vance Boelter appears in Minneapolis federal court on Thursday, where he pleaded guilty to murder, stalking and firearms crimes in connection with the killings of former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband and an attack on state Sen. John Hoffman and his family.

Vance Boelter appears in Minneapolis federal court on Thursday, where he pleaded guilty to murder, stalking and firearms crimes in connection with the killings of former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband and an attack on state Sen. John Hoffman and his family. Illustration by Cedric Hohnstadt hide caption

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2 life sentences for killer of Minnesota lawmaker and her spouse

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Vance Boelter pleaded guilty to murder and other crimes in connection with the killing of Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband and attacks on Minnesota Sen. John Hoffman and his family.
An illustrated diagram showing the link between neighborhoods with low socioeconomic opportunity and pattern differences in childrens' brains.
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Science

Socioeconomic factors are becoming 'biologically embedded' in children's brains

A study of more than 2,300 9- to 10-year-olds found that socioeconomic factors explained most differences in the preteens' brain development.

Socioeconomic factors are becoming ‘biologically embedded’ in children’s brains

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Mike Hadsell, a search-and-rescue diver who lives in Englewood, has long been training dogs to help law enforcement officers find human remains. But it turns out that Splash, a two-year old Asian small clawed otter, is better suited for doing that in the water.

Mike Hadsell, a search-and-rescue diver who lives in Englewood, has long been training dogs to help law enforcement officers find human remains. But it turns out that Splash, a two-year old Asian small clawed otter, is better suited for doing that in the water. Daylina Miller/WUSF hide caption

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Mike Hadsell, a search-and-rescue diver who lives in Englewood, has long been training dogs to help law enforcement officers find human remains. But it turns out that Splash, a two-year old Asian small clawed otter, is better suited for doing that in the water.

Mike Hadsell, a search-and-rescue diver who lives in Englewood, has long been training dogs to help law enforcement officers find human remains. But it turns out that Splash, a two-year old Asian small clawed otter, is better suited for doing that in the water. Daylina Miller/WUSF hide caption

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Trained otter helps with underwater rescue and recovery in Florida

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A search-and-rescue group in Florida that uses dogs has now trained an otter to help with underwater searches.
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