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Trump administration seeks to roll back protections for imperiled species and habitat

A monarch butterfly feeds on milkweed, July 15, 2025, in Chicago. Erin Hooley/AP hide caption toggle caption Erin Hooley/AP BILLINGS, Mont. — President Trump's administration moved Wednesday to roll back protections for imperiled species and the places they live, reviving a suite of changes to Endangered Species Act regulations from the Republican's first term that
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House lawmakers force vote to restore federal workers’ bargaining rightsHouse lawmakers force vote to restore federal workers’ bargaining rights
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House lawmakers force vote to restore federal workers’ bargaining rights

House lawmakers force a vote on bill to restore federal workers' bargaining rights House lawmakers have collected enough signatures to force a vote on a bill that would nullify President Trump's executive order terminating collective bargaining rights for most federal workers. Politics November 19, 2025 5:34 PM ET Collective Bargaining Rights Discharge Petition House lawmakers
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Curaçao to Cape Verde: Small nations make big World Cup history

Fans of Curaçao react as they watch the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier football match between Jamaica and Curacao in Willemstad in Curaçao. The tiny Caribbean nation became the smallest country ever to qualify for the World Cup on Nov. 18 ANGEL BATTA/AFP via Getty hide caption toggle caption ANGEL BATTA/AFP via Getty BOGOTA, Colombia
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Fire Damages 170 Homes in Southwestern Japan

Smoke rises over buildings after a fire in Oita, southern Japan, Wednesday. Kyodo News/AP hide caption toggle caption Kyodo News/AP TOKYO — Firefighters and army helicopters battled a fire Wednesday that burned through a neighborhood of old wooden houses in a fishing town in southwestern Japan, killing one person, injuring another and forcing more than
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How Kash Patel is roiling the FBI and changing its missionHow Kash Patel is roiling the FBI and changing its mission
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How Kash Patel is roiling the FBI and changing its mission

TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. Today, we're going to talk about FBI director Kash Patel with Marc Fisher, who profiles Patel on the current issue of The New Yorker. It's titled "Kash Patel's Acts Of Service." It's subtitled, "The F.B.I. Director Isn't Just Enforcing The President's Agenda At The Bureau
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Greetings from Yimianpo, China, where artisans carve Russian nesting dolls

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world. Matryoshka dolls are a Russian folk art tradition dating back over a century. These hollow wooden figurines, shaped like squat bowling pins and painted ornately, come in sets that nest neatly one inside another.
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Survey reveals artists as an invisible labor force

Alabama State University dance students performing at the Alabama Dance Festival in January 2025. Clark Scott/Alabama Dance Festival hide caption toggle caption Clark Scott/Alabama Dance Festival "We all know the trope of the starving artist," said researcher Gwendolyn Rugg, "But there's actually surprisingly little reliable data out there to back this up." Rugg, a senior
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World Toilet Day — is that the best name?

This photo was taken in a café in the neighborhood of Obour City, which is part of Greater Cairo, Egypt. The photographer says the sign serves as a reminder that everyone needs easy access to a toilet. Aly Hazzaa/The Everyday Projects hide caption toggle caption Aly Hazzaa/The Everyday Projects Happy World Toilet Day! No, that's
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Trump Defends Saudi Prince, Epstein Bill Passes, Trump Low Approval Rating

Trump Defends Saudi Prince, Epstein Bill Passes, Trump Low Approval Rating Good morning. You're reading the Up First newsletter.  Subscribe  here to get it delivered to your inbox, and  listen  to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today's stop stories President Trump yesterday defended Saudi Crown Prince
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Student Escapes After 24 Girls Abducted in Nigeria

A view of the school bus of the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, where gunmen on Monday attacked the school dormitory and abducted schoolgirls, is seen in Kebbi, Nigeria, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. Tunde Omolehin/AP hide caption toggle caption Tunde Omolehin/AP MAGA, Nigeria — A schoolgirl who was abducted with 24 others from a dormitory
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