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Sayedyaqoob Qattali moved to Houston with his family after legally entering the United States in late 2023.

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  • National

Many Afghans living in the U.S. fear being tortured or killed if they get deported

Roughly 200,000 Afghans came to the U.S. after the Taliban seized control in Afghanistan in 2021. Many are worried about their future as President Trump has steadily eliminated legal protections.

May 07, 2025
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By:
  • Andrew Schneider
The logo of the big data analytics software company Palantir Technologies on display during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, on Jan. 23, 2025.

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  • Technology

Former Palantir workers condemn company's work with Trump administration

In a rare rebuke, more than a dozen former workers of the powerful data-mining and surveillance company say the firm's work with the Trump administration violates the company's founding principles.

May 06, 2025
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn

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  • Politics

Lawmakers Huddle: Kemp’s bill-signing momentum continues ahead of May 14 deadline

Gov. Brian Kemp’s bill-signing momentum continues as his May 14 deadline to sign or veto bills looms closer.

May 06, 2025
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By:
  • Donna Lowry
The Safe to Sleep campaign has greatly reduced cases of sudden infant death syndrome and other sleep-related deaths.

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  • Health

Trump cuts baby 'Safe to Sleep' team. Here's what parents should know

For decades the NIH has led a public health campaign credited with saving thousands of babies from dying in their sleep. The administration's cuts come as sleep-related infant deaths have been rising.

May 05, 2025
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By:
  • Maria Godoy
Composer and band leader Duke Ellington adjusting his bow-tie at the Royal Festival Hall in London on October 5th, 1958.

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  • Arts & Life

Black Dandyism takes the spotlight at the 2025 Met Gala

Oscar-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter calls it "a full circle moment" as she reclaims history at the 2025 Met Gala.

May 05, 2025
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By:
  • Michel Martin and
  • Nia Dumas
Attorney General Merrick Garland looks at an exhibit titled the Faces of Gun Violence while on a tour led by Steve Dettelbach, director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, at ATF headquarters on April 23, 2024, in Washington, D.C. The display has now been taken down.

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  • National

An exhibit honoring victims of gun violence is taken down at ATF headquarters

The Faces of Gun Violence exhibit at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) headquarters showed the portraits of 120 people killed in gun violence in the U.S.

May 05, 2025
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By:
  • Kristin Wright
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio leaves after high-level talks on Ukraine and its security, at the French Foreign Ministry in Paris Thursday, April 17.

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  • Politics

Trump diminishing 'own scope of control' with Rubio in dual roles, says John Bolton

Marco Rubio serving as both Secretary of State and national security adviser could be "ultimately disadvantageous" to President Trump, says former adviser John Bolton.

May 05, 2025
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  • Michel Martin and
  • Obed Manuel
Abbe Lowell, who represented Hunter Biden, makes a statement in September 2024 in Los Angeles.

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  • Law

Legal veteran starts new firm to defend targets of Trump actions

With nearly 40 years of legal practice, lawyer Abbe Lowell has represented many powerful people. Now he's starting a new law firm to represent those who have drawn the ire of President Trump.

May 02, 2025
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  • Carrie Johnson
An illustration photo of the logos of Chinese shopping apps Taobao, AliExpress (left), Shein (right) and Temu on a smartphone screen.

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  • Business

Shein and Temu will cost more, thanks to massive tariffs going into effect

Shein and Temu goods might not be so cheap anymore. Starting today, the U.S. will start collecting import fees on small packages from China, much of which comes from Chinese e-commerce sites.

May 02, 2025
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  • Emily Feng
Left: Interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Edward Martin during an Anacostia Coordinating Council monthly meeting in Washington, D.C., on March 25. Right: Timothy Hale-Cusanelli with a mustache resembling Adolf Hitler's in photos recovered from his cellphone by the Department of Justice.

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  • Investigations

Trump nominee gives misleading testimony about ties to alleged 'Nazi sympathizer'

Ed Martin, President Trump's pick for U.S. attorney for D.C., is distancing himself from a Jan. 6 rioter known for antisemitic views. NPR's reporting raises questions about his ties to the rioter.

May 02, 2025
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  • Tom Dreisbach
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., talks to reporters just after House Republicans narrowly approved their budget framework, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, April 10.

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  • Politics

House budget bill should preserve Medicaid's 'original purpose,' says Rep. Jeff Hurd

Medicaid cuts loom over House Republicans' budget reconciliation. Rep. Jeff Hurd, R-Colo. says the "right reforms," like work requirements and stopping "improper" spending, could save money.

May 02, 2025
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By:
  • Michel Martin and
  • Obed Manuel
The Trump administration canceled billions of dollars in disaster preparedness grants. This mobile home park in Rising Sun, Md., has flooded repeatedly, and the local government was relying on federal funds to move people out of harm's way and turn the area into a park.

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  • Climate

Rural communities were promised millions in disaster funds. Trump is ending it

Rural communities are scrambling after the Trump administration canceled billions in disaster grants. Many were counting on the funds for infrastructure fixes meant to withstand future disasters.

May 02, 2025
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By:
  • Lauren Sommer and
  • Rebecca Hersher
U.S. President Donald Trump departs following a National Day of Prayer event in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C., US, on Thursday, May 1, 2025.

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  • National

Expect more immigration enforcement in next 100 days, says DHS spokesperson

DHS official Tricia McLaughlin pushed back on claims that the Trump administration is ignoring due process, saying it is "going to look different" based on legal status or alleged gang affiliation.

May 01, 2025
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  • Michel Martin
Vehicles drive along the 101 Freeway in Los Angeles, Calif., during a heat wave in October 2024. California has ambitious rules requiring automakers to phase out gas-powered vehicles (except for plug-in hybrids), to combat air pollution and climate change. The Trump administration has vowed to overturn California's stringent standards.

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  • Business

The House strikes a blow against California in a fight over EVs

California, which has the unique ability to set vehicle standards, has set ambitious rules requiring all new cars to be zero-emission by 2035. The fate of those rules is now up to the Senate.

May 01, 2025
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  • Camila Domonoske
Mohsen Mahdawi speaks outside a Vermont courthouse after a judge released the Palestinian student activist on Wednesday, April 30, in Burlington, Vt.

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  • National

Freedom of speech 'at stake' in Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi's case, lawyer says

Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi left federal prison, but his case isn't over. His lawyer says the Trump administration's case against him is "laughable" and "unconstitutional."

May 01, 2025
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  • Leila Fadel and
  • Obed Manuel
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