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Camille Rutherford stars as a would-be romance writer who works at a Paris bookstore in <em>Jane Austen Wrecked My Life.</em>

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'Jane Austen Wrecked My Life' doesn't live up to its namesake

Laura Piani's amiable new romance is weighed down by all its allusions and borrowings — and ultimately fails to deliver on Austen's wit.

June 03, 2025
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James Henriksen with Colorado State University holds up a water sample for Harvard colleague Braden Tierney. The bag is teeming with microbes that they hope may help solve some of humanity's big problems.

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These researchers think the sludge in your home may help save the planet

What if the solutions to some of Earth's biggest problems could be found in some of its smallest creatures? That bet has led a team of researchers to places both remote and — lately — rather familiar.

June 03, 2025
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A surprising trick to making hard choices: Try thinking less

The tactic may seem counterintuitive, but it can help you make tough decisions faster and with more confidence, says decision coach Nell Wulfhart.

June 03, 2025
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Former Culpeper County Sheriff Scott Jenkins was sentenced to 10 years in prison on bribery and related charges. President Trump's pardon of Jenkins last week has gone down badly with people in Culpeper, Va., which voted for Trump in 2024.

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Trump voters call president's pardon of corrupt Virginia sheriff 'a terrific mistake'

Many in Virginia's Culpeper County are unhappy with the president's pardon of a sheriff convicted of bribery. Trump called him a victim "persecuted by the Radical Left 'monsters' and 'left for dead.'"

June 03, 2025
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  • Frank Langfitt
NPR's Steve Inskeep spoke with U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., about President Trump's budget bill, now in the Senate.

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Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon expects changes to Trump's spending bill

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., about President Trump's budget bill, his own concerns about the legislation, and some of the changes he hopes to see.

June 03, 2025
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An aerial view of severe flooding in Frankfort, Kentucky, caused by days of heavy rainfall on April 7, 2025. Violent storms battering the central-eastern United States killed at least 17 people. The storms came as the National Weather Service was grappling with nearly 600 job cuts by the Trump administration. Now, the NWS has been given authorization to rehire more than 100 forecasters, radar technicians and others.

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Stabilizing 'operations,' the National Weather Service hires again after Trump cuts

The National Weather Service says it plans to hire more than 100 additional staff members. The move follows complaints and concerns after the Trump administration eliminated more than 500 positions.

June 03, 2025
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  • Greg Allen
A new study from Yale University finds that singing to babies lifts their moods.

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  • Science

Do you sing to your baby? NPR wants to know what songs you sing

A new study from Yale University finds that singing to babies improves their overall mood. NPR wants to know what songs our listeners sing to their babies.

June 03, 2025
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Shopping carts sit outside of a Dollar General store in Chicago.

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One company forecasting a better year ahead? Dollar General

People are spending more at Dollar General. In part, that's thanks to shoppers trading down from more expensive stores.

June 03, 2025
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Former film producer Harvey Weinstein appears in criminal court in Manhattan on May 30, 2025.

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Harvey Weinstein's new trial is almost over. It could be a litmus test for #MeToo

Weinstein's sex crimes conviction in New York was overturned last year. In a new trial, three accusers have testified that Weinstein assaulted them. Closing arguments are underway.

June 03, 2025
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Palestinians carry the body of Reem Al-Akhras who was killed while heading to a Gaza aid hub, during her funeral in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Tuesday.

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  • Middle East

Dozens reported killed as Israel acknowledges troops opened fire near Gaza food point

For the third time in as many days, Palestinians in Gaza have been shot while trying to get food. Israel has acknowledged that its soldiers opened fire on people who were approaching them.

June 03, 2025
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  • Hadeel Al-Shalchi
People talk near a Meta sign outside of the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif.

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  • Technology

Meta plans to replace humans with AI to assess privacy and societal risks

Current and former Meta employees fear the new automation push comes at the cost of allowing AI to make tricky determinations about how Meta's apps could lead to real world harm.

June 03, 2025
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  • Bobby Allyn and
  • Shannon Bond
An abandoned vehicle sits along the Swannanoa River in a landscape scarred by Hurricane Helene, on March 24, near Swannanoa, N.C.

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  • Weather

Hurricane season has started. Here's what to know

The 2025 hurricane season officially began on Sunday. Forecasters are predicting an active season.

June 03, 2025
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  • Shannon Bond
President Trump uses a cell phone aboard his Marine One helicopter in Leesburg, Va., on April 24, 2025.

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  • Politics

Trump is pushing Senate GOP to get his megabill across the finish line

President Trump is gearing up for what a senior White House official said will be an "all-out advocacy effort" to push Republican senators to advance the bill their House colleagues passed last month.

June 03, 2025
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  • Tamara Keith
From left, Carrie Spyva-McIlvaine, Gabriel Velasco and Lisa Turnquist arrive to place bouquets of flowers at a memorial after Sunday's attack in Boulder, Colorado.

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  • National

Run For Their Lives, the group targeted in the Colorado attack, is figuring out how to continue its mission

Sunday's attack in Boulder targeted a group called Run for Their Lives, which raises awareness about the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza. Now, they're figuring out how to move on.

June 03, 2025
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  • Jason DeRose

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  • National

The true cost of prisons and jails is higher than many realize, researchers say

A new report tries to capture the true cost of incarceration to families of people behind bars. It found it costs them around $350 billion every year — almost four times the government's estimate for the cost of incarceration.

June 03, 2025
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