NPR News: The U.S. has more thalidomide survivors than the government admits

The U.S. has more thalidomide survivors than the government admits
In the 1950s and 1960s, doctors gave the drug thalidomide to pregnant patients without telling them — and without FDA approval. Now those patients' children want recognition.

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NPR News: Pope warns a 'paradise of machines' could undermine humanity as he opens France trip

Pope warns a 'paradise of machines' could undermine humanity as he opens France trip
Pope Leo XIV has warned that a "paradise of machines" could undermine humanity. He raises concerns about artificial intelligence, nuclear arms, and human rights during his visit to France.

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NPR News: Roads flood in New Jersey, inundate some homes, as first major signs of nor'easter take shape

Roads flood in New Jersey, inundate some homes, as first major signs of nor'easter take shape
Thousands are without power on the U.S. East Coast, while roads are flooding in some coastal New Jersey communities.

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NPR News: CNN left off Air Force One for Trump's upcoming trip, White House signals in new media restriction

CNN left off Air Force One for Trump's upcoming trip, White House signals in new media restriction
The White House has signaled that CNN will be left off Air Force One for President Donald Trump's Saturday trip in the latest media restriction in an ongoing dispute with First Amendment implications.

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NPR News: Former U.S. Ambassador to Israel on Netanyahu's speech at UNGA

Former U.S. Ambassador to Israel on Netanyahu's speech at UNGA
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with former U.S. Ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech at the United Nations General Assembly.

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NPR News: Man shot during 2024 Trump campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, has died

Man shot during 2024 Trump campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, has died
James Copenhaver, one of three campaign rally attendees shot in 2024 during an assassination attempt on then-candidate Donald Trump, has died in Pittsburgh, his lawyer said Thursday. He was 76.

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NPR News: Trump's state dinner for Xi features sea bass and a long list of tech titans

Trump's state dinner for Xi features sea bass and a long list of tech titans
A tech-heavy guest list, the fashion choices of those on it, who sat where and what was on the menu marked the softer — often and glitzier — details of diplomacy as Donald Trump threw a Thursday night state dinner honoring China's leader Xi Jinping.

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