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A troubling pattern of federal agents fatally shooting civilians is developing, with deaths in Maine, Texas and Tennessee. The family of a man fatally shot by agents told NPR they want answers.
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NPR's Michel Martin talks to Robert Malley, a negotiator of a 2015 Iran nuclear deal, about President Trump saying the U.S. is reinstating a blockade on Iranian ports and charging a toll on cargo.
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President Trump says the Strait of Hormuz is open, and the U.S., not Iran, will collect tolls.
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Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, reacts to the fatal shooting of a 26-year-old Colombian man by federal law enforcement in Biddeford, Maine, Monday morning.
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AI is moving beyond chatbots and into toys, dolls, and robots built to befriend children. A leading child-development expert says the technology offers real promise — but also risks crowding out the human relationships children need most.
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The U.S. military announced it will begin its blockade of Iranian ships over the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, as Iran vowed to assert its own control over the critical international waterway.
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Trump says the U.S. will collect tolls and impose blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, man killed by federal agents in Maine, states sue to stop Paramount-Warner Bros merger.
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The sultry voice of Baby Rose returns on a new album called "Yearnalism," which she considers the study of desire.
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Georgetown law professor and former federal prosecutor Paul Butler about Monday's ruling in the IRS settlement case involving President Trump.
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A massive heat wave in the Pacific Ocean coupled with a strong El Nino could spell trouble for extreme weather in the U.S. and also elevate sea level rise.
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