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All Things Considered

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National Public Radio's weekday afternoon newsmagazine with NPR's Ailsa Chang, Mary Louise Kelly, Ari Shapiro and Juana Summers.

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Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro and several others have been charged with attempting to overthrow incoming government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in 2022.

The FAFSA form is now open to students hoping to get help paying for college in the 2025-26 academic year. Students can expect a much smoother process compared to the last cycle.

With climate-related disasters getting more extreme, richer countries are piloting ways to compensate developing nations, since they bear the least responsibility for causing climate change.

With Trump set to begin another term and Republicans in control of Congress, the anti-abortion movement is hoping to continue the gains it made during his first time in office.

In the Pacific Northwest, an informal group of community members meets every week to discuss their disagreements. While they often differ on political views, they enjoy the face-to-face engagement.

Manhattan prosecutors are asking for a further pause in the criminal trial against President-elect Donald Trump in order to give both sides time to weigh the unprecedented nature of the situation.

The monarch butterfly is widely recognized and widely dispersed across North America and it's in trouble. Federal officials decide soon whether it gets protection under the Endangered Species Act.

Conventional political wisdom says high turnout elections are good for Democrats. Well, 2024 says maybe not. So will Republicans rethink long-held positions on voting access?

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SpaceX and Amazon are asking the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to find the National Labor Relations Board unconstitutional. The federal agency is tasked with enforcing workers' right to organize.

Carr was seen as a pretty conventional Republican with a pro-corporate outlook for most of his career. More recently, he has embraced Trumpian themes about social media, tech and television companies.<br>

"Some may seek to deny or delay the clean energy revolution that's underway in America, but nobody — nobody — can reverse it," Biden said. But Trump has vowed to roll back those plans.

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For nearly a decade, President-elect Trump has praised a 1954 program known as “Operation Wetback.” Now he’s proposing using the U.S. military to carry out larger mass deportations.

‘Operation Wetback’ inspires Trump’s plan for mass deportations

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from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

For nearly a decade, President-elect Trump has praised a 1954 program known as “Operation Wetback.” Now he’s proposing using the U.S. military to carry out larger mass deportations.

Mass deportations, LA’s homelessness spendings, Hannah Gadsby

For nearly a decade, President-elect Trump has praised a 1954 program known as “Operation Wetback.” Now he’s proposing using the U.S. military to carry out larger mass deportations.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

A new LA City controller audit has found that less than $600 million was spent to fight homelessness in the last fiscal year.

City of LA only spent half of its $1.3 billion homelessness budget. Why?

A new LA City controller audit has found that less than $600 million was spent to fight homelessness in the last fiscal year.

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President-elect Donald Trump says he’ll declare a national emergency on immigration and use the military to carry out mass deportations.

LA immigrant groups are prepping to fight Trump’s mass deportations

President-elect Donald Trump says he’ll declare a national emergency on immigration and use the military to carry out mass deportations.

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Ukraine fired its first U.S.-supplied long-range missiles at Russia, which has threatened a potential nuclear response. The dynamics of the war will likely change under Trump.

What’s Ukraine’s endgame under second Trump presidency?

Ukraine fired its first U.S.-supplied long-range missiles at Russia, which has threatened a potential nuclear response. The dynamics of the war will likely change under Trump.

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Spatulas and other utensils made from black plastic are potentially toxic to human health, even more so than regular plastic items, researchers say.

Black plastic is particularly bad for you — throw out those spatulas

Spatulas and other utensils made from black plastic are potentially toxic to human health, even more so than regular plastic items, researchers say.

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Ukraine fired the first U.S.-supplied long-range missiles at Russia, which has threatened a potential nuclear response. The dynamics of the war will likely change under Trump.

Under Trump, what could the war in Ukraine and mass deportations look like?

Ukraine fired the first U.S.-supplied long-range missiles at Russia, which has threatened a potential nuclear response. The dynamics of the war will likely change under Trump.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Post-election claims of voter fraud, amplified by Republican leaders, continues on the right. Some on the left are also making claims online.

The left is now spreading conspiracy theories about 2024 election

Post-election claims of voter fraud, amplified by Republican leaders, continues on the right. Some on the left are also making claims online.

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