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The Safe and Healthy Task Force has developed a 14-part plan for better integrating the county's response to criminal justice, mental health and substance abuse problems.
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The bulk of the president's social media posts don't make news. But taken together they show what's on his mind as he leads the nation through war and domestic turmoil.
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Host Henry McNulty interviews composer and pianist Bogdan Ota about his concert Chronos: Master of Time. -
Movies 101On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss two films that put characters in difficult situations. The first is “I Swear,” the based-on-real-events story of a man with Tourette’s Syndrome. The other is “Mother Mary,” a film starring Anne Hathaway as a pop star attempting a comeback who is forced to face secrets from her past. -
Movie Reviews“I Swear” is a look at the life and struggles of a man with Tourette’s Syndrome and the ignorance surrounding it, Dan Webster says.
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Join SPR as we welcome NPR's David Folkenflik to The Bing Crosby Theater on April 14, 2026
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Linda Perry wrote a series of hits in the early part of the 2000s, like Christina Aguilera's "Beautiful." Now, Perry's releasing her own album called "Let It Die Here."
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Authorities are monitoring passengers who disembarked a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship while tracking down people who came in contact with them.
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Russia's annual Victory Day parade will be smaller than previous ones as the effects of the war on Ukraine take a toll.
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Democrats want to tax the rich to cut taxes on worker incomes. Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland explains and a tax policy expert shares his reservations with NPR's Planet Money team.
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Iran is experiencing the longest internet blackout ever recorded with 99% of the population offline. But certain people — with "white internet" — have stayed connected this entire time.
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President Trump wants to paint the Eisenhower Executive Office Building white, but experts and preservationists are pushing back, warning it could permanently damage the historic granite.
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With scrutiny mounting, the U.S. boat strike campaign against alleged narco-boats in the Caribbean and Pacific has killed over 190 people, raising sharp questions over legality and accountability.
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NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Democratic Rep. Bill Keating of Massachusetts about continued U.S. military strikes on suspected drug boats in Pacific and Caribbean waters.
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The FEMA Review Council set up by President Trump is recommending major changes to the country's top disaster agency.
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In this week's StoryCorps, a mother and son from Minneapolis talk about protesting and making a difference.
