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patriot act US re-authorizes Presidential National Emergency Powers over terrorist attacks Thom Dunn

inefficient governors As Ron DeSantis struggles, Florida's inflation rate is nearly twice as high as the rest of the U.S. Carla Sinclair

abortion Iowa's abortion ban temporarily halted by judge Rob Beschizza

law 'Tiger King' star 'Doc' Antle convicted of felony lion trafficking Rusty Blazenhoff

marjorie taylor greene Republican pundit muses whether Jews secretly destroyed OceanGate sub to keep people from finding out Jews sunk the Titanic Mark Frauenfelder

racism When US law discriminates differently against Black Native Americans Thom Dunn

History US giving away free lighthouses to groups who will take care of them David Pescovitz

digital bridges Paralyzed 40-year-old man walks again after doctors gave him brain and spine implants Carla Sinclair

ev Route 66, America's historic highway, to be rehabbed Rusty Blazenhoff

Economy U.S. job growth beats expectations Rob Beschizza

mistakes Twitter moves NPR from incorrectly-assigned "state-affiliated" tag to new "government-funded" tag, where it is joined by the BBC Rob Beschizza

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ted cruz Ted Cruz lays out the scenario for Texas to secede from the United States and appoint Joe Rogan president Mark Frauenfelder

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