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Tierra Whack: Tiny Desk Concert

Tierra Whack manages to keep all of us on our toes, pulling endless tricks out of her bag.

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'The Beatles Anthology' remasters the Fab Four — with great results

In 1995, an eight-part documentary series told the story of The Beatles and their music. Now, 30 years later, The Beatles Anthology is back, with a fresh sound and a brand-new ninth episode.

FA: TV Review The Beatles Anthology

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U.S. federal agents detain a man during an immigration raid in a residential neighborhood on the far north side of the city on October 31, 2025, in Chicago, Ill. Jamie Kelter Davis/Getty Images hide caption

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Court demands end to unjustified warrantless arrests, restricting a tool ICE frequently uses to detain immigrants

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The 66-page ruling Tuesday by Senior U.S. District Judge R. Brooke Jackson of Colorado is a comprehensive rejection of a tactic regularly used by ICE to meet quotas set by the Trump administration.

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At 100 years old, the Grand Ole Opry is the keeper of country music's legacy

One hundred years ago this week, the radio barn dance that came to be known as the Grand Ole Opry was first broadcast from Nashville. Being part of the show still matters to country artists today.

At 100 years old, the Grand Ole Opry is the keeper of country music's legacy

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X's new location feature sparks controversy, but is the data reliable?

The new location feature suggested that some influencer accounts are based thousands of miles away from the countries they weigh in on. But X has explained very little about the data and how it works.

A new X feature exposed some influencers as not being based where they claim

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FILE - Merit badges and a rainbow-colored neckerchief slider are affixed on a Boy Scout uniform. The U.S. organization, which now welcomes girls into the program and allows them to work toward the coveted Eagle Scout rank, announced May 7, 2024, that it would change its name to Scouting America as it focuses on inclusion. Ted S. Warren/AP hide caption

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U.S. ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking 'boy-friendly spaces'

Documents show the U.S. military is planning to sever all ties with the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts.

U.S. ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking 'boy-friendly spaces'

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Dr. Ralph Abraham spoke at a Trump re-election rally in Lake Charles, La., on Oct. 11, 2019. At the time, Abraham was a Republican congressman running for governor of Louisiana. He lost that race, but was named the state's first surgeon general in 2024. Gerald Herbert/AP hide caption

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Louisiana's top health official, a critic of the COVID vaccine, will be CDC deputy

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Louisiana's surgeon general Dr. Ralph Abraham, who has praised Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s tenure as health secretary and called COVID vaccines "dangerous," will become the second-highest ranking official at the CDC.

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Sen. Kelly says Trump doesn't 'understand the Constitution'

Facing the threat of a potential military court-martial and possible questions from the FBI, Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona spoke to NPR's Scott Detrow.

Sen. Kelly says Trump doesn't “understand the Constitution”

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Incoming medical students from the Class of 2023 recite the Hippocratic Oath during the White Coat Ceremony at Albany Medical College on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019 in Albany, N.Y. Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union/Hearst Newspapers/Getty Images hide caption

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New limits on school loans could narrow physician and nurse pipeline, educators warn

Under new Trump administration rules, students won't be able to borrow as much for medical or nursing school or some other health professions.

Aerial view of the densely inhabited area of Pozzuoli, located within the Campi Flegrei volcanic caldera. Over half a million people live in this region, which is continuously monitored due to the ongoing volcanic activity and the risk of ground uplift, earthquakes, and gas emissions associated with bradyseism Valerio Muscella for NPR hide caption

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Italy's Campi Flegrei supervolcano is stirring. Could this seismic giant soon erupt?

The volcano near Naples is shaking the ground in a way that scientists say it hasn't for centuries, posing risks for hundreds of thousands of people living in the 8-mile-wide crater left by past eruptions.

Is Italy’s Super Volcano Getting Ready to Erupt?

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How a 'sweet and shy' tortoise outlived empires and survived two world wars

No one knows exactly when Gramma was born. But if the estimated birth year of 1884 is accurate, Chester Arthur occupied the Oval Office and there were only 39 states at the time.

How a 'sweet and shy' tortoise outlived empires and survived two world wars

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