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Thursday

How older voters feel about voting for older presidents

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Monday

Hollywood writers and studios strike a deal. What's next?

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Tuesday

5 years after U.S. left Iran nuclear deal, more enriched Uranium and much less trust

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Monday

Why the U.S. builds more three-car garages than one-bedroom apartments

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Monday

New emissions rules can only be met if automakers can sell lots of EVs soon

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Wednesday

Rep. Chu warns anti-China rhetoric could open the door to xenophobia

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Tuesday

A task force in California considers how to compensate the descendants of slaves

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Wednesday

Exiled opposition leader doesn't want the world to forget about oppression in Belarus

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Monday

Inside the Grand Bazaar, a trader carries a carpet from Qom, which is known for its silk carpets. Marjan Yazdi for NPR hide caption

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'I can dream it, but I can't afford it': The stark reality of life in Iran right now

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Thursday

Women hold up signs depicting the image of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died while in the custody of Iranian authorities, during a demonstration denouncing her death by Iraqi and Iranian Kurds outside the U.N. offices in Arbil, the capital of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, on Sept. 24, 2022. SAFIN HAMED/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Iran's government has tamped down most protests. But anger and desperation persist

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A protester holds a portrait of Mahsa Amini during a demonstration in her support in front of the Iranian embassy in Brussels on September 23, 2022. KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Where does Iran go now?

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Wednesday

A carpet trader from Qom in the Tehran Grand Bazaar, Feb. 8, 2023. Marjan Yazdi for NPR hide caption

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'I can dream it, but I can't afford it': Iranians on their bleak economy

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Tuesday

A women in Tajrish Square in Tehran, Iran, in Feb. 2023. Marjan Yazdi for NPR hide caption

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In Tehran, forgoing a headscarf is a quiet, daring protest

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Sunday

Thursday

Foreign minister says Iranians can freely voice ideas despite thousands detained

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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly interviews the Foreign Minister of Iran, Hossein Amir Abdollahian, in Tehran. Marjan Yazdi for NPR hide caption

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In Iran, NPR sees anger and desperation. Its government tells us nothing is wrong

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Wednesday

A political standoff over the debt ceiling could harm the U.S. economy

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Tuesday

How one Republican congressman is making sense of last week's chaos

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Wednesday

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyer parents face scrutiny

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Friday

Americans are concerned about their economy, and the global economic outlook is worse

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Tuesday

Democratic Rep. Cori Bush on her memoir and her 'politivist' approach to Congress

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Thursday

Iran's regime has one response for popular uprisings: Crackdown

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Tuesday

A new novel honors the forgotten — and possibly murdered — Lucrezia de Medici

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Friday

What to know if you're hoping for student loan cancellation

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