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The Gamble House in Pasadena

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California Wildfires

Beloved historic landmarks navigate an uncertain future after the LA fires

In Pasadena, The Gamble House was in a fire evacuation zone and its custodians are trying to safeguard its future. In Altadena, only concrete walls are left from the former home of novelist Zane Grey.

Beloved historic landmarks navigate an uncertain future after the LA fires

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Sunday

Elizabeth Kenward, left, and “Rosie” Maxine Boeve giggle together during the Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Commemoration at the World War II Museum in New Orleans, La., on Friday, March 21, 2025.

Elizabeth Kenward, left, and "Rosie" Maxine Boeve giggle together during the Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Commemoration at the World War II Museum in New Orleans, La., on Friday, March 21, 2025. Emily Kask/for NPR hide caption

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National

Rosie the Riveters honored for service in WWII

The National World War Two Museum and the Gary Sinise Foundation celebrate the trailblazing women who worked in the American defense industry in the 1940s, and preserve their stories for future generations.

Rosie the Riveters Honored

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Thursday

We the People: The Right to Remain Silent
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Throughline

We the People: The Right to Remain Silent

The Fifth Amendment. You have the right to remain silent when you're being questioned in police custody, thanks to the Fifth's protection against self-incrimination. But most people end up talking to police anyway. Why? Today on Throughline's We the People: the Fifth Amendment, the right to remain silent, and how hard it can be to use it.

We the People: The Right to Remain Silent

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Wednesday

Campus protesters have faced deportation threats before

A sign reading 'Release Mahmoud Khalil' rests against a fence during a pro-Palestinian protest outside of the White House in Washington, D.C. Bryan Dozier/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty hide caption

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Campus protesters have faced deportation threats before

In January of 1987, Michel Shehadeh, a Palestinian man who'd lawfully immigrated to the U.S. as a teenager, was taking care of his toddler son at home when federal agents arrived at his door and arrested him at gunpoint. Shehadeh soon learned he was one of eight immigrants arrested on charges relating to their pro-Palestinian activism.

Campus protesters have faced deportation threats before

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Tuesday

A sculpture of Aphrodite is displayed during an exhibition of ancient Greek art in 2007 in Beijing, China. The collection is from the 5th and 4th centuries BC. Many ancient statues were scented, a researcher says.

A sculpture of Aphrodite is displayed during an exhibition of ancient Greek art in 2007 in Beijing, China. The collection is from the 5th and 4th centuries B.C. Many ancient statues were scented, a researcher says. China Photos/Getty Images hide caption

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Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says

Ancient Greek and Roman statues didn't originally look like they do now in museums. A new study says they didn't smell the same, either.

Sunday

How an obscure legal theory shaped the immunity decision and Trump's second term

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How an obscure legal theory shaped the immunity decision and Trump's second term

In Trump v. United States, the Supreme Court held that the president has "absolute immunity from criminal prosecution" for official acts.

How an obscure legal theory shaped the immunity decision and Trump's second term

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Friday

The long history of Russia's broken promises to Ukraine

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The long history of Russia's broken promises to Ukraine

Representatives from Russia and Ukraine will be in meetings to try to hammer out details of a ceasefire on Monday. But peace is still a long way off.

The long history of Russia's broken promises to Ukraine

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Cadets at their graduation and commissioning ceremony at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., in 2016.

The Pentagon's push to cleanse online materials of DEI-related content could alienate potential recruits from important demographics, experts tell NPR. Here, a 2016 photo shows cadets at their graduation and commissioning ceremony at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. Mike Groll/AP hide caption

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National

Military's DEI purge seen putting its future — and its history — at risk

Many Pentagon materials now labeled as "DEI" were a bit more like advertisements — aimed at recruits who have shown a willingness to serve, military experts tell NPR.

Is the FDA cracking down on poppers? And if so, why?

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It's Been a Minute

Is the FDA cracking down on poppers? And if so, why?

Poppers, a party substance long popular with gay men, were thrust into the national spotlight last week when one producer, Double Scorpio, claimed that they halted operations due to a search and seizure by the FDA. There's been no official statement from the FDA saying this raid took place, but the suggestion of a raid — against producers of a substance disproportionately popular with the queer community — certainly raised some eyebrows.

Is the FDA cracking down on poppers? And if so, why?

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Thursday

Sesame Street
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Throughline

Sesame Street

Big Bird, politics, and the ABCs: how a television show made to represent New York City neighborhoods like Harlem and the Bronx became beloved by families around a divided country. This episode originally ran in 2022 as "Getting to Sesame Street."

Sesame Street

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Wednesday

A woman is seated at the front of a classroom with children seated on colorful interlocking-mats on the floor in front of her.

Clotilde Poujade practices French pronunciations with students at École Pointe-au-Chien, a new public French immersion school in Terrebonne Parish, La. Aubri Juhasz/WWNO hide caption

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Education

Louisiana has a long history with French. This immersion school aims to keep it alive

WWNO

Most Louisianans no longer speak French, but a growing number of schools are now immersing kids in it. At École Pointe-au-Chien, the focus is on teaching local French dialects first.

A French immersion school in Louisiana teaches kids the state's unique local dialects

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Tuesday

The Statue of Liberty pictured against a blue sky.

The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France to the U.S. in the 1880s, celebrating their friendship and the anniversary of U.S. independence. Pamela Smith/AP hide caption

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Politics

Does the U.S. deserve the Statue of Liberty? Not anymore, one French politician says

A French politician suggested the two countries no longer share the values that inspired the gift more than a century ago. The White House sharply rejected his request, which he described as symbolic.

Monday

Is Trump defying the courts?

In this photo provided by El Salvador's presidential press office, a prison guard transfers deportees from the U.S., alleged to be Venezuelan gang members, to the Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, Sunday, March 16, 2025. AP/El Salvador presidential press office hide caption

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Is Trump defying the courts?

"Oopsie, too late. "That post on X from the President of El Salvador got retweeted by Secretary of State Marco Rubio over the weekend with a laugh-crying emoji over a headline about a judge's ruling.

Is Trump defying the courts?

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In 1970, President Richard Nixon awarded the Medal of Honor to then-Lt. Col. Charles C. Rogers, for his courage and leadership in defeating repeated attacks in southern Vietnam. A Defense Department web page honoring Rogers was briefly taken down.

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National

Pentagon website removes, then restores, page honoring Black Medal of Honor recipient

Charles C. Rogers was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Richard Nixon in 1970. But a profile of the Vietnam War veteran was caught in an "auto removal process," the Defense Department says.

Saturday

Elder Lightfoot Solomon Michaux (center) holding a child at Happy News Café in Washington.

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Radio Diaries

Lightfoot Solomon Michaux: The Black preacher and broadcaster who feuded with MLK

Elder Lightfoot Solomon Michaux was a renowned Black preacher and broadcaster. Radio Diaries' series "Making Waves" looks at his life and his contentious relationship with Martin Luther King Jr.

Black preacher and broadcaster Elder Lightfoot Solomon Michaux had an audience in the millions but fell out of favor in the civil rights era

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