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Sweden set to ban mobile phones in schools
Long championed as a leader in adopting digital technology, Sweden is set to ban mobile phones in schools beginning in the fall for the next academic year...
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Trump says pilots are fine after U.S. helicopter crashes near Strait of Hormuz
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Pentagon labels tech giant Alibaba and car maker BYD as aiding Chinese military
The Pentagon has added several prominent Chinese businesses to its list of Chinese military companies. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR News and...
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Exchange of missile strikes between Israel and Iran threatens fragile ceasefire
Israel and Iran traded long-range missile strikes for the first time since the ceasefire went into effect two months ago. Newsiline summarises this report...
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What Iran and Israel's escalation means for efforts to end regional conflict
For analysis on how the latest escalation in the Middle East will affect a host of issues in the region, Amna Nawaz speaks with Miad Maleki at the Foundat...
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News Wrap: 3 more screwworm cases found in Texas and New Mexico
In our news wrap Monday, authorities reported three more cases of New World screwworm in the U.S., a federal judge struck down Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa...
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Millions lose SNAP benefits as One Big Beautiful Bill's stricter requirements kick in
SNAP enrollment has fallen sharply nationwide since the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act last summer. Newsiline summarises this report from PBS N...
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Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump's walkout from NBC interview
NPR's Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including Trump walki...
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Ken Paxton's attorney in his impeachment trial endorses Democrat James Talarico in U.S. Senate race
Dan Cogdell criticized Paxton for prioritizing loyalty to President Donald Trump over Texas families. Newsiline summarises this report from PBS NewsHour H...
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The Strait of Hormuz's 3-month closure could set a dangerous precedent, experts worry
Has the closure of the Strait of Hormuz set a new — and dangerous — precedent for international shipping lanes? Newsiline summarises this report from NPR...
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Live Results: Maine midterm primaries
Primaries for U.S. Newsiline summarises this report from PBS NewsHour Headlines and links readers to the original publisher for the full story.
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TikTok is driving American expats to Southeast Asia
More Americans are rethinking where they want to live. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR World and links readers to the original publisher for the...
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WATCH LIVE: Senate meets after deal to renew expiring surveillance program falters
Republicans are warning the White House that a critical surveillance authority is likely to lapse this week amid bipartisan backlash over President Donald...
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WATCH LIVE: Rollins holds update as USDA confirms more screwworm cases in Texas
Two more cases of the New World screwworm have been confirmed hundreds of miles apart in Texas, demonstrating the difficulty of stopping the spread of a p...
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Gordon Wood, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian of American Revolution, dies at 92
Police say Wood died Sunday after being struck by a car in a supermarket parking lot in East Providence, Rhode Island. Newsiline summarises this report fr...
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A list of deadly earthquakes in the Philippines, located on the Pacific 'Ring of Fire'
Here is a look at some of the most recent major earthquakes in the Philippines, which sits on the Pacific "Ring of Fire", is one of the world's most earth...
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Broadway revivals and 'Liberation' win big at the Tony Awards
"Schmigadoon!," an adaptation of an Apple TV series that gently mocks big, brassy Broadway shows, won the best new musical Tony Award on a night when acto...
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NPR's new chief content officer: 'I've been training for this job my whole life'
Less than two weeks after overhauling its newsroom, NPR has hired Nadine Zylstra to be its chief content officer. Newsiline summarises this report from NP...
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UN protests women's arrests in Afghanistan for alleged clothing violations
The United Nations' mission in Afghanistan has expressed concern over arrests and detentions of women in western Afghanistan for allegedly not adhering to...
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Trump dismisses idea that Iran betrays his 'no new wars' campaign message
Trump is dismissing the idea that launching the war with Iran this year betrayed his refrain of "No new wars" that he made repeatedly as he campaigned aga...
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Pope Leo urges Spanish bishops to provide reparations to abuse survivors
Leo told Spanish bishops the entire church community should have an "ever more determined commitment to prevention and a culture of care." Newsiline summa...
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Israel and Iran trade strikes, threatening to drag the region back into full-scale war
Israel and Iran traded fire Monday in their first attacks since the U.S. Newsiline summarises this report from PBS NewsHour Headlines and links readers to...
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A 7.8 magnitude quake in the Philippines kills at least 32, collapses buildings and triggers tsunami
Most of the deaths occurred in Sarangani province due to a landslide. Newsiline summarises this report from PBS NewsHour Headlines and links readers to th...
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Xi and Kim express hopes for greater ties between China and North Korea
Xi traveled to Pyongyang on Monday in a likely attempt to reassert China's unique influence over its socialist neighbor. Newsiline summarises this report...
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In his book, self-described USAID 'whistleblower' talks about the agency and Ebola
Nicholas Enrich, on staff at the U.S. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR News and links readers to the original publisher for the full story.
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Can a vibrating belt fend off bone density loss?
More than 40 million adults in the U.S. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR News and links readers to the original publisher for the full story.
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The red state, blue state divide is real. But it's driven by more than just politics
Recent research suggests there's more going on with "ideological sorting" than simply moving to places that match one's politics. Newsiline summarises thi...
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Whales are showing up in San Francisco Bay. New ship alerts could help protect them
The changing climate is driving whales into San Francisco Bay, where ship strikes have been deadly. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR News and lin...
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Ebola outbreak spreading at an unprecedented pace, Africa CDC says
The Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak is spreading at an unprecedented pace, Africa CDC warns. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR World...
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Israel says it has struck Iran after taking missile fire
Israel has launched airstrikes targeting central and western Iran in response to missile fire. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR News and links re...
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7.8 magnitude quake hits southern Philippines; tsunami risk for some coasts
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the epicenter was 8 miles from General Santos city on the island of Mindanao. Newsiline summar...
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Trump rejects idea that Iran betrays his "no new wars" campaign message
President Trump is dismissing the idea that launching the war with Iran betrayed his refrain of "No new wars" as he campaigned for the White House in 2024...
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European leaders stress 'urgent need' to bolster Ukraine's defenses against Russian ballistic missiles
The leaders of the U.K., Ukraine, France and Germany discussed the "urgent need" to ramp up production of weapons to combat Russia's powerful hypersonic O...
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Palestinian man with Israeli citizenship opens fire in central Israel, killing 1 and wounding 5
A Palestinian man with Israeli citizenship went on a shooting rampage in several towns in central Israel on Sunday, killing a reservist and wounding five...
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Israel says Iran launched missiles in first bombardment since fragile ceasefire
Israel said Sunday that Iran launched missiles at it in the first such bombardment since a fragile ceasefire took effect in early April, complicating medi...
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Pakistani workers say their faith cost them their jobs in the UAE
Shia Muslims from Pakistan say they're being deported from the UAE shortly after the Iran war began. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR World and l...