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The Commerce Department reports Thursday on economic growth for January, February and March. Robust consumer spending is helping to keep the economy chugging along.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep, who's in Beijing, talks to national security policy expert Elbridge Colby, about the Biden administration's foreign policy strategy with China.
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This month marks the 10th anniversary of the event that led to the Flint water crisis. The question remains 10 years later: "Is Flint's water safe to drink?"
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China, the world'sNo. 2 economy, is still adjusting to life after the pandemic. It is less focused on promoting consumer spending because of the growing competition with the U.S. and its allies.
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Five years after two 737 MAX crashes killed 346 people, some victims' families are still fighting a legal battle against Boeing. They met Wednesday with prosecutors at the Justice Department.
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Although federal health officials say the risk to the public remains low, traces of bird flu have been found in pasteurized milk on store shelves.
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When the bodega-style chain Foxtrot announced it was closing all locations in the middle of the workday, customers, employees and vendors took to TikTok to express their frustrations.
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In response to Israel's vow to expand its ground offensive to the southern Gaza city of Rafah, residents and refugees consider whether they will attempt to flee.
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Scientists say a teenager and her father discovered fossilized pieces of a jawbone that belonged to an ancient marine reptile — perhaps the largest ichthyosaur ever found.
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An Arizona grand jury has indicted 11 Republicans who submitted documentation falsely claiming former President Donald Trump, not President Biden, won the state's popular vote in 2020.