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- Study finds uptick in violence in parts of Africa post-USAID
In 2025, the Trump administration began dismantling the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and the funding that was distributed around the world plummeted.
4 min - Week in politics: President Trump's trip to China
Trump said the trip was a success, but what was actually accomplished?
12 min - How 'The Simpsons' revolutionized primetime TV
"The Simpsons" is the longest-running sitcom on television, but some of its self-proclaimed biggest fans stopped watching decades ago.
12 min - Why an environmental journalist pivoted to make the climate crisis more engaging for children
A new interactive WBUR podcast called "The Midnight Rebellion" reframes the climate crisis as an epic adventure -- one that listeners can choose how it ends.
7 min - Popular TV drama about Communist spies in Taiwan in 1949 weaves history with Beijing's point of view
"Silent Honor" is a popular Chinese television show, a drama based on real events.
7 min - Abortion rights opponent on Supreme Court move to maintain telehealth access to abortion pill
The Supreme Court put a hold on a lower court order that would have restricted how the abortion pill mifepristone is prescribed.
7 min - Inside Oklahoma's new dark sky park
Oklahoma now has its first official "dark sky park" where people can look at the stars without light pollution.
3 min - Kevin Warsh becomes 17th Fed chair amid rising inflation and an uncertain economy
Federal Reserve Kevin Warsh's predecessor, Jay Powell, endured extreme political pressure from President Trump to lower interest rates.
6 min - Honda reports annual loss for the first time in nearly 70 years
The Japanese automaker posted its first annual loss since it became a publicly traded company in 1957.
4 min - Reporters reflect on covering China
The summit between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping concluded on Friday.
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