Steve Inskeep

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Prosecution rests in former President Trump's civil fraud trial

Thursday, December 14, 2023

After a 10-week civil fraud trial where Donald Trump and his three oldest children testified in public, testimony is now over. The prosecution has rested and the case will soon go to a judge.

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Doritos and Empirical Spirits partner to make nacho cheese-flavored liquor

Thursday, December 14, 2023

Empirical Spirits pitched the idea of whipping nacho chips into alcohol to the makers of Doritos. And now — for just $65 — you too can partake of liquor that smells and tastes like cheese dust.

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Morning news brief

Thursday, December 14, 2023

Russian President Vladimir Putin holds marathon Q&A session. The Supreme Court will hear a case about access to abortion pills. The prosecution rests in the Trump civil fraud trial.

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The Supreme Court will rule on the availability of mifepristone, a key abortion drug

Wednesday, December 13, 2023

The Supreme Court says it will hear arguments next year on the availability of mifepristone, one of two drugs used in medication abortions.

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House will vote Wednesday on formalizing impeachment inquiry into President Biden

Wednesday, December 13, 2023

The House will vote Wednesday on formalizing the impeachment inquiry into President Biden that Republicans began earlier this year.

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Morning news brief

Wednesday, December 13, 2023

The House is set to vote on formalizing an impeachment inquiry. Biden makes critical comments about Israel's response to Hamas. Alabama plans to execute a prisoner using nitrogen gas.

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President Biden makes critical remarks on Israel's response to Hamas attacks

Wednesday, December 13, 2023

President Biden says the Israeli government needs to keep an open mind to how Gaza is governed after the fighting there stops.

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American Council on Education president discusses limits on free speech on campuses

Wednesday, December 13, 2023

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks the president of the American Council on Education, Ted Mitchell, about rights and limits to free speech on college campuses.

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E3, once the 'Superbowl of video games, has been canceled for good

Wednesday, December 13, 2023

After two decades, an event once called "the Super Bowl of video games," has been canceled. And this time, the Electronic Entertainment Expo is gone for good.

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Volunteering in the U.S. is on the decline, reports say

Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Soup kitchens and homeless shelters are struggling to keep up with demand, even as volunteering is on the decline.

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Federated States of Micronesia's president discusses delayed aid funds from Congress

Wednesday, December 13, 2023

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to the Federated States of Micronesia's President Wesley Simina {sim-min-AH} about delayed aid money from Congress, under a decades-old agreement with the Pacific islands.

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Orphaned sea otter found in Alaska has a new home in Chicago

Wednesday, December 13, 2023

An orphaned sea otter pup was wounded, dehydrated and malnourished when people in Seward, Alaska, found him. He was taken on a cross-country trip and now has a new home at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium.

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GOP presidential candidates debated in Alabama. Trump was a no-show

Thursday, December 07, 2023

Four Republican presidential primary candidates took the stage Wednesday night in Alabama. This was the last debate before the Iowa caucuses in January.

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Israel demands U.N. investigate charges of sexual violence by Hamas fighters

Thursday, December 07, 2023

Israel wants the United Nations and international community to do more about its evidence of sexual violence by militants in the Hamas attack on Oct. 7.

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How do Kevin McCarthy's constituents feel about him abruptly leaving Congress?

Thursday, December 07, 2023

Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will leave Congress at the end of the month. For more than a decade he's represented people in the area of Bakersfield, Calif.

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Morning news brief

Thursday, December 07, 2023

Four GOP presidential candidates debated in Alabama. Israel says the U.N. has been slow to speak out about reports of sexual violence in the Hamas attack. Ex-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is retiring.

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Morning news brief

Wednesday, December 06, 2023

Ukraine's counteroffensive has resulted in little battlefield gains. Sen. Tuberville drops hold on military promotions. Four of the remaining GOP presidential candidates debate Wednesday night.

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A former U.S. ambassador is charged with being an agent for Cuba

Tuesday, December 05, 2023

Victor Manuel Rocha, a longtime U.S. diplomat who served as ambassador to Bolivia, has been arrested and charged with being a clandestine agent for the Cuban government. How was he finally caught?

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Morning news brief

Monday, December 04, 2023

Israel's military expands Gaza ground offensive — targets all Hamas strongholds. The Purdue Pharma OxyContin settlement lands at the Supreme Court. Former Rep. Liz Cheney's new book is out Tuesday.

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Morning news brief

Friday, December 01, 2023

Israel hits targets in Gaza as truce with Hamas collapses. Why U.S. aid to Ukraine and Israel is held up in the House. GOP Florida Gov. DeSantis and Democratic California Gov. Newsom held a debate.

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