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For a man who loves the spotlight, Donald Trump has been conspicuously out of view since his triumph in last week’s presidential election. Instead, Trump has spent most of his first week as president-elect behind closed doors at Mar-a-Lago, his private club in Florida.
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The Federal Aviation Administration is prohibiting U.S. airlines from flying to Haiti for 30 days after gangs shot at a Spirit Airlines flight.
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The tropics continue to be prolific. Within the next seven days, there is a high chance of having the 18th named storm of the season.
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A raccoon and otter both tested positive in separate, unrelated instances on November 5th.
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Efforts to set the bar to 60% began back in 2004 when the Republican Party controlled the Florida Legislature and amendments were being passed that GOP’s did not support.
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Hear readings by outstanding members of our local writing groups, followed by our headline event, Mothers and Daughters, featuring three extraordinary voices of American poetry, including Cathy Smith Bowers, a former North Carolina Poet Laureate, Sarah Freligh, of Rochester, New York, and Tina Mozelle Braziel, from Remlap, Alabama.
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We talk to members of the Martin County Council on Aging about the 2-25 SAGE Awards and we'll learn about Impact 100 Martin and how they help Non Profits
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The Oscar-nominated filmmaker directed both Black Panther films and Creed. Coogler's latest movie is a vampire thriller about twins who open a juke joint in Jim Crow Mississippi.
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Laila Lalami's dystopian novel centers on a woman who's been incarcerated because an algorithm flagged her as a crime risk. The Dream Hotel paints a grim picture about the ways our data can betray us.
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John Ondrasik talks about the new version of his song "Superman." In 2001, the song became an anthem honoring 911 first responders. He's rewritten it to remember Israeli hostages still held in Gaza.
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The IMF has soured on the global economy in a new forecast due to President Trump's tariffs. NPR talks with Jason Furman, an economist and Harvard professor, about Trump's management of the economy.
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The International Monetary Fund has warned that President Trump's trade war will lead to slower economic growth around the world and higher inflation in the U.S.
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Frustrated with their party's response to President Trump, a wave of young Democrats are challenging incumbents in safe blue districts, hoping to mirror Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's upset win in 2018.
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With the U.S. now reporting more than 800 measles cases, a new poll from health policy research group KFF finds that many people are being exposed to false claims about measles and the measles vaccine.
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IMF warns global economy will be hit hard by Trump's trade war, Ukraine and Western countries meet in London for peace talks, Pope Francis' body lies in state ahead of Saturday funeral.
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Mexico has been in shock over the discovery of a ranch that was apparently used by cartels for training recruits. Family members of missing people say they found bones and makeshift cremation ovens.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Evelyn Farkas about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's use of private Signal chats and the turmoil inside the Pentagon.
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