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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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Fifteen years after the EPA said greenhouse gasses are a danger to public health, the agency finalized rules to limit climate-warming pollution from existing coal and new gas power plants.
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The talks in Canada are not going well,and scientists and civil society groups say the U.S. is largely to blame.
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Daniel Diermeier, Chancellor of Vanderbilt University, about campus protests, free speech and student safety.
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Officials at Columbia University will continue to talk with student protesters after the deadline to clear out passed.