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The Pulitzer-winning composer, whose unconventional music reflects the rugged landscapes he lives in, talks about his relationship to nature and his new piece Horizon.
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The 65-year-old Cook will turn over CEO duties to Apple's head of hardware products, John Ternus, in September. Cook will remain with the company as executive chairman.
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Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, who was under internal investigation, is leaving her position. She becomes the third cabinet departure of President Trump's second term.
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Human rights activists are calling on President Trump to push Iran to reopen the internet, not just the Strait of Hormuz.
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Swiss scientists have published research showing AI-informed robots can learn how to self correct and teach other robots how to behave. It raises questions of consciousness in artificial intelligence.
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As a teenager, Everett Miller went through a rough time and started shoplifting. He recalls how a girl's whispered message kept him from making a terrible mistake.
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The line to get permission to legally work and live in the U.S. is getting longer, frustrating immigrants and putting them at greater risk of deportation.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with New York Times journalist Jodi Kantor about her new book, How to Start.
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American farmers hope the Iran ceasefire holds and fertilizer and diesel start moving through the Strait of Hormuz soon, as row crop farmers go into their fourth straight planting season in the red.
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RSV is the most common reason why babies end up in the hospital in their first year. A new study finds a vaccine for expectant mothers is more effective at protecting babies than previously shown.
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NPR's Juana Summers talks with Richard Haass, president emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations, about how President Trump treats U.S. allies, and how allies like Canada are responding.
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Grammy-winning country songwriter Don Schlitz passed away this month at 73. He was the writer behind songs such as Kenny Rogers' "The Gambler" and Randy Travis' "Forever and Ever, Amen".
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NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Scott Roxborough of The Hollywood Reporter about the meaning of Saudi Arabia's investment in the potential Paramount Skydance/Warner Brothers Discovery merger.