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Trump administration cuts to DEI even affecting nationwide effort to plant trees

4:25am March 14, 2025

The Trump administration's efforts to end diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives is hitting unexpected targets, including a major nationwide effort to plant shade trees.

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Senate Democrats signal plans to advance GOP bill to avoid a government shutdown

4:22am March 14, 2025

by Leila Fadel

The Senate will vote Friday on a GOP spending bill. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., says he will vote to support the bill to avert a government shutdown. Hear the latest developments.

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Federal employees union national president discusses Trump administration cuts

4:22am March 14, 2025

by Steve Inskeep

NPR asks Everett Kelley, national president of the American Federation of Government Employees, about uncertainty for federal workers amid Trump administration cuts and a looming government shutdown.

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Trump plans to visit the DOJ Friday, a rare move for a president

4:21am March 14, 2025

by Leila Fadel

President Trump is going to the Department of Justice to deliver a speech about law and order. It is rare for a president to physically visit the agency meant to independently uphold the rule of law.

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Joe Maslanka was known for his kind heart and his barroom brawls

4:20am March 14, 2025

by Halle Hewitt

Joe Maslanka moved to Collegeville, Penn., in 1971, bought a local bar, kicked out the biker gang that hung out there and moved in upstairs. His family visited StoryCorps for a remembrance.

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John Feinstein, sports columnist and prolific sports book author, dies at 69

4:19am March 14, 2025

by Steve Inskeep

John Feinstein, a long-time sports columnist at "The Washington Post" and a prolific author of popular sports books, has died at 69.

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March Madness is expected to generate $3.1 billion in bets. This expert urges caution

4:19am March 14, 2025

by Leila Fadel

Sports gambling's near immediate availability online after a 2018 Supreme Court decision was "reckless," argues author Jonathan Cohen. He has researched sports betting's impact on the U.S. since then.

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Our favorite albums out March 14

3:00am March 14, 2025

NPR Music's Stephen Thompson welcomes Matt Reilly, of Austin public radio station KUTX, to discuss the best albums released on March 14.

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Big March storm system threatens U.S. with tornadoes, blizzards and wildfire risk

2:30am March 14, 2025

A storm system crossing the U.S. threatens to unleash tornadoes Friday in the Mississippi Valley, blizzards in the northern Plains and dry conditions in Texas and Oklahoma that pose a wildfire risk.

Mexicans searching for missing relatives uncover possible mass killing site

1:41am March 14, 2025

Distraught families from across the country have already started reaching out about clothing items they say they recognize.