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Sen. Reed says President Trump thrives on instability.

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Politics

Sen. Jack Reed Calls for Investigation Into Pete Hegseth’s Signal Chat

April 22, 2025

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Destinee Adams

Leila Fadel

Leila Fadel is a host of Morning Edition, as well as NPR’s morning news podcast Up First.

April 22, 2025

Destinee Adams

April 22, 2025

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News & Culture

Karen Read’s Second Murder Trial Revives Debate Over Who Killed Her Boston Police Officer Boyfriend

April 22, 2025

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Michael Casey

The sanctuary of Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral in Providence now features a small portrait of Pope Francis, draped in black.

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Religion

Rhode Islanders Pray for Pope Francis

Local Catholics reflect on the death of Pope Francis and the legacy he leaves behind here in Rhode Island

April 22, 2025

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David Wright

Kristin Osborne, an assistant professor at Massachusetts Maritime Academy, works with students to find and identify sea squirts on an academy pier.

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Climate & Environment

As New England Waters Warm, Invasive Sea Squirts Move In

Invasive sea squirts are crowding out native species and clogging fishing gear, leaving scientists scrambling to track their spread

April 22, 2025

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Vivan La

April 22, 2025

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News & Culture

Q&A with Kelly Clifton, Head of Library Community Engagement at Brown

Brown and the Library’s mission is to ‘serve the community, the nation and the world by discovering, communicating and preserving knowledge and understanding in a spirit of free inquiry’

April 22, 2025

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G. Wayne Miller

President Donald Trump speaks as he meets with Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, April 17, 2025, in Washington.

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Politics

Hundreds of Scholars Say U.S. is Swiftly Heading Toward Authoritarianism

Survey of 500+ political scientists reveals growing alarm as U.S. democracy sees sharp decline under Trump’s second termat 4

April 22, 2025

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Frank Langfitt

April 22, 2025