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Shutdown threat looms after stop-gap spending bill fails on House floor

President-elect Donald Trump and his newest top-lieutenant, Elon Musk, have sent Washington scrambling to avoid a government shutdown, even before Trump takes office.

2 years ago, Amanda Anisimova put down her racket. Now she's in the Wimbledon final

Anisimova was a teenage tennis prodigy. But by 2023, tournaments had become "unbearable" for her mental health, and she stepped away. Now, she is a win away from her first Grand Slam title.

US and China say trade deal drawing closer as Trump and Xi prepare for meeting

China's top trade negotiator, Li Chenggang, told reporters the two had reached a "preliminary consensus," while Trump's treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, said there was "a very successful framework."

Israel's war strategy involves high-level assassinations. But will it win the war?

The war between the US, Israel and Iran is intensifying. NPR's Adrian Ma speaks with Yossi Melman, who reports on Israeli intelligence, about the state of the conflict as it enters its fourth week.

Barbara holds an imprint of her grandson Alijah's hand and foot that she was given after he died. Jessica, the baby's aunt, called 911 when he was found limp. The operator failed to recognize that the baby was in cardiac arrest, meaning that his heart had stopped and he was not breathing, according to three emergency medical experts who reviewed a recording of the 911 call.

A Baby In Cardiac Arrest And An Emergency Dispatcher Who Did Not Know Telephone CPR

Emergency dispatchers play a key role when people go into cardiac arrest, but there are no national requirements that they be trained in telephone CPR.

Tucker Jones, a biologist with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, counts sturgeon in the Columbia River. He says only 1 percent of sturgeon survive the 15 to 25 years it takes for them to start reproducing.

As Caviar Prices Skyrocket, Sturgeon Poachers Invade Pacific Northwest

Global sturgeon populations are collapsing — most notably in Russia, where caviar is known as black gold. That's fueling a market for illegal caviar and driving poachers to the Columbia River.

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