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Every weekday for over three decades, Morning Edition has taken listeners around the country and the world with two hours of multi-faceted stories and commentaries that inform, challenge and occasionally amuse. Morning Edition is the most listened-to news radio program in the country.
A bi-coastal, 24-hour news operation, Morning Edition is hosted locally by Kirsten Kendrick and nationally by Steve Inskeep, Leila Fadel, Michel Martin and A Martínez. These hosts often get out from behind the anchor desk and travel around the world to report on the news firsthand.
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As Democrats and Republicans trade barbs, Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought works to carry out what the Trump administration calls the "good that can come" from a shutdown.
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Around 80,000 federal employees call Fairfax County, Virginia, home. County Chairman Jeffrey McKay talks about his community's concerns over the government shutdown and what is being done to help.
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Gen Z-led protests in two diverse African countries highlight frustration over years of poor governance. Fueled by social media, these youth movements are demanding accountability. -
Transmission lines have been linked to the start of the Eaton fire in January. But another kind of line — distribution lines that power homes — were also wreaking havoc before that fire sparked. -
Rising costs are causing a lot of Americans to think twice before booking a trip. And many who do travel are scaling back their ambitions and staying closer to home. -
As the shutdown continues, the OMB director works to overhaul the federal workforce, Americans are starting to feel the effects of the shutdown, Israel orders all residents to leave Gaza City.
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Jane Goodall, a legendary primatologist whose studies of wild chimpanzees transformed our understanding of apes, died Wednesday at age 91.
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In "Good Boy," a loyal dog faces off against dark forces to protect his owner. The horror story is told through the eyes of man's best friend.
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It took 10 years of work to prepare a Viking longship for a trip no longer than a football field. How it got to that spot goes back even further — over a millennium. -
With hundreds of thousands of federal employees furloughed or working without pay, some government offices are closed and facilities at National Parks aren't available.
