A Southwest Airlines plane takes off from Hollywood Burbank Airport. On Friday, a Southwest plane leaving from the same location had a near-miss with another aircraft. Mario Tama/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Mario Tama/Getty Images North America A Southwest Airlines flight dropped several hundred feet in a matter of seconds to avoid a midair collision, after the …
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Detainees at an ICE facility in the Florida Everglades referred to Alligator Alcatraz allege harsh punishments from guards. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis says the first deportation flights have begun from the new migrant detention center referred to by President Trump and others as Alligator Alcatraz. The remote facility in the Everglades has come under intense scrutiny and …
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A businessman walks by the New York Stock Exchange in New York City. As more than 100 big companies reported earnings this week, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit a series of record highs. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Spencer Platt/Getty Images Corporate America is living through two vastly different experiences of President Trump’s tariff summer. More than …
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Robots with neurotic personalities, a la C-3PO of Star Wars fame, can come off as relatable to people, a new study finds. Gregory_DUBUS/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Gregory_DUBUS/Getty Images While neurotic robots are a staple of science fiction — just think of C-3PO in Star Wars or Marvin in the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy — they haven’t really …
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The housing market has fizzled so far this year, as many would-be buyers are deterred by high prices and elevated mortgage rates. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Home prices hit an all-time high in June, even as the housing market continued its post-pandemic slump. The median price for an existing home sold last month was …
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Ozzy Osbourne speaks onstage during the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Oct. 19, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio. Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images North America Rock ‘n’ roll legend and Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne died earlier this week at age 76. He was an …
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A general view of the exterior of the U.S. Steel Edgar Thompson Works, on March 20, 2024 in Braddock, Pennsylvania. Jeff Swensen/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jeff Swensen/Getty Images A general view of the exterior of the U.S. Steel Edgar Thompson Works, on March 20, 2024 in Braddock, Pennsylvania. Jeff Swensen/Getty Images When news broke that a Japanese company, …
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NPR’s Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with political analyst and pollster Frank Luntz about how Trump’s most loyal supporters think about the controversy surrounding the so-called Epstein files. SACHA PFEIFFER, HOST: How is the Trump administration’s handling of the Epstein files playing among the president’s base? We’re going to put that question to Frank Luntz. He’s a longtime political analyst and pollster. …
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Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel protesters face off outside of Columbia University on April 22, 2024. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images The news that Columbia University will pay more than $200 million to the federal government comes after several investigations and months of negotiations with the Trump administration. The settlement announced on Wednesday …
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