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AI email assistants are crafting perfect, tailor-made messages with minimal human input. But some people are now worried their emails sound too perfect -- including people who work in tech.

SNAP food benefits have been halted for tens of millions of people as of today. Two federal judges have ordered SNAP funding to resume, but it's not clear how or when that may happen.

Snap Recipients are already looking to stock up at food pantries, but USDA cuts earlier this year are exposing gaps in the food safety network.

This year's sign-up season is different than all the others. Here's what people need to know about the health insurance that's at the heart of the government shutdown.

What does Damn Yankees, a 1950s musical have to say to audiences in 2025? With its themes of selling your soul to the devil to get a win or power or beauty, quite a bit.

The U.S. and China agreed to a trade "truce" last week. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Julian Gewirtz, a senior China policy official during the Biden administration, about what's at stake.

Research suggests music has the power to relieve pain. We speak to a nurse who brings his ukulele into the hospital ward.

NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Howard Bryant discuss Game 6 of the World Series and the chaotic times for college football coaches.

انعقدت القمة الأميركية - الصينية المنتظرة بعد جولة آسيوية ناجحة ومثمرة للرئيس الأميركي، الذي بادر إلى إطلاق الحرب التجارية مع الصين. في المقابل، اختار شي جين بينغ نهجًا حازمًا، قبل لقائه دونالد ترامب. ويعتقد الرئيس الصيني أنه تعلم من انتكاساته مع نظيره الأمريكي خلال ولايته الاولى. ولذا استخدم، على وجه الخصوص، المعادن النادرة، الضرورية للتقنيات الجديدة، كورقة مساومة قوية. وصف بعض المراقبين هذه القمة بانها كانت " المباراة الدبلوماسية الكبرى لهذا العام"، وكان هاماً ان يسمح الاتفاق بين المفاوضين في الحد

After a visit to Asia that included a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, President Trump returned to the White House on Thursday, dismissing proposals to impose a 100% tariff. Michael Allen, Former National Security Council Senior Director and managing director of Beacon Global Strategies, joins to discuss how the meeting between President Trump and President Xi helped de-escalate trade tensions, China’s continued aggression in the South China Sea and the need to maintain a U.S. presence,