20 h. ago Obama swipes at affluent liberals during rare public remarks, says 'all of us are going to be tested'

Barack Obama took aim at affluent liberals on Tuesday during remarks in Connecticut, suggesting their progressive politics would be "tested."

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2 d. ago Obama seems to swipe at Trump immigration crackdown, saying migrants 'treated as enemies'

Amid the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration and illegal immigrants, former President Barack Obama claimed that migrants are being "demonized."

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9 d. ago Rare medieval Bible returns to Israel for public exhibit after centuries

The 14th-century Shem Tov Bible is now being exhibited at the National Library of Israel, a year after a family bought it for a whopping multimillion-dollar sum.

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2 w. ago Three years into his war on Ukraine, what does Putin really want?

President Trump wants to make a deal with Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine. Putin says Russia wants to engage in peace talks, but Putin has also been ordering the most widespread and violent aerial attacks on Ukraine in years. This has led Trump to criticize Putin more and more in public — a step that's been rare over the course of Trump's two terms in office.Three years into his war on Ukraine, what does Putin really want? It's a question leaders around the world are trying to figure out.To learn more, NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Angela Stent, Professor Emeritus at Georgetown University, Senior Fellow at the Brookings institution — a nonpartisan policy organization in Washington DC — and author of the book "Putin's World: Russia Against the West and With the Rest. For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.Email us at considerthis@npr.org.

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2 w. ago Obamas seen together for 1st time in 6 months as analyst sees ‘no love lost’ amid divorce murmurs

Body language expert says the Obamas look "separated" in rare public appearance.

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3 w. ago Blue state governor sounds off about ‘disturbing’ ICE operations on affluent liberal islands

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey, a Democrat, is sounding off against ICE's latest operations in her state, claiming local authorities were not given prior notice.

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last month Rare mint allergy leaves woman wishing she was 'allergic to peanuts' instead

Kyleigh Digiovanni, a Virginia archaeologist, faces life-threatening reactions due to a rare mint allergy. It affects her daily life and her public interactions.

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