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Sturgill Simpson released his second album under the name Johnny Blue Skies, Mutiny After Midnight, on physical formats only — no streaming or digital downloads. It still lands in the top five on the album charts this week.

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Sturgill Simpson released his second album under the name Johnny Blue Skies, Mutiny After Midnight, on physical formats only — no streaming or digital downloads. It still lands in the top five on the album charts this week.

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Sturgill Simpson pulls off an unusual chart feat

The roots music maverick did something rare in the streaming era: landed an album that's only available on CD, cassette and LP — without his name on the sleeve — in the top five of the albums chart.

Sturgill Simpson pulls off an unusual chart feat

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Satirist Bill Maher is this year's recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Maher will receive the award at the Kennedy Center on June 28th. The show will stream on Netflix at a later date.

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Satirist Bill Maher is this year's recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Maher will receive the award at the Kennedy Center on June 28th. The show will stream on Netflix at a later date.

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Culture

Bill Maher is getting the Mark Twain Prize after all

There was confusion about whether the satirist would be getting the Kennedy Center's top humor award after White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt called it "fake news." Now it's confirmed.
The Trump administration is sending pregnant unaccompanied minors to a South Texas shelter (above) flagged as medically inadequate by officials from the Office of Refugee Resettlement. The facility is run by a for-profit contractor called Urban Strategies.

The Trump administration is sending pregnant unaccompanied minors to a South Texas shelter (above) flagged as medically inadequate by officials from the Office of Refugee Resettlement. The facility is run by a for-profit contractor called Urban Strategies. Patricia Lim/KUT News hide caption

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The Trump administration is sending pregnant unaccompanied minors to a South Texas shelter (above) flagged as medically inadequate by officials from the Office of Refugee Resettlement. The facility is run by a for-profit contractor called Urban Strategies.

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The Trump administration is sending underage migrant girls who are pregnant to this Texas shelter

The decision was made over urgent objections from some of the administration's own health and child welfare officials; experts say the government is trying to prevent access to abortion.

Pregnant migrant girls are being sent to a Texas shelter flagged as medically inadequate

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WATCH

Mumford & Sons: Tiny Desk Concert

The British folk-rock band shares world-weary anthems to growing older, weathering the innumerable blows of life and coming out on the other side, hopefully a little wiser.
A man from Venezuela is detained by masked federal agents after his hearing in immigration court at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building on January 28, 2026 in New York City.

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A man from Venezuela is detained by masked federal agents after his hearing in immigration court at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building on January 28, 2026 in New York City.

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Immigration

DOJ admits ICE courthouse arrests relied on erroneous information

Hundreds of immigrants have been arrested at immigration courthouses. It is unclear whether the federal government's admission could lead to some of those arrests being overturned.
]Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) holds a blanket as she walks off the Senate floor after the Senate stayed in session throughout the night at the U.S. Capitol Building on July 1, 2025 in Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 1: Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) holds a blanket as she walks off the Senate floor after the Senate stayed in session throughout the night at the U.S. Capitol Building on July 1, 2025 in Washington, DC. Republican leaders are pushing to get President Donald Trump's so-called "One, Big, Beautiful Bill," Act through Congress and to his desk before the July 4 Independence Day holiday. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption

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]Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) holds a blanket as she walks off the Senate floor after the Senate stayed in session throughout the night at the U.S. Capitol Building on July 1, 2025 in Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 1: Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) holds a blanket as she walks off the Senate floor after the Senate stayed in session throughout the night at the U.S. Capitol Building on July 1, 2025 in Washington, DC. Republican leaders are pushing to get President Donald Trump's so-called "One, Big, Beautiful Bill," Act through Congress and to his desk before the July 4 Independence Day holiday. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption

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Elections

Hoping to unseat Collins, Maine Democrats battle it out in an expensive U.S. Senate primary

 Maine Public News

As June's primary election nears, Democratic Gov. Janet Mills and combat veteran Graham Platner are effectively engaged in a proxy battle between factions in their own party.

Hoping to unseat Collins, Maine Dems battle it out in an expensive US Senate primary

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Barbed wire fencing is shown behind a sign in English and Spanish in a recreation yard used by detainees during a media tour of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in 2019 in Tacoma, Wash.

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Barbed wire fencing is shown behind a sign in English and Spanish in a recreation yard used by detainees during a media tour of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in 2019 in Tacoma, Wash.

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National

The human and financial costs rack up as immigration detention expands

The Trump administration is pouring billions of dollars into thousands of new detention beds, when cheaper enforcement alternatives might be just as effective.

The human and financial costs rack up as immigration detention expands

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Big Sandy , in north-central Montana and home to nearly 800 people, is an isolated farming and ranching community about 80 miles from the nearest major town.

Big Sandy , in north-central Montana and home to nearly 800 people, is an isolated farming and ranching community about 80 miles from the nearest major town.
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Health Reporting in the States

A $50 billion fund to help rural hospitals could actually lead to service cuts

 KFF Health News

States are rolling out plans for their share of a $50 billion fund established by Congress to improve rural health care. In some states, the money may provoke rural hospitals to cut services.
Workers react to the media after updating signage outside the Kennedy Center on Dec. 19, 2025, in Washington, D.C.

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Workers react to the media after updating signage outside the Kennedy Center on Dec. 19, 2025, in Washington, D.C.

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Performing Arts

A lawsuit asks a court to force the Trump administration to use 'The Kennedy Center' name

The motion is part of a lawsuit challenging President Trump and the Center's board, who now refer to the complex as "The Trump Kennedy Center."
Women working full-time, year round, earn an average of 81 cents for every dollar men working full-time, year round make.

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Women working full-time, year round, earn an average of 81 cents for every dollar men working full-time, year round make.

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Business

It's Equal Pay Day. Women have lost ground for the second year in a row

The annual observance marks how far into the new year women must work to make what men earned in the previous year. This year, it's March 26, a day later than it was in 2025.

It's Equal Pay Day. Women have lost ground for the second year in a row

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Laura Marquez-Garrett (center), a plaintiffs' attorney for the Social Media Victims Law Center) gathers with family members of victims as they react to news that the jury has found Meta and YouTube liable in the social media addiction trial, outside the Los Angeles Superior Court on March 25, 2026.

Laura Marquez-Garrett (center), a plaintiffs' attorney for the Social Media Victims Law Center) gathers with family members of victims as they react to news that the jury has found Meta and YouTube liable in the social media addiction trial, outside the Los Angeles Superior Court on March 25, 2026. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Technology

A jury finds Meta and Google negligent in a trial over social media's harms

The jury ordered the companies to pay $6 million in damages over defective design. The landmark verdict may influence the outcome of 2,000 other pending lawsuits.

Jury holds Meta and Google liable for role in young woman’s mental health issues

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NEW YORK - MAY 15: Two people walk inside a Medicare Services office on the last day for enrollment in the Medicare Part D program May 15, 2006 in New York City. According to official reports, approximately thirty seven million Americans, as of last week, had signed up for Medicare Part D, leaving an estimated seven million eligible seniors without drug coverage as they have yet to enroll in the drug plan.

NEW YORK - MAY 15: Two people walk inside a Medicare Services office on the last day for enrollment in the Medicare Part D program May 15, 2006 in New York City. According to official reports, approximately thirty seven million Americans, as of last week, had signed up for Medicare Part D, leaving an estimated seven million eligible seniors without drug coverage as they have yet to enroll in the drug plan. Spencer Platt/Getty Images North America hide caption

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NEW YORK - MAY 15: Two people walk inside a Medicare Services office on the last day for enrollment in the Medicare Part D program May 15, 2006 in New York City. According to official reports, approximately thirty seven million Americans, as of last week, had signed up for Medicare Part D, leaving an estimated seven million eligible seniors without drug coverage as they have yet to enroll in the drug plan.

NEW YORK - MAY 15: Two people walk inside a Medicare Services office on the last day for enrollment in the Medicare Part D program May 15, 2006 in New York City. According to official reports, approximately thirty seven million Americans, as of last week, had signed up for Medicare Part D, leaving an estimated seven million eligible seniors without drug coverage as they have yet to enroll in the drug plan. Spencer Platt/Getty Images North America hide caption

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Medicare billing snafu brings new financial woes to Minnesota rural hospitals

 MPR News

Medicare payment problems are generating steep financial hardships for some of Minnesota's rural hospitals at a time when many are struggling to stay afloat.
Wind turbines off the coast of Rhode Island. Supporters say offshore wind projects are a valuable resource for meeting rising power demand and ensuring electric reliability.

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Wind turbines off the coast of Rhode Island. Supporters say offshore wind projects are a valuable resource for meeting rising power demand and ensuring electric reliability.

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Climate

Trump's attacks on offshore wind could hurt infrastructure spending across the economy

President Trump has tried to kill offshore wind's future in the U.S. But industry analysts say the attacks could hurt business confidence across the U.S. economy.
People wait in long TSA security lines at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in the Queens borough of New York, Monday, March 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)

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People wait in long TSA security lines at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in the Queens borough of New York, Monday, March 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)

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National

Travelers face the longest TSA wait times in history as the agency's head warns of closures

Wait times are exceeding four hours at some major airports, leading TSA officers to call out at rates of 40% to 50%, according to TSA Deputy Administrator Ha Nguyen McNeill.
After reciting his “Ode to the Equinox," Annapolis poet laureate Jefferson Holland, right, holds his burning sock high as the crowd cheers to kick off the sock-burning tradition at the Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park on Saturday.

After reciting his "Ode to the Equinox," Annapolis poet laureate Jefferson Holland, right, holds his burning sock high as the crowd cheers to kick off the sock-burning tradition at the Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park on Saturday. Tyrone Turner/NPR hide caption

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After reciting his “Ode to the Equinox," Annapolis poet laureate Jefferson Holland, right, holds his burning sock high as the crowd cheers to kick off the sock-burning tradition at the Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park on Saturday.

After reciting his "Ode to the Equinox," Annapolis poet laureate Jefferson Holland, right, holds his burning sock high as the crowd cheers to kick off the sock-burning tradition at the Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park on Saturday. Tyrone Turner/NPR hide caption

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National

Decades ago, a Maryland sailor burned his winter socks. Now it's a spring tradition

In Annapolis, Md., people gather each year to usher in the warmer weather by burning their socks. The springtime tradition is the unofficial start of the Chesapeake Bay sailing season.

Sailing season kicks off with a sock-burning party in Annapolis, Md.

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Olivier Widmaier Picasso, left, stands in front of his grandfather Pablo Picasso's 1941 painting Tête de Femme, which is up for grabs as part of a raffle benefiting an Alzheimer's research charity organized by Péri Cochin, right.

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Olivier Widmaier Picasso, left, stands in front of his grandfather Pablo Picasso's 1941 painting Tête de Femme, which is up for grabs as part of a raffle benefiting an Alzheimer's research charity organized by Péri Cochin, right.

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Fine Art

A Pablo Picasso painting is offered for 100 euros in charity raffle

The painting is worth more than a million euros ($1.2 million). Proceeds from the sale will benefit France's leading financial supporter of Alzheimer's research.

Pablo Picasso painting to be raffled off to benefit Alzheimer's research

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Toys in a pink dresser.
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Life Kit: Parenting

Listen: Drowning in toys? Here's how to handle kid clutter

From toys that overflow from the toy chest, to unwanted hand-me-downs and the piles of art your kids make, you can't keep it all. Here's advice for parents on the whys and hows of decluttering.

Drowning in toys? Here’s how to handle kid clutter

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Aircraft maintenance workers inspect the wreckage of an Air Canada Express jet, Tuesday, March 24, 2026, just off the runway where it collided with a Port Authority fire truck Sunday night at LaGuardia Airport in New York. (

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National

An air traffic controller was juggling extra roles during the LaGuardia plane crash

The National Transportation Safety Board said it has concerns about air traffic controllers who work the midnight shift taking on extra work in an airspace as busy as LaGuardia's.
ICE are among the government agencies that buy commercial data about Americans in bulk.

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Deep Dive

Technology

Your data is everywhere. The government is buying it without a warrant

Data brokers buy up huge amounts of information from cell phones and browsers to sell for targeted advertising. But the government, including ICE, also buys the data.

Your data is everywhere. The government is buying it without a warrant

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A movie poster for the 1944 film, Gaslight, starring Ingrid Bergman and Charles Boyer. Bergman is holding a knife toward Boyer's face and he's tied to a chair.

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Word of the week

Are you sure you know what 'gaslighting' is?

Therapists say we're overusing the word. Here's what it actually means — and what the Ingrid Bergman film that helped birth the word can teach us about it.

Are you sure you know what ‘gaslighting’ is?

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Yellow flowers and handwritten notes calling for the return of Nancy Guthrie sit outside the house of the 84-year-old mother of Today show co-host Savannah Guthrie, in Tucson, Ariz. Savannah Guthrie is speaking about her mother in an emotional two-part interview.

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Yellow flowers and handwritten notes calling for the return of Nancy Guthrie sit outside the house of the 84-year-old mother of Today show co-host Savannah Guthrie, in Tucson, Ariz. Savannah Guthrie is speaking about her mother in an emotional two-part interview.

Yellow flowers and handwritten notes calling for the return of Nancy Guthrie sit outside the house of the 84-year-old mother of Today show co-host Savannah Guthrie, in Tucson, Ariz. Savannah Guthrie is speaking about her mother in an emotional two-part interview. Rebecca Noble/AP hide caption

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National

Savannah Guthrie's first interview since mother Nancy vanished: 'I imagine her terror'

Nearly two months after Nancy Guthrie disappeared, her daughter Savannah discusses the toll on her family in an emotional interview with her Today show colleague Hoda Kotb.
Sarah Mullally waves as she leaves after the Enthronement Ceremony installing her as archbishop of Canterbury in Canterbury, England, Wednesday, March 25, 2026, the first woman ever to lead the Church of England. t)

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Sarah Mullally waves as she leaves after the Enthronement Ceremony installing her as archbishop of Canterbury in Canterbury, England, Wednesday, March 25, 2026, the first woman ever to lead the Church of England. t)

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Religion

For the first time in more than 1,400 years, Church of England gets a woman leader

A new archbishop of Canterbury has been installed in a historic ceremony. Sarah Mullally is the 106th person to hold the job, and the first woman.

For the first time in more than 1,400 years, Church of England gets a woman leader

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Equal Justice Initiative

Race

At the Legacy Museum, facing America's racist past is a path, not a punishment

"There is an America that is more free — where there's more equality, where there is more justice, where there is less bigotry — and I think it's waiting for us," says lawyer Bryan Stevenson.

FA: Bryan Stevenson

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