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opposition leader Friedrich Merz won a lackluster victory in a national election Sunday, while the far-right Alternative for Germany doubled its support, projections showed.</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 4000; --source-height: 2250; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/23/nx-s1-5306366/musk-federal-worker-email-confusion"> <picture> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4000x2250+0+0/resize/800/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F75%2F19%2Fe5de2cc447c28e95a38dfaca4208%2Fgettyimages-2197648748.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4000x2250+0+0/resize/800/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F75%2F19%2Fe5de2cc447c28e95a38dfaca4208%2Fgettyimages-2197648748.jpg" 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And now 20 years later, he still finds it's still invaluable while supporting her through dementia. </a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 6626; --source-height: 3727; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/23/g-s1-50362/pope-francis-rested-during-peaceful-night"> <picture> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6626x3727+0+0/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F99%2F0d%2Fde206d254927a960f2c90c1e56bc%2Fgettyimages-2199736730.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6626x3727+0+0/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F99%2F0d%2Fde206d254927a960f2c90c1e56bc%2Fgettyimages-2199736730.jpg" 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src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+0/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F84%2F45%2Fce9265734620a90c9d8224cd25da%2Fap25051846053212.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+0/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F84%2F45%2Fce9265734620a90c9d8224cd25da%2Fap25051846053212.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+0/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F84%2F45%2Fce9265734620a90c9d8224cd25da%2Fap25051846053212.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" alt="Elon Musk speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, on Feb. 20, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md." loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> Elon Musk speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, on Thursday in Oxon Hill, Md. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Jose Luis Magana/AP </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Jose Luis Magana/AP </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/politics/">Politics</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/22/nx-s1-5305834/elon-musk-federal-employees-email-opm" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"news","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/02\/22\/nx-s1-5305834\/elon-musk-federal-employees-email-opm","clickPosition":"2.7"}' >Elon Musk says federal employees must either document their work — or lose their jobs</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/22/nx-s1-5305834/elon-musk-federal-employees-email-opm"><time datetime="2025-02-22"><span class="date">February 22, 2025  </span></time>Federal workers across the U.S. government received an email on Saturday, with Musk giving an apparent ultimatum. The billionaire has used a similar tactic at companies he owns.</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 2563; --source-height: 1442; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/22/g-s1-50348/dan-caine-new-chairman-joint-chiefs"> <picture> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2563x1442+0+135/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffc%2Fd4%2F03cb07b04640a81c6e5b0162a50a%2Fap25053115816235.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2563x1442+0+135/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffc%2Fd4%2F03cb07b04640a81c6e5b0162a50a%2Fap25053115816235.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2563x1442+0+135/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffc%2Fd4%2F03cb07b04640a81c6e5b0162a50a%2Fap25053115816235.jpg" data-format="webp" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/webp" /> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2563x1442+0+135/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffc%2Fd4%2F03cb07b04640a81c6e5b0162a50a%2Fap25053115816235.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2563x1442+0+135/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffc%2Fd4%2F03cb07b04640a81c6e5b0162a50a%2Fap25053115816235.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2563x1442+0+135/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffc%2Fd4%2F03cb07b04640a81c6e5b0162a50a%2Fap25053115816235.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/jpeg" /> <img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2563x1442+0+135/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffc%2Fd4%2F03cb07b04640a81c6e5b0162a50a%2Fap25053115816235.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2563x1442+0+135/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffc%2Fd4%2F03cb07b04640a81c6e5b0162a50a%2Fap25053115816235.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2563x1442+0+135/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffc%2Fd4%2F03cb07b04640a81c6e5b0162a50a%2Fap25053115816235.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" alt="This image provided by the U.S. Air Force shows Lt. Gen. Dan Caine." loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> This image provided by the U.S. Air Force shows Lt. Gen. Dan Caine. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> U.S. Air Force/AP </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> U.S. Air Force/AP </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/national-security/">National Security</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/22/g-s1-50348/dan-caine-new-chairman-joint-chiefs" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"news","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/02\/22\/g-s1-50348\/dan-caine-new-chairman-joint-chiefs","clickPosition":"2.8"}' >Who is Trump's pick for chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, Dan Caine?</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/22/g-s1-50348/dan-caine-new-chairman-joint-chiefs"><time datetime="2025-02-22"><span class="date">February 22, 2025  </span></time>Caine is a career fighter jet pilot who defended Washington, D.C., during the 9/11 attacks and been adored by Trump since they met in Iraq during Trump's first term.</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 3445; --source-height: 1938; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/22/nx-s1-5305798/pope-francis-critical-condition"> <picture> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3445x1938+0+280/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F38%2F16%2F6b1f2df346989ee3247e7a7e9b4e%2Fap25053372995847.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3445x1938+0+280/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F38%2F16%2F6b1f2df346989ee3247e7a7e9b4e%2Fap25053372995847.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3445x1938+0+280/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F38%2F16%2F6b1f2df346989ee3247e7a7e9b4e%2Fap25053372995847.jpg" data-format="webp" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/webp" /> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3445x1938+0+280/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F38%2F16%2F6b1f2df346989ee3247e7a7e9b4e%2Fap25053372995847.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3445x1938+0+280/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F38%2F16%2F6b1f2df346989ee3247e7a7e9b4e%2Fap25053372995847.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3445x1938+0+280/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F38%2F16%2F6b1f2df346989ee3247e7a7e9b4e%2Fap25053372995847.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/jpeg" /> <img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3445x1938+0+280/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F38%2F16%2F6b1f2df346989ee3247e7a7e9b4e%2Fap25053372995847.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3445x1938+0+280/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F38%2F16%2F6b1f2df346989ee3247e7a7e9b4e%2Fap25053372995847.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3445x1938+0+280/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F38%2F16%2F6b1f2df346989ee3247e7a7e9b4e%2Fap25053372995847.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" alt="A woman lays a rosary on Saturday near candles adorned with pictures of Pope Francis outside the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic where Pope Francis is battling pneumonia in Rome." loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> A woman lays a rosary on Saturday near candles adorned with pictures of Pope Francis outside the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic where Pope Francis is battling pneumonia in Rome. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Gregorio Borgia/AP </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Gregorio Borgia/AP </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/religion/">Religion</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/22/nx-s1-5305798/pope-francis-critical-condition" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"news","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/02\/22\/nx-s1-5305798\/pope-francis-critical-condition","clickPosition":"2.9"}' >Pope Francis is in critical condition, the Vatican says</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/22/nx-s1-5305798/pope-francis-critical-condition"><time datetime="2025-02-22"><span class="date">February 22, 2025  </span></time>The 88-year-old Francis has been hospitalized for a week with a complex lung infection.</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 2084; --source-height: 1172; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/02/22/nx-s1-5305276/trump-nih-funding-freeze-medical-research"> <picture> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2084x1172+0+188/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F39%2Fc2%2Fa29587ed40d992936f92ef249c11%2Fap090817020267.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2084x1172+0+188/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F39%2Fc2%2Fa29587ed40d992936f92ef249c11%2Fap090817020267.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2084x1172+0+188/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F39%2Fc2%2Fa29587ed40d992936f92ef249c11%2Fap090817020267.jpg" data-format="webp" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/webp" /> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2084x1172+0+188/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F39%2Fc2%2Fa29587ed40d992936f92ef249c11%2Fap090817020267.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2084x1172+0+188/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F39%2Fc2%2Fa29587ed40d992936f92ef249c11%2Fap090817020267.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2084x1172+0+188/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F39%2Fc2%2Fa29587ed40d992936f92ef249c11%2Fap090817020267.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/jpeg" /> <img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2084x1172+0+188/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F39%2Fc2%2Fa29587ed40d992936f92ef249c11%2Fap090817020267.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2084x1172+0+188/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F39%2Fc2%2Fa29587ed40d992936f92ef249c11%2Fap090817020267.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2084x1172+0+188/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F39%2Fc2%2Fa29587ed40d992936f92ef249c11%2Fap090817020267.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" alt="Funding is stalled for National Institutes of Health research grants." loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> Funding is stalled for National Institutes of Health research grants. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> J. Scott Applewhite/AP </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> J. 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The Trump administration plans to cut most federal staff in the HUD office that funds homelessness programs at a time when the number of people in the U.S. without housing is at a record high. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Jeff Chiu/AP </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Jeff Chiu/AP </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/national/">National</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/22/g-s1-50199/doge-trump-hud-cuts-homeless-housing-programs" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"news","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/02\/22\/g-s1-50199\/doge-trump-hud-cuts-homeless-housing-programs","clickPosition":"2.13"}' >Trump administration plans mass firing at office that funds homelessness programs</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/22/g-s1-50199/doge-trump-hud-cuts-homeless-housing-programs"><time datetime="2025-02-22"><span class="date">February 22, 2025  </span></time>Staffing at the HUD office that pays for housing and support services across the country is slated to be cut by 84%. 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The far-right AfD is polling in second place. </a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image has-audio"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 6000; --source-height: 3375; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/22/nx-s1-5234138/want-to-reduce-soreness-after-a-workout-make-time-for-this-4-step-routine"> <picture> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+313/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F72%2Fa9%2Fe20e3b1a47da836162b799459fdb%2Flk-harlan-post-workout-recovery-copy.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+313/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F72%2Fa9%2Fe20e3b1a47da836162b799459fdb%2Flk-harlan-post-workout-recovery-copy.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+313/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F72%2Fa9%2Fe20e3b1a47da836162b799459fdb%2Flk-harlan-post-workout-recovery-copy.jpg" data-format="webp" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/webp" /> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+313/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F72%2Fa9%2Fe20e3b1a47da836162b799459fdb%2Flk-harlan-post-workout-recovery-copy.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+313/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F72%2Fa9%2Fe20e3b1a47da836162b799459fdb%2Flk-harlan-post-workout-recovery-copy.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+313/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F72%2Fa9%2Fe20e3b1a47da836162b799459fdb%2Flk-harlan-post-workout-recovery-copy.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/jpeg" /> <img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+313/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F72%2Fa9%2Fe20e3b1a47da836162b799459fdb%2Flk-harlan-post-workout-recovery-copy.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+313/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F72%2Fa9%2Fe20e3b1a47da836162b799459fdb%2Flk-harlan-post-workout-recovery-copy.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+313/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F72%2Fa9%2Fe20e3b1a47da836162b799459fdb%2Flk-harlan-post-workout-recovery-copy.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" alt="A photographic still life of objects used for post-workout recovery and cooling down, including a large yellow metal water bottle, a black foam roller, a black yoga block, one small glass dish of almonds, one small glass dish of goldfish crackers, a glass of milk, a lime green visual timer set to 20 minutes, and a few stacked weight plates, all arranged on an exercise step covered with a green yoga mat. 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Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed al-Nahyan pose for a picture in Riyadh on February 21, 2025." loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> This handout picture shows (from L) Bahrain's Crown Prince and Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa, Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, Jordan's King Abdullah II, Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Jordan's Crown Prince Hussein and UAE's National Security Advisor Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed al-Nahyan pose for a picture in Riyadh on February 21, 2025. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Saudi Royal Palace/AFP via Getty </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image 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alternative plans for Gaza's future than the one laid out by President Trump, which calls for displacing Palestinians.</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 4906; --source-height: 2760; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/21/nx-s1-5305282/trans-inmates-federal-prison-policy-transfers"> <picture> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4906x2760+0+420/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4f%2F62%2F4e48a59740d3884e6d0250bf0db2%2Fap21161735784550.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4906x2760+0+420/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4f%2F62%2F4e48a59740d3884e6d0250bf0db2%2Fap21161735784550.jpg" 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data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4906x2760+0+420/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4f%2F62%2F4e48a59740d3884e6d0250bf0db2%2Fap21161735784550.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" alt="A sign for the Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons is displayed in the Brooklyn borough of New York, July 6, 2020." loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> A sign for the Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons is displayed in the Brooklyn borough of New York, July 6, 2020. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Mark Lennihan/AP </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Mark Lennihan/AP </span> </div> </div> <div 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their assigned<strong> </strong>sex at birth.</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 5722; --source-height: 3219; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/21/nx-s1-5305288/trump-fires-chairman-joint-chiefs-of-staff-charles-brown-pentagon"> <picture> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5722x3219+0+329/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F91%2F91%2F5790d2d849698062aa9313b0cf62%2Fgettyimages-1533681364.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5722x3219+0+329/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F91%2F91%2F5790d2d849698062aa9313b0cf62%2Fgettyimages-1533681364.jpg" 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