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      <title>The Onion has agreed to a new deal to take over Infowars</title>
      <description>The Onion says it has a new deal to take over conspiracy theorist Alex Jones&apos;s Infowars media company. If approved, the satirical news website could turn Infowars into a parody of itself.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:59:46 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/2026/04/20/nx-s1-5791726/the-onion-satirical-takeover-infowars-new-plan</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5671x3939+0+0/resize/5671x3939!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4c%2Fba%2F7070e3bc46f6b7b555f6314064e6%2Fgettyimages-2184812063.jpg' alt='In this photo illustration, The Onion website is displayed on a computer screen, showing a satirical story titled Here's Why I Decided To Buy 'InfoWars', on November 14, 2024 in Pasadena, California.'/><p>The Onion says it has a new deal to take over conspiracy theorist Alex Jones's Infowars media company. If approved, the satirical news website could turn Infowars into a parody of itself.</p><p>(Image credit: Mario Tama)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5791726' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Tovia Smith</dc:creator>
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      <title>Tim Cook to step down as Apple CEO. In letter, describes 15 years of emails</title>
      <description>The 65-year-old Cook will turn over CEO duties to Apple&apos;s head of hardware products, John Ternus, in September. Cook will remain with the company as executive chairman.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:57:52 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/2026/04/20/g-s1-118159/apple-ceo-tim-cook-stepping-down</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4769x3180+0+0/resize/4769x3180!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F77%2Fba%2F85e1e0024c149a176cd92385993a%2Fap26110770880796.jpg' alt='Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks on stage during an announcement of new products at Apple Park in Cupertino, Calif., on Sept. 9.'/><p>The 65-year-old Cook will turn over CEO duties to Apple's head of hardware products, John Ternus, in September. Cook will remain with the company as executive chairman.</p><p>(Image credit: Godofredo A. Vásquez)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-118159' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>John Ruwitch</dc:creator>
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      <title>Trump&apos;s labor secretary resigns amid investigation into misconduct</title>
      <description>Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, who was under internal investigation, is leaving her position. She becomes the third cabinet departure of President Trump&apos;s second term.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:43:38 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/2026/04/20/nx-s1-5739251/labor-secretary-trump-chavez-deremer</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6263x4175+0+0/resize/6263x4175!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F89%2F5b%2F201dfe434ee783b7e9d0c14b58a1%2Fgettyimages-2215772999.jpg' alt='Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer looks on during a Congressional hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on May 22, 2025.'/><p>Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, who was under internal investigation, is leaving her position. She becomes the third cabinet departure of President Trump's second term.</p><p>(Image credit: Drew Angerer)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5739251' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Andrea Hsu</dc:creator>
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      <title>Peace talks are in doubt as the U.S. seizes an Iranian ship</title>
      <description>President Trump said a U.S. delegation will head to Pakistan to resume talks to end the war with Iran, but Tehran expressed reluctance after the U.S. seized one of its cargo ships in the Strait of Hormuz.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 07:02:32 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/2026/04/20/nx-s1-5791256/iran-middle-east-updates</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/1024x683!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F87%2F7f%2F2762a81744dea8472d92a812248a%2Fgettyimages-2271515888.jpg' alt='Commuters drive past a giant billboard referring to the Strait of Hormuz along a busy street in Tehran, Iran, on Sunday.'/><p>President Trump said a U.S. delegation will head to Pakistan to resume talks to end the war with Iran, but Tehran expressed reluctance after the U.S. seized one of its cargo ships in the Strait of Hormuz.</p><p>(Image credit: Atta Kenare)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5791256' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>NPR Staff</dc:creator>
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      <title>The Sonoran Desert teems with wildlife. These 3D scans could help protect its future</title>
      <description>A new art exhibit in Phoenix features some of the world&apos;s prickliest plants. It could also help save them.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/2026/04/20/nx-s1-5784031/sonoran-desert-pulse-scanlab-art-saguaro</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8256x5504+0+0/resize/8256x5504!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F5b%2Fc9%2F51b1842d42508de9639d574c7c3f%2Fohara-dbg-desert-pulse-21.jpg' alt='The RAF Exhibit Gallery hosts an immersive with mutliple screens showing FRAMERATE: Desert Pulse on April 14, 2026 at Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, Arizona.'/><p>A new art exhibit in Phoenix features some of the world's prickliest plants. It could also help save them.</p><p>(Image credit: Caitlin O'Hara for NPR)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5784031' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Alina Hartounian</dc:creator>
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      <title>Spanish speakers learn strategies to pass English-only driving test in Florida</title>
      <description>A new English-only driving test rule in Florida is fueling a surge in strategy lessons for Spanish speakers where they learn to figure out the questions without having to take English language courses. </description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4032x3024+0+0/resize/4032x3024!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F65%2Fb4%2Fa06af7b14188bbbf207164354073%2Fdriving-school-4.jpeg' alt='Johannes González, an instructor at Speedway Driving School in Hialeah, Florida, teaches Spanish-speaking students to memorize key words in order to pass the state's new English-only driving exam.'/><p>A new English-only driving test rule in Florida is fueling a surge in strategy lessons for Spanish speakers where they learn to figure out the questions without having to take English language courses. </p><p>(Image credit: David Ovalle)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5783923' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>David Ovalle</dc:creator>
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      <title>Who owns presidential records? Trump&apos;s Justice Department says it&apos;s him</title>
      <description>The Trump administration asserts that a nearly 50-year-old law requiring the preservation of presidential records is unconstitutional. Historians warn important papers could be destroyed.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <guid>https://www.npr.org/2026/04/20/g-s1-117887/trump-justice-department-presidential-records-lawsuit</guid>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4134x2756+0+0/resize/4134x2756!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff2%2F13%2Ff4fc1c6b4067b897de44ba8bceaf%2Fgettyimages-2154742497.jpg' alt='A flag featuring Donald Trump waves amid a small group of his supporters near Mar-a-Lago in May 2024 in Palm Beach, Fla.'/><p>The Trump administration asserts that a nearly 50-year-old law requiring the preservation of presidential records is unconstitutional. Historians warn important papers could be destroyed.</p><p>(Image credit: Alon Skuy)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-117887' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Carrie Johnson</dc:creator>
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      <title>Data centers are expensive, unpopular — and could be a tipping point in the midterms</title>
      <description>Anger over the data center boom has spilled into politics with voters unseating local politicians who support them. It&apos;s become an issue hard to ignore in the midterm elections. </description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/2026/04/20/g-s1-117729/data-center-disputes-local-midterms</link>
      <guid>https://www.npr.org/2026/04/20/g-s1-117729/data-center-disputes-local-midterms</guid>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4000x2667+0+0/resize/4000x2667!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F88%2Fab%2F1bf4782e47ee8ecee9915c711046%2Fgettyimages-2243421675.jpg' alt='A Meta data center in Ashburn, Va., in 2025. Virginia is the state with the most data centers.'/><p>Anger over the data center boom has spilled into politics with voters unseating local politicians who support them. It's become an issue hard to ignore in the midterm elections. </p><p>(Image credit: Lexi Critchett/Bloomberg via Getty Images)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-117729' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Anusha Mathur</dc:creator>
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      <title>Voters say they feel confused and misled on Virginia&apos;s redistricting vote</title>
      <description>Contradictory election mailers, conflicting TV ads and vague wording on the ballot have Virginia voters saying that the campaigns on either side of the redistricting vote are muddying the waters. </description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/2026/04/20/nx-s1-5790809/virginia-redistricting-election-trump-gerrymandering</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4032x3024+0+0/resize/4032x3024!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff4%2F0f%2Fe6902f414a95826ec8556e082f74%2Fimg-4975.jpg' alt='The groups on either side of the redistricting vote in Virginia have used images of former President Barack Obama and Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger on their mailers.'/><p>Contradictory election mailers, conflicting TV ads and vague wording on the ballot have Virginia voters saying that the campaigns on either side of the redistricting vote are muddying the waters. </p><p>(Image credit: Jahd Khalil)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5790809' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Jahd Khalil</dc:creator>
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      <title>8 children killed in mass shooting in Louisiana, police say</title>
      <description>Eight children between the ages of 1 and 14 are dead after a mass shooting in Louisiana, police say.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 04:42:19 -0400</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Michel Martin</dc:creator>
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