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Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted an area on the outskirts of the eastern Lebanese city of Baalbek, in the Bekaa Valley, on Thursday. Nidal Solh/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

Middle East crisis — explained

Israel strikes lebanon’s ancient city of baalbek, as tens of thousands of people flee.

As Israel intensified attacks in the Lebanese city of Baalbek, residents fled to an ancient Roman temple, hoping the site’s UNESCO status might save them.

Pedestrians look at a statue of Donald Trump behind Gerhard Marcks' sculpture Maja , in Maja Park in Philidelphia. Caroline Gutman/The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption

It's not just D.C.: Satirical Trump statues are appearing in cities across the U.S.

People gather at a women's rights march in Chicago on the second anniversary of the Dobbs decision, the Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade and struck down federal abortion protections. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption

Why abortion referendums are also about the economy

Chinese President Xi jinping speaks during a meeting with Finnish President Alexander Stubb at the Great Hall of the People on Tuesday. Kazuki Kozaki/Pool Kyodo hide caption

U.S. calls on a silent China to use its sway over Russia and North Korea

Young Thug, seen here in Los Angeles in 2021, plead guilty more than two years after being arrested and charged with participating in criminal gang activity. Michael Tullberg/Getty Images hide caption

Young Thug pleads guilty in YSL trial, will serve probation

A United States Air Force C-17 cargo plane loaded with humanitarian aid lands at Camilo Daza airport in Cucuta, Colombia, on Feb. 16, 2019. Fernando Vergara/AP hide caption

Boeing cleaned up on Air Force parts, including soap dispensers marked up 8,000%

Staff and students unveiled the Claudene Wilson Learning Center’s new sign in August, surprising their longtime custodian with the recognition. Swedeborg R-III/Facebook hide caption

This custodian is the ‘lifeblood’ of her elementary school. So they named it after her

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Raneem Hijazi holds her baby, Mariam, on her lap in her wheelchair, as Hijazi's mother-in-law, Soha Sakallah (standing), helps her. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption

A year since Oct. 7

A mother and baby from gaza are reunited 11 months after being separated at birth.

After an Israeli airstrike left mom-to-be Raneem Hizaji badly injured, doctors performed an emergency C-section. It took nearly a year for mom and baby to be reunited.

A year in the life of a mom and baby from Gaza

This combination of file photos shows Vice President Harris speaking during a campaign rally in Kalamazoo, Mich., on Oct. 26, and former President Donald Trump during a rally Oct. 22 in Greensboro, N.C. AP/AP hide caption

Harris and Trump bring their closing arguments to 2 key Southwest swing states

With five days left until Election Day, the candidates made a last-minute pitch to Latino voters in Arizona and Nevada — talking about border security, one of the biggest issues for the campaign.

People wait in line to cast their votes during in New York on October 26, 2024. Online, social media users are floating unverified and false claims about voting that can quickly go viral. Kena Betancur/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

Untangling Disinformation

Crowdsourced voting fraud claims could become grist for republican lawsuits.

One hub for rumors and conspiracies about voting is X, the social media site once known as Twitter. There, users are floating unverified and false claims about voting that can quickly go viral.

ELECTION CONSPIRACY THEORY NARRATIVES

Toby, an orphaned four-year-old Alaskan coastal brown bear, stands and looks out over the compound at the Fortress of the Bear Center in Sitka, Alaska, on Aug. 1, 2013. Charles Rex Arbogast/AP hide caption

A hunter in Alaska is found dead after being mauled by a bear

The 50-year-old had been reported overdue from a deer hunting trip. At least 30,000 brown bears are estimated to be in Alaska and mainly live along the southern coast.

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Puny humans of Earth, the Scumdogs of the Universe are here to celebrate your so-called "Halloween" with such holiday hits as "Sex Cow" and "I'll Be Your Monster."

Pat Haskins, a 72-year-old retired school teacher, poses for a portrait in the backyard of her home in Silver Spring, Md., on Oct. 22. She had struggled to keep up with repairs as her basement flooded, a bathroom floor sagged and her disabled partner needed a ramp. Moriah Ratner/For NPR hide caption

Millions of low-cost homes are deteriorating, making the U.S. housing shortage worse

Older homes are the only ones many Americans can afford, but they are costly to fix and maintain, especially for seniors. A patchwork of programs to help are underfunded and have years-long waitlists.

Housing Disrepair

During her pregnancy, Megan Norris struggled with addiction to fentanyl. During a relapse, she exposed herself and her fetus to the toxic animal tranquilizer xylazine, which has flooded the street drug supply in the U.S. "Xylazine is so addictive, so physically addictive, you just can't stop," Norris said. Brian Mann/NPR hide caption

Pregnant women and babies face 'terrifying' threat from xylazine addiction

In parts of the U.S., more than half of pregnant women facing severe addiction are also exposed toxic to the toxic animal tranquilizer xylazine, a threat to them, their fetuses and newborns.

Rosy-faced lovebirds ( Agapornis roseicollis ) are small parrots that are common and colorful household pets. Parrots such as these use unique yellow and red pigments whose expression researchers now show can be modulated through the action of a single enzyme. Pedro Araujo hide caption

How parrot plumage gets its dazzling reds and yellows

Parrots are unique among birds in how they produce the pigmentation that makes their vibrant feathering. It turns out a single enzyme calibrates the reds and yellows of a parrot’s brilliance.

How the parrot got its colors

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An Elon Musk-backed political group is posting fake Kamala Harris ads on Facebook

Ads seemingly advocating for Vice President Harris on Facebook are really part of an effort by a dark money group to mislead voters. The messages have been viewed millions of times.

Shaun Flores, Sarah Jaley, Michael — a teacher who requested NPR not share his last name for medical privacy, and Elizabeth Vossen talk about how OCD impacts their lives. NPR hide caption

This is what it’s really like to have OCD, according to 4 people living with it

OCD is often misunderstood. Here’s what it’s like, from people who live with it.

During OCD Awareness Month, a look at different forms of OCD

People look at a board in Kinshasa on October 30, 1974 announcing the fight between US boxing heavyweight champions, Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Clay) and George Foreman. On October 30, 1974 Muhammad Ali knocked out George Foreman in a clash of titans known as the "Rumble in the Jungle", watched by 60 000 people in the stadium in Kinshasa and millions elsewhere -/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

50 years on, D.R. Congo commemorates boxing's 'Rumble in the Jungle'

The historic fight between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman is still revered as a cherished moment in the central African country's troubled history and has spurred an enduring love of boxing.

RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE

Dawn Shedrick, left, is one of roughly 106 million unpaid caregivers in the U.S. Over the last 30 years, Shedrick has dealt with loneliness and isolation while caring for her mother, Nathalia Shedrick, right, who has multiple sclerosis. Eugene Richards for NPR hide caption

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Caregiving can be a tough, lonely mission. one daughter found ways to reconnect.

Some 106 million people provide unpaid care for an adult in the U.S. Many feel invisible and profoundly lonely. But some are creating new ways to support each other.

This file photo shows bottles of abortion pills mifepristone, left, and misoprostol, right, displayed at a clinic on Sept. 22, 2010. Charlie Neibergall/AP hide caption

Reproductive rights groups sue Louisiana over controlled substances law

A group of health care providers and two Louisiana women who were denied abortion care are suing state officials to block a new law that makes common pregnancy medications controlled dangerous substances.

Brian taps in the code for fentanyl test strips. Anyone can get these for free. Clients must register to receive drug-use supplies like needles and pipes. The machine is cooled and heated to preserve medications, like Narcan. Martha Bebinger/WBUR hide caption

These vending machines are stocked with needles and Narcan to help stop overdose deaths

Groups trying to reduce overdose deaths are replacing chips and soda in vending machines with sterile needles, pipes, wound care kits, Narcan and fentanyl test strips.

Cardiologist Dr. Yamini Levitzky talks with a patient at her Newton clinic. Robin Lubbock/WBUR hide caption

South Asians can be at higher risk for heart disease. These doctors are pushing to change that

South Asians are twice as likely to get heart disease as people of European ancestry. And they’re more likely to die of problems such as heart attacks at younger ages.

The Shasta County Clerk and Registrar of Voters offices in Redding, Calif., on Oct. 3, 2024. Beth LaBerge/KQED hide caption

A far-right California county appointed him registrar. Now his election views have changed

Tom Toller, appointed by Shasta County's right-wing Board of Supervisors amid a culture of election denialism, says his own views of elections have changed after four months on the job.

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Keri Russell returns as 'The Diplomat,' which is just as savvy in Season 2

Netflix’s The Diplomat rides a compelling line between serving up hefty slices of political and emotional drama.

Review: The Diplomat

Michou Olivera displays a psilocybin mushroom she grew in her home office. Walter Wuthmann/WBUR hide caption

Voters could soon make Massachusetts the 3rd state to legalize natural psychedelics

The push to legalize plant-based psychedelics in Massachusetts for people 21 and older isn't a sure thing despite success in Colorado and Oregon over the past few years.

Jeff Gaeth votes April 2 at Yellow Rock Barn in Kansas City, Mo. Charlie Riedel/AP hide caption

Out-of-state money fuels Midwest campaigns on gambling and abortion, but voters will decide

Gambling companies are funding campaigns for sports betting, and reproductive rights advocates — including some celebrities — are supporting initiatives to expand abortion access.

People walk through flooded streets in Valencia, Spain on Wednesday. Alberto Saiz/AP hide caption

Unprecedented flooding in Spain kills at least 158 people

Crews in Spain searched for bodies in stranded cars and sodden buildings as people tried to salvage what they could from homes following monstrous flash floods.

Spain flooding: Photos show the devastation in Valencia

Vivek Ramaswamy

Vivek Ramaswamy is an American business leader, New York Times bestselling author, and former 2024 Republican U.S. Presidential candidate.


Born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, he went on to become a serial entrepreneur and CEO who founded several successful businesses including Roivant Sciences, Strive, and Chapter. He is a bestselling author with three books already published — Woke, Inc. (2021), Nation of Victims (2022), and Capitalist Punishment (2023) — with a fourth book coming in 2024, Truths: The Future of America First. Vivek is a graduate of St. Xavier High School, Harvard College, and Yale Law School.


Vivek is married to Apoorva, a throat surgeon and Assistant Professor at the at the James Cancer Hospital at Ohio State University. They live in Columbus, Ohio, where they are raising their two sons.

The Truth PodCast

I break down a fundamental debate on immigration policy. Sohrab sees immigration restrictions as a way to drive up wages and make Americans richer. I believe immigration is about more than just dollars and cents; it's about respecting the rule of law and preserving our national identity, which is priceless. Join us as we dig into immigration reform and how it will impact our country’s future. For more content follow me here: X – @VivekGRamaswamy Instagram – @vivekgramaswamy Facebook – facebook.com/VivekGRamaswamy Truth Social – @VivekRamaswamy Rumble – @VivekRamaswamy

Debating Immigration: Economic Boost or National Crisis? | Sohrab Ahmari

Vivek Ramaswamy 0 views 4 hours ago

Is it time for conservatives to rethink free markets? What’s the proper role of tariffs? And is the administrative state really that bad? Author and New Right intellectual Sohrab Ahmari joins me to discuss the legacy of the New Deal and what it means to pursue the common good. For more content follow me here: X – @VivekGRamaswamy Instagram – @vivekgramaswamy Facebook – facebook.com/VivekGRamaswamy Truth Social – @VivekRamaswamy Rumble – @VivekRamaswamy Chapters: 5:19 Sohrab's Intellectual Journey 15:15 Do We Need Tariffs? 23:40 America's Industrial Base 32:44 A Conservative Case for the Administrative State 40:19 Oligopoly 48:12 Defending the Federal Reserve 52:35 Putting the "New" in the New Right

Should the New Right Love the New Deal?

Vivek Ramaswamy 14.8K views October 23, 2024 4:00 pm

The polls are looking good right now, but winning is just step one. It’s time for a serious conversation within the America First movement about how to defeat the left without becoming the left. For more content follow me here: X – @VivekGRamaswamy Instagram – @vivekgramaswamy Facebook – facebook.com/VivekGRamaswamy Truth Social – @VivekRamaswamy Rumble – @VivekRamaswamy Chapters: 0:45 After We Win 2:16 Neocons vs. America First 3:54 Divisions Within America First 8:56 Responses to National Libertarianism 12:08 The Nanny State 16:43 SHUT IT DOWN 17:58 Make America Greater Than It's Ever Been

Defeating the Left Without Becoming the Left

Vivek Ramaswamy 27K views October 16, 2024 4:00 pm

What happens when we trade independence for comfort? According to today’s guest, Christopher Caldwell, you lose both and end up with the kind of populist revolt that’s sweeping the U.S. & Europe. The path forward? “Learn to be peasants again.” For more content follow me here: X – @VivekGRamaswamy Instagram – @vivekgramaswamy Facebook – facebook.com/VivekGRamaswamy Truth Social – @VivekRamaswamy Rumble – @VivekRamaswamy Chapters: 2:13 How the Nanny State Fuels the Migrant Crisis 7:07 What is Populism? 11:25 Civil Rights Act as New Constitution 25:44 EU and U.S. Courts 33:02 How the Nanny State Pushes Wokeness 36:50 Why Europe Is Moving Right 46:29 Learning to be Peasants Again 53:42 What Is Neoconservatism?

The Price of Comfort: How We Traded Freedom for “Free Stuff” in the West | Christopher Caldwell

Vivek Ramaswamy 38.2K views October 9, 2024 4:00 pm

For more content follow me here: X – @VivekGRamaswamy Instagram – @vivekgramaswamy Facebook – facebook.com/VivekGRamaswamy Truth Social – @VivekRamaswamy Rumble – @VivekRamaswamy

Exclusive Debate | The TRUTH About US Foreign Policy @SteamboatInstitute

Vivek Ramaswamy 33K views October 7, 2024 8:50 pm

Our Founders didn’t care what the experts thought. They were self-taught, self-made Renaissance men who built a self-governing nation in a world of monarchies and aristocracies. They would have worn “weird” like a badge of honor. It was a pleasure to share my thoughts with Liberty University’s Convocation this morning. For more content follow me here: X – @VivekGRamaswamy Instagram – @vivekgramaswamy Facebook – facebook.com/VivekGRamaswamy Truth Social – @VivekRamaswamy Rumble – @VivekRamaswamy Chapters: 00:25 TRUTHS Top Bestseller List 03:03 Taking the Stage at Liberty 05:14 Restoring Our Founding Culture 09:58 Found Fathers, Renaissance 18:06 Curious, Confident, and “Weird” 22:38 Advice for Students 26:26 John Quincy Adams 29:02 Standing *for* Something

How Intellectual Curiosity Built America | Live at Liberty University | TRUTH Ep. #65

Vivek Ramaswamy 17.2K views October 3, 2024 2:35 pm

Springfield is overrun with migrants, the SAVE Act is unlikely to pass, and GOP Senate candidates are trailing Trump (sometimes by double digits). In this week's episode, I discuss the hard conversations that need to happen within the America First movement and propose solutions drawn from my new book, TRUTHS. bit.ly/3KKNTE0 Chapters: 0:08 – New Book 0:47 – What's Going on with the Polls? 3:20 – Culture of Fear 4:57 – SAVE Act 7:47 – Common-Sense Election Policies 11:45 – "Descending" on Springfield 16:18 – What about *Legal* Immigration? 19:54 – Meeting with Haitians 23:14 – Reasonable Restrictions 27:14 – Sidestepping Hard Questions 28:23 – Style Over Substance 29:59 – Dismantling All 3 Nanny States 32:29 – Tariffs 35:36 – Dependence on China 38:00 – Rejecting Naive Neoliberalism 40:06 – National Security or Economic Protectionism? 40:51 – The Thesis of TRUTHS 41:50 – The Audience for TRUTHS 42:37 – College Football Campaigning For more content follow me here: X – @VivekGRamaswamy Instagram – @vivekgramaswamy Facebook – facebook.com/VivekGRamaswamy Truth Social – @VivekRamaswamy Rumble – @VivekRamaswamy

Uncle Sam’s Welfare Trap EXPOSED: How Dismantling the Nanny State Solves Immigration | TRUTH Ep. #64

Vivek Ramaswamy 90.8K views September 25, 2024 4:21 pm

Polls show a dead heat between Trump and Harris. So why are GOP candidates for swing-state Senate seats polling worse than the former president? Curt Mills of The American Conservative joins me to discuss the return of ballot splitting, the rifts in both major parties, and what a winning Republican message looks like For more content follow me here: X – @VivekGRamaswamy Instagram – @vivekgramaswamy Facebook – facebook.com/VivekGRamaswamy Truth Social – @VivekRamaswamy Rumble – @VivekRamaswamy Chapters: 0:00 Introducing Curt Mills 2:55 The State of the Race 4:34 The Return of Split Balloting 6:51 Intra-Party Civil Wars 9:16 Toss-Up Senate Races 13:51 Policy or Leadership? 17:07 How Republicans Can Win 18:41 Recovering National Pride 19:48 Return of the NeoCons 21:19 National Libertarians 22:41 "Mad as Hell" 25:45 The Right-Wing Nanny State 29:10 Does Industrial Policy Work? 33:43 Woke Capitalism & Federal Bureaucracy 37:20 A Working-Class Party 39:09 Regulatory Capture 41:50 Capitalism vs. Social Conservatism? 44:51 Democratic Infighting 48:27 Restoring Self-Governance 50:07 Jefferson or Hamilton?

Why Are GOP Senate Candidates Trailing Trump? | Curt Mills | TRUTH Podcast #64

Vivek Ramaswamy 61.8K views September 18, 2024 4:00 pm

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New York Times  bestselling author, accomplished entrepreneur, and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has a plan to save America, and it begins with telling the truth.

• God  is real.
• There are two genders.
• Human flourishing requires fossil fuels .
• Reverse racism is racism.
• An open border is no border . 
• Parents determine the education of their children.
• The nuclear family is the greatest form of governance known to mankind.
• Capitalism lifts people up from poverty.
• There are three branches of the U.S. government, not four .
• The U.S. Constitution is the strongest guarantor of freedoms in history.

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