All Things Considered
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WEMU's All Things Considered local host is Kevin Meershart, who anchors all local news segments during the program.
NPR's All Things Considered paints the bigger picture with reports on the day's news, analysis of world events, and thoughtful commentary.
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Kerr County, Texas, experienced the worst of the flooding and has seen the highest death toll. NPR's Juana Summers describes the scene where she arrived Monday morning.
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A new book reveals the tensions between Vice President Harris and President Biden — and how it led to Democratic failure in 2024.
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Medicaid programs go by so many different names across the country that advocates and experts warn people may not know they're losing their coverage until it's too late.
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A century after a famous trial that centered on the teaching of evolution, science continues to be at the center of contentious public debates.
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The U.S. men's national soccer team came into the Gold Cup missing many of its usual starters — but, in their absence, a 21-year-old bleach blonde Mexican-American winger named Diego Luna stood out.
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Families in the U.S. and much of the world are having so few babies, national populations are set to shrink and age. The trend is changing American politics and fueling the rise of global populism.
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Elon Musk says he is launching a new political party. It comes after Musk's explosive breakup with President Trump. Musk has been critical of Republicans' support for Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill."
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President Trump has begun releasing letters announcing new tariff rates that would go into effect on Aug. 1.
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One debate that's sure to draw a lot of strong opinions and hot takes — does listening to an audiobook count as reading?
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Battles between herders and farmers over access to land in Nigeria's fertile central region have led to violent clashes and no easy answers.