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As travelers entered the Entebbe International Airport in Uganda on May 21, they were screened with a thermal camera that detects their temperature. Pictured at bottom is reporter Michal Ruprecht.
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U.S. passengers flying from Ebola-affected countries rerouted
Pien Huang
The U.S. government is responding to the Ebola outbreak in with travel restrictions. American citizens and permanent residents departing affected countries must fly into one of three U.S. airports.
Former Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) speaking during a news conference on Capitol Hill September 26, 2008 in Washington, DC.
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Opinion: Remembering Barney Frank, trailblazing public servant
Scott Simon
On Chile's northernmost border with Peru, military excavators carve a deep trench across the windswept pampa, part of a hardline effort to tighten control of migration and cross-border crime under President José Antonio Kast.
John Bartlett
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Chile's MAGA-inspired border control
John Bartlett
Electricity prices are climbing faster than overall inflation. That, coupled with a hotter-than-usual summer, has forecasters warning of a sharp jump in utility bills.
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Summer electric bills sizzle as the cost of cooling climbs
Scott Horsley
Texas Standard
‘Cure for Paranoia’ frontman hopes NPR Tiny Desk win helps Texas do better for its artists
The Dallas hip-hop collective is starting a 10-city Tiny Desk Contest On The Road tour in June.
In the Permian Basin, AI takes on big oil’s dirty water problem
Efforts to keep New World screwworms out of Texas appear to be working
Texas Standard for May 22, 2026: Dallas hip-hop group Cure for Paranoia talks breakout Tiny Desk win
Confused about Big Bend area border wall plans? Here’s where things stand.
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