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The Galaxy Fold was due to go on sale this Friday, but reviewers discovered bulges, flickering and other problems with its 7.3-inch screen. Samsung says it plans to run further tests.

Over his 12-day winning streak, James Holzhauer now holds the top five slots for single-day winning records on the show. "You need to pick your spots and bet big," he tells NPR.

Here are some key things to know about Sunday's deadly attacks, the group that Sri Lanka blames for perpetrating them — and the country's complicated history.

Sri Lankans mourned the deaths of nearly 300 people who were caught in Easter Sunday's coordinated church and hotel bombings. Officials blamed the National Thowfeek Jamaath, a local militant group.

The puppy started following a team that was cleaning up the beach in Bangladesh. And now he is an Instagram star.

The search giant's push into artificial intelligence as a tool for health improvement is a natural evolution for a company that has developed algorithms that reach deep into our lives through the Web.

While it may seem that heaps of plastic from meal kit delivery services make them less environmentally friendly than traditional grocery shopping, a new study suggests that's not necessarily true.

Beyoncé's historic 2018 Coachella performance has been immortalized thanks to the Netflix film Homecoming. Three members of Beyoncé's Coachella marching band talk about the show's prolonged legacy.

ProPublica journalist T. Christian Miller says outdated equipment and a shortage of sailors contributed to two separate collisions involving Navy destroyers in 2017, in which 17 sailors were killed.

The court is poised to decide whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 applies to sexual orientation and gender identity, along with factors such as race, religion, sex and national origin.

The senator's higher-education proposal for her 2020 presidential run goes further than just free college and would forgive hundreds of billions of dollars in existing loans.

Her rendition of the patriotic song had been a staple at New York Yankees and Philadelphia Flyers games for decades. Critics say that other elements of the singer's career were clearly racist.

Japan, China, India, Turkey and South Korea have been benefiting from temporary waivers since President Trump withdrew the U.S. from the Iran nuclear deal and reimposed sanctions on Iran last year.

Internet non-adoption is linked to certain demographic variables, including age, educational attainment, household income and community type. The post 10% of Americans don’t use the internet. Who are they? appeared first on Pew Research Center.

A majority of Americans see at least some effect of climate change where they live. Partisans differ over the effects of climate policies. The post For Earth Day, how Americans see climate change in 5 charts appeared first on Pew Research Center.

Majorities in many countries say global climate change is a major threat to their nation. Global concerns about climate change have risen since 2013. The post For Earth Day, a look at how people around the world view climate change appeared first on Pew Research Center.

A majority of rural Americans say local news media mostly cover an area other than the one where they live. The post For many rural residents in U.S., local news media mostly don’t cover the area where they live appeared first on Pew Research Center.

Millennials are the largest adult generation in the United States, and the American family continues to change. The post 6 demographic trends shaping the U.S. and the world in 2019 appeared first on Pew Research Center.

Gender differences in the U.S. about the size and scope of government have been evident for more than a decade, but they have widened in recent years. The post Gender gap widens in views of government’s role – and of Trump appeared first on Pew Research Center.

Border apprehensions are rising quickly and the demographic profile of apprehended migrants is changing. The post What’s happening at the U.S.-Mexico border in 6 charts appeared first on Pew Research Center.

The steady growth in adoption that social platforms have experienced in the U.S. over the past decade also appears to be slowing. The post Share of U.S. adults using social media, including Facebook, is mostly unchanged since 2018 appeared first on Pew Research Center.

Many Americans say the country hasn’t gone far enough in giving black people equal rights with whites. Most believe slavery continues to impact black people’s status. The post Key findings on Americans’ views of race in 2019 appeared first on Pew Research Center.

The few dozen schools with ultra-low admission rates may dominate the discussion, but most colleges and universities admit most who apply to them. The post A majority of U.S. colleges admit most students who apply appeared first on Pew Research Center.

It is a topic shrouded in shame, but traction alopecia may affect one-third of women of African descent.

Unlikely events propelled a struggling politician to Spain's top job - and the top of the polls.

The treatment, developed over 30 years, is the first to give partial protection to children, WHO says.

There'll be a lot of history and potential behind the North Korean leader's first Russian visit.

Vehicle restorer Charles Palmer on his long-held fascination with bringing classic cars back to life.

Tuesday sees India's opposition leader contest a seat in the south for the first time.

Music, films and works of art are increasingly made using AI. But can machines ever be truly creative?

Chancellor Sebastian Kurz says the poem, which compares migrants to rats, is "abominable".

Reports there were warnings of possible attacks throws the spotlight on the country's leadership.

The court will determine if job discrimination laws apply to sexual orientation or gender identity.

Plus: Gambling for record-breaking game-show winnings, the fuss about Allbirds sneakers, Elizabeth Warren’s free-college plan (and idea for how to pay for it), and more

Elizabeth Warren has a plan to cancel student debt, make public college free, and create a fund for HBCUs. Plus: Seth Moulton is officially running for president.

Investigators have to determine how the militants went from defacing places of worship to launching a devastating attack.

The government of New Zealand worked with the indigenous Maori people to legally confer the rights of an individual on a river.

Sri Lanka’s ban on social media forces a question nobody wants to ask: What if a global media network is impossible?

After the horrific Easter Sunday bombings, loved ones mourn in Sri Lanka, and supporters offer prayers from around the world.

The president’s lawyer says there’s nothing wrong with accepting help from a foreign government, and the political system seems to agree with him.

The televised Q&A is a sometimes awkward fusion of politics and entertainment—and it’s becoming a key element of the 2020 hype cycle.

Representative Seth Moulton has always had a slim chance of winning the Democratic nomination, but did he wait too long to enter?

The question of whether vaccinations should be a duty or a choice is dividing families.

Sen. Bernie Sanders’ campaign released new internal polling that shows him leading President Trump in hypothetical matchups in Michigan (by 11 points), Wisconsin (by 10 points) and Pennsylvania (by 8 points). 

“Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s leadership team told lawmakers Monday that they had no plans to immediately open impeachment proceedings against President Trump and would focus instead on investigations,” the Washington Post reports. “According to three officials on the call, leaders told rank-and-file lawmakers — who were scattered across the nation, back in their districts for a […]

The House Judiciary Committee has issued a subpoena for former White House counsel Don McGahn, Axios reports. “McGahn was a key cooperating witness in the Mueller investigation, shedding light on many of the episodes of potential obstruction by President Trump that Mueller highlighted in his report. The subpoena demands that McGahn testify at a hearing […]

British Prime Minister Theresa May “is to face an unprecedented no-confidence challenge – from Conservative grassroots campaigners,” the BBC reports. “More than 70 local association chiefs – angry at her handling of Brexit – have called for an extraordinary general meeting to discuss her leadership.”

A new Morning Consult/Politico poll finds President Trump’s net approval rating reached the lowest point of his presidency in this tracking poll following the release of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Key finding: 39% of voters now approve of Trump’s job performance while 57% disapprove. However, just 34% […]

Garrett Graff: “The role of Michael Flynn aide Peter Smith has long been unclear. Smith evidently tried to mount an effort in 2016 to find Hillary Clinton’s stolen emails through the dark web, and later apparently killed himself days after the Wall Street Journal reported on those efforts in 2017. Mueller makes clear that Smith’s […]

A new HuffPost/YouGov poll finds that 45% of people who’ve heard at least something about the Mueller report’s release say it does not entirely clear President Trump while 35% say it does and another 20% aren’t sure. Meanwhile, 31% who’ve heard at least something about the report say the information contained shows Trump is unfit […]

Garrett Graff: “One of the most surprising decisions at the close of the Mueller investigation was the lack of further indictments. But conspiracy theorist Jerome Corsi, at least, appears to still be very much in the sights of prosecutors. In fact, the very first mention of Corsi’s name appears in a redaction labeled ‘Harm to […]

“If I’m still the majority leader in the Senate think of me as the Grim Reaper. None of that stuff is going to pass.” — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), quoted by The Hill, pledging to block any progressive legislation from the House.

Max Boot: “Having declared the Republican Party to be morally bankrupt last month — after 90 percent of GOP lawmakers voted to approve President Trump’s unconstitutional state of emergency — I am not remotely surprised by the party’s dishonorable and dishonest reaction to special counsel Robert Mueller’s report.” “But I am nevertheless dismayed and disgusted […]

To impeach or not to impeach? To criticize or to fall in line? The FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast crew discusses how politicians across the spectrum are reacting to the newly released Mueller report. The Democratic primary field also expanded again Monday, with Rep. Seth Moulton of Massachusetts joining the race. The team considers the strengths and […]

Fox News loves talking about Bernie Sanders. Every week since the Vermont senator launched his 2020 campaign, Fox News has outstripped MSNBC and CNN in terms of how much coverage each network dedicated to Sanders. Last week, viewers got a chance to hear directly from the candidate at a Fox News town hall in Bethlehem, […]

The Tampa Bay Rays are not supposed to be in first place in the AL East. Since 2008, the Rays have never ranked higher than 20th in payroll. This season, the Rays opened with a payroll $176 million less than the Red Sox and $144 million less than the Yankees. There are underdogs and then […]

There was a moment in the fourth quarter Sunday night, just before the Thunder officially found their backs against the playoff wall, when Russell Westbrook had a decision to make. He had Blazers center Enes Kanter defending him in a 1-on-1 scenario in the corner, backpedaling — an instruction that was reportedly being shouted at […]

Monday morning, Seth Moulton, the 40-year-old congressman from Massachusetts, officially announced he is running for president on “Good Morning America.” While Moulton might not yet be a household name, he fits neatly into a certain mold of 2020 candidate — the young, ambitious U.S. representatives who feel their time has come. Like Tim Ryan, he […]

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We’re still months away from the first nominating contest in Iowa, but I’m still regularly checking in with early-state Democratic Party activists to see what the party’s most engaged members think about the pre-primary race so far. In this installment, more activists are saying they have chosen a candidate to support, and some are now […]

sara.ziegler (Sara Ziegler, assistant sports editor): We’ve had almost one full week of games in the NBA playoffs, and trends are emerging. Golden State took a 31-point third-quarter lead over the Clippers on Thursday night … and didn’t lose! So after a few early surprises, things seem to be getting back to what we expected. […]

A strong NFL draft can instantly transform a franchise. But the draft isn’t just about getting great players — it’s about getting great players on the cheap. The league’s rookie wage scale allows teams to employ impact players for far less than what they’re worth on the open market and this surplus value frees teams […]

Like perms, Members Only jackets and Duran Duran, their economic theories were big in the go-go 1980s. Now they're back.

Last week, Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced a bill that would end health care as we know it, and Americans should thank him for letting us see where the Democrats want to take the country. Its central premise appears to be that Washington bureaucrats know better than patients and doctors.

We can save our broken economic system from itself.

The Steele dossier, that collection of incendiary allegations against Donald Trump compiled for the Hillary Clinton campaign by the former British spy Christopher Steele, was already widely discredited before the release of the Mueller report. Now, the report has hammered a few additional nails in...

Reps. Adam Schiff and Elijah Cummings explained why the House may move to impeach Trump knowing the effort is likely to fail in the Senate.

No modern movement has created more mayhem, terrorism, and oppression than political Islam. The Sri Lankan massacre is just another harrowing reminder.

Information blackouts almost always turn into authoritarian tools, whether or not they start that way.

Enter Xu Zhangrun. A fifty-six-year-old professor of constitutional law at Beijing's prestigious Tsinghua University, Xu is well known in Beijing as a moderate and prolific critic of the government's increasing embrace of authoritarianism. The government is, of course, adept at marginalizing such voices. As a result, Xu and his supporters are unknown to the vast […]

Church leaders in Sri Lanka demand retribution after attacks on Easter Sunday left hundreds dead. Were there warning signs of the danger? President Trump's personal lawyer gives yet another take on the infamous Trump Tower meeting in 2016, claiming that there's nothing wrong with taking information from the Russians. House Democrats think otherwise and the […]

Fed up with government inaction, young people start rebuilding Mosul on their own. But in post-ISIS Iraq, volunteering can quickly become an act of rebellion. We're sharing a bonus episode of NPR's Rough Translation.

Robert Mueller's report did not indict the president but detailed efforts to derail an investigation. What do Democrats do as the president claims victory? And protesters finally forced Sudan's president from power last week. But their demonstrations haven't stopped. What do they want next?

The 448-page document, released today after a nearly two-year-long inquiry, says Mueller's investigation did not establish that the Trump campaign "conspired or coordinated" with the Russian interference effort, which was described as "sweeping and systematic." The NPR Politics Podcast breaks down everything you need to know about what's in the report.

We don't know what's in the Mueller report, but people already have opinions. What bothers Democrats about the timing of today's release? President Trump sounded optimistic even after his last meeting with Kim Jong Un broke down. So why is North Korea now testing new tactical weapons? And life after death? Scientists gathered pig brains […]