The world commits to new climate goals without the U.S.

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How HIV researchers overcame setbacks and kept a vaccine trial going

Scientists say research into a vaccine for HIV is further along than it’s ever been.But Trump administration cuts to scientific research have set that effort back.Including a promising trial for an HIV vaccine in Africa – which was shut down altogether.NPR’s Ari Daniel has the st ...  Show more

How Trump moves political norms – both slowly and suddenly

In the first year of his second term, President Trump has repeatedly said and done things that were previously assumed to be unacceptable to voters.Whether on Greenland or Gaza, federal prosecutions or federal spending, immigration enforcement or sending the U.S. military to prot ...  Show more

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