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Medicaid has a new way to pay for costly sickle cell treatment: Only if it works

NPR Jan 20, 2026

Medicaid is doing a novel payment system for the new, promising and expensive sickle cell treatment. It may become a model for all gene therapies being developed.

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Wall Street-backed landlords a target for both Trump and Democrats

NPR Jan 20, 2026

Like President Trump, lawmakers around the U.S. blame corporate homebuyers for high prices and want to restrict them. Experts say it's not so simple, and passing laws has proved difficult.

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Trump promised to cut energy bills in half. One year later, has he delivered?

NPR Jan 20, 2026

Cheap gasoline, yes. Drill, baby, drill? Not so much. And electricity bills are going up, not down.

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Polyester clothing has been causing a stir online. But how valid are the concerns?

NPR Jan 20, 2026

There has been a lot of conversation on social media about the downsides of polyester. But are those downsides as bad as they're believed to be? Are there upsides?

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New Orleans brings back the house call, sending nurses to visit newborns and moms

NPR Jan 20, 2026

Louisiana has long struggled with maternal and infant mortality. In New Orleans, free home visits by nurses help spot medical problems early. It's a reproductive health policy with bipartisan support.

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Less personnel drama but still sky high turnover one year into Trump's new term

NPR Jan 20, 2026

A large share of the departures so far this term were on the National Security Council staff.

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Gretchen Whitmer says it's not 'paranoia' to fear Trump using the military in elections

NPR Jan 20, 2026

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer about tariffs, the security of upcoming elections and the prospects of a female president.

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Greenland: Could the US regret alienating its Nato allies?

BBC Front page Jan 20, 2026

Trump responded, “no comment” when asked if he'd use force to seize Greenland.

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Is Canada leading the global resistance against Trump?

BBC Front page Jan 20, 2026

Trump responded, “no comment” when asked if he'd use force to seize Greenland.

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Full messages shared between Trump and European leaders

BBC Front page Jan 20, 2026

A series of text messages between US President Donald Trump and European leaders have been shared publicly.

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Chris Mason: Trump's Chagos dig poses massive strategic question for Starmer

BBC Front page Jan 20, 2026

The prime minister has built his foreign policy around being seen as a trustworthy ally of the US president.

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Morning news brief

NPR Jan 20, 2026

Trump to speak at the World Economic Forum amid rising international tension, Concerns about conditions at Texas detention center grow after 3 deaths, Indiana wins first national football title.

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Owen to leave role as Mercedes chief designer

BBC Front page Jan 20, 2026

Mercedes chief designer John Owen, a key figure in multiple drivers' and constructors' championship wins, is to leave the team later this year.

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Father-to-be Ruud ready to leave Melbourne early

BBC Front page Jan 20, 2026

Norway's Casper Ruud says he "probably won't be here the next day" if his wife goes into labour during the Australian Open.

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Water companies to face regular MOT-style checks in industry shake-up

BBC Front page Jan 20, 2026

The government says the industry will have "nowhere to hide", but campaigners say the reforms do not go far enough.

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Spain train crash recovery continues as investigators probe 'gap' in rail

BBC Front page Jan 20, 2026

Authorities say the twisted train wreckage makes it difficult to recover people trapped inside.

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Confronted over Greenland, Europe is ditching its softly-softly approach to Trump

BBC Front page Jan 20, 2026

Transatlantic relations aren't broken, though they are damaged. And if Europeans want to try to cut through with Trump, they'll have to stick together, writes Europe Editor Katya Adler

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Palestinian children's football pitch faces Israeli demolition ultimatum

BBC Front page Jan 20, 2026

The football club is ordered to remove the pitch, which Israel says was illegally built, or have it torn down.

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Surfer injured in fourth shark attack in Australian state in 48 hours

BBC Front page Jan 20, 2026

Authorities are warning people to stay out of the Australian state's waterways after recent rainfall.

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The day I discovered the Everton contract Revie never signed

BBC Front page Jan 20, 2026

This is the story of how an unsigned contract that lay hidden in a bungalow for more than 50 years could have changed the course of English football.

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Indiana judge and his wife injured in shooting at their home, police say

Washington Post Jan 20, 2026

Lafayette police said Judge Steven P. Meyer of Tippecanoe County Superior Court and his wife, Kimberly, are in stable condition. The shooter remains at large.

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