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      <title>Why catching insider trading is so tricky nowadays, and just how helpful is it for kids to sleep in?</title>
      <description>Millions of dollars have been made through eerily well-timed bets on prediction markets like Polymarket. We look at why they&apos;re so hard to police. And, a new study that supports kids sleeping in.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 06:48:12 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/2026/05/18/g-s1-122515/why-catching-insider-trading-is-so-tricky-nowadays-and-just-how-helpful-is-it-for-kids-to-sleep-in</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8667x5768+0+0/resize/8667x5768!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F56%2F8b%2F4090262b441981ac05fe8c8f8845%2Fgettyimages-2263571605.jpg' alt='undefined'/><p>Millions of dollars have been made through eerily well-timed bets on prediction markets like Polymarket. We look at why they're so hard to police. And, a new study that supports kids sleeping in.</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-122515' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Cooper Katz McKim</dc:creator>
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      <title>Pop star Shakira is acquitted in a Spanish tax fraud case</title>
      <description>The decision follows years of tax troubles in Spain for the Colombian superstar. Spanish tax authorities did not prove that the singer was a resident of Spain, the court said in its decision.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 06:25:01 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/2026/05/18/g-s1-122563/pop-star-shakira-is-acquitted-in-a-spanish-tax-fraud-case</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3789x2526+0+0/resize/3789x2526!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3a%2F4b%2F194f5781409b864440ccd356dc8f%2Fap26138334858230.jpg' alt='FILE - Shakira performs during the Global Citizen Festival in New York on Sept. 27, 2025.'/><p>The decision follows years of tax troubles in Spain for the Colombian superstar. Spanish tax authorities did not prove that the singer was a resident of Spain, the court said in its decision.</p><p>(Image credit: Charles Sykes)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-122563' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>The Associated Press</dc:creator>
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      <title>Thousands of U.S. countertop workers could have damaged lungs, safety expert says</title>
      <description>Over 550 men in California have fallen ill after cutting natural or factory-made stone countertops. But epidemiologists say this isn&apos;t just a California problem.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 06:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/2026/05/18/nx-s1-5691570/silicosis-beyond-california-quartz-countertop-cambria</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6048x4024+0+0/resize/6048x4024!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F5e%2Ff0%2F699468124066b1a1891cf2a9a1b6%2Fwade-hanicker-tr026.JPG' alt='Wade Hanicker poses for a portrait at his home in Brooksville, Fla., on March 23, 2026. Hanicker was diagnosed with silicosis after years of cutting quartz countertops.'/><p>Over 550 men in California have fallen ill after cutting natural or factory-made stone countertops. But epidemiologists say this isn't just a California problem.</p><p>(Image credit: Tina Russell for NPR)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5691570' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Nell Greenfieldboyce</dc:creator>
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      <title>Why the Supreme Court&apos;s voting rights ruling could play a big role at the local level</title>
      <description>The Supreme Court&apos;s recent ruling threatens the power of racial-minority voters in Voting Rights Act cases about not just Congress, but also at least 17 state and local governments, NPR finds.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 05:05:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/2026/05/18/nx-s1-5812837/supreme-court-voting-rights-act-state-local-redistricting</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x4000+0+0/resize/6000x4000!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F17%2Fff%2F666888124b2c9177b14a9759598e%2Fgettyimages-2204197979.jpg' alt='Members of Delta Sigma Theta sorority and other marchers gather in Selma, Ala., in 2025 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Bloody Sunday march that propelled the passing of the Voting Rights Act.'/><p>The Supreme Court's recent ruling threatens the power of racial-minority voters in Voting Rights Act cases about not just Congress, but also at least 17 state and local governments, NPR finds.</p><p>(Image credit: Michael M. Santiago)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5812837' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Hansi Lo Wang</dc:creator>
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      <title>For 20 years, Stephen Colbert distinguished truth from truthiness</title>
      <description>&lt;em&gt;The Late Show with Stephen Colbert &lt;/em&gt;ends on Thursday. Here&apos;s how he has evolved to meet the moment.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 05:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/2026/05/18/nx-s1-5815315/stephen-colbert-final-show</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4000x2667+0+0/resize/4000x2667!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa0%2Fd7%2Ff09d1fd94dc493d1ebea2e7d690b%2Fgettyimages-460161352.jpg' alt='Stephen Colbert during a taping of Comedy Central's <em>The Colbert Report</em> in December 2014.'/><p><em>The Late Show with Stephen Colbert </em>ends on Thursday. Here's how he has evolved to meet the moment.</p><p>(Image credit: Andrew Harrer)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5815315' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Eric Deggans</dc:creator>
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      <title>They&apos;ve got fiber. They&apos;re cheap. They&apos;re … cool? Behind the &apos;renaissance&apos; of beans</title>
      <description>The fiber craze is pushing more people into the broad world of beans, as the U.S. bean industry looks to double American consumption of pulses by 2030.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 05:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/2026/05/18/nx-s1-5768189/beans-fiber-diet-legumes</link>
      <guid>https://www.npr.org/2026/05/18/nx-s1-5768189/beans-fiber-diet-legumes</guid>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4500x3000+0+0/resize/4500x3000!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc6%2F49%2F0de7307b4a75973f3f23914ef7c3%2Fnpr-beans-final.jpg' alt='undefined'/><p>The fiber craze is pushing more people into the broad world of beans, as the U.S. bean industry looks to double American consumption of pulses by 2030.</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5768189' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Joe Hernandez</dc:creator>
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      <title>It takes a village – or a Phoenix suburb – to wrangle a wayward tortoise</title>
      <description>When a large tortoise named Rex got loose, a Phoenix-area neighborhood went into a tizzy. More than just a fun commotion, Rex&apos;s daring getaway shows the challenges of sulcata tortoise ownership.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 05:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/2026/05/18/nx-s1-5808341/sulcata-tortoise-pet-phoenix</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8192x5464+0+0/resize/8192x5464!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F52%2F64%2F3788c9ee48b7a27cdbc6c31af0e3%2Ftortoise-adriana-zehbrauskas-08.JPG' alt='Rex, the tortoise, at Brian and Sara Westfall's home, who fostered him while they searched for his owner, in Scottsdale, Arizona.'/><p>When a large tortoise named Rex got loose, a Phoenix-area neighborhood went into a tizzy. More than just a fun commotion, Rex's daring getaway shows the challenges of sulcata tortoise ownership.</p><p>(Image credit: Adriana Zehbrauskas for NPR)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5808341' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Alina Hartounian</dc:creator>
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      <title>Montana tribes combine traditional knowledge and Western science in climate plan</title>
      <description>The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes are moving forward with their climate plan despite the loss of state support and federal funding.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 05:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/2026/05/18/nx-s1-5734484/trump-montana-climate-change-indigenous-tribes-wildfires</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2500x1667+0+0/resize/2500x1667!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F97%2F8d%2F511c3c8449849ff6f0b37ba64488%2F359a8400-2.jpg' alt='Mike Durglo Jr. has devoted his life to preparing his home and his people for climate change. As the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes climate change coordinator he wrote one of the first tribal climate action plans in the country over 15 years ago.'/><p>The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes are moving forward with their climate plan despite the loss of state support and federal funding.</p><p>(Image credit: Ryan Kellman)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5734484' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Ellis Juhlin</dc:creator>
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      <title>In Georgia primary, Republicans dominate spending and Democrats drive record turnout</title>
      <description>Tuesday&apos;s primary in Georgia features contentious Republican contests for governor and U.S. Senate while Democrats hope an enthusiasm advantage is enough to flip two state supreme court seats.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 05:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/2026/05/18/nx-s1-5822479/2026-midterms-georgia-primary-election</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x4000+0+0/resize/6000x4000!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1d%2Fec%2Fc7bbfa264227952b1db34d5e73aa%2Fap26125507230089.jpg' alt='In this file photo, stickers sit on a table inside a polling place on Nov. 5, 2024, in Atlanta.'/><p>Tuesday's primary in Georgia features contentious Republican contests for governor and U.S. Senate while Democrats hope an enthusiasm advantage is enough to flip two state supreme court seats.</p><p>(Image credit: Brynn Anderson)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5822479' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Stephen Fowler</dc:creator>
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      <title>The &apos;fibermaxxing&apos; trend has health benefits worth the hype</title>
      <description>There are a lot of wellness trends that make health experts roll their eyes in skepticism. But there is one big trend that many experts can get behind – with a few caveats: fibermaxxing.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 05:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/2026/05/18/nx-s1-5821598/fibermaxxing-healthy-fiber-foods-diet-benefits</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2120x1414+0+0/resize/2120x1414!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F08%2F28%2F8def439e4a5593dc11e8dad349b9%2Fgettyimages-1366913823.jpg' alt='Adding more fiber to your meals should be a gradual process, nutrition experts say. Go slowly and drink water.'/><p>There are a lot of wellness trends that make health experts roll their eyes in skepticism. But there is one big trend that many experts can get behind – with a few caveats: fibermaxxing.</p><p>(Image credit: Natalia Gdovskaia)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5821598' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Maria Godoy</dc:creator>
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