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      <title>Federal judge dismisses criminal charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia</title>
      <description>U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw accused the Justice Department of conducting a vindictive prosecution against the Salvadoran man.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 17:13:29 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/2026/05/22/nx-s1-5831958/federal-judge-dismisses-criminal-charges-against-kilmar-abrego-garcia</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3000x2000+0+0/resize/3000x2000!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F77%2Fc9%2Fe468d6bc48958a068740aac34658%2Fgettyimages-2231303351.jpg' alt='Kilmar Abrego Garcia speaks during a rally and prayer vigil for him before he enters a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field office on August 25, 2025 in Baltimore, Maryland.'/><p>U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw accused the Justice Department of conducting a vindictive prosecution against the Salvadoran man.</p><p>(Image credit: Andrew Harnik)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5831958' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Sergio Martínez-Beltrán</dc:creator>
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      <title>DHS says ICE has &apos;no relationship&apos; with spyware maker Paragon Solutions</title>
      <description>The Department of Homeland Security says ICE has no current contract or relationship with the company, but questions remain about ICE&apos;s use of commercial spyware.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 16:30:56 -0400</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1886x1243+0+0/resize/1886x1243!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F95%2Fd0%2F396ff1ac44069fd6a1f0f5fd1a5c%2Fgettyimages-2235443593.jpg' alt='File image dated May 7, 2025 in Newark, New Jersey, shows a badge hanging over the uniform of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent.'/><p>The Department of Homeland Security says ICE has no current contract or relationship with the company, but questions remain about ICE's use of commercial spyware.</p><p>(Image credit: Timothy A. Clary)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5831577' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Jude Joffe-Block</dc:creator>
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      <title>Ask AI or just Google it? Google makes a big change to a little search box</title>
      <description>The search giant is updating its famously minimalist homepage. But what looks like a tiny design change is a very big deal.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 15:05:25 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/2026/05/22/nx-s1-5829915/google-search-box-ai</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4080x2720+0+0/resize/4080x2720!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fef%2Fdd%2F97a40a254da0a9f7d8113a5c7afc%2Fgettyimages-2152425668.jpg' alt='Google chief executive Sundar Pichai speaks during the tech titan's annual I/O developers conference on May 14, 2024, in Mountain View, California. Google on Tuesday said it would introduce AI-generated answers to online queries made by users in the United States, in one of the biggest updates to its search engine in 25 years.'/><p>The search giant is updating its famously minimalist homepage. But what looks like a tiny design change is a very big deal.</p><p>(Image credit: GLENN CHAPMAN/AFP via Getty Images)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5829915' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>John Ruwitch</dc:creator>
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      <title>Gabbard resigns as national intelligence director citing husband&apos;s cancer diagnosis</title>
      <description>Gabbard is the latest in a series of Cabinet officials to leave the Trump administration.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 14:25:12 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/2026/05/22/nx-s1-5440533/gabbard-resigns-as-national-intelligence-director-citing-husbands-cancer-diagnosis</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5688x3790+0+0/resize/5688x3790!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd1%2F26%2F5b20c1f348d0a681e804994701ba%2Fgettyimages-2248985489.jpg' alt='Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard listens as President Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Dec. 2, 2025.'/><p>Gabbard is the latest in a series of Cabinet officials to leave the Trump administration.</p><p>(Image credit: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5440533' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Franco Ordoñez</dc:creator>
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      <title>Shein buys Everlane, which sold millennials the dream of ethical, affordable luxury</title>
      <description>Everlane&apos;s finances have faltered in recent years. But will the merger alienate Everlane&apos;s existing shoppers — or sway droves of Shein fans to trade up?</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 11:36:45 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/2026/05/22/nx-s1-5825872/shein-buys-everlane</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5196x3464+0+0/resize/5196x3464!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7f%2F4d%2Feef0ff5d4fa3b63bd17692ccc511%2Fgettyimages-2235121111.jpg' alt='"Affordable luxury" brand Everlane has been bought by the ultrafast-fashion giant Shein.'/><p>Everlane's finances have faltered in recent years. But will the merger alienate Everlane's existing shoppers — or sway droves of Shein fans to trade up?</p><p>(Image credit: Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images<br>)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5825872' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Alina Selyukh</dc:creator>
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      <title>Drive slower, go electric, don&apos;t drive at all? The best options for saving gas</title>
      <description>The national average for a gallon of gasoline is $4.55, as America heads into one of the busiest travel weekends of the year. What can you do to cut your costs? </description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 10:27:01 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/2026/05/22/nx-s1-5831223/memorial-day-gas-prices-save-money-iran</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5211x3421+0+0/resize/5211x3421!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F37%2F0b%2Fe6112c73493e8af3ce01467350e2%2Fgettyimages-2274507076.jpg' alt='A customer pumps gas into his car at a Chevron station on May 4 in Los Angeles, Calif. Gas prices have surged to a 4-year high, as tensions in the Middle East continue. Gasoline in California is over $6 a gallon.'/><p>The national average for a gallon of gasoline is $4.55, as America heads into one of the busiest travel weekends of the year. What can you do to cut your costs? </p><p>(Image credit: Justin Sullivan)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5831223' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Camila Domonoske</dc:creator>
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      <title>GOP senators delay immigration funding. And, what to expect this hurricane season</title>
      <description>Congressional Republicans left for recess without passing Trump&apos;s top immigration enforcement package. And, forecasters are predicting fewer storms than average for the 2026 hurricane season.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 07:49:54 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/2026/05/22/g-s1-123649/up-first-newsletter-gop-trump-legislation-dnc-2024-hurricane-season-predictions-abortion-rights</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='undefined' alt='A view of the US Capitol in Washington, D.C., on May 21, 2026.'/><p>Congressional Republicans left for recess without passing Trump's top immigration enforcement package. And, forecasters are predicting fewer storms than average for the 2026 hurricane season.</p><p>(Image credit: Drew Angerer)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-123649' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Brittney Melton</dc:creator>
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      <title>The aftermath of Trump-Xi summit: comparing U.S. and China announcements</title>
      <description>Analysts say a comparison of the readouts issued by the U.S. and China reveals &quot;minor inconsistencies&quot; on issues such as agriculture, tariffs and rare earths. But, experts argue, those differences are not significant.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 07:39:37 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/2026/05/22/g-s1-123647/comparing-u-s-and-china-announcements</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5667x3778+0+0/resize/5667x3778!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fab%2F85%2F590ffa7d4f6ab021499c53a05160%2Fgettyimages-2275780605.jpg' alt='FILE - Copies of the People's Daily newspaper with a front page photo and headline which reads "Xi Jinping holds talks with US President Trump", are displayed at a news stand in Beijing on May 15, 2026. Trump said he had made "fantastic trade deals" with China's Xi Jinping, as the pair met on May 15 at final talks of a superpower summit that according to the US leader has also reaped a Chinese offer to help open the Strait of Hormuz.'/><p>Analysts say a comparison of the readouts issued by the U.S. and China reveals "minor inconsistencies" on issues such as agriculture, tariffs and rare earths. But, experts argue, those differences are not significant.</p><p>(Image credit: GREG BAKER)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-123647' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Jennifer Pak</dc:creator>
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      <title>What is the &apos;tarps off&apos; trend that men are engaging in? Find out in the quiz</title>
      <description>Plus: The L.A. mayoral race, AI court battles, extinct animals and Eurovision!</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 05:01:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5654x3182+0+0/resize/5654x3182!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F23%2F29%2F77b49718475798c3d32d498a64aa%2Fdara-sam-heidi.jpg' alt='From left: Dara, Sam Altman, Heidi Montag'/><p>Plus: The L.A. mayoral race, AI court battles, extinct animals and Eurovision!</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-123264' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Holly J. Morris</dc:creator>
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      <title>A stranger&apos;s compliment helped her feel confident after chemo</title>
      <description>When Pat Gentile began to grow out her hair after chemotherapy, she was nervous to go to work for the first time without a wig. An unexpected encounter with a convenience store stranger changed that.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 05:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3088x2320+0+0/resize/3088x2320!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F77%2F35%2Fcd25b5cd452e8649985bdfe7e6f5%2Fpat-gentile-2.jpeg' alt='Pat Gentile smiles today. In 2010, while she was undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer, a stranger in a convenience store told her she looked "fabulous" and helped her feel normal and seen.'/><p>When Pat Gentile began to grow out her hair after chemotherapy, she was nervous to go to work for the first time without a wig. An unexpected encounter with a convenience store stranger changed that.</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5825045' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Laura Kwerel</dc:creator>
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