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      <title>4 things to know about the new sunscreen ingredient the FDA approved</title>
      <description>The Food and Drug Administration approved a new sunscreen ingredient in the U.S. for the first time in 20 years. It&apos;s been used for decades in Europe and Asia.</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 08:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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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%2Fc9%2Fcf%2F4957644648c18d42045831f0bbb0%2Fgettyimages-2218762548.jpg' alt='A sunscreen ingredient used in Europe and Asia that blocks UVA and UVB rays has been approved for use in the U.S.'/><p>The Food and Drug Administration approved a new sunscreen ingredient in the U.S. for the first time in 20 years. It's been used for decades in Europe and Asia.</p><p>(Image credit: mihailomilovanovic/iStockphoto)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5856385' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Maria Godoy</dc:creator>
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      <title>A plan to get lifesaving food to hungry kids was working well -- until it wasn&apos;t</title>
      <description>Through an innovative program, parents in Senegal had easy access to a therapeutic food that&apos;s a boon for malnourished kids. Now there are shortages. Health specialists say U.S. aid cuts are to blame.</description>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5587x3725+0+0/resize/5587x3725!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9d%2F2e%2F5daa9c0340d38895bce2039a6138%2Fsenegal-malnutrition-18.jpg' alt='Adama Faye (right), a community health worker, weighs the son of Ndiolle Diouf at the health clinic in the village of Keur Mbar to determine if he is malnourished.'/><p>Through an innovative program, parents in Senegal had easy access to a therapeutic food that's a boon for malnourished kids. Now there are shortages. Health specialists say U.S. aid cuts are to blame.</p><p>(Image credit: Ricci Shryock for NPR)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5787791' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Jonathan Lambert</dc:creator>
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      <title>&apos;Cool Ladies Club&apos; is directed by 10 working-class women. They live up to the title</title>
      <description>They gave smartphones to 10 women from a working-class Indian community to make a documentary about their unseen and unheralded lives. The results are .... pretty cool.</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 06:56:45 -0400</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5603x3152+0+630/resize/5603x3152!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc7%2F90%2F4b8b43f943a1ab5e198cb322901e%2Fmmm-18-directors1.jpeg' alt='These ten women from a working-class neighborhood in Mumbai were completely new to film-making. They got smart phones and started filming their lives. Here they pose with filmmaker Shilpi Gulati, who taught them filmmaking basics. Gulati, wearing red, stands at the far right in the second row.'/><p>They gave smartphones to 10 women from a working-class Indian community to make a documentary about their unseen and unheralded lives. The results are .... pretty cool.</p><p>(Image credit: Mangesh Gudekar/School of Media and Cultural Studies, TISS.<br>)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-125467' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Neha Bhatt</dc:creator>
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      <title>COMIC: How excessive heat kills and how to stay safe</title>
      <description>Human bodies have a natural cooling system, but it can do only so much in high temperatures and humidity. Here&apos;s the science behind how heat kills. And how to protect yourself.</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 06:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Maria Godoy</dc:creator>
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      <title>Pope Leo XIV&apos;s flight home from Spain was grounded so the king came to his aid</title>
      <description>Leo&apos;s Iberia charter, due to take him back to Rome after a weeklong visit to Spain, was grounded by a technical problem Friday, prompting Spain&apos;s king to offer his private jet instead.</description>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/7087x4725+0+0/resize/7087x4725!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F84%2F7e%2F02ac0a664e4790c26a0de4ca594c%2Fap26163587789396.jpg' alt='In this handout photo provided by Vatican Media, Pope Leo XIV is accompanied by King Felipe VI of Spain as he deplanes after a technical problem at Tenerife Norte-Los Rodeos International Airport in Tenerife, Spain, Friday, June 12, 2026.'/><p>Leo's Iberia charter, due to take him back to Rome after a weeklong visit to Spain, was grounded by a technical problem Friday, prompting Spain's king to offer his private jet instead.</p><p>(Image credit: Vatican Media via AP)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5856981' />]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Trump says U.S. military strike killed leader of Tren de Aragua gang</title>
      <description>President Trump said Friday that a U.S. strike has killed Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, whom he called &quot;the infamous leader&quot; of the Tren de Aragua gang in Venezuela.</description>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3936x2632+0+0/resize/3936x2632!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4f%2F80%2Fbbf70be14ebb80e9f26539e60092%2Fap26162754586044.jpg' alt='President Donald Trump is pictured during an event where he signs a proclamation about the fishing industry, in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, June 11, 2026, in Washington.'/><p>President Trump said Friday that a U.S. strike has killed Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, whom he called "the infamous leader" of the Tren de Aragua gang in Venezuela.</p><p>(Image credit: Jacquelyn Martin)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5856611' />]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Gene Shalit, longtime &apos;Today&apos; show movie critic, dies at 100</title>
      <description>Known for his puffy hair, oversized handlebar mustache and a love for puns, Gene Shalit joined &lt;em&gt;Today&lt;/em&gt; in 1970 and became arts editor in 1973. He was a middle-of-the-road critic, known for his wit and intelligence. </description>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2000x1522+0+0/resize/2000x1522!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F60%2F49%2F31b5901a442fae50cef6a7cb5de3%2Fap26163838079482.jpg' alt='Film critic Gene Shalit is seen during a toast with <em>Today</em> show cast and crew at the end of Katie Couric's final show on May 31, 2006, in New York.'/><p>Known for his puffy hair, oversized handlebar mustache and a love for puns, Gene Shalit joined <em>Today</em> in 1970 and became arts editor in 1973. He was a middle-of-the-road critic, known for his wit and intelligence. </p><p>(Image credit: Richard Drew)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-128022' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>The Associated Press</dc:creator>
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      <title>Kennedy Center removes Trump&apos;s name from the building</title>
      <description>Workers finished removing President Trump&apos;s name from the facade of the Kennedy Center early Saturday, hours after a court-ordered Friday deadline to remove references to Trump from the building.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 20:43:32 -0400</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/1024x683!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe0%2F9b%2F22a787094811a39ce785ab718989%2Fgettyimages-2280720592.jpg' alt='A tarp covers the facade of the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, on June 13, 2026. Workers removed President Donald Trump's name from the facade of the building.'/><p>Workers finished removing President Trump's name from the facade of the Kennedy Center early Saturday, hours after a court-ordered Friday deadline to remove references to Trump from the building.</p><p>(Image credit: Alex Wroblewski)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-128017' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Fatima Al-Kassab</dc:creator>
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      <title>Justice Dept. approves Paramount&apos;s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery</title>
      <description>The decision paves the way for a proposed $111 billion merger uniting two rival studio giants — Paramount, owner of CBS, and the much larger Warner, which includes HBO and CNN. </description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 18:29:12 -0400</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2888x1958+0+0/resize/2888x1958!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F95%2Fdc%2F0701913248f288bd4b04c79903dc%2Fap25219633110903.jpg' alt='The main gate to Paramount Studios is seen on Melrose Avenue, July 8, 2015, in Los Angeles.'/><p>The decision paves the way for a proposed $111 billion merger uniting two rival studio giants — Paramount, owner of CBS, and the much larger Warner, which includes HBO and CNN. </p><p>(Image credit: Nick Ut)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5856567' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>David Folkenflik</dc:creator>
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      <title>A Trump push to cut &apos;statistical noise&apos; could mean less data from the Census Bureau</title>
      <description>New public data for redistricting and other uses may be reduced as Trump officials limit the ways the Census Bureau can protect people&apos;s privacy when it releases statistics.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 18:01:19 -0400</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6720x4480+0+0/resize/6720x4480!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb1%2F3f%2F1b801b7c46d7b5dff0c2f0a1fcef%2Fgettyimages-2241941917.jpg' alt='A new Trump administration order bans the Census Bureau and the Bureau of Economic Analysis from using statistical "noise," or data for fuzzing survey results, to protect people's privacy in their statistics.'/><p>New public data for redistricting and other uses may be reduced as Trump officials limit the ways the Census Bureau can protect people's privacy when it releases statistics.</p><p>(Image credit: Anton Petrus)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5855734' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Hansi Lo Wang</dc:creator>
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