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      <title>Farmers are about to pay a lot more for health insurance</title>
      <description>Tariffs, inflation, and other federal policies have battered U.S. farmers&apos; bottom lines. Now many farmers say the expiration of federal health care subsidies will make their coverage unaffordable.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 06:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/12/31/nx-s1-5655252/u-s-farmer-insurance-premiums-tariffs-seeds-fertilizer-inflation-iowa</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1170x642+0+0/resize/1170x642!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F90%2F07%2Fd96219694c16b166e9cf4493f464%2Fimg-8556.JPG' alt='Prairie Star Farm in Allamakee County, Iowa is home to 180 dairy cows. Owners Meghan and John Palmer say growing health care costs add to the financial pressures facing many farm families, including theirs.<br><br><br>'/><p>Tariffs, inflation, and other federal policies have battered U.S. farmers' bottom lines. Now many farmers say the expiration of federal health care subsidies will make their coverage unaffordable.</p><p>(Image credit: Meghan Palmer)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5655252' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Sarah Boden</dc:creator>
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      <title>Why do we make New Year&apos;s resolutions? A brief history of a long tradition</title>
      <description>One of the earliest mentions of New Year&apos;s resolutions appeared in a Boston newspaper in 1813. But the practice itself can be traced back to the Babylonians.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 05:01:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1984x1312+0+0/resize/1984x1312!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2f%2Ffe%2Fecd7bb994488b717431f4d95b408%2Fap96010103242.jpg' alt='Revelers release New Year's resolutions attached to balloons at Tokyo's Zojoji Temple at the strike of midnight on Jan. 1, 1996.'/><p>One of the earliest mentions of New Year's resolutions appeared in a Boston newspaper in 1813. But the practice itself can be traced back to the Babylonians.</p><p>(Image credit: Atsushi Tsukada)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5649767' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Rachel Treisman</dc:creator>
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      <title>A little boy gave her hope for her foster daughter&apos;s future</title>
      <description>At a neighborhood park, a young boy noticed Natalie&apos;s young foster daughter using a walker. His reaction left Natalie with an unexpected feeling of hope for the future.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 05:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1179x1158+0+0/resize/1179x1158!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F59%2F59%2Fcd62179c48759c1093bd5e03694a%2Fright-natalie-cook-and-husband-zachary-cook-left.jpeg' alt='Natalie Cook, pictured here with her husband, Zachary, was struck by one boy's kindness toward her foster daughter.'/><p>At a neighborhood park, a young boy noticed Natalie's young foster daughter using a walker. His reaction left Natalie with an unexpected feeling of hope for the future.</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5660684' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Autumn Barnes</dc:creator>
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      <title>In one year, Trump pivots fentanyl response from public health to drug war</title>
      <description>Experts say Biden&apos;s focus on addiction health care saved tens of thousands of lives and slowed fentanyl smuggling. Trump scrapped Biden&apos;s approach in favor of military strikes.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 05:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/2025/12/31/nx-s1-5653370/trump-fentanyl-drug-policy-pivot</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%2F80%2F36%2Fb3886d8748fd898980f556e88186%2Fgettyimages-2252094756.jpg' alt='President Donald Trump poses with a recently signed executive order classifying fentanyl as a "weapon of mass destruction," during a ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House on December 15, 2025 in Washington, D.C.'/><p>Experts say Biden's focus on addiction health care saved tens of thousands of lives and slowed fentanyl smuggling. Trump scrapped Biden's approach in favor of military strikes.</p><p>(Image credit: Anna Moneymaker)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5653370' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Brian Mann</dc:creator>
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      <title>Morning news brief</title>
      <description>Trump says the U.S. military conducted a strike on a Venezuelan dock he claims was used by drug smugglers, protests over economy flood Iran, flu cases in the U.S are on the rise, CDC data shows.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 04:47:26 -0500</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Michel Martin</dc:creator>
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      <title>National Guard arrives in New Orleans for 1st New Year&apos;s since Bourbon Street attack</title>
      <description>Nearly a year after a New Year&apos;s Day truck attack on Bourbon Street left 14 dead, New Orleans officials are still seeking permanent security solutions. </description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 03:20:21 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/2025/12/31/g-s1-104078/national-guard-arrives-in-new-orleans-for-1st-new-years-since-bourbon-street-attack</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6493x4329+0+0/resize/6493x4329!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fac%2F25%2Fb260961d45d9a385668fd90ce810%2Fap25365020370521.jpg' alt='Walking under flags that memorialize victims of Jan. 1, 2025 attack, members of the Louisiana National Guard, military police, and Louisiana law enforcement agencies patrol the French Quarter along Bourbon Street and intersecting streets as part of a National Guard deployment for New Year's celebrations in New Orleans, Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)'/><p>Nearly a year after a New Year's Day truck attack on Bourbon Street left 14 dead, New Orleans officials are still seeking permanent security solutions. </p><p>(Image credit: Matthew Hinton/AP)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-104078' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>The Associated Press</dc:creator>
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      <title>CIA behind strike at Venezuelan dock that Trump claims was used by drug smugglers, AP sources say</title>
      <description>The CIA was behind a drone strike last week at a docking area believed to have been used by Venezuelan drug cartels. That&apos;s according to two people familiar with details of the operation.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 02:57:47 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/2025/12/31/g-s1-104073/cia-behind-strike-at-venezuelan-dock-that-trump-claims-was-used-by-drug-smugglers-ap-sources-say</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5826x3884+0+0/resize/5826x3884!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb3%2F60%2Fe4fe75f749a899b9fff5e3ce4716%2Fap25363759742923.jpg' alt='President Donald Trump listens during a news conference with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)'/><p>The CIA was behind a drone strike last week at a docking area believed to have been used by Venezuelan drug cartels. That's according to two people familiar with details of the operation.</p><p>(Image credit: Alex Brandon)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-104073' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>The Associated Press</dc:creator>
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      <title>Kennedy Center renaming prompts a new round of cancellations</title>
      <description>The Kennedy Center is ending the year with a new round of artists saying they are canceling scheduled performances after President Donald Trump&apos;s name was added to the facility.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 02:44:46 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/2025/12/31/g-s1-104070/kennedy-center-renaming-prompts-a-new-round-of-cancellations</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%2Fae%2F51%2Fda2fcbe6400083c22d10712732ec%2Fap25354629535132.jpg' alt='Demonstrators, including Nadine Siler, of Waldorf, Md., dressed in a pink frog costume, hold up signs at a designated protest point in front of the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, a day after a Trump-appointed board voted to add President Donald Trump's name to the Kennedy Center, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)'/><p>The Kennedy Center is ending the year with a new round of artists saying they are canceling scheduled performances after President Donald Trump's name was added to the facility.</p><p>(Image credit: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-104070' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>The Associated Press</dc:creator>
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      <title>Trump administration says it&apos;s freezing child care funds to Minnesota</title>
      <description>President Trump&apos;s administration announced that it&apos;s freezing child care funds to Minnesota after a series of fraud schemes in recent years.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 19:47:17 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/2025/12/30/g-s1-104049/trump-minnesota-child-care-funding-freeze-fraud-schemes</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3249x1800+0+0/resize/3249x1800!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa2%2F2e%2F1eace4ed40f6a7233863817f98ad%2Fap25364858446345.jpg' alt='State Sen. Michelle Benson reacts at a news conference on April 10, 2019, at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul to a report by the state's legislative auditor on combatting fraud in Minnesota's Child Care Assistance Program.'/><p>President Trump's administration announced that it's freezing child care funds to Minnesota after a series of fraud schemes in recent years.</p><p>(Image credit: Steve Karnowski)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-104049' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>The Associated Press</dc:creator>
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      <title>Flu cases are surging and rates will likely get worse, new CDC data shows</title>
      <description>Flu season is off to a rough start this year, according to new CDC data. The virus is spreading faster than in previous years and the surge is likely to get worse. Here&apos;s what you need to know.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 16:20:37 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/12/30/nx-s1-5661508/flu-cdc-health</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6016x4016+0+0/resize/6016x4016!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F54%2Fda%2F04aeb8fb4c5ba63ac7838e5ad0e1%2Fgettyimages-1220674667.jpg' alt='There have been at least 7.5 million illnesses and 3,100 deaths from flu this season, according to CDC data. And flu cases are expected to rise significantly in the coming weeks.'/><p>Flu season is off to a rough start this year, according to new CDC data. The virus is spreading faster than in previous years and the surge is likely to get worse. Here's what you need to know.</p><p>(Image credit: LittleCityLifestylePhotography)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5661508' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Jonathan Lambert</dc:creator>
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