U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he would pause his executive orders on the tariffs for one month after Mexico agreed to deploy 10,000 troops to reinforce its border so as to cut the flow of fentanyl and other drugs into the U.S. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum added that the deal also commits the Trump administration to fight the flow of …

Mar 10, 2014 · By Stacy Fernández, Texas Tribune West Texas has seen a dramatic increase in earthquakes, jumping from 19 in 2009 to 1,600 in 2017 alone, according to a…

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20 hours ago · Dear Members & Listeners, As you may have heard, after eight years of leadership, Elise Pepple has announced that she is leaving the station. MPR is about to embark on an important journey while we search for a new leader.

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1 day ago · Palestinian refugees burn an Israeli flag during a demonstration at the Jaramana Camp on the edge of Damascus, Syria, in 2017. At that time, they were protesting President Trump's decision to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

13 hours ago · Cory Turner reports and edits for the NPR Ed team. He's helped lead several of the team's signature reporting projects, including "The Truth About America's Graduation Rate" (2015), the groundbreaking "School Money" series (2016), "Raising Kings: A Year Of Love And Struggle At Ron Brown College Prep" (2017), and the NPR Life Kit parenting podcast with Sesame Workshop (2019).

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4 days ago · The first time I visited Marfa Public Radio was in the spring of 2016. I arrived on a road trip to host a live storytelling event. One of the first people I met was Lonn Taylor, who told me a story about dropping out of his PhD program and living next to Janis Joplin.

Dec 12, 2024 · Other programming: The state of Texas purchased a massive Brewster County ranch near Big Bend National Park in November for $81 million less than the land was originally listed for sale, according to records obtained by Marfa Public Radio. The Brewster Ranch is an assortment of smaller Big Bend area ranches that were pieced together by former owner Brad Kelley and had been for sale for about ...