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Maryland Baby Boomers introduce the joy of snail mail to an emoji generation

NPR | By Lakshmi Singh

Published July 29, 2026 at 3:28 PM CDT

Volunteers at a Maryland senior living community bring back letter writing in a unique pen pal program.

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Lakshmi Singh

Lakshmi Singh is a midday newscaster and a guest host for NPR, which she joined in 2000.

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The Federal Reserve is setting U.S. interest rates. What will that look like?

Scott Horsley

The Federal Reserve met to set U.S. interest rates, but this time, investors are unsure what to expect with Kevin Warsh, the new Federal Reserve Chairman, at the helm.
Anthony Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment at tense Senate hearing

Jonathan Lambert

Republicans threatened repercussions after Anthony Fauci repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment rather than answer questions during a contentious Senate hearing on Covid-19.
Kalshi attacks a Wisconsin law banning election bets as 'voter suppression'

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Wisconsin election officials recently warned voters that betting on the midterms could disqualify their vote, or result in prosecution. That prompted legal threats from the prediction market Kalshi.
The White House pushes healthy eating. It cut a landmark nutrition education program

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Nutrition advocates and public health experts are mystified by the decision to eliminate the landmark nutrition education program SNAP-Ed.
The race is on for the next United Nations secretary general

Michele Kelemen

The United Nations Security Council will begin straw polls Thursday to whittle down the field of candidates for the next U.N. secretary-general. Seven candidates are running to replace António Guterres.