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$100 million in teen pregnancy prevention funds remain unused. What happened?

NPR | By Selena Simmons-Duffin

Published September 25, 2026 at 3:40 AM CDT

EMBARGOED: A coalition of federal lawmakers ask HHS how it intends to spend $100 million on this program in the week before the fiscal year ends.

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Selena Simmons-Duffin

Selena Simmons-Duffin reports on health policy for NPR.

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Israel's prime minister addresses U.N. General Assembly

Kat Lonsdorf, A Martínez

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the U.N. General Assembly Thursday amid growing criticism of his government.
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As election enters its final stretch, some Republicans are distancing from Trump

Elena Moore

With less than six weeks until Election Day, a growing number of Republicans are breaking from Trump on key issues. It comes as the party is scrambling to hold onto a slim majority in Congress.
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A Martínez, Leila Fadel

Takeaways from the summit between President Trump and China's Xi, three media outlets banned from the White House returned Thursday after a judge's ruling, Israel's prime minister addresses the U.N.
'Primetime' tells a fictionalized version of the rise of 'To Catch a Predator'

A Martínez

The rise of NBC's "To Catch a Predator" is fictionalized in the film "Primetime," starring Robert Pattinson as Chris Hansen. NPR's A Martinez speaks with director Lance Oppenheim.
Iran's president says his country has 'no trust' in U.S. in meeting with journalists

Steve Inskeep, Leila Fadel

NPR's Steve Inskeep was part of a small group of journalists who met with an Iranian official on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York. He tells Leila Fadel what he learned.