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NPR (Nic M. Neves) - She invited her friends to come together to make her casket Sat Apr 18 10:13:38 2026

Friends gathered at a weaver's studio in Massachusetts to help MaddyChristine Hope Brokopp make her casket.

Friends gathered at a weaver's studio in Massachusetts to help MaddyChristine Hope Brokopp make her casket.Open

NPR (Lauren Frayer) - Born in south Lebanon, displaced to Beirut, two grandmothers reflect on Israeli invasions Sat Apr 18 10:13:37 2026

They grew up amid olive groves in southern Lebanon. The son of one married the other's daughter. Now they're living temporarily in a vacant building in central Beirut, displaced many times.

NYTIMES (Ana Ley) - Migrant Children Removed From New York Shelter After Abuse Allegations Sat Apr 18 10:08:04 2026

Federal officials received complaints about the treatment of children and adolescents at a facility in Westchester County, N.Y.

NYTIMES (Orlando Mayorquín and Matt Stevens) - After D4vd Arrest, Lake Elsinore Residents Mourn Celeste Rivas Hernandez Sat Apr 18 10:08:00 2026

Celeste Rivas Hernandez went missing from Lake Elsinore, Calif., at age 13. The musician known as D4vd has been detained in connection with her death.

NYTIMES (Anatoly Kurmanaev and Mariana Martínez) - Maduro’s Successor Is Purging Allies Who Kept Him in Power in Venezuela Sat Apr 18 10:08:00 2026

The successor to Venezuela’s captured President Nicolás Maduro is purging the people who kept him in power.

NYTIMES (David W. Chen and Will Warasila) - Primary Becomes Purity Test for a State G.O.P.: ‘You Can’t Serve Two Masters’ Sat Apr 18 10:07:59 2026

For years, Republican state legislators in Montana have been willing to team up with Democrats, but in nearly two dozen races on June 2, a nationally attuned right has those lawmakers in its sights.

NYTIMES (Richard Fausset) - ‘Turning Point Was Charlie Kirk’: Why This Student Group Moved On Sat Apr 18 10:07:59 2026

Students at the University of Arkansas disagreed with Turning Point’s direction, pointing to challenges ahead for the conservative group.

NYTIMES (Nina Agrawal) - The Doctor Will Seek Your Vote Now Sat Apr 18 10:07:58 2026

Dozens of Democratic doctors are running for office in the midterms, including some spurred by opposition to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his anti-vaccine stance.

NYTIMES (Rebecca F. Elliott) - Reopening Strait of Hormuz Would Ease Oil Crisis but Only So Much Sat Apr 18 10:07:58 2026

Analysts said energy and shipping companies would be reluctant to fully restore operations until they were confident that hostilities were over.