NPR News: 04-13-2026 12AM EDT
Key Takeaways
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Mundy the elephant finds refuge in Georgia
“Now Mundy's living at an elephant refuge in Georgia. And as Margie Menzel of WFSU reports, she's making friends.”
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Social interaction aids elephant trauma recovery
“They're recovering from the trauma that they experienced living in captivity.”
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Far-right rebellion pressured McCarthy's speakership
“The battle between the rebellious Freedom Caucus and McCarthy has been at the heart of an averted debt ceiling crisis”
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Labor strikes and AI transformed the economy
“The rise of artificial intelligence and large language models dominated not only the economy but has also been at the root of a Hollywood double strike”
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Exxon and Chevron led massive oil mergers
“ExxonMobil's purchase of Pioneer Natural Resources for nearly $60 billion and Chevron's acquisition of Hess Corporation for $50 billion”
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