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NPR News: 04-21-2026 3AM EDT

April 21, 2026·4 min·3-min readnarrativenews
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The episode covers several major news developments of international and domestic significance, including diplomatic efforts to extend a U.S.-brokered ceasefire involving Iran and Pakistan, a Supreme Court case testing the boundaries of religious freedom and anti-discrimination law, a d

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J.D. VanceRima SkaikAntonin ScaliaJohn TernusCarla Hayden

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AppleAuthors GuildSupreme Court of the United StatesUnited Nations

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