NPR News: 05-11-2026 9AM EDT

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The episode covers multiple international crises, including a fragile U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, ongoing tensions between Israel and Iran, a hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship, financial struggles at the U.S. Postal Service, and political turmoil in the Philippi

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Volodymyr ZelenskyVladimir PutinBenjamin NetanyahuDonald TrumpDavid SteinerSean DuffySarah DuterteFerdinand Marcos Jr.

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DAT Freight and AnalyticsUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center

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