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No longer operating, due to changes in X API. May look again with enough interest.

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They remain off of @X, but remain active on BlueSky and Threads.

I hope you've found this bot useful on occasion, but I see no reason to continue it. Cheers! - @stevemur

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ANNOUNCEMENT: @NPRBrief is going offline.

I built this bot to try to keep NPR headlines coming to news readers when NPR departed X in a huff.

Interesting to see what's transpired in 3 years:

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8) 2025 Budget Adjustments: NPR implemented internal cuts of over $5 million in September 2025 to balance its roughly $300 million annual budget amid station payment difficulties.

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𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗶'𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮'𝘀 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 The outcome is expected to strengthen Modi's political position midway through his third term. https://t.co/4ih4lexodU

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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘂𝘇 The U.S military has begun an operation to end Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz in an effort and re-open the waterway to global shipping traffic. The U.S. Navy says it came... https://t.co/14pNqIdjgG

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𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗮𝘅𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 Tax cuts for the middle and working classes, and tax hikes for the rich. What's behind this trend? We ask Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen to explain his bill that eliminates... https://t.co/EqzHch1WiA

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𝗚𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘂𝗽 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝟯𝟬 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮 𝗴𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗻 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸. 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗴𝗼? U.S. gas prices were nearly $3 an average prior to the start of the war in Iran. https://t.co/HqWfRT06ev

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𝗜𝗿𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝟭𝟰-𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗨.𝗦. 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝗿 Iran has presented a 14-point response to the U.S. proposal to end the war, according to Iranian state media. https://t.co/lfpmYCbYJ2

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𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗺𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗰𝘂𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁 Timmy captured the hearts of whale lovers across the globe who rooted for a happy ending for the humpback. https://t.co/pSOQiC4CM3

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𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗮𝘂𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀 The new rules focus on areas such as AI protections for writers and actors and expanded eligibility for international films. https://t.co/2MsMxc5erM

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𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 The statue in Waterloo Place, which appeared early Wednesday, depicts a man proudly hoisting a flag— but the flag is blinding him. https://t.co/kp52mD18Av

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𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵: 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘁𝘀 Democrats could have a narrow path to winning the Senate, with these specific states on the table. https://t.co/w8H3qP2MyZ