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The percentage of foster youth who earn degrees is low. A program aims to change that

NPR

By Megan Pauly

Published December 18, 2024 at 5:42 PM EST

Former foster youth earn degrees at a lower rate compared with the general population. A program in Virginia is trying to change that.

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Megan Pauly

A possibly genius architect gets a taste of the American dream in 'The Brutalist'

Bob Mondello

Brady Corbet's monumental drama, The Brutalist, chronicles the journey of a Jewish architect who comes to the U.S. in 1947 and creates a troubled and troubling masterpiece.
The uncertain fate of the federal EV tax credit

Camila Domonoske

The incoming Trump administration may try to pull back the consumer tax credit for electric vehicle purchases, worth up to $7,500 in up-front discounts. Shoppers are wondering if they should act fast.
Checking in with a refugee nine years after he fled Syria for the U.S.

Matt Ozug

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Mohammed al-Refaai, who we first met nine years ago when he moved to Ohio from Syria.

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