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  • FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Trump visits China

    WATCH LIVE: Trump greets Xi as Chinese leader's state visit wraps up

    9/25/2026 - 9:52 am

    President Donald Trump is taking Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit the National Archives on Friday, showing off the sacred texts of U.S. democracy to the leader of the world's most powerful communist country to cap off a three-day state visit criticized for being heavy on pomp and light on substance.

  • 81st United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City

    WATCH LIVE: Day 4 of the 2026 United Nations General Assembly

    9/25/2026 - 9:17 am

    Across the many conferences, forums and roundtables, the week exposed the gulf between the biggest aid organizations, who have the money and connections to weather this period of public aid retrenchment, and others grappling with their role in the changing landscape for humanitarian funding.

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What is a Harp with Nadia Pessoa: Ancient origins to modern innovations!

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Not too many instruments in the orchestra have a history that spans the centuries, and use of the harp! Nadia Pessoa, a Washington, DC-area harpist, shares with us the harp's use in the orchestra from around 1600 to now, answers John's burning questions, and plays for us, including a recent viral tune on the harp.

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