NPR News: 12-21-2025 10PM EST

December 22, 2025

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The Format: This rapid-fire news bulletin format delivers bite-sized updates on pressing political, environmental, and cultural headlines, blending straight news reads with field reports for a sense of immediacy and global pulse-checking in a concise, urgent delivery.
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- Featured Voices: Lawmakers like Democrat Congressman Rokana and Republican Thomas Massie slamming incomplete Epstein file releases; experts such as Jack Schmidt on water woes and Alison Cox on global health; correspondents including Jerry Clayton and Gabriela Emanuel.

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1 `(00:24)` **Epstein Transparency Act Violation Claims**
2 `(01:27)` **New Smart Wall Contracts on US-Mexico Border**
3 `(02:35)` **Poor Snow Season Impacts Colorado River**
4 `(03:25)` **UN Declaration on Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health**
5 `(04:28)` **Weekend Box Office Results**
6 Detailed Segment Flows (Chronological Expansions)
7 **Epstein Story Internal Flow (00:24-01:25)**:

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