Hungary's Viktor Orbán concedes defeat, ending 16 years in power ^64.5%

NPR - By Esme Nicholson, Nick Spicer - 4/12/2026, 8:14 PM

Negativity Bias 23.8% - Framing Effect 21.8% - Optimism Bias 20.7%

BUDAPEST — Disbelief turned to joy on the banks of the Danube where supporters of Hungary's incoming prime minister, Péter Magyar, celebrated his landslide victory over incumbent Viktor Orbán, who has served a total of five terms. Concerns about whether the outgoing premier would concede dissipated when Orbán congratulated his challenger... more

Germany's train service is one of Europe's worst. How did it get so bad? ^80%

NPR - By Esme Nicholson - 12/12/2025, 1:38 PM

EN ROUTE TO BERLIN — As the 12:06 p.m. Intercity Express train to Berlin leaves the Swiss city of Bern and crosses the border into Germany, passengers reluctantly bid farewell to punctuality — a guarantee in the Alpine republic where trains run like clockwork. Fifty-seven-year-old Elisabeth Eisel regularly takes this seven-hour train... more