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The project stretches from Sunshine to downtown Springfield.
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Kayla Bartkowski/Getty ImagesNPR is tracking the record number of congressional lawmakers – now more than one in ten current members – who have announced plans to retire or run for a different office in 2026. -
Michele Kelemen/NPRFar-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.
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Ichigo121212/PixabayThe state’s Department of Mental Health has long acknowledged the problem. With a federal lawsuit alleging the department is illegally denying services to incarcerated Missourians, lawmakers want solutions. -
Warner Bros has formally rejected Paramount's $108 billion hostile bid.
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The etymology of mistletoe — a plant with small, oval evergreen leaves and waxy white berries — may strike some as repugnant. -
A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll finds 70% of Americans say things have become too unaffordable and have a dim outlook on the economy and President Trump's handling of it. -
2025 had no shortage of major music news stories. Here's a rundown of some of the biggest of the year. -
Congress is poised to leave for a scheduled holiday recess without a solution for addressing the expiration of enhanced subsidies for Affordable Care Act marketplace plans. -
There's lots of data to show cardiac troubles spike during the holidays amid the mix of merrymaking, travel and stress. But there are ways to spot the signs of trouble before it's too late. -
Congress set to go on recess with no answer for ACA subsidies, Trump and his allies back Susie Wiles after critical Vanity Fair profile, Trump's rush to build nuclear reactors causing safety concerns.
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Hundreds of mourners gathered in Sydney, Australia, this week for the first funerals for the victims of the Bondi Beach mass shooting.
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After a ceasefire that has lasted more than two months, the U.S. is pushing for a lasting peace in Gaza.
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UN peacekeepers in Lebanon face end of decades-old mission despite regular attacks by Israel breaking year-old ceasefire.
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Santas in the U.S. are getting more diverse as families try to find a jolly fella who looks more like them.
