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We remember Gordon McCann, Ozarks culture preservationist. McCann passed this past weekend, at 94. Listen to and read this piece on McCann's life and work, produced in 2010.
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Vipin/APThey call themselves the "cockroaches" and they're on the march — demanding action against corruption, amid a shortage of opportunities for young people in India. -
Alexander Shcherbak/Pool Sputnik Kremlin via APThe visit by North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui comes without an obvious occasion, such as a multilateral diplomatic event or state anniversary, and has raised speculation that she may be coordinating a possible visit to Russia by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
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A collapsed peace effort gives way to an escalating cycle of U.S. and Iranian retaliation. The U.S. military has confirmed that three service members have been killed since Friday.
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NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to former President Biden's national security adviser Jake Sullivan about escalating attacks between the U.S. and Iran and the deaths of U.S. service members.
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Congo's health ministry said the deaths were recorded out of the 2,344 cases confirmed as of Saturday. Thirty-seven new deaths were recorded in the previous 24 hours in one of the highest totals. -
The U.S. attacks were the ninth consecutive day of bombing since peace talks between the two countries collapsed in dispute over a memorandum of understanding focused on the Strait of Hormuz. -
Complex computer systems that decide whether people get Medicaid benefits have a history of errors. Now, changes to comply with Trump's tax and domestic policy law are inundating those systems. -
A clinical psychologist shares effective strategies to quickly de-escalate stress and anxiety. That includes dunking your head into a bowl of ice water to trigger your mammalian dive reflex. -
The U.S. carries out a wave of strikes against Iran, as fighting between the two escalates, Congress faces long to-do list as August recess approaches, Andy Burnham becomes U.K.'s 7th prime minister.
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NPR's Leila Fadel talks to journalist Pamela Colloff about her book "Catch the Devil," a true story of a con man who was a jailhouse informant in nearly 40 criminal cases.
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Spain was crowned World Cup champion on Sunday, wrapping up a six-week-long tournament co-hosted in Canada, Mexico and the United States.
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Nursing remains an overwhelmingly female occupation. But with nurses in high demand, male college students searching for stable careers are finding their way to the field.
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Sales of avocado oil and products made with it are booming as consumers willingly pay a premium, drawn by the oil's health halo. New research finds many products actually contain other, cheaper oils.
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A metro line in Pakistan's second-largest city has transformed a city and the lives of the women who ride it.
