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After the state’s education department oversaw a pilot program teaching science through agriculture, lawmakers saw an opportunity for more.
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Efrem Lukatsky/APRussia attacked Ukraine's capital with missiles and drones early Saturday morning, killing one and wounding over 20 people a day before talks between Ukraine and the U.S., local authorities said. -
Aung Shine Oo/APMyanmar's military rulers are holding a general election in phases starting Dec. 28 amid the country's civil war. The head of the U.N. says the vote will be anything but free and fair.
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AP/Agence Kampuchea Press (AKP)In addition to ending fighting, the agreement calls for no further military movements by either side and no violations of either side's airspace for military purposes. -
The U.S. will shift some of the burden of defense to its allies, and it will equip them for it. One ally's equipment: nuclear submarines for South Korea.
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Technology enabling virtual fences for pets is now being adapted for livestock. Ranchers near Yellowstone National Park are testing its ability to keep cows safe from grizzly bear attacks.
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Leah Donnella of NPR's Code Switch has spent some time unpacking what it would mean for joy to be used as a means of resistance.
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NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with songwriter Amy Allen, who is shortlisted for the non-classical Songwriter of the Year Grammy Award for a second straight year.
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An American journalist wounded in an Israeli tank strike in Lebanon returns home to press the U.S. government to investigate the incident, which killed a Reuters reporter, as a targeted attack.
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Demand for memory chips currently exceeds supply and there's very little chance of that changing any time soon. More chips for AI means less available for other products such as computers and phones and that could drive up those prices too.
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Cuts to scientific research focused disproportionately on research around diversity equity and inclusion. Some researchers say we're just beginning to understand the impact.
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A new study of more than 160,000 teens finds that even occasional cannabis use among 8th, 10th and 12th graders is tied to worse outcomes at school and more emotional distress.
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Nearly five years after the coup, Myanmar is poorer, hungrier, and plagued by blackouts. Few believe the upcoming election will change anything.
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Back in the 1960s, a couple of Harvard students had an idea. From Radio Diaries, this is a look back at the creation of the very first computerized dating service.
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Historically, the U.S. had been the top donor for global health. That changed dramatically this year. We look at the new approach the U.S. is pursuing and what this has meant for people on the ground.
