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At 80 miles across, Thwaites is the world's widest glacier. It has been nicknamed the "Doomsday Glacier" for the catastrophic effects its thawing could have on global sea-level rise.
Trump posted a video on Truth Social calling the country a 'unified reich' if he wins
The video adds to a long line of connections between the former president and antisemitism. The Trump campaign has not yet responded to NPR's request for comment.
20 new books hitting shelves this summer that our critics can't wait to read
We asked our book critics what titles they are most looking forward to this summer. Their picks range from memoirs to sci-fi and fantasy to translations, love stories and everything in between.
He fell ill on a cruise. Before he boarded the rescue boat, they handed him the bill
A man from Michigan was evacuated from a cruise ship after having seizures. First, he drained his bank account to pay his medical bills.
One voted Biden. One picked Trump. It's a tale of two counties in pivotal Wisconsin
Wisconsin is one of a handful of pivotal states in the 2024 presidential election. Within the swing state, there are swing counties that could decide the election — even as people remain divided.
Republicans try to soften stance on abortion as 'abolitionists' go farther
Activists who describe themselves as "abortion abolitionists" want to charge women who have abortions with homicide and ban the fertility treatment known as IVF, saying life begins at conception.
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Singing lessons can be too expensive for some kids, but a nonprofit called Art Smart provides free lessons to young singers in Philadelphia and other cities. (Story aired on ATC on May 20 2024.)
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Target is lowering prices on roughly 5,000 items, and McDonald's is bringing back the $5 value meal this summer.
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For one teen in Portland, Oregon, getting her school attendance back on track required a real desire to go back.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer about the ICC's application for arrest warrants for Israeli leaders, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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AIPAC wants to elect candidates who support Israel.
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Iran's constitution mandates an election within 50 days after the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi.
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Prosecutors in Donald Trump's criminal trial rested their case, and the former president's lawyers began calling witnesses. At one point the judge cleared the courtroom when a witness became unruly.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep revisits interviews with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, who was killed, along with the country's president and others, in a helicopter crash on Sunday.
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NPR's Leila Fadel talks to former ICC President Chile Eboe-Osuji about the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor seeking warrants for Israeli leaders — as well as Hamas.
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A ball traveling 100 mph smacked Liz McGuire in the face giving her a black eye and a bump on the head. The Topps baseball card company made 110 copies of a card showing her injured face.
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Maureen Fogarty and her son Timothy Ozminkowski both graduated over the weekend at Fox Valley Technical College in Wisconsin. She earned a nursing degree, he got his degree in software development.