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Americans may love football, but did you know its origins are in medieval England?
"Football" is a word used to refer to different games: American football, the game played at the Super Bowl, where a foot is rarely used to direct the ball. And elsewhere in the world, football refers to what Americans call "soccer." But where does this word really come from?
How bystander videos of law enforcement have shaped public understanding
Bystander videos have shaped public perception for decades. The ability to now spread video widely can lead to real-time access and transparency, but experts say videos can't tell the full story.
To keep AI out of her classroom, this high school English teacher went analog
Forth Worth teacher Chanea Bond says sticking with pen and paper keeps generative artificial intelligence out of her American literature classes.
3 generations of women in one family show how choices on motherhood have changed
In one family, three generations of American women explore how choices around becoming mothers have changed at the same time the U.S. birth rate has dropped.
Mexican president says her country has paused oil shipments to Cuba
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said the pause was part of general fluctuations in oil supplies and that it was a "sovereign decision" not made under pressure from the United States.
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The witty and unpredictable band from Brooklyn is an in-house favorite of the Tiny Desk Contest judges. We knew it was finally time to bring in FORAGER proper. -
Trump says the economy is "booming" in Iowa message, the NTSB releases finding in DCA midair crash, Trump administration quietly rewrites nuclear safety directives.
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The author Kurt Vonnegut's estate has sued to challenge a Utah law that allows school districts to ban books from their libraries. Supporters of the law say it keeps pornography out of schools.
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The capture of Nicolás Maduro has fueled questions about the future of U.S. policy in Venezuela. For Secretary of State Marco Rubio, it was part of a years-long push for change in South America.
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Lifestyle influencers or those cute animal accounts on social media rarely feature commentary about news and politics. The violence in Minneapolis has been an exception.
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President Trump went to Iowa Tuesday, looking to change the subject to his economic agenda as his administration faces growing backlash over his immigration crackdown in Minnesota.
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Did President Trump manage to turn conversation back to affordability with his address in Iowa Tuesday? NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Republican strategist Alex Conant.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Andrew Racine, president of the American Academy of Pediatrics, why the group is breaking with the CDC on vaccine recommendations for children.
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Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, apologized for his antisemitic behavior in a full-page ad in The Wall Street Journal. But why now? NPR's Michel Martin asks journalist Anna Peele.
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Spain's government announced Tuesday it will grant legal status to potentially hundreds of thousands of immigrants living and working in the country without authorization. -
The current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual is known as the DSM-5. What will the next version be called? That's one of several open questions as the "Bible of psychiatry" goes online. -
Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar was speaking at a town hall event when she was rushed by a man who sprayed a liquid at her via a syringe.
