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While shipping companies are pledging refunds for customers who directly paid tariff fees, the situation is much trickier for retailers.
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Iranians are leaving the country just to access the internet
Iran has cut off its access to the global internet. To find an internet connection, some Iranians are traveling across the border with Turkey — even just to make video calls and then go back home.
Gene therapy for a rare type of deafness shows lasting results
Researchers say a gene therapy allowed deaf children and adults as old as 32 to hear for the first time. The benefits have persisted for more than two years for some patients.
Family influencers make the lifestyle look good. But kids pay the price, new book says
What does it mean to monetize your offspring? To turn their childhood into content? In Like, Follow, Subscribe Fortesa Latifi explores what drives parents to become family influencers.
Greetings from an Islamabad park, a peaceful vantage point in an uncertain world
The park, near the venue where inconclusive Iran-U.S. peace talks took place this month, provides respite to those who visit it.
Restrictions on obesity drug coverage force patients to pivot
Twelve million people lost coverage for Zepbound over the last year. The same number of people lost coverage for Wegovy, according to an analysis by GoodRx, a drug discount website.
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Virginia voters approved mid-decade redistricting that aims to help Democrats win 10 of the state's 11 seats in Congress. Republicans are challenging the map, but Democrats are calling it a victory.
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The Justice Department has accused the Southern Poverty Law Center of money laundering and other crimes. The DOJ says the Alabama-based civil rights organization paid sources to stoke racial hatred.
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More than 70 years after the Korean War, South Korea is still confronting the legacy of a secret conflict waged in the shadows.
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NPR's Juana Summers speaks to Democratic Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger about a measure she supported — that voters approved Tuesday — to redraw the state's congressional maps to favor Democrats.
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People who love to knit held a convention recently where they showed off their love for yarn and fiber arts.
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As small attack drones become central to warfare, the Pentagon is making a major push to jumpstart manufacturing.
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A little-known division inside the Justice Department that reviews immigration court appeals is turning President Trump's immigration policy agenda into law.
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Last week, NPR spent time with a family still searching for their 26-year-old daughter in the rubble one week after Israeli airstrikes hit Beirut. Now her remains have been identified.
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President Trump announced the Kennedy Center will close for two years beginning July 4th. He says the building is in bad shape and needs repairs. Members of congress and two lawsuits contend the real reason is mismanagement, artist cancellations and declining ticket sales.
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The El Gamal family has been held in ICE detention for more than 320 days. They are not alone: the number of immigrants who've been in ICE detention for over a year has skyrocketed. -
A new study looks at thousands of years worth of data and finds that malaria hot spots have played a critical role in shaping where humans settled and either thrived or failed to thrive.
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Macaques living near the Rock of Gibraltar eat a lot of tourists' food. A new study suggests the monkeys have learned to eat dirt to settle their stomachs.
