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The antibody shots are about 80% effective at preventing babies from ending up in intensive care because of RSV. The drugmakers behind them maintain they're safe.
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Greetings from Turkey's border with Iran, where Iranians let loose on the dance floor
Iranians escaping hardship and war are shaking it off to Persian, Arabic and Turkish tunes in this disco in eastern Turkey.
Jury finds Meta and Google negligent in social media harms trial
The jury ordered the companies to pay $6 million in damages over defective design. The landmark verdict may influence the outcome of 2,000 other pending lawsuits.
For the first time in more than 1,400 years, Church of England gets a woman leader
A new archbishop of Canterbury has been installed in a historic ceremony. Sarah Mullally is the 106th person to hold the job, and the first woman.
Savannah Guthrie's first interview since mother Nancy vanished: 'I imagine her terror'
Nearly two months after Nancy Guthrie disappeared, her daughter Savannah discusses the toll on her family in an emotional interview with her Today show colleague Hoda Kotb.
At the Legacy Museum, facing America's racist past is a path, not a punishment
"There is an America that is more free — where there's more equality, where there is more justice, where there is less bigotry — and I think it's waiting for us," says lawyer Bryan Stevenson.
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The U.S. and Israel say they've depleted most of Iran's missile arsenal, but its weapons — including controversial cluster munitions — are challenging even the most advanced air-defense systems.
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New research suggests drought can stoke antibiotic resistance in soil bacteria, and those genes can end up in human pathogens.
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Major League Baseball gets underway Wednesday when the San Francisco Giants host the New York Yankees. The LA Dodgers are favorites to repeat as champions, and a labor battle could be on the horizon.
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Thousands of paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division are expected to deploy to the Middle East. Iran publicly rejected a ceasefire proposal, though the White House says talks continue.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Bloomberg reporter Katrina Manson about her new book, Project Maven, and the secret campaign within the Pentagon to bring AI into combat.
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Banners bearing the face of President Trump vie with satiric statues and protest posters in a propaganda battle playing out in and around the National Mall.
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Ever since mass protests ousted Bangladesh's leader Sheikh Hasina in August 2024, minorities have faced a surge of vigilante attacks.
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The Arab countries of the Gulf opposed the U.S. war in Iran. Yet they face some of the heaviest attacks from Iran and feel the war could leave them less secure than when the fighting began.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Sweden's chief of defense, Gen. Michael Claesson, about NATO, the wars in Ukraine and Iran, and Europe's relationship with the United States.
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Barely six months after its launch, OpenAI is ending an app that could generate AI video at the click of a button.
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The acting chief of the Transportation Security Administration told lawmakers Wednesday of mounting hardships for unpaid TSA workers, with hundreds quitting since the DHS shutdown began last month.
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NPR's Juana Summers talks with Sen. Cory Booker, a Democrat of New Jersey, about Stand — his new book on American civic ideals — and his political future.