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National
Congress considers codifying same-sex marriage after long battle for gay rights
Same-sex marriage was once a deeply divisive issue. Now, polls show over 70 percent of Americans support same-sex marriage, and Congress is set to move forward with The Respect for Marriage Act.
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'Ronnabyte' and 'Quettabyte' are the new terms to describe large amounts of data
Measurement officials have expanded the system of prefixes used to describe very large and small numbers, adding "ronna" and "quetta," among others, to the ranks of "giga" and "tera."
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Books
Encore: Author Brad Parsons on his book which explores closing time rituals at bars
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with author Brad Thomas Parsons at one of his favorite bars in D.C. about his book, "Last Call," which looks at the rituals of closing time at bars across the U.S.
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Technology
As Twitter's workforce crumbles, users are tweeting their eulogies for the platform
As Twitter employees and some users have been leaving the platform, they've been tweeting their eulogies — and their love letters to the communities they built there.
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Animals
Researchers find rats move to the same tempos in music that humans like
Researchers at the University of Tokyo found that rats react to the same tempos that humans like.
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Environment
How Senegal's artists are changing the system with a mic and spray paint
A cultural center in Senegal is creating a safe space where artists can use their platform to speak about climate change while also finding opportunities in the art and music scene.
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World
Somalia faces a food insecurity crisis because of extreme drought
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Rania Dagash-Kamara, UNICEF's Deputy Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa, about the crisis of food insecurity in Somalia as a result of extreme drought.
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Environment
People smugglers keep trying to recruit this boat captain. He keeps refusing
Years of captaining a boat have shaped Pape Dieye's calm and reassuring presence in Senegal. These qualities have also caught the eye of people hoping to make the dangerous journey to Europe.
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Politics
What voters want from the candidates they're voting for
On Election Day, NPR heads to the polls across the country to find out what voters' expectations are for the next two years and what they want from the candidates they're voting for.
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Politics
What the Republican party could have done differently in the midterms
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Republican strategist Alice Stewart about what her party could have done differently in the 2022 midterm elections and what the 118th congress will bring.