Lauren Hodges
Stories
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Precious medals: Summer Olympic athletes will compete for pieces of the Eiffel Tower
The organizers of the 2024 Games in Paris have announced that this year's Olympic medals will be made with bits of the Eiffel Tower, embedded inside the gold, silver and bronze.
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A temporary Senate rule change could finally end Tuberville's military blockade
Republican Sen. Tuberville of Alabama has been blocking nearly all military nominations this year in protest of a Pentagon abortion policy. His fellow senators are getting creative with solutions.
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Colleagues are fed up with Sen. Tommy Tuberville blocking military appointments
Republican Sen. Tuberville of Alabama has been blocking nearly all nominations since February — in protest of Pentagon abortion policy. Senators are getting creative with solutions.
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Who's in the Army now? A pitch switch aims to get more military recruits
Amid those hawking corndogs and cheese curds at the Minnesota State Fair, the Army is trying to sell itself. An effort to entice sign ups is happening as the Army struggles to fill its ranks.
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The history and landmarks that have been lost to the Maui wildfires
The deadly Maui wildfires have burned through some of the island's most significant historical landmarks and sites. NPR's Juana Summers asks author Julia Flynn Siler: what have we lost?
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An Afghan teen makes it to the U.S., but his family is left behind in Kabul
As Kabul fell to the Taliban in 2021, a teenager got separated from his family at the airport and wound up on a plane without them. He's been living on his own in the U.S.
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CNN was 'right to try' a townhall with Trump even if it failed, argues moderator
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Jon Ralston, CEO of The Nevada Independent, about why he strongly supported the CNN's town hall with Trump — and then changed his mind minutes into the broadcast.
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'Back to one meal a day': SNAP benefits drop as food prices climb
A lot of people don't think twice about buying milk, says Teresa Calderez. "But there are lots of us out here who can't buy a gallon of milk when we need it."
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They were born into war. Now, they're celebrating their first birthday in the U.S.
Twins Lenny and Moishe were born premature to a surrogate mother in Kyiv just as Russia began its attack on Ukraine. They went through a daring journey to reach their eventual home in Chicago.
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He watched the Koons 'balloon dog' fall and shatter ... and wants to buy the remains
Artist and collector Stephen Gamson was pointing out the porcelain balloon dog to his friend when the whole thing went down. It seems one gallery's trash is another man's treasure.