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Why a decline in scavenger populations could impact human health
A recent study shows that top scavengers, like hyenas, can be beneficial for human health. But the same study reveals that scavenger populations are declining and could mean more disease for humans.
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Remembering Tony-winning playwright Richard Greenberg, dead at 67
Richard Greenberg, the Tony Award-winning playwright behind Take Me Out, has died at a nursing home in Manhattan. He was 67.
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The best R&B Tiny Desk Contest entries
NPR Music received a record number of entries to this year's Tiny Desk Contest: 7,500. The judges discovered so many amazing entries, and now we're sharing some of those standouts here.
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A new painkiller is providing an alternative to opioids, but many people can't get it
The first new non-opioid for severe acute pain has been on the market for a few months. But it's a lot more expensive than opioids, and many people can't get it because of spotty insurance coverage.
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Texas legislature hands Elon Musk's companies some big wins
The most recent Texas Legislature handed Elon Musk or his companies' representatives and lobbyists some big political wins, including 10 new laws that could benefit his growing business footprint.
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After Murkowki's pivotal vote, what do Alaskans think of the GOP budget bill?
Republicans made concessions for Alaska to get Sen. Lisa Murkowski to cast the deciding vote approving the GOP's sweeping tax and spending bill. Do her constituents think she got a good deal?
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The White House pauses and then resumes supplying weapons to Ukraine. Why the change?
President Trump indicated that he may send an additional Patriot missile system to help Ukraine defend against the continuing barrage of Russian drones and missiles.
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See Baltimore arts through a native son in the new book 'No Sense in Wishing'
NPR's Juana Summers talks with writer and critic Lawrence Burney about his new essay collection out titled No Sense in Wishing.
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After the floods, Texas lawmakers look to make changes
In the aftermath of the deadly floods, Texas lawmakers are reassessing a bill they killed weeks ago to beef up emergency alert systems and vowing to have more in place by the next camping season.
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In Kerr County, a fleet of volunteers bring hot meals to hard-hit neighborhoods
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Who will lead Iran once the 86-year-old supreme leader is gone?
The recent 12-day war between Israel and Iran has raised questions about who — or what — could replace Iran's 86-year-old Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei when he dies.
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Lower crime and birth rates mean America's prisons are emptying out
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Keith Humphreys, professor at Stanford, about the falling prison population in the U.S., and the reasons behind that trend.