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Conflicts with Hamas and Hezbollah threaten Netanyahu’s grip on power
In 1996, Israel voted in prime minister Benjamin Netanyah as it battled Hamas and Hezbollahu. Nearly 30 years later, Netanyahu's own grip on power is threatened over fights with the same two groups.
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How climate change is powering more intense hurricanes
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with climate reporter Rachel Waldholz about the ways in which climate change is supercharging hurricanes, including Helene and Milton.
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Colorado's overlooked Hispanic history
Before it was a state, Colorado was part of Mexico. Evidence of its Mexican roots aren't always obvious unless one knows where to look.
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A phone on a pole is capturing the soundtrack of a street corner in San Francisco
A San Francisco man has a new spin on surveillance technology. He uses a solar-powered android phone running the song identifier app Shazam to listen and record the music passersby are listening to.
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Some Indian American Democrats see themselves in Harris. Others see the limits
In swing states like Georgia, growing numbers of South Asians could make a difference this election. So how do they feel about the woman some call "Lotus POTUS?"
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A year in the life of a mom and baby from Gaza
Raneem Hijazi was eight months pregnant when an Israeli airstrike hit the apartment where she lived, killing her son and seven family members. She delivered her daughter via C-section shortly after.
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Ants developed agriculture after the demise of the dinos, according to new analysis
Ants have farmed fungi for 66 million years, according to new work in the journal Science. It's a relationship that flourished after the demise of the dinosaurs, says Ted Schultz of the Smithsonian.
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Researchers who helped lay the groundwork for AI win Nobel Prize in Physics
The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to University of Toronto's Geoffrey Hinton and Princeton University's John Hopfield for their work on artificial intelligence.
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Florida prepares for major Hurricane Milton
Major Hurricane Milton is bearing down on Florida's Gulf Coast and expected to make landfall on Wednesday. Hundreds of thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate ahead of the storm's arrival.
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Poet Laureate Ada Limon talks about her poem engraved on a NASA spaceship
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limon about her poem engraved on NASA's spaceship headed 1.8 billion miles to the Jupiter moon of Europa.
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Supreme Court majority may embrace ATF's ghost gun rule
The ATF classifies the kits as firearms under the 1968 Gun Control Act, but kit manufacturers and sellers challenged the rule in court, asserting that the ATF had exceeded its authority.
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A voice coach in Kansas helps students work toward their musical theater dreams
More young people are attracted to musical theater because of popular shows like “Hamilton” and “Hadestown.” Students who want to be part of the performances may turn to a vocal coach for help.
