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In Maine, a new initiative is helping students connect math with the real world
Federal data shows post-pandemic student math scores are still down. Maine education officials are responding with a new effort to show students that math has real-world relevance.
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Discovery helps scientists understand the prehistoric roots of human cremation
Archaeologists say they've unexpectedly found a huge Stone Age cremation pyre in southern-central Africa. The discovery is helping them understand the history of cremation.
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Morning news brief
Right-wing influencer's fraud claim leads to threats for Somali daycare owners, DOJ's initial release of Epstein files left many questions unanswered, dozens killed in Swiss Alps bar fire.
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Right-wing influencer's fraud claim leads to threats for Somali day care owners
A right-wing media influencer accused Somali day care operators in Minnesota of defrauding the federal government. This has led to threats against staff and a federal child care funding freeze.
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How the Trump administration's freeze on child care funding will affect families
NPR's A Martinez asks Cindy Lehnhoff, director of the National Child Care Association, about the Trump administration's freeze on federal funding to help low-income families pay for child care.
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Dozens killed in fire at Swiss Alps bar during New Year's celebration
Swiss authorities say dozens of people were killed in an overnight fire at the Le Constellation bar at the Crans-Montana ski resort.
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Affordable Care Act subsidies have expired. What that means for millions of Americans
Jan. 1 is the day the extra financial help to buy Affordable Care Act health insurance goes away.
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Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., talks about the future of the ACA as subsidies expire
Now that the Affordable Care Act subsidies have expired, NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Democratic Sen. Peter Welch of Vermont about the future of the ACA.
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Warren Buffett officially retires as Berkshire Hathway's CEO
The legendary 95-year-old investor spent decades building his company into one of the world's largest and most powerful. Now Greg Abel is taking it over.
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Morning news brief
The Affordable Care Act subsidies have expired, Trump administration freezes Minnesota childcare funds after claims of fraud, Zohran Mamdani sworn in as New York City mayor.
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Some of the cultural works entering the public domain in 2026
A look at some of the works going into the public domain in 2026, like the characters Betty Boop and Miss Marple, the first film adaptation of "All Quiet on the Western Front" and many classic songs by George & Ira Gershwin.
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Former U.S. ambassador to China discusses the relationship between the two countries
NPR's A Martinez speaks to Nicholas Burns, former U.S. ambassador to China, about the current state of relations between the U.S. and China.
