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Is it possible to get the sweetness of sugar along with the health benefits of fiber?
Forget artificial sweeteners. Scientists at Harvard's Wyss Institute have developed a product that lets you eat sugar without absorbing all of it.
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Harris has momentum, but the race is still tight. Here are the paths to the presidency
Trump’s leads in the Blue Wall states have been completely wiped out, and they remain true toss-ups. The former president retains a narrow lead in all four Sun Belt states.
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Americans don't get enough sleep. Can magnesium supplements help?
A lot of people are sleep deprived, according to the CDC. Some take supplements like melatonin to help. Now there’s growing interest in magnesium as a sleep aid. But is there any evidence it works?
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Why a famed cellist played for a heard of bison on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation
Famed Cellist Yo Yo Ma has a nonprofit dedicated to promoting and celebrating ecological healing. That led him to Glacier National Park to play for a herd of newly re-introduced bison.
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Researchers have a new idea about why fish swim in schools.
A new study suggests fish may swim together in turbulent water to conserve energy.
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Antigovernment protesters demand the prime minister of Bangladesh resign
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Bangladeshi politics expert Ali Riaz, a professor at Illinois State, about protests in Bangladesh that led to score of deaths over the weekend.
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The arguments against setting term limits for Supreme Court justices
NPR's A Martinez speaks with American Enterprise Institute senior fellow Adam White about the constitutional arguments against setting term limits for Supreme Court justices.
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Morning news brief
VP Harris is expected to announce her running mate within the next day. Fears grow of a widening war in the Middle East. The second week of the Olympic Games in Paris is off to a fast start.
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Post Maui fire: Should residents be allowed to rebuild in the path of rising water?
Residents in Maui who lost their homes in the fire one year ago are just starting to rebuild. Should rebuilding be permitted on the ocean in the path of rising seas?
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Chicago summit promotes constructive dialogue as a way to bridge polarizing divides
College and high school student leaders from across the country came together at a Chicago summit to discuss political issues, and promote constructive dialogue as a way to bridge polarizing divides.
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How the U.S. helped secure the historic prisoner swap with Russia
NPR's Leila Fadel talks with National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan about Washington's role in securing one of the largest prisoner swaps between the U.S., its allies and Russia since the Cold War ended.
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Russian opposition figure, Vladimir Kara-Murza, was released in prisoner swap
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to Alina Polyakova, of the Center for European Policy Analysis, and a friend of Vladimir Kara-Murza, who was recently freed in a Russia-U.S. prisoner swap.
