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Study shows the potential consequences of climate change for the ocean food web
As the climate gets hotter, animals and plants are moving because it is harder to survive where they live. One of the most consequential shifts is happening to some of the smallest living things.
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Women in some countries will mark International Women's Day with protests
Today is International Women's Day. The event got its start in the U.S., but is more widely celebrated elsewhere.
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Stolz stuns sports world with historic performances at speedskating championships
American speedskater Jordan Stolz is setting records as he looks ahead to the 2026 Winter Olympics. He recently became the first man to win three individual gold medals at the world championships.
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French unions vow to bring the country to a standstill to protest pension reforms
Unions are upping the ante in ongoing strikes against bitterly contested pension reform plans in France, with no prearranged end date and workers set to strike across multiple sectors.
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An unprovoked alligator attack is extremely rare — but the reptile are unpredictable
After a Florida man was bitten by an alligator on his doorstep, an expert weighs in on the risk and offers tips on escaping an alligator attack.
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Biden may revive detention of migrant families caught crossing the border illegally
The White House is considering whether to resume detaining migrant families apprehended after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally as part of a broader crackdown.
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3 more GOP states announce they're leaving a key voting data partnership
Florida, Missouri and West Virginia announced their intention to pull out of a voting data consortium called the electronic registration information center or ERIC. Here's why it matters.
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Biden, on first visit to Selma as president, attended 'Bloody Sunday' remembrance
President Biden marked the 58th anniversary of the Bloody Sunday march across the Edmund Pettus bridge in Selma, Ala., when Black voting rights activists were beaten by state troopers.
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Russia aims to capture Bakhmut, its first important battlefield victory in months
Russian and Ukrainian forces have been fighting over the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. Both sides have suffered horrific losses. Russia is trying to encircle Ukrainian forces still in the city.
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Massive fire tears through a crowded Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to UNICEF's Ezatullah Majeed about a fire in a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh that displaced thousands of people who had fled a military crackdown in Myanmar.
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Jazz legend Wayne Shorter has died at 89 in Los Angeles
Whether as a solo act, working with Miles Davis or Art Blakey, or as a founding member of Weather Report, Wayne Shorter routinely introduced new audiences to jazz.
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Last woman standing on a high school cheerleading squad is an internet sensation
Katrina Kohel was ready to go to a statewide competition when her three teammates quit. Her coach in Morill, Neb., said Kohel could still go to watch, but Instead, she took the floor solo.