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How Groundhog Day came to the U.S. — and why we still celebrate it 137 years later
Groundhogs may not have a great track record when it comes to predicting spring, but experts say there are still things the tradition can teach us about our culture and the environment.
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Daughter starts checking off things on her deceased father's bucket list
Thirteen years after Laura Carney's dad died, she found out about his list: Things I would like to do before I die. There were 60 items on the list, but only 5 were checked off. She got to work.
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Tom Brady ends his football playing days but he's not done with the sport
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Michael McCarthy of Front Office Sports about Tom Brady's upcoming broadcast career. He signed a contract with Fox last year to be their lead NFL analyst.
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Tom Brady announces his retirement from the NFL (again)
Quarterback Tom Brady has announced he's retiring from professional football. He retired from the sport a year ago - but returned for one more season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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Inflation is coming down but the Fed isn't about to declare victory just yet
The Federal Reserve is expected to continue its crackdown on inflation by raising interest rates, but only by a quarter percentage point. That would be the smallest rate hike since last March.
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Debt ceiling stalemate is one of the issues Biden and McCarthy will discuss
President Biden and House Speaker McCarthy hold a meeting at the White House Wednesday. They're hoping to reach an agreement about the federal debt limit.
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HBO's 'The Last of Us' revives Linda Ronstadt's hit 'Long Long Time'
It may have been a while since you heard the 1970s hit. "Long Long Time" was used three times in The Last of Us episode. An hour after the show aired, Spotify reported streams increased by 4,900%.
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Examining the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster 2 decades later
Seven astronauts died 20 years ago when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated on reentry. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to NASA deputy administrator Pam Melroy about the loss and how NASA changed.
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FDA announces a restructuring of the agency's food safety and nutrition division
The FDA is appointing a deputy commissioner of "human food," to oversee food safety and nutrition. The move follows the baby formula shortage crisis and other outbreaks of food-borne illness.
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The story behind the man responsible for Black History Month
The white and Black descendents of Carter G. Woodson, the father of Black History and founder of Black History Month, come together to heal their past.
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The mayor of a Ukrainian city is in Washington looking for help to rebuild
Reports of Russian atrocities in Bucha was a turning point in the war. It galvanized public opinion worldwide. Now, the city's mayor is in Washington, D.C., asking for help as they try to rebuild.
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France braces for another nationwide strike against planned pension changes
French unions have called for a strike to again protest the government's planned changes to the retirement system — especially the plan to raise the minimum retirement age from 62 to 64.