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What scientist doesn't dream of one day receiving the Nobel prize?
Those are announced next month, but Thursday some scientists were awarded the next best thing — an Ig Nobel award, for the funniest research projects.
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After being dropped, vets and their caregivers may remain in a popular VA program
Veterans and their caregivers who are part of popular Department of Veterans Affairs program are breathing easier after a three-year grace period on unenrollment was announced.
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Ukraine made recent battlefield gains. How will Putin react?
Ukraine's battlefield victories are a reason for celebration. But could it also usher in another dangerous phase, with Russia's President Vladimir Putin lashing out in other ways?
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Encore: A new hard hat could help protect workers from on-the-job brain injuries
A company started by two scientists has developed a hard hat that will do a better job protecting workers from on-the-job brain injuries. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Sept. 9, 2022.)
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President Biden touts tentative labor deal to avert rail strike
The strike would have had ripple effects across America's economy. Railroads, manufacturers and shippers were preparing for the worst.
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A Colorado woman is reunited with her dog that ran away after a car crash
The lost golden retriever was her late husband's comfort dog as he battled Stage 4 cancer. After her searches failed, police used a drone — finding the dog within minutes after the drone launched.
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A rail strike would have put another kink in an out-of-balance supply chain
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Abe Eshkenazi, CEO of the Association for Supply Chain Management, about the effects that a strike would have had on supply chains still recovering from the pandemic.
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A sigh of relief this morning: a railway strike has been averted
President Joe Biden said Thursday a tentative railway labor agreement has been reached, averting a potentially devastating strike before the pivotal midterm elections.
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A U.S. sailor who died during the Pearl Harbor attack has been buried
Herbert Jacobson died when Japanese torpedoes sank the USS Oklahoma. In 2015, technology made it possible to ID some remains. His descendants finally attended a burial at Arlington National Cemetery.
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U.S. unfreezes billions of Afghanistan's money aiming to stabilize its economy
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West about a new fund being created for some of the frozen money from the Afghan central bank.
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Controversial harm reduction strategies appear to slow drug deaths
U.S. public health experts are studying Canada's harm reduction programs which include supervised injection sites and legally prescribed drugs that people with addiction can use to get high.
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White House hosts bipartisan summit to tackle hate-fueled violence
Many say rising political division and ideological violence threaten democracy but there are risks with Biden addressing it directly. President Biden and Vice President Harris will give remarks.