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How the Soviet Union's collapse explains the current Russia-Ukraine tension
To understand the friction between Russia and Ukraine, it's important to go back to 1991. Exactly 30 years ago this weekend, the Soviet Union formally dissolved and broke up into 15 separate nations.
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2 college football teams move their postponed 2020 game to 2034
Hold the date: Sept. 9, 2034. That's when the Arizona Wildcats and the Texas Tech Red Raiders have rescheduled a football game. It was postponed because of the pandemic. Why 14 years? It's unclear.
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Japanese professor develops lickable TV screen which imitates food flavors
Professor Homei Miyashita worked on ways to have canisters spray flavor onto hygienic film. The film then rolls over a screen — to be licked. So far it can create the flavor of chocolate.
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A paramedic inspires an injured boy's mother to be a nurse
In this week's StoryCorps, a paramedic and nurse talk about how their lives have been linked.
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How can we get together for the holidays and still be safe?
Omicron has fueled extra holiday anxiety. NPR's Sarah McCammon asks Dr. Leana Wen of the George Washington University about how to stay safe if we stick to our travel and gathering plans.
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After court-approved adoption, Georgia family is going to have an epic Christmas
Angela and Elliott Turbeville have been fostering six children — all biological siblings — for the past two years. They reunited the kids after they had been split up in different foster homes.
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Maryland neighborhood's holiday lights are a display of connection and love
Last year Matt Riggs hung lights from his home across the street to his neighbor's house. He reached out because she was feeling down, and it sparked a movement. The lights are back this holiday.
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'Tis the season. David Sedaris reads 'Santaland Diaries'
It may not be your typical feel-good holiday classic, but it's an NPR tradition: On Morning Edition, the humorist again tells fantastical stories based on his real-life job as a Macy's Christmas elf.
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Morning news brief
The FDA authorizes the first antiviral pill to treat COVID-19 at home. The House Jan. 6 panel wants to talk to Trump ally Rep. Jordan. Russian President Putin holds his annual year-end new conference.
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For a 2nd Christmas in a row, the Holy Land will be closed to visitors due to COVID
A Palestinian who gives tours of Bethlehem, and the different meanings it holds for different people, reflects on another subdued Christmas in the West Bank city.
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Biden's foreign policy faces many challenges during his first year in office
It's been a complicated year on the international stage for the Biden administration. The U.S. has repaired relations with long-standing allies but face challenges from Iran to Russia to China.
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The FDA has approved a new drug in the fight against AIDS
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first injectable medication for HIV prevention. Health advocates say it could be a game changer in protecting people against AIDS