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British study: lobsters might experience feelings, including pain
U.K. researchers say crabs, lobsters and octopuses have feelings — including pain. The nervous systems of invertebrates are at the center of a bill working its way through Britain's Parliament.
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Morning news brief
Experts predict in time, the new coronavirus variant will emerge in the U.S. New York already declared a state of emergency. Diplomats work behind the scenes for a new deal between Hamas and Israel.
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The Omicron variant is the latest proof that the pandemic isn't over
There are cases of this new coronavirus variant reported in several countries. How much protection can fully vaccinated people expect to have against this new strain?
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New Zealand politician gives birth after riding her bike to the hospital
Julie Anne Genter was already in labor when she started out from home at 2 a.m. Sunday. In addition to a healthy baby, she has an illustrative story for one of her policy focus areas: transportation.
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Priceless Roman mosaic was found in a New York City apartment
The mosaic once decorated a Roman emperor's ship. It disappeared from an Italian museum during World War 2, and was eventually spotted in an apartment where it was serving as a coffee table.
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Survivor of clergy sex abuse, Phil Saviano, dies at 69
A man who helped to expose the Catholic Church's cover-up of clergy sex abuse has died. Phil Saviano was a childhood survivor of abuse and decades later went public with his story.
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Morning news brief
A new coronavirus variant creates uncertainty around the world. Opening statements begin Monday in Ghislaine Maxwell's trial. Fashion designer Virgil Abloh has died at age 41.
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Saudi Arabia and China are accused of using sports to cover up human rights abuse
Saudi Arabia has invested hundreds of millions of dollars to stage high-profile sporting events. Critics say those investments are an attempt by the kingdom to cover up human rights violations.
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Hondurans appear to have elected the country's first female president
Hondurans went to the polls Sunday to elect a new president. The leftist opposition candidate claimed victory but complete results may not be known for days.
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A new round of talks for Iran nuclear deal begins Monday
Nuclear talks resume Monday between Iran and world powers in Vienna. The Biden administration has been trying to get the United States back into the 2015 nuclear agreement.
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What to expect during the Iran-U.S. nuclear deal negotiations
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with U.S. Special Envoy for Iran Rob Malley about the next round of talks to revive the Iran nuclear deal.
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A lesbian couple reminiscences on a pivotal Thanksgiving, 38 years ago
Mary Ostendorf and her spouse, Leslye Huff, remember coming out to their family on Thanksgiving Day, 1983.