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Idaho's biggest hospital says emergency flights for pregnant patients up sharply
by Julie Luchetta/Boise State Public Radio
Idaho's biggest hospital system says the number of people needing flights out of Idaho for emergency abortions is up sharply since the state's abortion ban took effect.
Tens of thousands rally in D.C. for Israel-Gaza cease-fire at pro-Palestinian march
by Laurel Wamsley
Protesters gathered at a pro-Palestinian demonstration in the nation's capital on Saturday.
Are real estate agent fees a racket?
by Adrian Ma
A class action lawsuit could upend the way home realtors are compensated in America.
Germans prep for pot legalization
by Andrea Gutierrez
Germany is expected to legalize cannabis by the end of the year, and the only legal way to obtain pot will be to grow it as a member of a nonprofit club. One such club gets ready for their big moment.
FAA mental health rules are under scrutiny after off-duty pilot tried to cut engines
by Jonathan Levinson / OPB
After an off-duty pilot allegedly tried to shut down the engines during an Horizon Air flight, the FAA's policies around mental health are getting renewed scrutiny.
Meet the newest college women's wrestling team
by Joseph King
One of the fasted growing college sports is women's wrestling. There are about 150 women's wrestling teams at colleges and universities in North America, but not many in the deep South.
The infrastructure law includes $200 million to help native fish
by Kaleb Roedel
The bipartisan infrastructure law isn't just building projects for people, it also includes $200 million to restore native fish habitat, to help species better weather climate change.
Meg Ryan rethinks the rom-com genre in her new film 'What Happens Later'
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with actress and director Meg Ryan about her new movie, What Happens Later, in which former lovers get snowed in at an airport overnight.
Hiring cooled significantly in October
by Scott Horsley
U.S. employers added 150,000 jobs in October — about half as many as the month before. Some cooling in the job market will be welcomed by the Federal Reserve.
Breaking down the tush push — The play with with odes to both football and rugby
Is it a football or rugby move? The tush push is a highly effective play that NFL teams, most notably the Philadelphia Eagles, are employing when in a pinch for an inch.
Digging into the Israeli-Hamas war's implications for the broader region
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Bruce Riedel, a former CIA analyst and senior fellow at the Brookings Institution's Center for Middle East Policy, about the leader of Hezbollah's speech on Friday.
Jeff Yang's new book is a 'cheer out loud' for the films that made Asian America
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with authors Jeff Chang and Preeti Chhibber about The Golden Screen: The Movies that Made Asian America. The book looks at films that have shaped Asian American identities.