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Next U.S. census will have new boxes for 'Middle Eastern or North African,' 'Latino'
by Hansi Lo Wang
Biden officials approved proposals for the U.S. census and federal surveys to change how Latinos are asked about their race and ethnicity and to add a checkbox for "Middle Eastern or North African."
Eli Lilly cuts some older insulin prices and caps out-of-pocket costs
by Sydney Lupkin
An insulin maker is cutting its prices. Eli Lilly, one of the three makers of insulin products in the United States, is also making other moves toward affordability for people with diabetes.
Correction: Rosalind Franklin's crucial contribution to the discovery of DNA's structure
A piece that aired on NPR this week about the discovery of DNA's structure neglected to mention the significant contribution of Rosalind Franklin to that scientific milestone.
A powerful symbol in Iran's recent protests, the hijab has long been contentious
by Fatma Tanis
The hijab has a long and fraught political history in Iran. What does the hijab mean to the Islamic Republic and its survival?
Nigeria has a new president-elect, but his opponents reject the results
by Emmanuel Akinwotu
Nigeria, Africa's largest democracy, has a new president — but he faces huge challenges, including reconciliation with the opposition after a bitter election.
The theatrical curtain call is more than just bows
by Bob Mondello
You're at the theater, the last scene ends, and the cast comes out for applause. It's pretty standard today. But curtain calls once were eccentric, revealing, funny and just plain effective.
A man set a Guinness World Record for Disneyland visits: 2,995 in a row
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Jeff Reitz, who recently set a Guinness World Record for going to Disneyland for 2,995 consecutive days. That's eight years, three months and 13 days.
Author Kate Zernike dissects the years-long fight for gender equality at MIT
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with author Kate Zernike about her new book The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the Fight for Women in Science.
How Black resistance in film has been received by the public through the years
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Library of Congress scholar-in-residence and Black Film Archive creator Maya Cade about Black resistance in film and how it has been received by the public over the years.
A promising RSV drug could soon be available for babies
by Tarryn Mento
A new drug to prevent severe RSV infections could soon be available for young babies. Up to 80,000 young kids get hospitalized with RSV each year in the U.S.