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The rise of crypto mines in the South raises concerns for the electric grid, rates

5:09am February 23, 2024

by Melanie Faizer

Crypto mines have been drawn to states with low utility rates, but there's worry their high power demands could raise rates and weaken grids during heat waves or snowstorms.

Obstetricians in states where abortion is mostly illegal face huge amounts of stress

5:09am February 23, 2024

by Katia Riddle

A study shows that abortion restrictions take a toll — not only on women who can't access the procedure — but also on obstetricians who feel they can't provide the care patients need.

A sign for the University of Georgia is seen, May 28, 2004, in Athens, Ga. A woman was found dead Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, on the campus of the University of Georgia after a friend told police she had not returned from a morning run, the university said.

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University of Georgia says it cancels classes after a woman is found dead on campus

3:49am February 23, 2024

by Ayana Archie

The person was found unconscious and with injuries near the university's intramural sports field. They were a student at another university, though police have not yet said where.

The IM-1 Nova-C lander, from Houston-based Intuitive Machines, just became the first private spacecraft to land on the moon in one piece.

Private lunar lander returns U.S. to the moon 50 years later. Here's what to know

9:32pm February 22, 2024

The Houston-based company has pulled off the first successful commercial landing on the lunar surface. It's America's first soft landing in decades.

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This image released by the U.S. Department of Justice in an FBI affidavit filed in U.S. District Court, Alexandria, Va., shows what is described as Iranian-made warhead bound for Yemen's Houthi seized off a vessel in the Arabian Sea. Four foreign nationals were charged Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, with transporting suspected Iranian-made weapons on a vessel intercepted by U.S. naval forces.

4 charged in transporting suspected Iranian-made weapons on boat intercepted by U.S.

7:47pm February 22, 2024

by The Associated Press

The criminal complaint alleges the defendants were transporting missile components for the type of weapons used by Houthi rebel forces in recent attacks. Two Navy SEALs died during the mission.

Howard University's ice skating team is set to make history this weekend

6:30pm February 22, 2024

by Adam Bearne

Two Howard University students have formed the first figure skating team at an HBCU. The team makes its competition debut this weekend.

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Wendy Williams is diagnosed with aphasia and frontotemporal dementia

5:05pm February 22, 2024

News of the former TV host's medical diagnosis comes days ahead of the TV premiere of Where is Wendy Williams? — a two-part documentary detailing her health battles.

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A widespread cellphone outage left thousands of users without service today

4:25pm February 22, 2024

by Scott Neuman

NPR correspondent Scott Neuman talks with Ailsa Chang about today's widespread cellphone outage. AT&T and other providers were affected.

Keeping up with the first possible U.S. soft moon landing in decades

4:25pm February 22, 2024

by Geoff Brumfiel

Intuitive Machines will attempt a landing on the moon Thursday evening. If it succeeds, it will be the first U.S. soft landing in decades.

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New York rolls out a social-justice oriented weed legalization program

4:25pm February 22, 2024

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with New Yorker writer Jia Tolentino about her latest piece, which chronicles the rollout of New York's social justice-oriented weed legalization program.