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A study investigates: Did the abrupt end of USAID have an impact on violence?

Ari Daniel

That's the provocative question that researchers dug into after the U.S. shut down its premier aid agency.
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Israel tries to expel a whole Palestinian neighborhood in East Jerusalem, activists say

Eleanor Beardsley, Nuha Musleh

Israeli authorities are issuing Palestinians demolition orders in East Jerusalem at an accelerated rate since Israel launched war with Iran, human rights groups and U.N. experts say.

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To revive an extinct bird, you first need an artificial egg

Rob Stein

Colossal Biosciences, a Texas company trying to bring extinct species back to life, reports creating artificial eggs that would be necessary to revive extinct birds such as the dodo.
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Some plants have a genetic superpower that may help them survive a cataclysm

Ari Daniel

Get ready for a biology lesson. Certain plants have extra sets of chromosomes. And it turns out, it's a useful trait for a species facing a dramatic event like climate change.
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The missing men of the American marriage market

Greg Rosalsky

A new study suggests the growing educational and economic divide between men and women is reshaping marriage and family life in America — leaving many women with a shrinking pool of economically stable partners.
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15 books our critics can't wait for this summer

Meghan Collins Sullivan

A gothic horror tale, a creepy science-fiction romp, a sweeping romance, an intergenerational saga, a book about birds — here are the fiction and nonfiction our critics are most looking forward to.

UPS Flight 2976 crashed shortly after takeoff near Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Louisville, Kentucky.

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NTSB hearing will probe cause of fiery UPS jet crash that killed 15 in Louisville

Joel Rose

The nation's top safety investigators will launch a two-day hearing beginning Tuesday into what caused a UPS cargo plane to crash shortly after takeoff in Louisville last year, killing 15 people.

The HealthCare.gov website is the starting place for anyone who needs to buy health insurance on their own.

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Steep drop in number of people with Affordable Care Act health coverage, analysis finds

Selena Simmons-Duffin

In conservative Utah, a group of communities joined forces to bring more renewable energy to the electric grid. The group ranges from the state's largest city to rural towns, such as Coalville. Their effort could be a model for other U.S. cities to take climate action, even as the federal government pulls back on clean power.

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In conservative Utah, some communities are ditching fossil fuel power for clean energy

David Condos

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House holds off on prediction market ban despite bipartisan calls for prohibition

Luke Garrett

Minority Leader Jeffries is urging Speaker Johnson to "swiftly" hold vote on House prediction market ban.
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What we know about how the U.S. government uses spyware (and what we don't)

Jude Joffe-Block

Critics of spyware, which can be used to remotely hack into phones, worry the Trump administration is eroding policies that stigmatized the commercial spyware industry.
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The French Open courts are clay, a tricky surface for some. Here's how the pros do it

Ayana Archie

In tennis, clay has a reputation for being one of the harder surfaces to play on. But a few pros shared some of their tips for staying sharp.
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'We're not kids anymore': The DACA generation hits their 30s with an unstable future

Ximena Bustillo

Recipients of the Obama-era DACA program are aging, even as the Trump administration moves to weaken the program's protections and benefits.
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These men voted for President Trump. They have very different views of how he's doing

Tamara Keith

Two Black men from Georgia who voted for President Trump in 2024 have very different views of how the country is doing now, in the first installment of Swing Shift from NPR's Tamara Keith.