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If it feels like your kid has been sick for months — here's some scientific comfort

6:33pm January 25, 2023

by Maria Godoy

With COVID, RSV, the flu and other bugs circulating, the last few months have been an endless cycle of illness for many families with young kids. While miserable, it's also normal in the grand scheme.

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Remembering longtime Chicago radio host Lin Brehmer

6:14pm January 25, 2023

Longtime Chicago radio host Lin Brehmer died on Sunday at 68. Brehmer anchored the morning show on WRXT for nearly 30 years.

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Encore: Look out, Nets rivals! Octogenarian Mr. Whammy is coming for you

6:14pm January 25, 2023

by Jeff Lunden

For every sports team, there are fans and there are super fans. For the Brooklyn Nets, that's 86-year-old Mr. Whammy — who tries to hex the opposing basketball team into missing their foul shots.

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This 1990 aerial file photo shows a section of the Tongass National Forest in Alaska that has patches of bare land where clear-cutting has occurred. The federal government plans to reinstate restrictions on road-building and logging on the country's largest national forest.

The U.S. reinstates road and logging restrictions on the largest national forest

5:56pm January 25, 2023

by The Associated Press

A federal agency said it is reinstating restrictions on road-building and logging on the Tongass National Forest in southeast Alaska. USDA's move repeals a Trump administration-era decision.

Justin Bieber sells the rights to his entire catalog for over $200 million

5:42pm January 25, 2023

Justin Bieber is the latest musician to sell the rights to his entire catalog of music. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Billboard music publishing reporter Kristin Robinson to explain the deal.

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Former President Bolsonaro is now living in Florida, far away from unrest in Brazil

5:26pm January 25, 2023

by Sergio Olmos

As Brazil struggles to come to terms with the chaotic riots of Jan. 8, a key figure haunts the proceedings: Jair Bolsonaro. The ex-president is now in Florida, where he periodically greets supporters.

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People gather at a memorial for the victims of a mass shooting over the weekend at a ballroom dance studio in Monterey Park, Calif.

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U.S. to send tanks to Ukraine

5:11pm January 25, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to John Kirby, White House National Security Council spokesperson, about the administration's decision to send 31 Abrams tanks to Ukraine.

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If it feels like your kid has been sick for months — here's some scientific comfort

Remembering longtime Chicago radio host Lin Brehmer

Encore: Look out, Nets rivals! Octogenarian Mr. Whammy is coming for you

The U.S. reinstates road and logging restrictions on the largest national forest

Justin Bieber sells the rights to his entire catalog for over $200 million

Former President Bolsonaro is now living in Florida, far away from unrest in Brazil

Here's what we know about the Monterey Park shooting victims

Populations around the world are declining. Migration is the solution, says economist

Why tanks could be a game-changer for Ukraine

U.S. to send tanks to Ukraine