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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."
The aftermath in an Israeli town hit by rocketfire and Hamas fighters
by Daniel Estrin
Israelis in the town of Sderot, just a couple miles from The Gaza Strip, recount the carnage that Hamas militants unleashed there over the weekend.
Landmark environmental justice case aims to fix an Alabama county's sewage problems
by Debbie Elliott
The Biden administration reached a landmark environmental justice agreement to fix longstanding sanitation issues in rural Lowndes County, Ala., where some homes pipe raw sewage into their yards.
Young Japanese people work to revive a vanishing village
by Anthony Kuhn
Entrepreneurial young Japanese people are trying to reinvigorate Japan's most aged village — where more than two thirds of residents are over 65 — and keep it from vanishing from the map.
House Republicans nominate a new speaker
by Claudia Grisales
House Republicans nominated a new speaker today, but plenty of party division remains. The tally was 113 to 99 for House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, who beat out Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan.
Inflation hitting where it hurts: The price of Girl Scout cookies is going up
by Scott Horsley
The price of Thin Mints is going up in some parts of the country next year, as Girl Scouts and their customers get a lesson in inflation.
Wall street wore Birkenstocks as the sandal-maker debuted on the Stock Exchange
by Alina Selyukh
At nearly 250 years old, sandal-maker Birkenstock is — for one day — both the oldest and the newest company on the New York Stock Exchange.
Without power or a place to go, civilians in Gaza shelter in fear of airstrikes
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Juliette Touma, director of communications for the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, about the situation in Gaza.
'The Washington Post' will cut 240 jobs through voluntary buyouts
by David Folkenflik
Can U.S. teams really be world champs without playing the sports world?
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Jason Gay, Wall Street Journal sports and humor columnist, about "world champion" status in American sports culture and why the U.S. devalues sports it's not good at.