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Persistent shortage of growth hormone frustrates parents and clinicians
by Sydney Lupkin
As a shortage of growth hormone used to treat rare diseases in children drags on, families and doctors are struggling with insurers' requirements to get prescriptions filled.
A hundred years later, a Welsh women's peace petition returns home
A Welsh petition for world peace sat forgotten in the Smithsonian for nearly 100 years. This week, it finally returned to Wales for its signatures to be digitized and its history remembered.
After six decades, a water treaty between India and Pakistan is in trouble
by Diaa Hadid
There's trouble facing a six-decade-old treaty that divides six rivers between bitter rivals India and Pakistan. Experts fear conflict if it unravels.
NBA's Patty Mills gives young Indigenous Australians a league of their own
NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with NBA player Patty Mills, point guard now of the Brooklyn Nets, about his work in organizing the Indigenous Basketball Association in his native Australia.
Violence ignites after raids at Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem
by Daniel Estrin
After two days of Israeli police raids in the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, militants fired rockets into Israel from Gaza and Lebanon — raising fears of an escalating conflict.
The truth and half-truths of George Soros' relationship to Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg
Conservative politicians often use liberal philanthropist George Soros as the bogeyman. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with journalist and author Emily Tamkin about why.
Florida's political climate caused lawmakers to stop push to ban forced prison labor
by Wilkine Brutus
Democratic lawmakers in Florida who thought they could get an anti slavery law through the legislature halted their efforts after Gov. Ron DeSantis ramped up the culture wars.
Employees who are laid off while already on leave face extra challenges
by Andrea Hsu
With mass layoffs across the tech and media industries, some employees are losing their jobs while they're on paid leave, making an unfortunate situation even more difficult.
White House defends Afghanistan pullout, blames Trump administration for lack of prep
by Franco Ordoñez
The Biden administration issued an analysis of the U.S. pulling military presence from Afghanistan. The White House defends withdrawing but blames the Trump administration for a lack of preparedness.
Tennessee lawmakers debated expelling three Democratic House members
by Chas Sisk
Hundreds of protesters packed into the Tennessee statehouse today as lawmakers debated expelling three Democratic House members. Republicans says the trio broke decorum during a gun control protest.
Residents of islands belonging to Taiwan are at the center of growing tensions
Tensions between China and Taiwan have been on the rise in recent years. But a quiet battle is already taking place: the competition for hearts and minds.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court election has given hope to the state's medical community
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly asks OB-GYN Kristin Lyerly what doctors and patients in Wisconsin have been dealing with before the Supreme Court election — and how it affects abortion in the region.