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As global tensions rise, so do fears of new nuclear testing

4:15pm January 29, 2025

by Geoff Brumfiel

For nearly 30 years, the world's major powers have observed a voluntary moratorium on nuclear testing. But with tensions rising around the globe, some fear that could soon change.

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Photos: Celebrations commence the Year of the Snake

3:55pm January 29, 2025

For many, the Lunar New Year is a time to reflect on people they have lost. But it's also a time to set intentions and welcome the new energy of the future.

Trump's Mideast envoy visits Gaza before meeting with Netanyahu

3:47pm January 29, 2025

Steve Witkoff helped negotiate the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal. His visit to Gaza on Wednesday was the first by a senior U.S. official in more than a decade.

Ahmed al-Sharaa, who toppled Assad, is named Syria's interim president

3:24pm January 29, 2025

Sharaa was already de facto head of Syria's government ever since a coalition of rebel fighters swept through most of Syria and ousted Assad's regime.

The Bulletin Of The Atomic Scientists Holds Its Annual "Doomsday Clock" Adjustment News Conference

The Doomsday Clock has never been closer to metaphorical midnight. What does it mean?

12:18pm January 29, 2025

The Doomsday Clock now stands at 89 seconds to midnight, the closest to catastrophe in its nearly eight-decade history. Here's a look at how — and why — it's moved.

Two ways Trump aims to reshape government. And, how U.S. children are doing in school

7:51am January 29, 2025

President Trump's actions this week reveal his broad effort to reshape the federal government. And, the new Nation's Report Card shows the pandemic's impact on education nearly five years later.

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66 million years ago, a fish chewed up and spit out food. It's now a fossil in Denmark

5:03am January 29, 2025

The fossil was found at a cliff in Denmark. Fossilized vomit is called regurgitalite, and it's a type of trace fossil, which tells scientists about an organism's daily life.

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U.N. warns that Democratic Republic of Congo conflict could spill into regional war

4:21am January 29, 2025

by Michele Kelemen

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwandan-backed rebels have overrun the city of Goma, sparking concerns at the U.N. of a wider regional war.

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Martin Gordon, Anglican bishop of Goma, calls for peace in the DRC

4:20am January 29, 2025

by Michel Martin

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Martin Gordon, the Anglican bishop of Goma, who fled before rebels advanced into the city in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Today, he is issuing a call for peace.

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Late revered French Catholic priest Abbé Pierre accused of sexual abuse

4:20am January 29, 2025

by Eleanor Beardsley

Revered French Catholic priest and humanitarian Abbé Pierre has been accused of rape and sexual assault nearly 20 years after his death, leading France to grapple with his legacy.

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