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Omkar Khandekar/NPRIndia's government launched a Vibrant Villages Programme almost four years ago. But as China steadily builds up its side, Indian residents wonder what's taking so long. -
LUIS ROBAYO/AFP via Getty ImagesCocaine has made a roaring comeback, and it's having some big negative effects in the U.S. and around the world.
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The Rev. Jesse Jackson was a lifelong civil rights advocate until his death Tuesday at the age of 84. -
The Trump administration is proposing massive changes to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. We asked disaster experts to weigh in. -
Partnerships between ICE and local law enforcement agencies has expanded widely, under the second Trump administration, data analyzed by NPR shows. -
Wandering, and "elopement," are frightening and dangerous behaviors by people with dementia. For some families, it is the point when they begin to seek institutional care for their loved one.
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As prediction markets boom, competition is heating up. So traders go the extra mile for a fraction-of-a-second advantage or to sleuth out information nobody else has. It can lead to a huge payday.
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The second round of talks in Geneva about Iran's nuclear program takes place as the United States ramps up its military presence in the Middle East and Iran holds large-scale maritime exercises. -
The prolific, pioneering filmmaker made dozens of documentaries and chronicled the inner workings of institutions. His 1967 film, Titicut Follies, revealed appalling conditions at a prison facility. -
American sliders Elana Meyers Taylor, 41, and Kaillie Humphreys, 40, secure gold and bronze medals. Meyers-Taylor built on her record as the Black athlete with the most Winter Olympics medals. -
The Americans, whose captain Hilary Knight is leading a generation of thrilling young talent, are undefeated through six games at the Olympics — and they're outscoring their opponents 31 to 1. -
Allegations of cheating and swearing on the curling ice have rocked the sport after the Swedes accused the Canadians of "double touching" in a match. What happened then, and what's happened since?
