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Prime Day — er, Days — tests deal hunters' will to spend amid tariffs
Electronics and back-to-school supplies are expected to top many shoppers' lists.
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Iconic Birkin bags are pricy — but the original just fetched a stunning $10 million
The original Birkin bag — made specifically for the singer and actress Jane Birkin — just sold for more than $10 million at Sotheby's in Paris.
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More college students now learn entirely online than completely in-person
This year is the first time that more U.S. college students will learn entirely online compared to being fully in-person. And research shows most online programs cost as much or more than in-person.
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2 years ago, Amanda Anisimova put down her racket. Now she's in the Wimbledon final
Anisimova was a teenage tennis prodigy. But by 2023, tournaments had become "unbearable" for her mental health, and she stepped away. Now, she is a win away from her first Grand Slam title.
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Environmentalists celebrate rare win as Georgia swamp is saved from mining threat
Environmentalists are celebrating a rare win of keeping a mining operation from opening up next to a National Wildlife refuge in South Georgia.
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Remembering flood victim and longtime camp-runner Jane Ragsdale
Jane Ragsdale was killed by the river she loved. She spent almost all her 70 summers attending, and then running camps on the Guadalupe River. She was a beloved community leader in Kerrville.
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Immigrant communities develop new rules of the road amid deportation fears
Immigration enforcement in some states now includes highway stops. The Trump administration says local police partnerships are vital for mass deportations, forcing migrants to change travel methods.
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At a Massachusetts cafe, helping the community is on the menu
A couple transformed a neglected storefront in Fall River, Mass., into a cheery cafe where they organize food pantries, neighborhood cleanups and a community fund for those who can't afford a meal.
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Guantánamo plea deals for accused 9/11 plotters are canceled by federal appeals court
A federal appeals court has canceled plea deals with three men accused of orchestrating the 9/11 attacks, deepening the legal morass surrounding the long-stalled case.
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UNAIDS report warns HIV progress at risk as U.S. funding cuts take hold
The UNAIDS annual report warns that Trump-era HIV funding cuts could lead to 6 million more infections and 4 million deaths by 2029 — as low-income countries struggle to fill the gap.
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How climate change is affecting prized tea-growing regions in China and Taiwan
Changing weather patterns and higher temperatures are affecting some of the most prized tea-growing regions in China and Taiwan.
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This week in science: a comet, plastic-eating bugs, and how altitude changes smell
Emily Kwong and Regina Barber of NPR's Short Wave talk about a comet visiting from interstellar space, caterpillars that eat and break down plastic, and how animals' sense of smell varies by altitude.
