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A parent calls on a stranger in a moment of crisis, sparking a lifelong friendship
In 1974, Surinder Gupta and his young family had just moved to New Orleans, a city where they knew no one.
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Birth control use is up since FDA approved over-the-counter pill
A new study shows access to birth control has increased following the FDA's approval of an over-the-counter birth control pill. In the two years since the pill went on the market, there's a 31.8% percent increase in people who chose this option after having used no contraception at all.
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Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy will meet with Trump on Monday
After talks with Russia's Vladimir Putin in Alaska, President Trump plans to meet on Monday with Ukrainian leader Volodymr Zelenskyy.
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Heavy rainfall across South Asia claims hundreds of lives
Heavy rainfall across South Asia this summer has taken hundreds of lives. Experts say it's a combination of climate change, poor infrastructure and industrialization.
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Understanding President Trump's relationship with the Heritage Foundation
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with political scientist EJ Fagan about the president's nominee for the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the relationship between the Trump administration and the Heritage Foundation.
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Why are there so many movies about the movies?
NPR's Bob Mondello, Aisha Harris and Scott Detrow discuss the compulsion to make movies about the movies and when they work best.
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Novel methods allow hiking among the dairy cows at the Cotoni-Coast Dairies National Monument
Cotoni-Coast Dairies National Monument was designated in 2017 but has been closed as federal officials planned out how to integrate humans into the historic dairy grazing landscape. Their solution: high-tech collars for the cows to herd them away from no-go areas.
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Three decades after the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act, lessons from the journey
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Mackenzie Martin about her reporting for KCUR's podcast 'A People's History of Kansas City', commemorating the 35th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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A new show brings the nightmarish creatures from Alien closer to home
Creator Noah Hawley talks about his new show, Alien: Earth, and the creatures bringing primal fear to the small screen.
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EU leaders react to the historic Trump-Putin summit
European leaders are reacting to the aftermath of the Trump-Putin summit with concern.
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Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy to meet with Trump on Monday
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will be meeting President Trump at the White House on Monday. However, Trump suggests he favors Vladimir Putin's approach to dealing with the war in Ukraine.
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The Trump-Putin summit is over. What were the big takeaways?
NPR's White House correspondent takes stock of the meeting President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin had about the war in Ukraine in Anchorage.