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Scientists recreate a pathway that senses pain, using nerve cells grown in a dish
Scientists created a model of the human pain pathway in a dish by connecting four separate brain organoids. The feat should help them understand sensory disorders like those affecting pain perception.
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Elizabeth Olsen talks about her shift away from blockbusters
Actor Elizabeth Olsen opens up about intentionally shifting her career towards more serious roles after becoming famous playing a Marvel superhero.
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The politics of Trump deportations
President Trump has promised to carry out the largest deportation program in U.S. history. Some Republicans worry about political backlash, especially in swing districts with immigrant populations.
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What does it take to keep your job as an NBA head coach?
Mike Malone, the former coach of the Denver nuggets, was fired this week -- joining a growing list of NBA coaches to lose their jobs after winning a championship.
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Actress Taylor Dearden talks about portraying neurodivergence on 'The Pitt'
Actress Taylor Dearden plays a neurodivergent resident on Max's hospital drama "The Pitt." The actress talks to NPR's Scott Detrow about her portrayal.
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Michigan attorney representing a student protestor detained by immigration agents
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If your shopping bill is already high — tariffs will make it higher
Tariffs are driving prices up on lots of things Americans buy. Martha Gimbel of Yale's Budget Lab takes an imaginary walk through a big box store to examine how much more consumers will have to pay.
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Appeals court rules Trump can fire probationary federal workers once again
The decision from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals further clears the way for the Trump administration to re-fire, for now, thousands of probationary federal employees.
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South Africa reels over Trump's offer of refugee status to white Afrikaners
President Trump's controversial executive order offering refugee status to the White Afrikaner minority in South Africa has enflamed tensions in the country and emboldened some who want to secede.
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BRAZIL - CHINA'S EV BOOM
Chinese electric car sales to Latin America are booming, especially in Brazil. And China is also building EVs there, investing nearly a billion dollars at one car plant. But there have been troubles.
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What will it take to get measles under control
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Caitlin Rivers of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health about long-term implications of measles outbreaks in West Texas, New Mexico and a dozen other states.
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'You know it when you feel it': A new documentary explores the roots of funk
We Want the Funk! is a sprawling documentary about funk music debuting Tuesday on PBS. Filmmaker Stanley Nelson and funk legend George Clinton talk about why this documentary feels like a celebration.
