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The effort to nurse 300 stranded sea turtles back to health in Massachusetts
Hundreds of sea turtles are stranding on Cape Cod this week. We visit the facility that is nursing them back to health.
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Memphis police regularly violate civil rights, DOJ finds
The Justice Department finds Memphis police regularly violate the civil rights of citizens, engaging in unconstitutional tactics like excessive use of force and discriminating against Black residents.
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Former detective weighs in on the hunt for the UnitedHealthcare CEO's killer
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with David Sarni, a retired NYPD detective and adjunct professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, about the hunt for the gunman who killed the UnitedHealthcare CEO.
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Syrians in Aleppo show cautious optimism amid rebel takeover
Syrians in Aleppo are cautiously optimistic as rebel groups take over Assad-regime held areas of their country.
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DOGE team update: Musk and Ramaswamy make their case to Congress
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are making their case for government efficiency to members of Congress.
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NPR's Books We Love: Biographies and memoirs
NPR has rounded up more than 350 of our favorite books this year. Today, we're focusing on biographies and memoirs.
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If global warming ramps up, 1 in 3 species could be in serious danger by century's end
A new study projects just how bad things could get for biodiversity if global warming speeds up. NPR's Jonathan Lambert reports that under the most extreme warming scenarios, about one in three species could be threatened with extinction by the end of the century.
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Here's what's happened in the 3 months since Oregon changed its drug rules
Starting Sept. 1, drug users in Oregon began facing new criminal penalties for possession, ending the state's experiment with drug decriminalization. What does that change look like on the ground?
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Some rural Nevadans want Trump to stop the state's solar energy boom
Backlash against massive solar energy farms drove strong rural turnout in Nevada may have helped flip the presidential vote there to Republican for the first time since 2004. But it's not a given Trump will derail President Biden's plans for more Nevada solar.
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What would it take for the bird flu virus to spark a pandemic? New study has clues
Scientists have an idea of how bird flu would have to evolve in order to spread more easily among humans: a mutation in one protein on the virus' surface could help it bind better human cells. Reporter: Will Stone. Editor: Scott Hensley. SSP for ATC Thursday + digital post possibly. Spot. Embargo for study lifts at 2pm ET on Thursday.
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This powerful space telescope could be a national secure risk for the U.S.
The U.S. has been developing a powerful telescope connected to the world's largest digital camera. Once fully operational, the Vera Rubin Observatory will be able to produce a full image of the sky.
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Cancer survivorship: Navigating the disruptions to schooling
Two people who were diagnosed with cancer during childhood describe how the experience interrupted their educations -- and eventually led them to vocations in the medical field as adults.
