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A phone on a pole is capturing the soundtrack of a street corner in San Francisco
A San Francisco man has a new spin on surveillance technology. He uses a solar-powered android phone running the song identifier app Shazam to listen and record the music passersby are listening to.
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Some Indian American Democrats see themselves in Harris. Others see the limits
In swing states like Georgia, growing numbers of South Asians could make a difference this election. So how do they feel about the woman some call "Lotus POTUS?"
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A year in the life of a mom and baby from Gaza
Raneem Hijazi was eight months pregnant when an Israeli airstrike hit the apartment where she lived, killing her son and seven family members. She delivered her daughter via C-section shortly after.
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Ants developed agriculture after the demise of the dinos, according to new analysis
Ants have farmed fungi for 66 million years, according to new work in the journal Science. It's a relationship that flourished after the demise of the dinosaurs, says Ted Schultz of the Smithsonian.
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Researchers who helped lay the groundwork for AI win Nobel Prize in Physics
The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to University of Toronto's Geoffrey Hinton and Princeton University's John Hopfield for their work on artificial intelligence.
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Florida prepares for major Hurricane Milton
Major Hurricane Milton is bearing down on Florida's Gulf Coast and expected to make landfall on Wednesday. Hundreds of thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate ahead of the storm's arrival.
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Poet Laureate Ada Limon talks about her poem engraved on a NASA spaceship
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limon about her poem engraved on NASA's spaceship headed 1.8 billion miles to the Jupiter moon of Europa.
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Supreme Court majority may embrace ATF's ghost gun rule
The ATF classifies the kits as firearms under the 1968 Gun Control Act, but kit manufacturers and sellers challenged the rule in court, asserting that the ATF had exceeded its authority.
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A voice coach in Kansas helps students work toward their musical theater dreams
More young people are attracted to musical theater because of popular shows like “Hamilton” and “Hadestown.” Students who want to be part of the performances may turn to a vocal coach for help.
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The U.S. must replace its lead pipes, according to new EPA rule
The EPA is finalizing a rule to require replacement of lead service lines that connect homes to water systems. The change would lower lead levels in drinking water but poses logistical challenges.
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D.C. and more than a dozen states sue TikTok
NPR's Juana Summers talks with D.C. AG Brian Schwalb about the new lawsuit against TikTok alleging that the social media platform causes harm to kids and operates in an illegal virtual economy.
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How Austin, Texas, was about lower the cost of rent
Housing affordability and how best to spur new construction have become election issues. Austin, Texas, has seen a historic building boom that has lowered rents. Is it scalable to other cities?
