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Suspect is charged with murder as an act of terrorism in health care CEO's death
Luigi Mangione was indicted in New York Tuesday on eleven counts related to the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. They include three murder charges.
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Sudan refugee camp, experiencing famine, comes under near daily attack
There have been almost daily attacks on Sudan's largest refugee camp over the last few weeks. The camp was already experiencing famine and now hundreds of refugees are fleeing for safety
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What do penguins, sea turtles and whales have in common?
Aquatic creatures of very different sizes swim at the same relative depth when traveling long distances.
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Brace yourself for a very busy holiday travel season. Tips to help you
Whether you're driving or flying this holiday season, you'll be part of one the busiest travel seasons of the year. Triple A shares some tips on how to make holiday travel a little bit easier.
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Why it is rare for a girl to commit a mass shooting, as happened this week
Data show that women and girls are rarely the assailants in mass shootings. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with forensic psychologist Jillian Peterson about the facts and reasons behind that data.
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Syria's ousted dictator relied on a brutal army, and powerful allies. What changed?
Stories from men conscripted into the Syrian military help explain why it collapsed.
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The cost of borrowing money could get a little bit cheaper after Fed's meeting
The Federal Reserve is expected to lower its benchmark interest rate today. But additional rate cuts next year are in question, as inflation remains elevated.
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Observers worry 2nd Trump term could have long-term implications for military justice
Pete Hegseth is making the rounds on Capitol Hill, as Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of defense. When he was a Fox News host, he sought presidential intervention in war crime cases.
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After tradwives took over TikTok, there's a wave of ex-tradwives on social media.
This year, the "tradwife" -- a content creator, often religious, who posts about why she quit the workforce to stay home and raise her kids -- took over TikTok. But now, there's a surge of women online doing the opposite: posting about why they quit the "tradwife" lifestyle and how they're building a community of working moms on social media.
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'Cancer ghosting' can be more painful than treatment, survivors say
Loss of social support after a cancer diagnosis is a surprisingly common experience, social workers and cancer patients say. For young cancer survivors, it is a particularly difficult part of the disease.
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Russian general in charge of chemical and biological warfare is killed in Moscow
The apparent assassination of Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov came a day after Ukraine's security service charged him with using banned chemical weapons.
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Syrians can finally tell their stories about Assad's chemical attacks
Survivors of the Syrian regime's chemical attacks are free now speak about how they lost their families. We meet people who endured attacks that Syria's former president used to stay in power.
