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There has been a lot of extreme weather lately. What's the cause?
Temperature records are falling left and right. Wildfires, hurricanes, heat waves and droughts are exacerbated by human-caused climate change.
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As costs rise, parents may be facing what's call a child care cliff
NPR's Michel Martin talks to Julie Morita of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, a philanthropic organization focused on health, about the looming expiration of federal child care funding.
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Concertgoers used to throw flowers at artists. Now the items are more dangerous
Throwing objects at artists while they're on stage isn't unprecedented, but it seems to be happening a lot lately. What seems like a harmless item can result in criminal charges including assault.
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Proposed silica dust rules for coal mines may extend to sand, gravel quarries
The federal government is working on regulations for U.S. mines which includes reducing exposure to silica dust for all miners — not just coal miners.
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20,000 residents of Yellowknife are ordered to flee wildfire
Update on the Yellowknife wildfires
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Hip-Hop's game changers: Three 6 Mafia
Hip-hop is celebrating its 50th anniversary, and we're looking back at albums that changed the game. Today, it's the group that took a shoestring DIY approach to creating horrorcore: Three 6 Mafia.
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An Oklahoma City woman remembers being a child activist
StoryCorps brings us memories of one of the first sit-ins of the Civil Rights Era, a protest at a drug store in Oklahoma City that was organized by children.
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Ecuador will elect a president — 2 weeks after candidate was assassinated
An investigative journalist has stepped forward to replace his assassinated colleague as the presidential nominee in Ecuador's presidential election this Sunday.
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The hype for a fake movie, 'Zepotha,' goes viral on Tiktok
There's a hit movie getting rave reviews on TikTok — except it is not a real movie. The movie Zepotha doesn't exist. What does this say about the sway, and of viral culture?
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Bookstore in Baltimore needed help opening an old safe and put out a challenge
A bus driver from Canada answered the call. The safe-cracking enthusiast went to Red Emma's bookstore and two days later he opened it. The only downside is what he discovered inside: nothing.
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New revelations raise more questions about Supreme Court ethics
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Supreme Court ethics expert Amanda Frost about Justice Clarence Thomas accepting more vacations and gifts from billionaire benefactors than previously reported.
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Coal miners speak out in support of strengthened silica dust exposure standards
At a hearing in West Virginia, coal miners spoke out in support of better silica dust exposure standards proposed by the government in response to new black lung cases among coal miners.