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It's National Pet Day, so show your pet some love
Animal welfare advocate Colleen Paige founded the day in 2006 to encourage adoption. But studies show life with a pet doesn't just benefit them — pets lower blood pressure and stress in their humans.
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Funding for weather stations that provide critical data is under threat
Networks of weather stations throughout the U.S. provide data that's crucial for emergency responders, farmers and researchers but funding for them is precarious.
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Medical ethics expert discusses the FDA's authority following abortion drug rulings
Two rulings on the abortion drug mifepristone raise questions about the FDA's authority. NPR's Michel Martin talks with medical ethics expert Holly Fernandez Lynch of the University of Pennsylvania.
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Lasse Wellander, longtime ABBA guitarist, has died at 70
Lasse Wellander was lead guitarist for ABBA and played on some of the group's biggest hits. He died Friday at the age of 70.
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Australian Michelle Lee rows 237 days in solo trip across the Pacific
The Australian rowed 237 days solo across the Pacific. She said she wasn't lonely — maybe because of the creatures that kept her company, including about 50 baby sharks that swam below her boat.
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Railway workers say staff cuts and longer trains are creating dangerous conditions
NPR's A Martinez talks to ProPublica reporter Dan Schwartz about how trains are getting longer while railroad staff is being cut, creating dangerous conditions.
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Do legislative supermajorities weaken the democratic process, as seen in Tennessee?
NPR speaks with Ken Paulson, with the Free Speech Center at Middle Tennessee State University. He says legislative supermajorities can weaken the democratic process, as we saw in Tennessee last week.
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The 'School of Rock' band is getting back together
In 'School of Rock,' Jack Black plays a rocker who takes a gig as a fifth-grade substitute teacher. He and the actors who played the fifth graders, now in their 30s, are reuniting.
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The Pentagon is investigating leaks of top-secret documents on the war in Ukraine
Top-secret Pentagon documents offering details on Ukraine's military and the state of the war have been published on Twitter and Telegram. The Pentagon says it is investigating.
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These are the job sectors that are hiring and experiencing wage growth
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Arin Dube, professor of economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, about how wage growth is breaking down some barriers in the job market.
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Law professor looks at whether Supreme Court's Thomas may have violated ethics rules
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with NYU law professor Stephen Gillers about whether Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas might have violated ethics rules for accepting luxury trips for decades.
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Brewers fans who won a raffle used winnings to add to their family
A Milwaukee couple who attended a Brewers home opener last April entered a raffle and won $18,000, which was almost exactly what they needed for in-vitro fertilization. In February, they had a son.