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For the first time there are 8 billion people on the Earth, U.N. report says
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Jack Goldstone, a professor of public policy at George Mason University, who writes about population trends, about the world's growing population.
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Black Death survivors gave descendants a genetic advantage — but with a cost
A study shows that survivors of the bubonic plague, which lasted from 1346 to 1353, may have passed on the ability to survive other pandemics. (Aired on All Things Considered on Oct. 19. 2022.)
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Michelle Obama opens up in her new memoir 'The Light We Carry'
In an interview Tuesday on All Things Considered, the former first lady will talk about a phrase that she didn't know would resonate: "When they go low, we go high."
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Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto reflects on her pivotal reelection in Nevada
Democrats retained control of the Senate after Catherine Cortez Masto won re-election in an exceptionally close race. The senator reflects on the lessons from her race for her party.
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Birth workers in Kansas are addressing the state's high rate of infant mortality
Kansas has one of the highest rates of infant mortality in the U.S., and for Black babies the picture is especially dire. Birth workers are looking for ways to reduce the number of deaths.
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How Democrats were able to perform better than expected in midterm elections
Democrats have retained their control of the Senate, but the House is still up for grabs. How will the midterm election results shape the two parties and their agendas moving forward?
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Some believe it's time for the GOP to rethink its message ahead of 2024
With Donald Trump expected to announce another run for president in 2024, NPR's A Martinez talks to Republican strategist Sarah Longwell about how the party is positioning itself.
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In a major blow to Putin, Russia says it has fully withdrawn from Kherson
The Russian Defense Ministry says it has completed its withdrawal from the strategically important city of Kherson in southern Ukraine.
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Residents near the North Pole look on the bright side of seasonal darkness
On a cluster of islands between Norway and the North Pole, everyone wears headlamps for two-and-a-half months out of the year because it's pitch black outside. This weekend, the darkness begins.
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Voters aren't sure if they want Biden and Trump to launch 2024 presidential bids
Many Democratic voters are lukewarm on Biden. Many Republican voters are lukewarm on Trump. As the dust settles from the midterms, we look ahead at what this means for the next big political contest.
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'Wakanda Forever' hopes to replicate the success of 'Black Panther'
The sequel to the Marvel film Black Panther is in wide release this weekend. Wakanda Forever directly addresses the death of the character played by the late Chadwick Boseman.
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Control of the U.S. Senate hangs in the balance as midterm results are counted
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic Sen. Corey Booker of New Jersey about the midterm election results, and the future of the Democratic party.