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Archaeologists find an ivory comb from 1700 B.C.
The Washington Post reports the comb reveals an ancient problem with beard lice. A sentence is inscribed on the comb which translates to: May this tusk root out the lice of the hair and the beard.
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Proposition 31 passes in California: flavored tobacco will be banned
Californians voted overwhelmingly to uphold a ban on flavored tobacco products — including e-cigarettes. Anti-smoking advocates hope more states and federal regulators will follow.
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Several state ballot measures resulted in victories for abortion rights supporters
Voters generally favored abortion rights in abortion-related ballot initiatives this year. That could have implications for both policy and strategy.
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The climate summit is drawing attention to Egypt's poor human rights record
The United Nation's annual climate conference is supposed to be the forum for the world to address global warming — but in Egypt many activist voices aren't being heard.
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Republicans pushed hard for the Latino vote in Nevada and Florida, to mixed results
María Urbina, former staffer to the late Nevada Senator Harry Reid and managing director at Indivisible, joins NPR to discuss Nevada's election results and the Democrats' campaign strategies.
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Examining the impact of former President Trump on the Midterms
What can we say so far about the impact of former President Donald Trump's endorsements in the midterms?
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Ahead of Midterms, the White House insisted Biden's programs were popular
Control of congress is undetermined but we do know that the overwhelming victories that the GOP predicted did not happen, despite historic trends that usually give the party out of power huge wins.
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A ballot measure passed in Missouri requiring Kansas City to spend more on police
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Quinton Lucas, the Democratic mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, who discusses how the 2022 elections could affect police funding and cannabis use.
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Republican predictions of big victories in the Midterms did not materialize
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to GOP strategist Scott Jennings, about reaction to the election results.
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Exploring whether new voter laws affected the turnout for Midterm elections
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to professor Scot Schraufnagel, political science professor at Northern Illinois University, about voter turnout and claims of election fraud.
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It's still undecided which party controls the House and Senate
Republicans had been forecast in recent days to gain 12-25 seats in the House. Democrats appear to have stemmed the Republican tide.
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Young voters turned out for the first time for the 2022 Midterm elections
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Jack Lobel of Voters of Tomorrow, an organization focused on engaging and mobilizing Gen Z voters, about election results.