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Federal judge rejects Trump's bid to block the release of Jan. 6 documents
A judge has denied former President Donald Trump's request to block documents from being handed over to a House committee investigating the riot at the U.S. Capitol.
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How did a blue trash can from South Carolina end up in Ireland?
The can from Myrtle Beach made the 3,500 journey across the Atlantic Ocean. A resident in County Mayo discovered it, and posted photos online. Officials say it probably washed away during a storm.
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A car parked in the same space since 1974 becomes a town landmark
Angelo Fregolent, 94, parked his car in an Italian neighborhood in 1974, and has left it in the same space ever since. The car is even marked on Google Maps.
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This Kenyan family got solar power. High-level climate talks determine who else will
Last month, the Muisyo family turned on the lights for the first time thanks to climate financing from rich countries. But the fund is falling short of its $100 billion goal to help poor countries.
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Myanmar's military escalates its campaign to eliminate resistance
In Myanmar, resistance to the military's February coup is increasing. So is the military's brutal effort to squash it, as Myanmar slides further into chaos.
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First lady Jill Biden stops by historic Virginia school's vaccine clinic
The first school to administer the polio vaccine in 1954 in McLean, Va., was also the scene for the kickoff of a White House drive to get kids vaccinated for COVID-19.
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Passengers arriving at London's Heathrow Airport got a fishy surprise
Passengers expected their baggage to be on the carousel, but they received nearly 100 boxes neatly wrapped in blue. British Airways hasn't said how the luggage was swapped for a cargo of frozen fish.
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In Jupiter's swirling Great Red Spot, NASA spacecraft finds hidden depths
NASA's Juno spacecraft sweeps over Jupiter's Great Red Spot and makes 3D map of the giant storm. The findings could shed light on gas giant exoplanets in distant solar systems.
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Scuba diver in Wisconsin finds a 1,200-year-old canoe
Maritime archaeologist Tamara Thomsen was exploring Lake Mendota when she saw what might have been a log. Instead it was a 15-foot-long dugout canoe which was carved somewhere around the year 800.
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Under the thunder that opens Led Zeppelin's 'When the Levee Breaks'
Throughout NPR's 50th anniversary, we're looking back at moments from that year that have (also) stood the test of time. Today, one of the most unforgettable pieces of drumming in rock history.
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Morning news brief
The Jan. 6 House panel issues more subpoenas for ex-Trump officials. A preview of two cases before the Supreme Court Tuesday. And, India's rapid development has left it with many environmental issues.
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Supreme Court preview: prayer during execution, Supplementary Security Income
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Garrett Epps of the Washington Monthly, who's also a professor of law at the University of Oregon, about what the Supreme Court has on its docket Tuesday.