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How the war on drugs helped stock our grocery store shelves

A few decades ago, finding blueberries in a grocery store out of season was a rarity. Not so much these days.
Mercury, Venus and Saturn to delight stargazers in a parade across the sky

The pre-dawn sky will feature a glowing crescent moon, joined by planets Mercury, Venus and Saturn.
- Alana Wise
How to get older men to socialize is a puzzle. A group called ROMEO is one answer

ROMEO stands for "retired older men eating out," and it's helping guys in one Maine town get out of the house and into more friendships.
- Ashley Milne-Tyte
Wrong turn leads to hundreds of immigrant arrests at the Detroit-Canada border bridge

NPR has for months been receiving tips about detentions at the Ambassador Bridge in Michigan. An inquiry by Representative Rashida Tlaib, a Michigan Democrat, has revealed more that 200 detentions this year at the bridge, including American citizen children.
- Jasmine Garsd
Seattle bookstores aren’t just surviving, they’re thriving

On Saturday, Seattle area readers are celebrating Independent Bookstore Day. There’s the Passport Challenge -- an attempt to visit all 29 participating bookstores in the Puget Sound Region, and get a stamp from each one. We talk with Tom Nissley, owner of Phinney Books about why Seattle's independent bookstores continue to thrive.
- Paige Browning
I quit Ozempic and embraced feeling healthy over striving for thinness

Taking the drug made one writer feel so sick she quit and focused on healthy habits instead of her body size. Turns out, 65% of people using GLP-1 drugs for weight loss quit within a year.
- Mara Gordon
Trump calls on Putin to 'STOP' attacks on Ukraine after deadly Kyiv strike

President Trump called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to stop attacks as the Ukrainian military says Russia launched at least 215 drones and missiles at Ukraine, most aimed at the capital.
- Joanna Kakissis
Decades later, the Microsoft antitrust case casts a shadow over the Google trial

A nearly 30-year-old legal case looms large over the U.S. government's antitrust case against Google. A judge is hearing arguments to decide the penalties to levy against the search giant.
- Jaclyn Diaz
Oil companies expected a big business boom under Trump. Now they're worried

Many oil company executives celebrated Donald Trump's return to the White House. But now expectations of higher profits are fading amid fears of a recession.
- Kirk Siegler
Where will Travis Hunter, Cam Ward and other top players be picked in the NFL Draft?

It's been almost 30 years since an NFL player played a true two-way season. Heisman winner Travis Hunter could be the next — but first, he has to be selected in the NFL Draft, which begins Thursday.
- Becky Sullivan

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