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Episodes
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The long lost original model of the USS Enterprise has been returned
The model, in the opening credits of Star Trek, had been missing since the 1970s. It popped up on eBay last fall. The seller helped facilitate its return to the family of the creator of Star Trek.
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There are canceled flights and fish on sidewalks after Dubai's record rainfall
Dubai is still recovering from unprecedented floods days after the heaviest rainfall ever recorded in the United Arab Emirates.
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Israel strikes back at Iran. Is the Middle East headed into a broader regional war?
NPR's A Martinez talks with the retired commander of U.S. Central Command, Gen. Frank McKenzie, about Israeli airstrikes on Iran.
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The Israeli military has conducted missile strikes against Iran
The strikes appear to be the response Israel vowed to carry out after an Iranian attack on Sunday, when Tehran fired hundreds of drones and missiles at Israel.
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Why a song released in 1994 is No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Hard Rock Songs chart
Parts of the world experienced a total solar eclipse this month, but what good is it without a soundtrack? On the day of the eclipse, Soundgarden's song "Black Hole Sun" saw a boom in streams.
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A family settled in Philadelphia in the 60s — the only Asians in the neighborhood
In this week's StoryCorps, a daughter recalls how her mother adapted to living in America after immigrating from China.
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The selection of alternate jurors in Trump's N.Y. criminal trial resumes Friday
Attorneys have selected a jury of 12 New Yorkers for former president Donald Trump's hush money trial — as many as six alternates also need to be seated before opening statements can begin.
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Bicycle Day marks an unofficial commemoration of the first use of LSD
Among psychedelic enthusiasts, April 19 or Bicycle Day honors a mind-altering ride taken by the Swiss chemist who created LSD.
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Why doesn't gun violence move voters like other issues?
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Rutgers professor Ashley Koning about voting behavior as it relates to the issue of gun violence.
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Beatles' sons — Sean Ono Lennon and James McCartney — co-create a song
"Primrose Hill" is a gently nostalgic ditty by James McCartney, with cowriting credit to Sean Ono Lennon. On Instagram, McCartney said the song was inspired by an idyllic boyhood memory.
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The space junk was supposed to disintegrate in the atmosphere — it didn't
NASA says the space debris that crashed into a home in Naples, Fla., last month was part of a pallet of old batteries jettisoned from the International Space Station three years ago.
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The first phase of the Lahaina fire report details timeline of disaster
Hawaii's attorney general released the first phase of the investigations into the devastating wildfires on Maui. The fires killed more than 100 people and left thousands homeless.