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The world's highest altitude space observatory is open for business Located some 18,500 feet above sea level at the summit of Chile's Cerro Chajnanto mountain, Tokyo Atacama Observatory has instruments that can see celestial objects many light years away from Earth.
Couple sues Singapore Airlines after their seats wouldn't recline into a bed After the airline offered the couple flying from India to Singapore 10,000 flyer miles, they sued. A court in India ordered Singapore Airlines to pay them around $2,500 for "mental agony."
Blinken returns to Israel determined to get more aid into Gaza Secretary of State Antony Blinken is back in Israel with a big focus on providing humanitarian aid to Gaza. Israel is still threatening to move on Rafah, in Southern Gaza, despite U.S. opposition. Michel Martin Michele Kelemen
Christian author, warning of domestic terrorism, speaks directly to her community NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Elizabeth Neumann about the rise of Christian extremism. Neumann served as a Homeland Security official in the Trump administration. Her new book is Kingdom of Rage.
National Pentagon's reduction in military medical costs is criticized as going too far The Defense Department has been trying to cut the costs of medical care for its millions of troops, and retirees and their families. Are downsizing measures hurting military health and readiness? Quil Lawrence
The Biden administration advances its aim to reclassify marijuana The Biden administration moves toward reclassifying marijuana as a less-dangerous drug. The president pledged in 2019 that he would decriminalize marijuana and expunge prior convictions for pot use. A Martinez Deepa Shivaram
NPR poll: Democrats fear fascism, and Republicans worry about a lack of values A new 2024 election poll from NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist shows fundamental divides over concerns for America's future and what to teach the next generation. Domenico Montanaro
What’s sending first-generation electric cars to an early grave? A growing number of early electric car adopters are scrapping or replacing their cars when batteries that are no longer under warranty go haywire. Monica Nickelsburg
National Walmart says it will close its 51 health centers and virtual care service The Arkansas-based company said that after managing the clinics it launched in 2019 and expanding its telehealth program, it concluded "there is not a sustainable business model for us to continue." The Associated Press
Here's this year's list of the most endangered historic places in the U.S. The National Trust's annual list includes Eatonville, the all-Black Florida town memorialized by Zora Neale Hurston, Alaska's Sitka Tlingit Clan houses, and the home of country singer Cindy Walker. Neda Ulaby