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Episodes
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Harris is on a 2-day Georgia bus tour. It’s the latest sign the state is in play
Vice President Harris and running mate Tim Walz just kicked off on a two-day bus tour in Georgia. The state President Biden narrowly won in 2020 is again in play.
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Heads Up: What CDC guidance says about school kids and head lice
NPR's A Martinez talks to Dr. Dawn Nolt, a professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, about why CDC guidance says kids can stay in school even if they have lice, which may differ than what many adults recall.
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Ukraine has successfully tested ballistic missiles that were made in Ukraine
Ukraine has been dependent on Western countries for long-range ballistic missiles in its fight against Russia's invasion. Will producing these missiles in Ukraine make a difference in the war?
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Israel has begun a large-scale military operation in the occupied West Bank
It's Israel's largest military operation in the occupied West Bank since the start of the war in Gaza. Israeli military officials say they are thwarting terrorist groups.
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Trump campaign staffers have run-in with Arlington National Cemetery official
The two staffers had a verbal and physical altercation with an official at the cemetery after they were asked not to film or photograph where recent U.S. casualties are buried, sources tell NPR.
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Writer Yuval Levin thinks about frustrations with government in a divided nation
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with conservative writer Yuval Levin about the value of the U.S. Constitution in a divisive era.
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H.R. McMaster faults Biden and Trump for messy withdrawal from Afghanistan
Former national security adviser H.R. McMaster looks back on the Trump administration's Afghanistan strategy.
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The physics behind a very annoying thing that could ever happen to you: a paper cut
Scientists have figured out why paper cuts hurt so much. Kaare Jensen, associate professor of physics at the Technical University of Denmark, explains.
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Why a university's student government has frozen student activity funds
The University of Michigan's student government is withholding funding from student organizations -- demanding the school divest from companies that have business ties to Israel or weapons makers.
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As D&D turns 50, we remember the early days
Dungeons and Dragons turns 50 this year. The table top, role playing game has spawned TV shows, YouTube series and podcasts.
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Chipmaker Nvidia will report quarterly earnings and the data will be closely watched
The chip company Nvidia is the darling of the AI boom. Can its closely-watched earnings live up to the hype?
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'Summer of Love' series: A case for marriage
In some circles marriages gets a bad rap. In his book "Get Married," professor Brad Wilcox talks to NPR's Michel Martin -- making the case that marriage is the key to a meaningful and happy life.
