- http://www.npr.org/2024/05/19/12...perm-whale-jawbone-stolenThe jawbone of a nearly 50-foot sperm whale that washed ashore in New Zealand's southernmost region has been removed. While the act is illegal, it's also considered disrespectful to the Mori people.Posted 1 day 6 hours ago - 05/19/24
- http://www.npr.org/2024/05/19/12...-boxing-champion-24-yearsUkrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk became the world's first undisputed heavyweight boxing champion in 24 years by beating British fighter Tyson Fury in Saudi Arabia's Riyadh.Posted 1 day 8 hours ago - 05/19/24
- http://www.npr.org/2024/05/18/12...acters-actors-equity-voteDisneyland employees in California, including those who perform as characters from Mickey Mouse to Moana, have voted to unionize. The 1,700 workers will be represented by Actors' Equity Association.Posted 1 day 14 hours ago - 05/18/24
- http://www.npr.org/2024/05/18/12...he-grey-wins-horse-racingSeize the Grey ended Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan's Triple Crown bid by going wire to wire to win the Preakness, giving trainer D. Wayne Lukas his seventh victory in the race.Posted 1 day 15 hours ago - 05/18/24
- http://www.npr.org/2024/05/18/12...ona-auction-soccer-napkinThe handwritten restaurant napkin from the year 2000 was the starting point for an agreement between the then 13-year-old Messi and FC Barcelona.Posted 1 day 21 hours ago - 05/18/24
- http://www.npr.org/2024/05/18/12...f-gaza-plan-doesnt-changeBenny Gantz, a centrist member of Israel's three-member war cabinet, threatened to resign from the government if it doesn't adopt a new plan within three weeks.Posted 1 day 22 hours ago - 05/18/24
- http://www.npr.org/2024/05/18/12...ternational-space-stationA helium leak pushed back a planned launch to May 25. Boeing's program that would shuttle astronauts to and from the International Space Station has been plagued with problems.Posted 2 days 1 hour ago - 05/18/24
- http://www.npr.org/2024/05/18/12...y-university-scholarshipsHigher education officials in Ohio are reviewing race-based scholarships after last year's Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action.Posted 2 days 3 hours ago - 05/18/24
- http://www.npr.org/2024/05/18/12...5-tootsie-actor-obituraryDabney Coleman, the mustachioed character actor who specialized in smarmy villains like the chauvinist boss in "9 to 5" and the nasty TV director in "Tootsie," has died.Posted 2 days 3 hours ago - 05/18/24
- http://www.npr.org/2024/05/18/12...in-footrace-by-5th-graderIan Roberts has competed in some of the most high-profile races in the world. But his biggest competition to date was a determined 5th grader in jean shorts and Nike tennis shoes.Posted 2 days 5 hours ago - 05/18/24
- http://www.npr.org/2024/05/18/12...ps-bullies-missing-schoolSince the pandemic, chronic absenteeism in the nation's K-12 schools has skyrocketed. These teens are working to get their attendance back on track.Posted 2 days 5 hours ago - 05/18/24
- http://www.npr.org/sections/heal...ve-better-ingredients-fdaSkin cancer is the most common cancer in the U.S. and we need all the protection we can get. So why is it so hard to get newer, more effective ingredients approved here?Posted 2 days 5 hours ago - 05/18/24
- http://www.npr.org/sections/code...-are-attached-to-the-pastAt the height of the racial reckoning, a school district in Virginia voted to rename two schools that had been previously named for Confederate generals. This month, that decision was reversed.Posted 2 days 6 hours ago - 05/18/24
- http://www.npr.org/2024/05/18/12...-columbia-cuny-hunter-nycStudents arrested at Columbia University and the City College of New York spoke with NPR about their choice to risk legal and academic consequences.Posted 2 days 7 hours ago - 05/18/24
- http://www.npr.org/2024/05/18/12...43554/pete-mccloskey-deadMcCloskey's story has both deep roots and burgeoning relevance. He died this month at 96 and had long been out of the limelight, but the issues he had been willing to champion are as salient as ever.Posted 2 days 7 hours ago - 05/18/24
- http://www.npr.org/2024/05/18/12...ew-york-maryland-handgunsMeanwhile, Maryland's governor signs a bill to address the surge of conversion devices, including Glock switches, that bypass a pistol's trigger mechanism, allowing the weapon to fire fully automatic.Posted 2 days 7 hours ago - 05/18/24
- http://www.npr.org/2024/05/18/12...aise-new-risk-hot-weatherAs the Houston area works to clean up and restore power to thousands after deadly storms, it will do so Saturday under a smog warning and as all of southern Texas starts to feel the heat.Posted 2 days 9 hours ago - 05/18/24
- http://www.npr.org/2024/05/17/12...ns-unusual-visit-to-spainBefore kicking off a three-day visit to Madrid, Argentina's libertarian President Javier Milei stirred controversy, accusing the socialist government of bringing "poverty and death" to Spain.Posted 2 days 13 hours ago - 05/17/24
- http://www.npr.org/2024/05/17/12...-the-bodies-of-3-hostagesThe three were identified as Shani Louk, Amit Buskila and Yitzhak Gelernter. Israel's military said they had been killed by Hamas militants when they attacked a music festival on Oct. 7.Posted 2 days 18 hours ago - 05/17/24
- http://www.npr.org/2024/05/17/12...ssia-putin-xi-china-visitPresident Xi Jinping of China and Russia's Vladimir Putin doubled down on their alliance against the West this week during the Kremlin leader's visit to Beijing.Posted 2 days 19 hours ago - 05/17/24
- http://www.npr.org/2024/05/17/12...ime-sexual-abuse-lawsuitsA new lawsuit alleges widespread sexual abuse of juveniles took place over decades at Illinois youth detention facilities. Similar lawsuits have been filed this year in other states.Posted 2 days 20 hours ago - 05/17/24
- http://www.npr.org/2024/05/17/11...aving-a-language-in-chileCkunsa, an indigenous language in Chile, was declared dead 70 years ago. But groups in northern Chile are successfully reviving the language and teaching it to a new generation.Posted 2 days 20 hours ago - 05/17/24
- http://www.npr.org/2024/05/17/12...on-election-results-southMore than 5,000 Mercedes-Benz workers who build luxury SUVs in Alabama were eligible to vote on whether to join the UAW. Workers faced intense anti-union messaging from Mercedes in the run-up.Posted 2 days 21 hours ago - 05/17/24
- http://www.npr.org/2024/05/17/12...h-kids-rap-song-the-sparkA shot of pure joy to start off the weekend: a charming video of kids from Cork, Ireland, rapping about finding and following their creative voice.Posted 2 days 23 hours ago - 05/17/24
- http://www.npr.org/2024/05/17/12...-starts-operating-in-gazaThe first trucks of aid entered Gaza via a pier built by the U.S. But it's challenging to move aid around Gaza, and humanitarian groups operating in Rafah warn they don't have food to distribute.Posted 3 days 41 minutes ago - 05/17/24
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