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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene target of swatting attempt

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene was the victim of a swatting attempt, which she says is the eighth time it's happened. Authorities are investigating the incident in partnership with Greene's security

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Apes remember long-lost friends and family they haven't seen in decades

Researchers found that chimpanzees and bonobos were able to recognize photos of former groupmates after more than 25 years apart, according to a new study from Johns Hopkins University.

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Health workers struggle to prevent an infectious disease 'disaster in waiting' in Gaza

Public health experts say conditions in war-torn Gaza are ripe for the spread of infectious disease. Health workers are struggling to spot and contain outbreaks, even as the health system teeters.

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Virtual reality gives a boost to the 'lazy eye'

To treat amblyopia, or lazy eye, doctors typically prescribe a patch to cover the stronger eye and make the brain learn to work with the weaker one. Virtual reality offers a new approach.

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2023 in photos: NPR station photographers share memorable moments

From across the country, NPR member station visual journalists have documented events in their states and cities. These images represent some of the year's most remarkable stories.

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'Jane Roe' is anonymous no more. The very public fight against abortion bans in 2023

As the first full year since Roe v. Wade was overturned closes, the abortion landscape in the U.S. has changed legally, politically and medically.

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Up First briefing: U.S. conducts airstrikes on militants in Iraq; 2023 U.S. union wins

President Biden orders retaliatory strikes against militants in Iraq after three U.S. servicemembers were injured. A look at the state of U.S. unions after several big 2023 wins.

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Up First briefing: U.S. conducts airstrikes on militants in Iran; 2023 U.S. union wins

President Biden orders retaliatory strikes against militants in Iraq after three U.S. servicemembers were injured. A look at the state of U.S. unions after several big 2023 wins.

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Need a New Year's resolution? Here are 50 ways to improve your life in 2024

Scroll through Life Kit's New Year's Resolution Planner to find the perfect goal this year, whether it's exercising more, paying off your credit card debt or having more fun.

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Minimum-wage workers in 22 states will be getting raises on Jan. 1

While that's great news for the almost 10 million workers affected, 20 other states still pay minimum-wage workers the federal rate of $7.25 an hour.

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Editor's picks: Stories we loved that you might have missed

We can tell from website analytics that a number of readers loved these stories as much as we did. So we're taking the opportunity to share them again before the year is out.

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How the women leading Democrats' push for Latino votes hope to win on abortion

For the first time in 22-years women are running the top organization responsible for electing Latino Democrats to Congress. They say they know how to win with abortiona as a driving force.

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Amazon, Starbucks worker unions are in limbo, even as UAW and others triumph

Amazon workers formed their first union. And at Starbucks, 380 stores are unionized, but not one has a contract. But the big, established unions have won big raises for workers.

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After a brutal stretch, a remarkable thing is happening: Cryptocurrencies are surging

Bitcoin and other digital currencies are rallying, emerging from a stormy period with the conviction that crypto is here to stay.

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The 2 Senate Democrats fighting for reelection in states where Trump dominates

Democrats need to win every single competitive Democratic-held seat in 2024 to defend their narrow majority in the Senate. Even then the party could lose control if Republicans win the White House.

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COMIC: The year of student loans

Millions of Americans have begun paying off their federal student loans again. This is the return to repayment, in the voices of a handful of borrowers we met this year.

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How to inspire climate hope in kids? Get their hands dirty

A school composting program in Los Angeles helps teach students how to take climate action through its composting program.

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276 Indians stuck in a French airport for a human trafficking probe arrive in India

A charter plane that was grounded in France for a human trafficking investigation arrived in India with 276 Indians aboard early Tuesday.

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Biden orders strike on Iranian-aligned group after 3 U.S. troops injured in Iraq

President Biden ordered the U.S. military to carry out retaliatory strikes against Iranian-backed militia groups after three U.S. servicemembers were injured in a drone attack in northern Iraq.

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Beyoncé's childhood home goes up in flames in a Christmas morning fire

Queen Bey lived in the brick house in Houston until the age of 5. The family who lives there now managed to get out of the house unharmed.

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Breaking with tradition, Ukrainians celebrate Christmas on Dec. 25 this year

In a stark rebuke of Russia, Ukraine joins the West in celebrating Christmas on Dec. 25 instead of Jan. 6-7 as it traditionally has done.

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An Israeli airstrike in Syria kills a high-ranking Iranian general

The killing of Seyed Razi Mousavi, a long-time adviser of the Iranian paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, comes as clashes along the Lebanon-Israel border between Hezbollah and Israel intensify.

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Iowa, Nebraska won't participate in U.S. food assistance program for kids this summer

The federal program gives $40 per month to each child in a low-income family to help with food costs while school is out. A Democratic Iowa lawmaker called it a "cruel and short-sighted decision."

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Egyptian officials tout a preliminary plan to end the Israel-Hamas war

The tentative plan includes a possible cease-fire, release of Israeli hostages and Palestinians held in Israeli prisons, and a new Palestinian leadership that spans Gaza and West Bank territories.

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Missing Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is located in an Arctic penal colony

Associates of the imprisoned Russian opposition leader said Monday that he has been located at a prison colony above the Arctic Circle nearly three weeks after contact with him was lost.

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A plane stuck for days in France for a human trafficking investigation is leaving

A charter plane grounded in France for a human trafficking investigation is scheduled to leave Monday for India, after an exceptional holiday ordeal at a rural French airport for four days.

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Just how big can a snowflake get? It depends on what you mean by 'snowflake'

The Guinness World Record folks would have us believe in a 19th century snowflake more than a foot wide, but some scientists are skeptical.

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Sickle cell patient's journey leads to landmark approval of gene-editing treatment

In early December, the Food and Drug Administration approved a gene-editing treatment for sickle cell disease, the first for any illness. One patient helped pave the way.

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At least 68 killed in central Gaza in airstrike, adding to weekend's bloodshed

At least 68 people were killed by an Israeli strike in central Gaza, health officials said Sunday, while the number of Israeli soldiers killed in combat over the weekend rose to 17.

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Christmas Day storm forecast to bring blizzard conditions to Plains and Midwest

South Dakota and Nebraska are likely to see the heaviest snowfall, posing perilous travel conditions on Christmas Day. Freezing rain threatens Minnesota and the eastern Dakotas with icy roads.

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