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James Harrison, whose blood donations saved over 2 million babies, has died

James Harrison looks at 8-month-old Layla and her mother, Beth Ismay, in Sydney, Australia, in May 2018. It was the last time Harrison donated blood.

Harrison, whose plasma contained a rare antibody, rolled up his sleeve 1,173 times from 1954 to 2018. The Australian is credited with helping 2.4 million babies and advancing scientific research.

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'I was devastated': Jordan Chiles recounts 2024 Olympics in new memoir

Jordan Chiles of Team USA reacts after finishing her routine on the uneven bars during the Olympic Games in Paris 2024.

Olympic gymnast Jordan Chiles shares her up-and-down journey to the 2024 Paris Games and what happened afterward, in her new memoir, "I'm That Girl: Living the Power of My Dreams."

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Israel's culture minister calls a Palestinian-Israeli film's Oscar a 'sad moment'

From left: Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal and Yuval Abraham pose with their Oscar awards for best documentary for the film <!-- raw HTML omitted -->No Other Land<!-- raw HTML omitted --> in the press room at the 97th Academy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday.

The Oscar documentary win by the movie No Other Land is garnering very different reactions in Israel and the West Bank.

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European leaders pledge to back Ukraine. And, takeaways from the Oscars

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Several global leaders pledged support for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's efforts to stop Russia's war. And, heartfelt speeches, a big surprise and history were made at the Oscars.

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Seeing Washington change course on Ukraine, Taiwan ponders its own fate

Members of the Ukrainian community in Taiwan, alongside Taiwanese supporters, gather outside Moscow

Developments in the Ukraine-U.S. relationship have regularly made headline news in Taiwan lately. Many in Taiwan compare Ukraine's fate to its own, as China continues to threaten an invasion.

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To solve for doctor shortages, states ease licensing for foreign-trained physicians

Zalmai Afzali, an internal medicine doctor in northeastern Virginia, had to complete a residency program in the U.S. after having already finished one in Afghanistan. He supports new state laws dropping such requirements for foreign-trained doctors.

Some states are trying to make it easier for doctors trained in other countries to work in the U.S. Skeptics say other licensing and hiring barriers could hamper this effort.

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What you need to know about Trump's address to joint session of Congress

President Trump during his last State of the Union address on Feb. 4, 2020. Trump will return to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to deliver an address to a joint session of Congress.

President Trump will lay out his second term agenda in an address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night. From talk on tariffs to the U.S. role in the world, here's what to expect.

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Private company's Blue Ghost spacecraft makes historic lunar landing

For the first time, a private company has successfully landed a probe on the moon. Firefly Aerospace's "Blue Ghost" lander touched down on the lunar surface early Sunday morning.

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Poll: Majorities say state of the union is not strong, and Trump is rushing change

President  Trump takes a question from a reporter before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on Friday.

How Americans are reacting to the first month of the administration, according to an NPR/PBS News/Marist poll.

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Foreign students say the threat of Trump's executive orders is getting real

Pro-Palestinian students hold up Palestinian flags during UMass Amherst graduation ceremonies in May 2024. They left the graduation event in protest.

President Trump warned international students that if they support groups the U.S. deems terrorist organizations, "we will find you, and we will deport you." It's left many student activists anxious.

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Trump wants Palestinians out of Gaza. Here are Egypt's plans to keep them there

Children look on as a man hangs decorations ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, on Friday.

Arab leaders will meet in Cairo to reject Palestinian displacement from Gaza. NPR looks at Egypt's reconstruction plans for Gaza that counter President Trump's ideas of expulsion.

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For Lakers president Jeanie Buss, life was pretty much a comedy already

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A new Netflix comedy series starring Kate Hudson, Running Point, is based on the life of L.A. Lakers' president Jeanie Buss, who inherited the team from her flamboyant father and had to contend with her brothers in the front office.

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Crews battle wildfires in North and South Carolina amid dry conditions

People move from an area where crews work to contain a fire in the Carolina Forest area west of the coastal resort city of Myrtle Beach, S.C., Sunday, March 2, 2025, where residents were ordered to evacuate several neighborhoods.

The National Weather Service warned of increased fire danger in the region due to a combination of critically dry fuels and very low relative humidity.

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At Oscars, 'No Other Land' co-directors call for national rights for Palestinians

Rachel Szor, left, Hamdan Ballal, Basel Adra and Yuval Abraham accept the Oscar for best documentary feature film for <!-- raw HTML omitted -->No Other Land.<!-- raw HTML omitted -->

The Oscar-winning documentary, made by a team of Palestinian-Israeli filmmakers, follows the displacement of rural Palestinian communities in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

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Sean Baker wins Oscars for writing, editing and directing 'Anora'

Sean Baker poses in the press room during the 97th Academy Awards.

Baker has said it was a feat just to get his low-budget film funded.

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Angie Stone, soul singer who broke ground in hip-hop, dies at 63

Angie Stone, pictured at the 2009 Soul Train Awards in Atlanta, died in a car accident on Saturday.

Stone, a Grammy-nominated R&B singer who rose to fame in the late 1970s, was known for hits like "No More Rain" and "Wish I Didn't Miss You. She was killed in a road collision in Alabama on Saturday.

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Zoe Saldaña wins Oscar for best supporting actress in 'Emilia Pérez'

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This is Saldaña's first-ever Oscar win, and her first ever Oscar nomination.

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Oscars 2025: The complete list of winners

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The 97th Academy Awards are underway at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Calif. Find out who is taking home an Oscar.

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UK prime minister unveils steps toward a Ukraine peace deal, urges US cooperation

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged more military aid, as well as the possibility of weapons and boots on the ground, to secure peace in Ukraine.

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How Washington is reacting to the heated Trump-Zelenskyy meeting

President Trump meets with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office at the White House on Friday.

Trump adviser Mike Waltz says the U.S. has "a real issue on our hands" if Ukrainian President Zelenskyy doesn't come back to negotiating table in its war with Russia.

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Pakistan is out of its own cricket tournament, but its fans are still excited to host

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The country is hosting a major international cricket tournament for the first time in a generation. It's a much-needed bright spot in a nation that's confronted recent economic and political crises.

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GOP congressman Lawler says "only winner" in tense Trump-Zelenskyy summit was Putin

Vice President JD Vance, right, speaks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, as President Donald Trump listens in the Oval Office at the White House, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, in Washington.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., about U.S.-Ukraine policy following Friday's combative meeting between Presidents Trump and Zelenskyy.

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Israel halts all aid to Gaza, delays negotiations for phase two of the ceasefire

As phase one of the ceasefire expires, Israel is halting all aid into Gaza.

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UK, France and Ukraine agree to work on ceasefire plan for Russia's war in Ukraine

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Britain, France and Ukraine have agreed to work on a ceasefire plan to present to the U.S., British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Sunday as he prepared to host a summit of European leaders.

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What will Trump say in his Tuesday address? We look to the past for some clues

President Trump arrives to deliver the State of the Union address in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives on Feb. 4, 2020.

Delivered the day before he was acquitted in his first impeachment case, and as COVID began to spread, President Trump's 2020 address was part reality TV, part gameshow and part WWE smackdown.

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Private lunar lander Blue Ghost touches down on the moon

This image provided by Firefly Aerospace on Feb. 26, 2025 shows Firefly Aerospace

A private lunar lander carrying a drill and other experiments for NASA touched down on the moon Sunday, the latest in a string of companies looking to kickstart business on the celestial neighbor.

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Israel stops the delivery of aid to Gaza until Hamas accepts U.S. ceasefire extension

Trucks loaded with humanitarian aid drive through Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip after entering from the Kerem Shalom crossing on February 18, 2025.

Israel says it is stopping the delivery of aid to Gaza until Hamas accepts a U.S. proposal for an extension of the ceasefire deal.

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Judge rules head of watchdog agency must keep his job, says his firing was unlawful

President Donald Trump, left, gestures as is escorted by Air Force Col. Angela Ochoa, commander of the 89th Airlift Wing, center, as he walks from Marine One before boarding Air Force One, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, at Joint Base Andrews, Md.

A U.S. District judge sided with Hampton Dellinger, who leads the Office of Special Counsel, in a legal battle over the president's authority to oust the head of the independent agency.

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ACLU and other advocates sue to block migrants from being sent to Guantánamo Bay

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth meets with Sailors assigned to Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Hudner (DDG 116) during his visit to Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Feb. 25, 2025.

The lawsuit says there is no legitimate reason to send migrants to Guantánamo because the U.S. has ample detention facility.

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Trump signs executive order making English the official language of the U.S.

President Trump speaks to members of the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on Feb. 28.

In the nearly 250-year history of the United States, English had never been designated as the nation's official language.

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