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Lawmakers no closer to a deal as partial government shutdown continues, officials to meet for more talks as Ukraine war nears 4th anniversary, what is it about Olympics that gives athletes "the yips"?
NPR NewsNPR NewsMichael Jordan, six-time NBA champion, is now a Daytona 500 winner
Tyler Reddick won "The Great American Race" on Sunday with a last-lap pass at Daytona International Speedway that sent Jordan into a frantic celebration.
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NPR NewsNorth Korea opens a housing district for families of its soldiers killed in Russia-Ukraine war
North Korea said Monday it completed a new housing district in Pyongyang for families of North Korean soldiers killed while fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine.
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NPR NewsConcerns over autocracy in the U.S. continue to grow
Is America still a democracy? Scholars tell NPR that after the last year under President Trump, the country has slid closer to autocracy or may already be there.
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NPR NewsEuropeans push back at US over claim they face 'civilizational erasure'
A top European Union official on Sunday rejected the notion that Europe faces "civilizational erasure," pushing back at criticism of the continent by the Trump administration.
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NPR NewsFBI: DNA from glove near Guthrie home appears to match glove worn by suspect
The FBI says a glove containing DNA was found about two miles from Nancy Guthrie's Arizona home and appears to match those worn by a masked person outside her front door the night she vanished.
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NPR NewsTrump's border czar says a 'small' security force will stay in Minnesota
Tom Homan says this federal force will stay "for a short period of time" to protect immigration agents who remain as the sweeping crackdown draws down.
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NPR NewsAt least 6,000 killed over 3 days during RSF attack on Sudan's el-Fasher, UN says
More than 6,000 people were killed in over three days when a Sudanese paramilitary group unleashed "a wave of intense violence" in Sudan's Darfur region in late October, according to the UN.
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NPR NewsObama responds to Trump sharing racist AI video depicting him as an ape
"There doesn't seem to be any shame about this among people who used to feel like you had to have some sort of decorum," Obama said in an interview that was posted on YouTube Saturday.
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NPR NewsWhy do humans kiss?
Matilda Brindle, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Oxford, explains.
NPR NewsPhotos: The flying doctors of Lesotho won't let their wings be clipped
This band of airborne health workers bring essential medical care to isolated communities in the southern African nation. In addition to turbulence, they face a new obstacle: budget cuts.
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NPR NewsRockstar athletes like Ilia Malinin often get 'the yips' at the Olympics. It can make them stronger
Ilia Malinin's painful falls at the Milan Cortina Games follow in a long tradition of great U.S. athletes who get the "yips" or the "twisties" during the Olympics.
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NPR NewsU.S. Alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin finishes another Olympic race without a medal
U.S. Alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin looks unstoppable everywhere except the Olympics. She's running out of chances to medal at the Milan Cortina Games.
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NPR News'Major travel impacts' expected as winter storm watch issued for northern California
As people travel for the holiday weekend, much of Northern California is under a winter storm watch, with communities bracing for several feet of snow.
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NPR NewsBrazil's Pinheiro Braathen wins gold, and South America's first Winter Olympics medal
Once a racer for Norway, Pinheiro Braathen switched to Brazil, his mother's home country. In winning the Olympic giant slalom on Saturday, he earned South America's first medal at a Winter Games.
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NPR NewsFor U.S. pairs skater Danny O'Shea, these Olympics are 30 years in the making
Danny O'Shea turned 35 at his first Olympics, after three decades of skating and two reversed retirements.
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NPR NewsWant a mortgage for under 3% in 2026? Meet the 'assumable mortgage'
Low mortgage rates from the COVID era might still be attainable for homebuyers, if they find the right house and have the cash.
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NPR NewsEpstein files fallout takes down elite figures in Europe, while U.S. reckoning is muted
Unlike in Europe, officials in the U.S. with ties to Epstein have largely held their positions of power.
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NPR NewsA London beat framed by colonial history
NPR's Lauren Frayer arrived in London after years in India, and she's been covering Britain with the legacy of empire in view.
NPR NewsFour people on NASA'S Crew-12 arrive at the International Space Station
The crew will spend the next eight months conducting experiments to prepare for human exploration beyond Earth's orbit.
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NPR NewsAmerican speedskater Jordan Stolz wins second Olympic gold with 500-meter race victory
With the win, Stolz joins Eric Heiden as the only skaters to take gold in both the 500 and 1,000 at the same Olympics.
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NPR NewsUS military reports a series of airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Syria
The U.S. military says the strikes were carried out in retaliation of the December ambush that killed two U.S. soldiers and one American civilian interpreter.
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NPR News5 European nations say Alexei Navalny was poisoned and blame the Kremlin
In a joint statement, the foreign ministries of the U.K., France, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands say Navalny was poisoned by Russia with a lethal toxin derived from the skin of poison dart frogs.
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NPR NewsOpinion: Disqualified but not forgotten
A Ukrainian athlete was disqualified from competition this week by the International Olympic Committee because his helmet had images of other Ukrainian athletes killed in Russia's war on his country.
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NPR NewsIt's a dangerous complication of pregnancy -- but a new drug holds promise
Researchers celebrate early results of a drug that may become the first treatment for a serious complication of pregnancy called preeclampsia. It's got the potential to save many lives.
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NPR NewsMeet the power couples of the 2026 Winter Games, from rivals to teammates
Some of these power couples span multiple sports, while others compete in the same discipline — or even on the same team.
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NPR NewsAfter a 2-decade ban, kites fill Lahore's skies during a Pakistani springtime festival
People gathered on rooftops to enjoy flying kites for the first time in years, celebrating the spring festival of Basant. The activity had been banned due to injuries and deaths during past celebrations.
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NPR NewsChatGPT promised to help her find her soulmate. Then it betrayed her
ChatGPT sent screenwriter Micky Small down a fantastical rabbit hole. Now, she's finding her way out.
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NPR NewsDr. Oz pushes AI avatars as a fix for rural health care. Not so fast, critics say
Dr. Mehmet Oz, who heads the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, is advancing a $50 billion plan to modernize rural health care.
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NPR NewsUnder oath and unredacted: The top political stories on Epstein this week
Attorney General Pam Bondi faced pointed questions on Capitol Hill, and lawmakers continued to press the Justice Department about its decision to redact certain information.
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