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Historical markers have been used to spread hate — with racist language, ideas and intent. They also have been able to unlock secrets — even from a long-forgotten murder in rural Alabama.
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Heat-related deaths in Europe have increased at least 30% in the last 20 years, according to a new report by the European Union's climate and weather service.
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Workers at a Volkswagen factory in Tennessee have voted to join the United Auto Workers union. NPR's Leila Fadel talks with the union's president Shawn Fain.
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Israeli Jews prepare to celebrate Passover — the holiday which marks freedom from bondage — with more than 100 captives still in Gaza.
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Studies suggest people who take metformin for diabetes may be at lower risk for cancer, heart disease and dementia. Now researchers aim to test if it prevents age-related diseases in healthy people.
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The World Anti-Doping Agency acknowledges it knew of doping concerns involving 23 Chinese swimmers before the 2021 Tokyo Games but failed to alert others. Some of those swimmers later won gold medals.
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The model, in the opening credits of Star Trek, had been missing since the 1970s. It popped up on eBay last fall. The seller helped facilitate its return to the family of the creator of Star Trek.
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Dubai is still recovering from unprecedented floods days after the heaviest rainfall ever recorded in the United Arab Emirates.
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NPR's A Martinez talks with the retired commander of U.S. Central Command, Gen. Frank McKenzie, about Israeli airstrikes on Iran.
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The strikes appear to be the response Israel vowed to carry out after an Iranian attack on Sunday, when Tehran fired hundreds of drones and missiles at Israel.
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One of the last remaining sawmills in Montana is closing, but not for lack of logs. Housing is too expensive for the labor force, and the mill can't hire enough workers.
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Parts of the world experienced a total solar eclipse this month, but what good is it without a soundtrack? On the day of the eclipse, Soundgarden's song "Black Hole Sun" saw a boom in streams.