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The cookies that fueled votes for women
Suffragists didn't just march. They baked, held bake sales and sold cookbooks to raise money for the cause of equality.
Voices of experience and hope soar in a song to prevent suicide
"Hold the Hope" was sparked by one woman's experience as a caregiver to someone who survived suicidal struggles. It started as a poem that has become a film, a song and even a dance.
Tanning bed users are at higher risk of skin cancer, especially in unusual places
Indoor tanning is trending among Gen Z. A new study finds tanning bed users not only have a much higher risk of melanoma, they also have DNA damage linked to cancer across nearly their entire skin.
At least 15 killed in mass shooting at Hanukkah event on Sydney's Bondi Beach
Hundreds had gathered for an event at Bondi Beach called Chanukah by the Sea, which was celebrating the start of the Hanukkah Jewish festival.
US envoys arrive in Berlin for latest round of Ukraine peace talks with Zelenskyy
U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner will meet Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday, as Trump grows increasingly exasperated by delays.
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Chileans head to the polls on Sunday, and an arch-conservative pledging mass migrant expulsions is strongly favored over his leftist opponent.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with Montana Public Radio listener Brock Hammill of Corvallis, Mont., and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz. -
New car prices hit a record high, and President Trump blames fuel efficiency standards. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Bloomberg Detroit bureau chief David Welch about what's behind the high prices.
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We're following the latest on the shooting in Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia. At least 12 people were killed as shooters targeted celebrants at a Hanukkah celebration.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Dr. Carlos del Rio about the spiking number of measles cases in South Carolina and about the public health challenges posed by the outbreak.
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An animal not seen in Ohio in over a century, the fisher, has been spotted on a local wildlife camera. The sighting has raised hopes that the native mammal is naturally returning to the state.
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Two people were killed and nine injured in a shooting at Brown University in Providence, R.I., on Saturday afternoon.
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NPR staff share recommendations for non-fiction reading from our Books We Love list: "The War of Art," "Shattered Lands," "Toni at Random" and "Patchwork."
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to University of Alabama freshman Daniel DiDonato, whose senate redistricting map was chosen by a U.S. District Judge.
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Online prediction markets are allowing people to place bets on the outcomes of real-life wars. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to reporter Matthew Gault about the rise of the practice and its consequences.
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How do DJs and MCs coax people onto the dance floor at office parties, bat mitzvahs and weddings? NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to an MC, Chris Schultz, about the best tricks for working the crowd.
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Many beloved holiday movies share this one special effect: fake snow. We look at the history of fake snow and the technology behind crafting it has evolved.
