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Sunday Puzzle: Rhyme Time
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WBUR listener Laurie Rose and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.
Alcaraz beats Djokovic to become the youngest man to complete a career Grand Slam
The 22-year-old Spaniard's win against 38-year-old rival Novak Djokovic at Sunday's Australian Open makes him the youngest male player to win all four major tournaments.
You already know the song — now, 'The One About the Blackbird' is also a picture book
In The One About the Blackbird, a young boy learns to play guitar from his grandfather. And there's one song in particular that they love…
At a clown school near Paris, failure is the lesson
For decades, students at the Ecole Philippe Gaulier have been paying to bomb onstage. The goal isn't laughs — it's learning how to take the humiliation and keep going.
In the world's driest desert, Chile freezes its future to protect plants
Tucked away in a remote desert town, a hidden vault safeguards Chile's most precious natural treasures. From long-forgotten flowers to endangered crops.
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Gene therapy drugs have the potential to cure some diseases, but some have a price tag of over a million dollars. Who gets access to them and who doesn't?
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Professor Talat Rahman about Florida's move to freeze H-1B work visas at state public universities.
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Your car was buried under the snow, you spent hours digging it out: Are you now going to give up your parking spot without a fight? Not in Baltimore you won't.
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Tariffs, gold and the AI bubble are just some of the reasons January was a bumpy ride for markets.
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At Vancouver's Museum of Personal Failure, artifacts celebrate a range of life's shortcomings. Some contributors say taking part in the project has been cathartic.
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From Lady Gaga to Kendrick Lamar, we hear about the nominees for this year's Grammy awards.
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Rabbis in Minneapolis reflect on the agricultural holiday of Tu Bishvat and what it means for the city after the killings by ICE agents.
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Democrats want changes to how federal immigration agents operate before agreeing to DHS funding. President Trump says his MAGA base hasn't softened on his immigration crackdown.
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Some students with disabilities in Pittsburgh missed out on specialized services during the pandemic. Now, some schools are trying to make up for lost learning time.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Mehrzad Boroujerdi of the Missouri University of Science and Technology about the path ahead for Iran as President Trump threatens new strikes there.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Bloomberg tech journalist Jason Schreier about the woes of video game companies as they face possible worker strikes and canceled games.
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Iran's supreme leader warned Sunday that any attack by the United States would spark a "regional war" in the Mideast, further escalating tensions as President Donald Trump has threatened to militarily strike the Islamic Republic.
