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In a new study, bats lap up vaccine-laced saline or chow down on vaccine-carrying mosquitoes. Will that have any impact on the flying mammal's immune system?
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How Italy became the darlings (and contenders, too) of the World Baseball Classic
With espresso shots, kisses on the cheek and Andrea Bocelli singalongs, Team Italy has charmed the baseball world. But their mission is more ambitious: Turn Italy into a bona fide baseball factory.
'Scarpetta' is a captivating murder mystery — and a high-wire balancing act
Based on a series of novels by best-selling author Patricia Cornwell, Scarpetta follows two different mysteries from two different timelines. It's structurally complicated — but it all holds up.
'Derry Girls' creator returns with a gleeful riff on the murder mystery
In the hilarious Netflix series How to Get to Heaven from Belfast, three women learn that a long estranged school friend has died in a suspicious manner — and take it upon themselves to investigate.
Giant robots battle it out in Detroit's Robowar
Fighting robots is a cultural fantasy going back at least to Richard Matheson's 1956 story "Steel." One Detroit impresario is now bringing the idea to the stage — and real audiences.
Why 'Sinners' should win best picture (but probably won't) — and more Oscar predictions
NPR critics share their hopes and predictions for the 2026 Academy Awards, which air on Sunday.
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Mobile homes have long been zoned out of cities and suburbs. But with updated designs and a housing shortage, they're increasingly being welcomed as more-affordable starter homes. -
President Trump has touted apprenticeships as part of his promise of a golden era for American workers. But are his administration's investments enough? -
Latinos helped Texas Democrats set the new record for a primary, but the state has been a white whale for the party for decades. -
At the Winter Paralympics, athletes with prosthetics often modify them to fit their bodies more precisely. That has led to some competitors starting their own businesses to help fellow amputees. -
Israel launches strikes in Beirut, FBI investigating two unrelated attacks in Michigan and Virginia, Senate passes bipartisan housing bill to ban large investors from buying up single-family homes.
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Transportation Security Administration officers have worked without pay since Feb. 14 due to the partial government shutdown. Morning Edition visited three airports to experience the security scene.
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Iranians who fled the country before the war with the U.S. and Israel are now watching it unfold, wondering what will happen when it ends.
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This NBA season has featured an epidemic of "tanking" -- teams intentionally losing games to try to secure a higher pick in next year's draft. Planet Money considers possible solutions.
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The FBI says it is investigating two unrelated assaults: an attack on a synagogue in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan, and a shooting in a university classroom in Norfolk, Virginia.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with security expert Juliette Kayyem of Harvard's Kennedy School about domestic security in a time of war.
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The 98th Academy Awards, hosted by Conan O'Brien, will air Sunday night. Ten films, including "Sinners," "One Battle After Another," and "Hamnet" are up for best picture.
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For StoryCorps, a mother speaks with a Red Cross volunteer who helped her recover from a fire at her Chicago apartment in 2019.
