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Canada was long the top dog of Olympic women's hockey. But with a win Thursday, the Americans could do more than earn a third gold medal — they could prove the sport's balance of power has shifted.
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'Dude, good luck': the Olympic wit and wisdom of a pioneering African skeleton racer
Who says serious athletes are always serious? Akwasi Frimpong, who's competed for Ghana, is a world-class wisecracker as he reflects on being a Black African athlete in the white world of winter sports.
HUD rule could push families with undocumented immigrants out of their homes
A proposed rule could put nearly 80,000 people at risk of eviction, many of them U.S. citizen children. Undocumented immigrants don't get rental aid but can currently live with family members who do.
1,000 Kenyans were recruited to fight for Russia in Ukraine, intelligence report says
A new Kenyan intelligence report said the Kenyans were recruited to fight for Russia in Ukraine after being misled with false promises of jobs in Russia before being sent to the front lines.
Refugees in the U.S. could be arrested under a new immigration memo
The move is another Trump administration effort to limit legal pathways to migration or resettlement, after already curbing the number of admitted refugees and re-reviewing those admitted under the Biden administration.
That ain't perfume! Ancient bottle contained feces, likely used for medicine
Researchers found a tiny bottle from ancient Rome that contained fecal residue and traces of aromatics, offering evidence that poop was used medicinally more than 2,000 years ago.
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Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for imposing martial law to suppress the opposition in December 2024.
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Every four years, the Winter Olympics help curling clubs in the U.S. recruit new members.
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The largest psychedelic church in America has signed up more than 135,000 members who donate various amounts of money entitling them to corresponding amounts of psychedelics.
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The U.S. concluded another round of talks to end the war in Ukraine as the White House pressured Ukraine while exploring potential business opportunities with Russia amid a reported economic proposal.
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Ukraine's president says Russia offered the U.S. a $13 trillion economic proposal. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to historian Sergey Radchenko about the role of investment in the pursuit of peace.
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The U.S. takes on Canada Thursday night for the women's hockey gold medal game.
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Wall Street leaders met at President Trump's private Mar-a-Lago club to discuss finance and technology. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Reuters reporter Michelle Conlin about the event.
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Foreign tourism is the U.S. declined last year. Is it a "Trump Slump," or something else?
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg faced tough questions in front of a jury in the country's first trial about whether social media is addictive and harming young people.
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified in a trial over allegations that social media is addictive and harmful. NPR's Leila Fadel asks Darrell West of the Brookings Institution about the case.
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Reigning world champion Alysa Liu is Team USA's best shot for an Olympic medal in the figure skating final Thursday night.
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Iran and the United States leaned into gunboat diplomacy Thursday, with Tehran holding drills with Russia and the Americans bringing another aircraft carrier closer to the Mideast.
