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Four states have recently passed legislation to limit teaching and assessments via screens for students. So has the United States' second-largest school district.
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A tech worker in China is laid off and replaced by AI. Is it legal?
A tech worker in eastern China's Hangzhou city was dismissed after his job was replaced by AI. An appeals court in the city has ruled the dismissal unlawful.
Fill in the blank for the quiz: The Trump admin took aim at _____ this week
This week, the federal government's been busy. There are paint jobs, fresh indictments, commemorative items and more. If you've been paying attention — good job!
Taking a look at looksmaxxing — and what parents should know
The trend among boys and young men of optimizing their physical appearance includes dangerous practices. Experts offer advice on how to talk to their sons about body image and healthy behaviors.
'Decimate' means much more today than it did in ancient Rome
Today, most people know the word as a synonym for "destroy." But fewer realize its origins — or that it's come to mean something strikingly different than it once did.
Nationwide May Day protests expected to pick up mantle of 'No Kings'
The protest organizers are calling for a boycott of work, school and shopping to protest Trump administration policies and what activists describe as a billionaire takeover of government.
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Gas prices just hit a 4-year record, and the price of jet fuel has doubled. NPR speaks to industry executives and energy experts to explain the areas in which Americans are feeling the pinch.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep asks business news analyst Jill Schlesinger how high oil and gas prices from the Iran war affect consumer budgets.
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Camp Mystic, the private all-girls camp where 27 people died in last year's flooding in central Texas, announced that it is withdrawing its application to reopen this summer.
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Planet Money tells the story of how the U.S. lost to China on rare earths.
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President Trump announced a third nominee for surgeon general, Dr. Nicole B. Saphier, a regular Fox News contributor, after pulling his previous nomination for Dr. Casey Means.
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The president's new pick for surgeon general has been both supportive and critical of MAHA health policy. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Dr. Georges Benjamin, CEO of the American Public Health Association.
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A brother remembers his sister, Cheryl White, who was the first black female jockey.
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The House voted Thursday to end a record-breaking agency shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security.
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Jacqueline Smith of the International Transport Workers' Federation about conditions for sailors stranded on ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
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NPR's Michel Martin asks Brody Miller of The Athletic what the future holds for LIV Golf after Saudi Arabia announced it's withdrawing its investment.
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A 45-year-old man was charged with attempted murder in the stabbings of two Jewish men in London, the latest in a string of attacks that have sparked fear and anger in Britain's Jewish community. -
Republican lawmakers say they will continue to defer to President Donald Trump, for now, during the fragile ceasefire with Iran.
