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Don't Toss That E-Cig: Vaping Waste Is A Whole New Headache For Schools and...
E-cigarettes may look sleek, but they create a lot of ugly and toxic trash. Disposable nicotine pods can be poisonous, and vape pens contain batteries and metals. How can we safely dispose of them?...
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A 'Mole' Isn't Digging Mars: NASA Engineers Are Trying To Find Out Why
After the InSight lander had trouble drilling a sophisticated thermometer into the Martian surface, a Plan B also didn't work, and the instrument ended up backing itself out of the ground. (Image...
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Iraq's Prime Minister Resigns After Weeks Of Anti-Government Protests
Adel Abdul-Mahdi, who first offered to step down a month ago without a timetable, said he would demand that parliament accept his resignation. (Image credit: Burhan Ozbilici/AP)
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Two Dead, Several Injured In Terrorist Incident Near London Bridge
London police say two people and a suspect are dead following the stabbing incident Friday afternoon near London Bridge. Several people were injured in a separate stabbing incident in the Netherlands....
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These Students Speak Perfect Spanglish — And Now They're Learning To Own It
"To be able to speak Spanglish is to be able to say to people that I am Mexican American, and that's OK," says college freshman Angie Bravo. (Image credit: Jacqueline Alcántara for NPR)
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Exceptional But Not Famous: Tell Us About Someone You Lost in 2019
At the end of the year, NPR's Weekend Edition will feature stories of people in your lives who passed away in 2019. (Image credit: LA Johnson/NPR)
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Wealthy Donor's Promises College Tuition To Help Spur Growth In Hometown
A retired businessman hoping to save his shrinking hometown launched a "Promise" program to pay college tuition for its students, but his plan might simply shift people around among dwindling towns....
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He Was A Horse That Never Won A Race. So Why Would Someone Steal Him?
On Christmas Eve 2004, Urgent Envoy disappeared from his stable in the middle of the night. He had finished his only ever race in last place, but that didn't matter to the trainer who took him. (Image...
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When Teens Abuse Parents, Shame and Secrecy Make It Hard to Seek Help
Most people think domestic violence involves an adult abusing an intimate partner or a child, but children can also threaten, bully and attack family members. Some abused parents are speaking out....
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'My Fake Rake' Turns The Makeover Trope On Its (Well-Coiffed) Head
The ugly duckling who transforms into a swan is a common trope in literature and pop culture — Eva Leigh turns it upside down in My Fake Rake, which features a shy, quiet hero who gets made over....
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'We Wanted Our Patrons Back' — Public Libraries Scrap Late Fines To Alleviate...
"There were families that couldn't afford to pay the fines and therefore couldn't return the materials," Chicago Public Library Commissioner Andrea Telli said. "So then we just lost them as patrons."...
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With Waters Rising And Its Population Falling, What Is Venice's Future?
Rising sea levels are not the only threat to Venice. As residents continue to leave, the city risks becoming an empty shell sinking under mass tourism. Some 30 million visitors arrive every year....
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Possibility Of Female Deacons Gives Some Catholics Hope
Pope Francis recently opened the door to the possibility of women as deacons in the Catholic Church. Some women have sought official recognition for the ministries they already perform. (Image credit:...
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Chew On This: Farmers Are Using Food Waste To Make Electricity
Dairy farmers in Massachusetts are using food waste to create renewable energy. Each farm produces enough to power about 1,500 homes. This helps prevent the release of methane, a greenhouse gas....
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London Knife Attacker Identified; Public Lauds Narwhal Tusk Takedown
Usman Khan, 28, had served the minimum eight years of a 16-year sentence for his involvement in a plot to bomb the London Stock Exchange and build a terrorist training camp in 2012. (Image credit:...
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2 Storm Systems Set To Snarl Holiday Travel
A major storm system pummeling the Great Plains region will move east and impact travel into the Northeast by Sunday. And a second system is bearing down on Northern California. (Image credit: Lee...
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Pope Francis Sends A Relic Of Jesus' Manger To The Holy Land
At the start of Christmas season, Pope Francis has sent a small piece of wooden relic reputed to be part of Jesus' manger after he was born to Bethlehem, traditionally known as Jesus' birthplace....
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Irving Burgie, Songwriter Who Helped Bring Calypso To America, Dies At 95
The Brooklyn-born Burgie studied at Juilliard and co-wrote many of the songs on Harry Belafonte's breakthrough album, Calypso, including his genre-defining hit, "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)." (Image...
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UAW Reaches Tentative Labor Agreement with Fiat Chrysler
The tentative agreement makes Fiat Chrysler the last of the big three Detroit automakers to arrive at a deal with the United Auto Workers this year. (Image credit: Carlos Osorio/AP)
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9 Killed, 3 Injured In South Dakota Plane Crash, Officials Say
The National Transportation Safety Board says two children and the pilot were killed after a plane crashed shortly after takeoff en route from Chamberlain to Idaho. Three others were injured. (Image...
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