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France Blocks Export Of $27 Million Medieval Painting Found In French Woman's...
The Italian painting by the artist Cimabue sold for nearly $27 million at auction. But now, government officials in France are intervening in order to stop the art from leaving the country. (Image...
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A Young Mississippi Woman's Journey Through A Pioneering Gene-Editing Experiment
NPR tells the exclusive, behind-the-scenes story of the first person with a genetic disorder to be treated in the United States with the revolutionary gene-editing technique CRISPR. (Image credit:...
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Global Women Who Took A Stand In 2019: From An Ebola Doc To 2 Beauty Queens
We profiled women who were on the front lines of social change this year — from a doctor fighting Ebola in Congo amid gunfire to two forthright beauty queens. (Image credit: Tim McDonnell/NPR)
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In Christmas Day Message, Pope Francis Shines Light On Migrant Suffering
"It is injustice that turns them away from places where they might have hope for a dignified life, but instead find themselves before walls of indifference," the pontiff said in his holiday address....
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Songwriter Allee Willis, Whose Work Spanned 'Friends' And 'The Color Purple,'...
Willis, 72, also worked with Earth, Wind & Fire. She says she learned from the band's Maurice White to "never let the lyric get in the way of the groove." (Image credit: Brian To/WireImage)
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To Make Girl Who Is Deaf Feel At Home, Dozens Of Neighbors Learn Sign Language
"We really wanted to communicate with her and play with her," says Jill McNeil, who lives across the street. "Since she couldn't learn our language, we thought we wanted to learn hers." (Image credit:...
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Hero Killed In UNC-Charlotte Shooting Immortalized As 'Star Wars' Jedi
Riley Howell, who died saving his classmates from a gunman last April, was a Star Wars fan. Now he is a part of the Star Wars universe. (Image credit: Matthew Westmoreland/AP)
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1 Year After Losing Its Hospital, A Rural Town Is Determined To Survive
Anger and fear have turned to pragmatic hope in the year since the people of Fort Scott, Kan., lost their hospital to corporate downsizing. A community health center remains. So far, so good. (Image...
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How The 2010s Were Angela Merkel's Decade
Between the financial crisis and record refugees, the long-serving chancellor "kept a steady hand during a tumultuous time," says one biographer. (Image credit: Olivier Matthys/AP)
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In 2019, The Legal Fight Over Opioids Unraveled Into Confusion And Infighting
This was meant to be the year we answered a big question about the deadly opioid epidemic: Will drug companies that make and sell prescription pain medications be held liable? That clarity never came....
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GOP Senator 'Disturbed' By McConnell Coordinating With Trump Staff On...
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a potential Republican swing vote, criticized Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for working closely with the White House ahead of a Senate trial. (Image credit: Bill...
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'Ring Of Fire' Eclipse Sweeps Across Skies In Middle East And Southeast Asia
Instead of the sun's full disk of fire, or a crescent of light, viewers in areas of complete annularity saw a fiery halo around the moon. (Image credit: Louis Kwok/AFP via Getty Images)
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Opinion: Placenta-Eating Went Mainstream When Many Doctors Stopped Listening
Preparers of pills made from placental tissue have gained online momentum, claiming to support each new mom in her slog to recovery. A historian traces the trend to a mother's need to be heard. (Image...
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Our 10 Most-Read Political Stories Of 2019 Reflect A Shifting Capitol Power...
NPR's top political stories of the year ranged from how incoming Speaker Nancy Pelosi would run the House to Robert Mueller's Russia report and the Green New Deal. (Image credit: Chip...
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Broadway Legend Jerry Herman Is Dead At 88
The Broadway songwriter died in Miami of pulmonary complications, according to his publicist. (Image credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
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