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Boeing prepares for Starliner's first crewed launch into space after several setbacks
NewsThe latest test flight comes after multiple delays in the Starliner program and increased scrutiny of Boeing for safety lapses in the production of its commercial aircraft.
Israeli army tells Palestinians to evacuate parts of Rafah
NewsThe Israeli military on Monday ordered tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians in Rafah to evacuate, a move indicating Israel's offensive on Gaza's southmost area could be imminent.
China makes cheap electric vehicles. Why can't American shoppers buy them?
NewsAmerican drivers want cheap EVs. Chinese automakers are building them. But you can't buy them in the U.S., thanks to tariffs in the name of U.S. jobs and national security. Two car shoppers weigh in.
Could better asthma inhalers help patients, and the planet too?
NewsSome doctors are promoting propellant-free inhalers over puff inhalers that emit greenhouse gases. Climate change can exacerbate respiratory ills because of more fires, air pollution and allergens.
Is it easy for migrants to enter the U.S.? We went to the border to find out
NewsMorning Edition spoke to migrants hoping to enter the U.S. and the border agents tasked with keeping them out.
After a serious car accident, a man pulled over — and continued to help for days
NewsIn 1997, Apryle Oswald got in a car accident. The man who responded went on to help for three more days — driving her dog to the vet and Oswald's boyfriend back and forth to the hospital.
Up and down the Ganges, India's Modi enjoys support after 10 years of rule
NewsAs Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi looks to win a third term, NPR visited some of his voter base in the north.
Atomic vets are on the verge of losing federal benefits. Congress hasn't helped
NewsVeterans who helped test nuclear weapons are fighting to renew a 34-year-old law meant to help compensate for the long-term health effects of their work.
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson says U.S. is in a space race to the moon with China
NewsNASA Administrator Bill Nelson told NPR he sees the U.S. in an urgent race with China to find water on the moon, and that he trusts SpaceX, despite Elon Musk's increasingly controversial profile.
Possible TikTok ban could be 'an extinction-level event' for the creator economy
NewsTens of thousands of people earn a living on TikTok. But as creators face down the real possibility of TikTok going away, many are trying to switch to new platforms to save their livlihoods.
'I did not feel like a human': Brittney Griner tells NPR about detention in Russia
NewsGriner's new memoir recounts being humiliated by guards, of the pain from squeezing her 6-foot-9 frame into cramped beds and cage, and cutting her locs because it was so cold that her hair froze.
Largest-ever marine reptile found with help from an 11-year-old girl
NewsA father and daughter discovered fossil remnants of a giant ichthyosaur that scientists say may have been the largest-known marine reptile to ever swim the seas.
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US campus protests: Drawing too much attention away from Gaza?
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‘Hamas sees itself as winning’: Checking in on Gaza war
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‘I Saw the TV Glow’ could be best 2024 film, says critic
NewsCritics review the latest film releases: “The Fall Guy,” “I Saw the TV Glow,” “Evil Does Not Exist,” and “Mars Express.”