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Sunday Puzzle: Now that's a SMART puzzle
NewsNPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with Milo Fett of New Carlisle, Ohio and puzzle master Will Shortz.
New guidelines aim to make melatonin safer for kids
NewsThe voluntary industry guidelines come amid a dramatic rise in accidental pediatric ingestions of melatonin. At the same time, more and more kids are using melatonin on purpose as a sleep aid.
Gaza hostages raise painful reminders as Jews prepare for Passover
NewsAmong the themes of Passover is freedom from captivity. For many Jews this year, the holiday brings up the pain of knowledge that hostages are still captive after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel.
Sudan's civil war and displacement through the eyes of a poet
NewsOne Sudanese poet's words reflect the pain and the loss of a year of devastating war in Sudan.
Sunday Puzzle: A puzzle for the guest Puzzlemaster, (G)reg (P)liska
NewsNPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with Scott Manas of Miami, Florida and puzzle master Will Shortz.
Sunday Puzzle: Idioms for the eclipse
NewsNPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with guest Puzzlemaster Greg Pliska and WBEZ listener Rich Foss of Lake Forest, Ill.
Using your phone to pay is convenient, but it can also mean you spend more
NewsConsumers tend to spend about 10% more when they adopt mobile contactless payment methods, according to research from Assistant Professor Yuqian Xu at UNC-Chapel Hill.
In AMC's 'Parish,' actor Giancarlo Esposito drives the story
NewsGiancarlo Esposito calls his newest role <em>"</em>the highlight" of a decades-long career. He's known for playing a drug kingpin on <em>Breaking Bad.</em>
Sunday Puzzle: In like a lion and out like lamb
NewsNPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with guest Puzzlemaster Greg Pliska and Wisconsin Public Radio listener Eric Maixner of Appleton, Wisc.
Mercy me: Photos show what humans have done to the planet in the Anthropocene age
NewsAnthropocene refers to the age of humans — the things we've done to Earth. Geologists just rejected a proposal to declare an official "Anthropocene epoch." But everyone agrees: Damage has been done.
Sunday Puzzle: A puzzle for the Puzzlemaster
NewsNPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with guest Puzzlemaster Greg Pliska and KGOU listener Nate Tschaenn of Yukon, Oklahoma.
Sunday Puzzle: Beware the Ides of March
NewsNPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with guest puzzler Greg Pliska and listener David McKinnis of Fairfield, Connecticut.
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Will animals cross one of the nation’s busiest freeways?
AnimalsConstruction has begun in Agoura Hills on the world’s largest wildlife road crossing. How do you get animals to cross over the busy 101 freeway?
LA reduces LAPD homeless response – now what about housing?
HomelessnessThe City of LA operates an alternative to policing that’s geared towards unhoused Angelenos. The aims: Cut LAPD involvement and find permanent homes for more people.
LACMA to send some of its art to Vegas. Will Angelenos miss out?
NewsLACMA has signed on as a partner in the development of Las Vegas’ only standalone art museum. Pieces from LACMA will be on rotating loan in Vegas once the museum is complete.