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Wheelchair curler Steve Emt's path from drunk driver to three-time Paralympian

Steve Emt and Laura Dwyer represent the U.S. in the Paralympics' new mixed doubles wheelchair curling event. They could bring home Team USA's first wheelchair curling medal ever.
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Perspective: If it ain't broke, don't fix it

If additional reasons are needed, diversity is one. A diverse nation not only can tolerate, but requires, diverse electoral procedures in order to preserve that diversity. A “one size fits all” ...
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'American Classic' is a hidden gem that gets even better as it goes

In this charming TV series, Kevin Kline plays a Shakespearean actor who retreats to his small hometown after a crisis, and gets engaged in an effort to save the local theater.
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He was detained for 104 days. A year later, he's still fighting for the right to free speech

The case of Khalil, who was detained last March, sits at the vanguard of a battle of immigrants' due process and civil rights, and the Trump administration's mass detention and deportation policies.
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'Pro-worker AI,' streaming fatalities, and other fascinating new economic studies

From artificial intelligence to fatalities from music streaming to the effects of immigrants on elderly health care, the Planet Money newsletter rounds up some interesting new economic studies.
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Photos from Iran and across the Middle East as the war enters Week 2

More than a week of the U.S. and Israel's war against Iran has dragged in global powers, upended the world's energy and transport sectors, and brought chaos to usually peaceful areas of the region.
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How the blues brought musical journeyman Raphael Saadiq to the Oscars

The singer-songwriter and producer has had one of the more distinguished and multifaceted careers in modern music. He talks about following an unconventional path from Tony! Toni! Toné! to Sinners.
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Immigration detention on track for deadliest fiscal year since 2004

Twenty-three people have died since October in ICE custody, as advocates warn about overcrowding and health care access.
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Data center won't be built in Pekin

Pekin will no longer consider having a data center built in the community. Mayor Mary Burress made the announcement Monday in a statement she read at a city council meeting.
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Georgia special election to replace MTG tests the power of Trump's endorsement

Voting ends Tuesday night in the district that former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene left this year after a feud with President Trump. It's unclear if his pick will win her spot.
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Trump gives mixed signals on Iran war. And, how Epstein built ties to scientists

President Trump provided conflicting messages about when the U.S. and Israel's war with Iran will end. And, NPR investigates how late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein leveraged ties with ...
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Out of work and with 2 teens, this mom may lose food stamps under Trump's changes

Policy experts say new SNAP changes don't address the challenges faced by single parents. They also argue that losing food assistance will only create more barriers for struggling families.