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Ben de la Cruz/NPRMay 5 is International Day of the Midwife. This year's theme is "one million more" — reflecting a shortage of midwives. -
Eliana Morales GilThe hugely popular prediction market was shut down by U.S. regulators in 2022 and re-opened in Panama, where it has benefited from tax and legal benefits for years.
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Five major publishing houses and the bestselling author are suing Meta and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg for allegedly training its Llama generative AI models on millions of copyrighted materials. -
Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw helped name two contested ideas in U.S. politics — intersectionality and critical race theory. Her memoir chronicles the personal and legal framework for her thinking. -
Fuel is airlines' second-largest expense, and getting even costlier due to the U.S. war with Iran. Airlines are looking for ways to cope, starting by hiking checked baggage fees for most fliers. -
Families in Norfolk, Va., await the return of roughly 15,000 sailors and Marines as the USS Ford continues a deployment that started more than 10 months ago.
An analysis by NPR suggests that frames from an iconic music video were used to generate content for a tweet by the FBI director.
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Two musicals are tied with 12 nominations each: a special-effects-crammed The Lost Boys, and the candy-colored satire Schmigadoon! The Pulitzer-winning Liberation was nominated for Best Play.
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With gas prices and other necessities at record highs, families are struggling with costs. NPR wants to know how you're coping. -
Summer blockbuster season has begun — on the big screen and in bookstores. This month brings new titles from Douglas Stuart, Kathryn Stockett, Ali Smith, David Sedaris and many more. -
So far, only two merchant ships are known to have passed a new U.S.-guarded route through the Strait of Hormuz. -
Krista Catwood wanted a fun way to exercise, so she started a mall-walking group whose unofficial costume was 1980s garb. The festive, all-ages event has exploded in popularity over the past year.
