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Matthew Stockman/Getty Images EuropeOlympic figure skating is often seems to take athletes to the very edge of perfection, but even the greatest stumble and fall. How do they pull themselves together again on the biggest world stage? Toughness, poise and practice. -
Pam Fessler for NPRLeprosy is one of the least contagious diseases around — and perhaps one of the most misunderstood. The colonies are relics of a not-too-distant past when those diagnosed with leprosy were exiled.
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The first season of The Pitt was about acute problems. The second is about chronic ones. -
An ACL tear would keep almost any other athlete from competing -- but not Lindsey Vonn, the 41-year-old superstar skier who is determined to cap off an incredible comeback from retirement with one last shot at an Olympic medal. -
The policy change orders the removal of any post made by official State Department accounts on X before President Trump returned to office in 2025. -
A sweeping boycott has begun — targeting tech giants who participants believe are enabling President Trump and his immigration crackdown.
CIA World Factbook via Internet Archive/ Screenshot by NPR
The Factbook survived the Cold War and became a hit online. It mixed quirky cultural notes and trivia with maps, data, and photos taken by CIA officers. But it was discontinued this week.
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Japan's first female premier has called snap elections for Sunday. She seeks a mandate for what could be sweeping changes and possibly a lurch to the political right. -
President Trump's popularity on one of his political strengths is in jeopardy. -
Doctors and public health officials are concerned about the drop in health alerts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention since President Trump returned for a second term. -
Athletes from around the world attended the 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Milan. -
Trump's racist post came at the end of a minute-long video promoting conspiracy theories about the 2020 election.
