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The first day of school: Bells, bikes, buses and big feelings

Jonaki Mehta, Elizabeth Miller, Megan Pauly, Beth Wallis

Fifth graders calm school kindergartners in Los Angeles. Kids take the "bike bus" in Oklahoma. High school students take in a new high school building in Oregon.
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'Her body temperature was 106': How heat is killing Americans in their homes

Alejandra Borunda

Heat kills thousands of people across the U.S. every year. The risk is especially high for the millions of Americans who live in manufactured housing like mobile homes and trailers.

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The copper peptide trend has gone from creams to injections — ahead of the science

Will Stone

The peptide is supposed to deliver flawless and firm skin, promote wound healing and other anti-aging effects. So what's the evidence behind GHK-Cu?
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Five dead after Amazon cargo plane crashes at Miami airport

Chandelis Duster

Video showed thick smoke rising from the plane crash of the Boeing 767 that the Federal Aviation Administration says overran the airport runway in Miami.
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Germany's far-right achieves an electoral breakthrough in key state election

Esme Nicholson

Germany's populist, far-right Alternative for Germany party has declared victory in the state of Saxony-Anhalt after more than doubling its share of the vote in the first of several regional elections this fall.
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American Muslims are giving Texas barbecue a halal makeover

Ulaa Kuziez

Even as anti-Muslim rhetoric rises in Texas, Muslim pitmasters are winning over diners and reshaping one of the state's most iconic culinary traditions.

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Witkoff and Kushner call Kyiv talks 'substantive' after Moscow Putin meeting

Willem Marx

U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held meetings in Kyiv with Ukraine's President Zelenskyy on Sunday, a day after lengthy conversations with Russian President Putin in Moscow.

Working on trivial things instead of what you're supposed to be doing? That's a sign of procrastination, writes Itamar Shatz in his new book, Solving Procrastination. It's also a hint to one of our quiz questions below.

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QUIZ: Ugh, I'll do it later. How much do you know about procrastination?

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Whatever happened to kindness? Spoiler alert: Our readers prove it's alive and well

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U.S. and Iran trade attacks on ships as fighting flares up again

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Whatever happened to the floating schools of Bangladesh?

Ali Asif Shawon

It was a light bulb moment: If monsoon rains keep kids from safely getting to school, let's create a floating school to pick them up! Bangladesh pioneered the idea. How's it doing?
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U.S. envoys in Moscow in new push for peace between Russia and Ukraine

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U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have arrived in Moscow to revive efforts to end Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called for a halt to air attacks during their visit, but Moscow has not publicly responded.
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If you prefer puzzles to doomscrolling, here are 5 great games to check out

Linda Holmes

NPR's Linda Holmes is a daily puzzle devotee. She recommends games that will test your knowledge of geography, history, and even the most obscure corners of Wikipedia.
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40 years later, 'The Baby-Sitters Club' is still helping readers see themselves

Barrie Hardymon, Samantha Balaban

Ann M. Martin's beloved series has influenced generations of readers. We're still asking: Which babysitter are you?