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Viraj Nayar for NPRChile peppers are a traditional part of Indian cuisine — and a key crop for women farmers. They say it's too demanding for men. "In spite of the challenges," says one, "we've found freedom." -
Asghar Besharati/APAfter briefly reopening the vital economic waterway, Iran has again closed the Strait of Hormuz, saying it will restrict ships from passing through as long as the U.S. continues its blockade.
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A special day can be tinged with sorrow when your partner has dementia. But then he found the perfect gift. -
With school choice programs ascendant not just in Iowa but across the U.S., Cedar Rapids offers a preview of who wins and who loses when education meets the free market. -
This week, NASA announced it had shut down one of that spacecraft's remaining science instruments — not because the mission has failed, but to keep it alive a little longer. -
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff says the launches happened on Sunday morning from the North's eastern Sinpo area.
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The Mariana is a 145-foot dry cargo vessel registered in the U.S. It suffered engine failure Wednesday as a massive typhoon bore down on Saipan and nearby islands.
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President endorses psilocybin and ibogaine: "Can I have some, please?" -
A rare look at one of the world's most critical and understudied environmental crises. Southeast Asia produces more than half of the world's fish, yet its waters are among the most depleted and contested. -
We remember Kevin Klose, former NPR president, who helped secure financial stability for the network while supporting and encouraging its journalism. -
Chinese car company NIO is putting up EV battery swapping stations all around the world. NPR took a ride in one car for the experience. -
Friends gathered at a weaver's studio in Massachusetts to help MaddyChristine Hope Brokopp make her casket.
