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A new Louisiana law will re-classify misoprostol as a dangerous controlled substance
A new Louisiana law in effect Oct. 1 will re-classify misoprostol as a dangerous controlled substance. It's used in medication abortions, but also for postpartum hemorrhage and other obstetric issues.
The tough economics of getting hard-to-find minerals for electric vehicle batteries
by Stacey Vanek Smith
America's only cobalt mine opened last year to great fanfare, as the mineral is crucial for green energy. But it surprisingly closed just months later.
These Los Angeles kids are getting involved in addressing climate change
by Caleigh Wells
As the world focuses on how to address climate change, a school in Los Angeles offers a way to get young people involved in addressing the issue.
What it was like on the scene just after an Israeli strike hit a Rafah refugee camp
NPR producer Anas Baba was one of the first to arrive at the scene of an Israeli strike at Al-Shaboura Camp in Rafah, which Israel struck after telling people in Khan Younis to flee there for safety.
How Mideast scholars are censoring themselves amid the Hamas-Israel war
Shibley Telhami, director of the University of Maryland Critical Issues poll talks about the survey of middle east scholars about self-censoring themselves during the war between Hamas and Israel.
The Iraqi government feels the pressure as militias increase attacks on U.S. bases
by Ruth Sherlock
With the Israel-Hamas war, militias in Iraq have increased attacks on US troops and put the Iraqi government in a precarious spot.
Putin said the war in Ukraine will continue in his annual press conference
by Charles Maynes
Russian President Vladimir Putin held his annual four-hour press conference, a tradition that was canceled last year as Russia was suffering defeat on the battlefield in Ukraine.
This is 'Whamageddon' — the game where you avoid a certain Christmas song
Whamaggedon is a popular game this time of year. As soon as you hear the original "Last Christmas" by 1980s pop duo Wham, you're out. A DJ has apologized after playing the song at a soccer match.
This week in science: dunking birds, a hole in the sun and lack of emoji biodiversity
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Regina Barber and Viet Le of Short Wave about parrots dunking food in water, a giant hole in the sun and the lifeforms neglected by emoji makers.
Amid war, a Rabbi makes the case to 'raise up light' this Hanukkah
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie about how he's thinking about Hanukkah this year.
First-time filmmaker Cord Jefferson's 'American Fiction' is both moving and hilarious
by Bob Mondello
Jeffrey Wright plays a frustrated author who writes an preposterously stereotypical "Black" book as a joke, only to have it become a bestseller in the comedy American Fiction.