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National

The ranching industry is trying to figure out how to deal with coyotes

6:02pm April 23, 2025

Human activity like cutting down forests and pushing out predators have allowed coyotes to thrive across the Great Plains. Agriculture sectors worry about losing livestock to coyotes.

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The 12th National People's Congress holds the election for its new president at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Thursday.

World News

From Police Chief To Political Office, Jobs Are For Sale In China

by Louisa Lim

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Charles Lloyd, 75, continues to tour widely.

Music & Culture

The 'Singing Sound' Of Saxophonist Charles Lloyd

by Walter Ray Watson

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This is what researchers at the ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider expect a Higgs boson to look like. The Higgs boson is the subatomic particle that scientists say gives everything in the universe mass.

The Man Who Coined 'The God Particle' Explains: It Was A Joke!

by Eyder Peralta

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R&B singers Nicole Wray and Terri Walker have teamed up as the duo Lady.

Music & Culture

Lady: Two Soul Stalwarts Find A New Groove Together

by Oliver Wang

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Villagers gather dead pigs in Jiaxing, in eastern China's Zhejiang province, on Wednesday. The number of dead pigs found in Shanghai's main river had doubled in two days to more than 6,000, the government said.

Shanghai's Dead Pigs: Search For Answers Turns Up Denials

by Frank Langfitt

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Toro y Moi's latest album is titled Anything in Return.

Music & Culture

Toro Y Moi: A Pioneer Of 'Chillwave' On California's Complications

by NPR Staff

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An Islamist rebel group in Aleppo called "the Authority for the Promotion of Virtue and Supporting the Oppressed" reviews applications for aid on Feb. 25. In addition to handing out aid, the Islamist group says it is carrying out civilian administration i

World News

Courts Become A Battleground For Secularists, Islamists In Syria

by Deborah Amos

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Diners eat at Fouquet's restaurant, a landmark on the Champs Elysees in Paris for more than a century. Traditional cafes and shops are steadily giving way to large global chains.

World News

As Global Chains Move In, The Champs Elysees Gets A New Look

by Eleanor Beardsley

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Nelson Kanuk, a senior at Mt. Edgecumbe High School, is one of six Alaskan youth suing the state, asking it to pay more attention to climate change.

As His Home Melts Away, Teenager Sues Alaska

by Ed Ronco

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A JAMA Psychiatry study found that 1 in 7 mothers are affected by postpartum depression.

Health & Safety

Postpartum Depression Affects 1 In 7 Mothers

by Patti Neighmond

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National

High-Profile Rape Trial Of High School Football Players Begins In Ohio

M.L. Schultze talks to Melissa Block about the opening day of the trial of two Steubenville High School football players accused of raping a 16-year-old girl in Ohio. The case has attracted nationwide attention, in part due to photos and comments about the incident that were circulated on social media.

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Tony Lithgow, 49, and Andrea Mayer (right), 51, live together on the streets of Baltimore. They are part of a growing number of the nation's homeless who are reaching "premature old age."

Health Problems Compound For Aging Homeless

by Pam Fessler

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