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How to balance your digital life past just logging off
by Mayowa Aina
Lots of people struggle to put their phone down. And lots of solutions say to just log off, but it's not always that easy. NPR's Life Kit podcast has tips on how to log off.
Quantum computing could lead to advances — but also national security threats
by Jenna McLaughlin
Cybersecurity experts recently gathered in New York to talk about how to defend against a technology that doesn't yet exist. Quantum computing would usher in advances — and national security threats.
The future of vaping depends on how regulators act now
by Yuki Noguchi
E-cigarettes have transformed nicotine use among U.S. teens in less than a decade, repopularizing it and creating a new generation of users. How regulators act now will determine the future of vaping.
The disease formerly known as monkeypox has a new name
by Pien Huang
The disease formerly known as monkeypox has a new name: "mpox." It's not much of a depature, but it's less stigmatizing, according to advocates who have been calling for a change of name.
A nurse's view as three viruses send Americans to hospitals
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with travel nurse Grover Nicodemus Street about the surge of three different infectious diseases ahead of the holidays.
The law dividing the Colorado River turns 100 years old
by Luke Runyon
The law that divides the Colorado River between seven states is turning 100, and it's being strained beyond what its drafters could have imagined.
Closing the gender pay gap could be critical in reducing California homelessness
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Holly Martinez, the executive director of the California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls, about how closing the gender pay gap could help reduce homelessness.
Protesters in China call for the end of the 'zero COVID' policy
by John Ruwitch
Protesters in China have been calling for the end of the country's "zero COVID" policy and political reform.
A power outage at a water purification plant leaves Houston under a boil water notice
by Andrew Schneider
A power outage at a Houston water purification plant caused water pressure to drop and left the city of about 2 million people under a boil water notice. Some school districts cancelled classes.
Georgia kicks off early voting for Senate seat race
by Stephen Fowler
Saturday marked one of the first days of early voting in Georgia in a run-off election to decide who will win its Senate seat: current Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock or Republican Herschel Walker.
A conversation with Elegance Bratton, director of 'The Inspection'
NPR's Eric Deggans talks with director Elegance Bratton about his feature film The Inspection, which is inspired by his life and centers a young, gay Black man who's rejected by his mother.
Kara Swisher talks Twitter under Musk so far
NPR's Eric Deggans speaks with tech journalist Kara Swisher about Elon Musk's tumultuous takeover of Twitter.