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The audio delay on radio broadcasts of MLB games leaves blind fans behind
A delay of baseball game day audio on radios frustrates blind fans who count on play-by-play broadcasts when they're at the stadium.
U.S. citizens are advised to leave Lebanon amid conflict with Israel
by Justine Kenin
Israel’s airstrikes in Lebanon have forced more and more people from their homes. The U.S. State Department is urging American citizens in Lebanon to leave the country all together.
Snapchat brushed aside warnings of child harm, documents show
by Dara Kerr
Newly unsealed documents show that Snapchat ignored employee concerns over the app facilitating harms against minors -- including sextortion, sexual exploitation and the sale of drugs and weapons.
With FAFSA delayed again, students are uncertain about how to stay in school
by Jonaki Mehta
Last year's federal financial aid application was riddled with problems, and this year's form is again delayed. That leaves some students uncertain about the future of their education.
Israeli politician and general reflects on a year of war
by Courtney Dorning
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Yair Golan, an Israeli general now in the reserves, about how conflicts in the Middle East have escalated since Hamas' attack on Oct. 7, 2023.
Her abuse during childhood was never validated. Then a stranger believed her
On this week's "My Unsung Hero" from Hidden Brain: Nora Durkin called 311 to report abuse she said she had experienced as a child. She wasn't expecting to be taken seriously.
Survivors have become volunteers in the cleanup after Helene
It's been a week of clean up and recovery for people hardest hit by Hurricane Helene as the death toll is still rising. In East Tennessee, survivors-turned-volunteers help in the clean up.
NPR goes on a real life treasure hunt
by Kai McNamee
A few weeks ago, a video game designer and a musician hid treasure somewhere in the forests of the Northeastern U.S. It’s called Project Skydrop. NPR joined the hunt.
A pair of new films take laughter both theatrically and seriously
by Bob Mondello
Joker: Folie A Deux is a musical follow-up to Joaquin Phoenix's turn as DC Comics villain Joker, this time with Lady Gaga; and Saturday Night dramatizes the very first show of what would become SNL.