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Harris takes over the top of the Democratic ticket after Biden drops out
It's unclear how the Democratic Party will move ahead now that its standard-bearer, President Biden, is stepping away from the 2024 ticket. He endorsed Vice President Harris to take over.
The piece 'As Slow as Possible' has been in performance for 21 years — so far
by Rob Schmitz
In a German town of Halberstadt, an organ performance that began more than two decades ago is far from over. The piece is expected to be played for 639 years. (Story aired on ATC on Feb. 5 2024.)
Why self-immolation is used as a form of protest
An airman who died after setting himself on fire wrote that he was protesting Israel's war in Gaza. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to scholar Michael Biggs about the history of self-immolation as protest.
People who were born on Feb. 29 often feel left out. Not this year, it's leap year
In this leap year, experts and leap day babies weigh in on the pros and cons of adding a 29th day to February.
Michigan college students say neither party talks about issues that matter to them
by Leila Fadel
As Michigan primary voters head to the polls Tuesday, we hear from students at Wayne State University about their biggest concerns for this election year.
Morning news brief
Republicans and Democrats in Michigan head to the polls today to vote for their respective parties' candidates. The FTC and nine states are suing to block the Kroger-Albertsons supermarket merger
The UAW endorses Biden but that doesn't necessarily translate into votes
by Leila Fadel
As primary voters go to the polls in Michigan Tuesday, United Auto Workers members talk about election issues and their union's endorsement of President Biden.
Questions are raised about how video games represent the LGBTQ community
by Kaity Kline
A study finds nearly one in five American gamers identify as LGBTQ, but few video games feature LGBTQ characters or storylines.
U.S. official works with American businesses and allies to help Ukraine rebuild
NPR's A Martinez speaks with Penny Pritzker, the special representative for Ukraine Reconstruction and Economic Recovery, about U.S. assistance for rebuilding war-ravaged Ukraine.
Can a simulation platform better decide how to spend opioid settlement money?
by Aneri Pattani
Mobile, Ala., like other communities benefiting from opioid settlement dollars, weighs whether to treat people in crisis now or invest in long-term solutions to cut future addiction rates.
Public health experts raise the alarm in South Florida over a measles outbreak
by Kate Payne
Florida is counting more cases of measles as the state's surgeon general defies federal guidelines and declines to urge people to vaccinate their children.
'Burn Book' chronicles a journalist's career covering Silicon Valley titans
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Kara Swisher about her tell-all book on the titans of the tech industry. It's called Burn Book: A Tech Love Story.