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Future has dropped three chart-topping albums in just six months
by Stephen Thompson
This week, the rapper Future hit #1 on Billboard's albums chart for a third time in the last six months. Meanwhile, on the songs, chart, stasis is becoming the coin of the realm.
Thieves Respond To Multiple Appeals And Return 1-Ton Boulder
Local news reports in Arizona said the thieves made off with Wizard Rock. Forest Service officials said they think the thieves must have used "heavy equipment" to pull off the heist.
Hazardous Air Quality Causes Public Health Emergency In New Delhi
Noel King talks to Niha Masih of The Washington Post about the "unbearable levels" of air pollution in northern India, and the negative effects on people's health and the economy.
Premature Birth Medication Makena Doesn't Work, Research Shows
by Patti Neighmond
An FDA advisory panel recommends that a pregnancy drug — used to prevent premature births — be taken off the market. Researchers say there isn't enough evidence to suggest it works.
News Brief: Impeachment Probe, Whistleblower, New Delhi Pollution
Impeachment panels want to hear from the National Security Council's top lawyer. Whistleblower offers to field written questions about Ukraine call. Hazardous pollution levels recorded in New Delhi.
Finding The Right Chunk Of Arctic Ice
by Ravenna Koenig
A ship full of researchers is crossing the Arctic attached to an ice floe. But finding the right chunk of sea ice was a challenge, in part because warmer temperatures are making it thinner.
Chicago Teachers Strike Ends
by Sarah Karp
Chicago teachers are going back to school Friday with a new contract and an agreement with the mayor to make up five of the 11 days lost to the walkout.
How Volodymyr Zelenskiy Came To Be President Of Ukraine
by David Greene
We profile the man who was on the other end of that infamous July 25 phone call with President Trump — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
Elizabeth Warren Says Medicare For All Will Not Raise Taxes On Middle Class
by Asma Khalid
Sen. Elizabeth Warren has released a plan for funding single-payer healthcare, after months of questions about whether she would raise taxes on the middle class.
Democrats' Big Day In Iowa
Democratic presidential candidates are attending a major party celebration in Iowa, which was the setting that helped launch Barack Obama on his way to the White House 12 years ago.