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The possible origins of Friday the 13th and other unlucky days
The superstition of Friday the 13th isn’t as old as you think. Here are some of the potential origins of unlucky days around the world.
A Nebraska church raised over $520K to help pay bills for about 500 families
A Nebraska church raised over $520,000 to cover medical expenses of residents in its neighborhood. It helps provides laundry, gasoline and health care to those in need, helping about 500 households.
Klaus Teuber, Catan board game creator, dies at 70
German board game designer Klaus Teuber > recently died at the age of 70. His masterpiece was The Settlers of Catan >.
Drag queens led an Easter march in L.A. to protest anti-drag and anti-trans laws
by Caitlin Hernández
Drag queens led a march in Los Angeles on Easter Sunday to protest anti-drag and anti-trans laws being passed in state legislatures elsewhere in the U.S.
Making sense of the latest on the U.S. intelligence classified leaks
Many questions still remain about a data leak of classified documents related to the war in Ukraine and intelligence from other nations.
Terence Blanchard's opera on the troubled life of boxer Emile Griffith premieres
by Tom Vitale
Terence Blanchard's work based on the troubled life of boxing champion Emile Griffith premieres at the Metropolitan Opera.
More Midwest farmers are planting 'cover crops' in the off-season to help the climate
by Jonathan Ahl
More Midwestern farmers are planting off-season crops that help protect the soil and reduce fertilizer use. The next farm bill could make it easier to adopt this practice.
Radio Ambulante asks 'How can you be a feminist and listen to reggaeton?'
Reggaeton music is popular all over the world but sometimes its lyrics and videos are degrading to women. NPR's Radio Ambulante tried to answer whether you can be a feminist and listen to reggaeton?
Texas oyster farms collect their first harvest
by Katie Watkins
In 2019, Texas became one of the last coastal states to allow oyster farming. Now, the first farms have had their first harvests. (This piece originally aired April 3, 2023, on All Things Considered.)
Do legislative supermajorities weaken the democratic process, as seen in Tennessee?
by Leila Fadel
NPR speaks with Ken Paulson, with the Free Speech Center at Middle Tennessee State University. He says legislative supermajorities can weaken the democratic process, as we saw in Tennessee last week.