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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.
For coffee lovers there is some good and some bad news
Researchers say coffee drinkers take about 1,000 more steps a day than non-coffee drinkers, but they sleep less than people who don't partake. The study concludes coffee's health effects are complex.
In parts of Turkey and Syria, Muslim month of Ramadan follows deadly quakes
by Fatma Tanis
Those living in the devastated earthquake zone of southern Turkey mark a subdued month of Ramadan.
Planet Money pieces together the failure of Silicone Valley Bank
The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank was the second-largest bank failure in U.S. history. Many tech startups thought they lost everything until the government stepped in.
Why some military reservists are not reporting for duty in Israel
by Daniel Estrin
Some members of Israel's military reserve are refusing to report for duty, in protest against plans by the ruling right-wing government to weaken the judiciary.
Classes are resuming in the Los Angeles Unified School District after a strike
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Yolanda Reed, a part-time special education assistant in Los Angeles, about the demands of school support staff that led to a three-day strike.
Florida expands its voucher program to every student, regardless of income
by Lynn Hatter
GOP lawmakers in Florida have voted to expand the state's school voucher program to every student, regardless of family income. Critics say lawmakers have wildly underestimated the program's costs.
California has been experiencing intense weather. Is this the new normal?
NPR's Steve Inskeep asks climate scientist Noah Diffenbaugh of Stanford University about the wild weather in California this year.
All eyes will be on Tosan Evbuomwan when Princeton plays in the Sweet 16
by Harrison Malkin
Princeton's been the surprise of the men's March Madness basketball tournament thanks, in large part, to senior forward and economics major Tosan Evbuomwan.
Protests against pension reforms intensify across France
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to reporter Lisa Bryant about millions of people participating in strikes disrupting air, train and road travel over the president's efforts to reform the pension system.
Pakistan's Imran Khan talks of prosecuting opponents as they try to prosecute him
NPR's Steve Inskeep interviews Imran Khan, the embattled former prime minister of Pakistan, who has been organizing protests since his ouster by Parliament in 2022.