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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.
Nintendo's Miyamoto says inspiration comes from his childhood experiences in nature
NPR's A Martinez speaks to Nintendo game director Shigeru Miyamoto about the ways in which his games have engaged players for more than 30 years.
Ukraine marks one year of war with defiance and trepidation
by Joanna Kakissis
Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine a year ago today. The mood in Ukraine is somber as residents mark the anniversary.
Ukrainian Parliament member on how her country has changed since the war
NPR's A Martinez speaks with Ukrainian lawmaker Lesia Vasylenko about a year at war and her requests of the international community.
Peter Obi could shake up Nigeria's election
by Emmanuel Akinwotu
As voters in Nigeria, Africa's largest democracy, go to the polls, a third party candidate threatens to upset the status quo.
The Webb telescope has discovered galaxies that could change our understanding of astro-physics
Astronomers say in the journal Nature, that they discovered six galaxies that existed five and seven hundred million years after the big bang.
Eminem is suing two Real Housewives over a podcast
Robyn Dixon and Gizelle Bryant from The Real Housewives of Potomac have a podcast called "Reasonably Shady" that sounds a little to close to trademarks the rapper has for "Shady" and "Slim Shady."
One year after Russia invaded, Ukrainians have been transformed
NPR remembers the beginning of Russia's war on Ukraine and the way it transformed the Ukrainian people.
Need a cure for hiccups? Here are a few almost foolproof ways
Uri Bram wrote an extensive article for The Atlantic on a sure-fire cure for the hiccups.
Alex Murdaugh denies murders, but admits to lying to police
by Victoria Hansen
The salacious murder trial of a prominent South Carolina attorney took a new twist when Alex Murdaugh took the stand in his own defense in the killings of his wife and son.
Twins rescued from Kyiv at the beginning of Russia's invasion are turning 1
by Ari Shapiro
Ari Shapiro of NPR's All Things Considered talks with Morning Edition's Leila Fadel about twins who were rescued from Kyiv early in the war and how they are faring as they turn a year old.