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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.
How Puerto Rico is faring after Hurricane Fiona brought catastrophic floods
Hurricane Fiona has left Puerto Rico crippled by flooding and power failures. How are people there coping and how much better is the island's response compared to years past?
Kevin from the Office is releasing a chili cookbook
Brian Baumgartner's new cookbook shares recipes from chili cook off winners, chefs and even one from the actor himself.
Scientists estimated how many ants are on the Earth and you don't want to know the answer
Researchers estimate there are twenty quadrillion ants worldwide, and if you gathered them all and put them on a scale, they'd weigh more than all of the wild birds and mammals on the planet.
Puerto Rico faces obstacles to recovery in the aftermath of Fiona
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with professor Yarimar Bonilla, director of the Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College. about obstacles ahead for recovery in the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona.
Morning news brief
Puerto Ricans assess the damage done by Hurricane Fiona. Biden said the pandemic is over, and sparked big debates. And, Johnson & Johnson is back in courts.
NASA's InSight Mars lander may shut down soon. Here's what it's achieved so far
by Joe Palca
NASA's InSight probe landed on Mars in 2018 to help scientists study the planet's interior. But Martian dust has been building up on InSIght's solar arrays, which could end its mission.
Russia's attempt to use energy to pressure Europe could backfire
by Jackie Northam
Russia has cut off natural gas for much of Europe to punish it for its support of Ukraine. But Putin may have miscalculated. Europe has been preparing to survive winter without Russian gas.
British young adults are hoping for change as King Charles brings forth a new era
British college students talks about their feelings about the royal family.
Why Russian pop star Alla Pugacheva dissent against Russia matters
by Charles Maynes
Russian pop diva Alla Pugacheva [Poo-gah-CHEOV-ah] is among those condemning President Putin's war in Ukraine. Her willingness to part ways with the Kremlin may hint at a larger domestic groundswell.
Artist Karla Garcia's latest exhibit reaches across U.S.-Mexico boundaries
Artist Karla Garcia's latest exhibition is taking place in El Paso, Texas and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico simultaneously. The two halves of the collection are separated by thirty miles and one border wall.
NPR's Malaka Gharib remembers summers in Cairo in her new graphic memoir
Leila Fadel speaks to Malaka Gharib and her family about her graphic memoir, It Won't Always Be Like This.