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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.
This year's U.S. Open is in the books and many call it one of the greatest
The tennis tournament saw players on both the women's and men's side winning the championship for the first time, and Serena Williams may have played in her final tournament.
The world's largest shipping line reroutes its ships to avoid hitting whales
The endangered blue whale is found off the southern tip of Sri Lanka. Shipping vessels go through the whales' habitat and can hit and kill them. The Mediterranean Shipping Co. changed its routes.
Britain continues to mourn the death of Queen Elizabeth II
by Philip Reeves
Crowds in Scotland gathered along the route to watch the coffin holding Queen Elizabeth II's body travel to Edinburgh, where it will be on public view before being flown to London on Tuesday.
The last reactor at Europe's largest nuclear power plant has stopped
Operations at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant were fully stopped on Sunday as a safety precaution. Russia and Ukraine are accusing each other of shelling the plant.
How much did Russia's war with Ukraine change in a single weekend?
On Saturday and Sunday, Ukrainian forces reclaimed a wide swath of territory in the northeast in a swift-moving counteroffensive that appeared to catch the Russians by surprise.
E-commerce gains push warehouse vacancies to a low, rents to a record high
by Jacob Fenston
Community Forklift in Maryland is a beloved shopping spot for deals on architectural salvage, but like many such businesses, it's struggling with rising prices for warehouse space.
NPR Music's Tiny Desk Concerts followed a visit to a noisy bar at SXSW in Austin
NPR's Bob Boilen and Stephen Thompson were straining to hear folk singer Laura Gibson. They invited her to perform at NPR's headquarters at Boilen's desk. The 1,000 Tiny Desk Concert is out Monday.
Insulin costs increased 600% over the last 20 years. States aim to curb the price
Drug price reforms passed as part of the Inflation Reduction Act did not solve the problem of skyrocketing costs of insulin. States are taking their own action.
Xi-Putin meeting marks a closer relationship between the 2 global powers
President Xi Jinping is traveling outside China for the first time since the start of the pandemic. He'll meet with Russia's President Vladimir Putin at a security forum meeting in Uzbekistan.
News brief: Ukraine recaptures key territory, Xi-Putin meeting, insulin prices
Ukrainian forces reclaimed a wide swath of territory in the northeast. China's president will make his first trip out of China in over two years. U.S. states aim to lower the high cost of insulin.
Dallas Mavericks' CEO talks about beating the odds in her new memoir
NPR's A Martinez talks to Cynt Marshall about her memoir: You've Been Chosen. She discusses surviving colon cancer, her rise in corporate America and other events that helped shape who she is today.