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Herders bury animal carcasses in 2010 in Mongolia's Dundgovi province. A decade ago, an extreme winter — known in Mongolia as a dzud — claimed the lives of 22% of the nation's livestock and sped up migration from rural areas to urban centers.

The Deadly Winters That Have Transformed Life For Herders In Mongolia

11:40pm July 29, 2019

by Emily Kwong

Mongolia's herders are accustomed to cold, but the extreme conditions of the country's terrible winters, known as dzuds, killed countless livestock and livelihoods. Herders have had to adapt.

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Gray was diagnosed with sickle cell disease when she was an infant. She was considering a bone marrow transplant when she heard about the CRISPR study and jumped at the chance to volunteer.

In A 1st, Doctors In U.S. Use CRISPR Tool To Treat Patient With Genetic Disorder

10:13pm July 29, 2019

by Rob Stein

Victoria Gray, 34, of Forest, Miss., has sickle cell disease. She is the first patient ever to be publicly identified as being involved in a study testing the use of CRISPR for a genetic disease.

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A white tiger at the Alipore zoo in Kolkata, India. India's tiger population has grown to nearly 3,000, making the country one of the safest habitats for the endangered animals.

World News

Census Finds Nearly 3,000 Tigers In India

6:49pm July 29, 2019

by Dani Matias

The country counted a total of 2,967 wild tigers, an increase of more than 30% in four years.

Lizzo plays a Tiny Desk Concert on May 21, 2019 (Claire Harbage/NPR).

Music & Culture

Lizzo: Tiny Desk Concert

6:10pm July 29, 2019

by Stephen Thompson

Backed by a band assembled just for this occasion, the breakthrough pop icon performs three joyfully showy songs from Cuz I Love You.

Japanese steakhouses often serve a creamy orange-pink sauce alongside a steaming meal. The popularity and intrigue around the sauce led one teppanyaki restaurant owner, Terry Ho, to start bottling it in bulk under the name Yum Yum Sauce.

Yum Yum Sauce: The Making Of An American Condiment

6:02pm July 29, 2019

by Oliver Whang

Japanese steakhouses often serve a creamy orange-pink sauce alongside a steaming meal. Online, fans obsess over hacking the recipe for this "Japanese classic," but its roots are firmly American.

Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny attends a protest in Moscow, Russia, on July 20.

World News

Putin Opposition Leader Jailed Again After Suspected Poisoning

5:55pm July 29, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

Supporters say Alexei Nalvany was exposed to a chemical agent while serving a 30-day sentence for leading an opposition action against the Kremlin.

Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus perform onstage at the 2019 BET Awards.

Music & Culture

Lil Nas X Lassos The Record For Longest-Running No. 1 Song In U.S. Chart History

5:42pm July 29, 2019

by Emily Abshire

The song's now-unparalleled success is, more than anything else, a pure expression of how the Internet is now everything. Welcome to the future, y'all.

Rep. John Ratcliffe, President Trump's nominee for the next director of national intelligence, listens as former special counsel Robert Mueller testified on Capitol Hill last week.

Key Senators So Far Silent On John Ratcliffe, Trump's Pick For New Top Spy

4:48pm July 29, 2019

by Philip Ewing

Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats is a former member of Congress and remained popular on Capitol Hill. John Ratcliffe, the president's new pick, is a comparative newcomer.

A suspect was arrested in connection with at least four bank robberies in three East Coast states, according to the FBI.

National

Feds Say They've Arrested Suspected 'Pink Lady Bandit' Behind Four Bank Robberies

4:26pm July 29, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

"The pink lady is changing her trademark to an orange jumpsuit," a North Carolina sheriff said. She got her nickname because she often wore a hot pink purse. A suspected accomplice was also arrested.

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer (from left), U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He gather for a meeting in Beijing on May 1. They are due to meet again in Shanghai this week.

As U.S.-China Trade Talks Resume, A Deal Remains Uncertain

3:52pm July 29, 2019

by Scott Horsley

U.S. trade negotiators are heading to Shanghai for talks with their Chinese counterparts this week, but there appears to be little pressure for a settlement in the year-old conflict.