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Jessie Diggins celebrates winning the Women's 20 km Mass Start FIS World Cup skiing competition in Falun, Sweden, on Sunday.

Jessie Diggins is a U.S. cross-country ski powerhouse after 2nd World Cup win

4:01pm March 17, 2024

by Brian Mann

Jessie Diggins, age 32, won her first Olympic gold medal in 2018 in South Korea and has now captured two World Cup titles, blowing past European skiers who typically dominate cross-country skiing.

The FBI Boston Division recovered 22 artifacts stolen from Japan, including the artwork above. During World War II, various treasures from the Ryukyu Kingdom were stolen.

A family found centuries-old Japanese art stolen during WWII in their attic

2:43pm March 17, 2024

by Juliana Kim

Troves of artifacts were stolen from Japan during the Battle of Okinawa in World War II. Over 20 pieces of looted items were found in the attic of a Massachusetts home.

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U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan on the American role in Sudan's civil war

8:19am March 17, 2024

by Ayesha Rascoe

Tom Perriello, U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan, talks with NPR's Ayesha Rascoe about his efforts to help broker peace talks in Sudan and the current state of affairs there.

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This image from video provided by Iceland Civil Defense shows lava erupting from a volcano between Hagafell and Stóri-Skógfell, Iceland, on on Saturday, March 16, 2024.

A volcano in Iceland is erupting for the fourth time in 3 months

6:08am March 17, 2024

by The Associated Press

A volcano in Iceland erupted Saturday evening for the fourth time in three months, sending orange jets of lava into the night sky.

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The legacy of activist Rachel Corrie

5:15pm March 16, 2024

by Jane Arraf

Twenty-one years ago this weekend, a young American woman, Rachel Corrie, was killed while trying to stop the Israeli demolition of family homes in Gaza.

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Tension rises between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea

5:15pm March 16, 2024

by Michael Sullivan

A collision between Philippine and Chinese Coast Guard vessels in the South China Sea earlier this month has again raised fears of an escalation in an area China claims almost entirely as its own.

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An altered photo leads to distrust of U.K. royals

5:15pm March 16, 2024

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with writer Elizabeth Holmes about the altered photo of the Princess of Wales and her children and the affect that is having on trust in the U.K. of the British royal family.

How the war in Ukraine has reshaped NATO

5:15pm March 16, 2024

More than two years into Russia's war on Ukraine, we take a look at how it's reshaped NATO. NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Jack Detsch, a national security correspondent for Foreign Policy.

The health care impact of Haiti's violence

5:15pm March 16, 2024

by Ari Daniel

The constant state of crisis in Haiti is taking a toll on health care facilities in the country. Some doctors and staff are no longer showing up at hospitals for fear of being kidnapped.

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Mujeres indígenas participan en la marcha en Puyo, Ecuador, el 8 de marzo de 2024.

Razones por la que mujeres indígenas Ecuatorianas marchan en 8M

12:35pm March 16, 2024

by Tatiana Lopez

Mujeres de diferentes nacionalidades indígenas viajaron desde sus territorios a Puyo, Ecuador, para marchar por las calles de la ciudad como lo hacen cada año en el Día Internacional de la Mujer.