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Risks for chemical spills are high, but here's how to protect yourself

The Ohio derailment is a reminder of what can happen for millions of Americans who live near railways. There are things people can do to better protect themselves from the hazards of chemical spills.

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Sound Advice: The NPR guide to student podcasting

NPR's Guide to Podcasting – everything from choosing a story to editing sound.

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Aid groups help Turkey-Syria quake survivors amid global crises and donor fatigue

Appeals for aid to Syria were falling short even before this month. Aid groups are trying to marshal more aid pledges while attention is still on the quakes, but the road to recovery will be long.

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How Russia's war galvanized Ukraine and still threatens the world order

It's been a year since Russia invaded Ukraine. Host Leila Fadel takes stock of the war and where it stands. We'll also look back at NPR's reporting from Ukraine over the past year.

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An activist group is spreading misinformation to stop solar projects in rural America

An NPR/Floodlight investigation found that a longtime Republican insider is stoking solar opposition by spreading bad information about health and environmental risks. Her influence is growing.

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With fake paperwork and a roguish attitude, he made the San Francisco Bay his gallery

For decades, small sculptures would pop up along the San Francisco shoreline: whimsical sculptures of biplanes, like the Red Baron, perched on pier pilings. This is the story of the man behind them.

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Militaries have sought to use spy balloons for centuries. The real enemy is the wind

The U.S. government suspects that China's surveillance balloon may have blown off course. It wouldn't be the first time.

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Doug Emhoff has made antisemitism his issue, but says it's everyone's job to fight it

Second gentleman Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Harris, is increasingly focused on combating antisemitism at home and abroad. He spoke to NPR about his historic role.

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Newly released footage of a 1986 Titanic dive reveals the ship's haunting interior

The Titanic's rust-caked bow, an officer's cabin and a promenade window are part of the never-before-seen footage of the shipwreck site, which continues to slowly vanish 12,500 feet below the waves.

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What to know about the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio

Residents are worried about environmental and health impacts after a train carrying hazardous materials derailed earlier this month and officials evacuated the area to conduct a controlled burn.

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Kid YouTube stars make sugary junk food look good — to millions of young viewers

The platform banned food advertising, yet many videos viewed by millions of kids continue to showcase candy, soda and packaged snacks, likely affecting kids' food preferences, researchers say.

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The earthquake in Turkey and Syria offers lessons and reminders for disaster response

Even as rescuers rush to arrive, it's often locals who can best offer immediate help, experts say. And they say governments in devastated areas often fail to realize the scope and respond immediately.

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Famous poet Pablo Neruda was poisoned after a coup, according to a new report

His nephew says scientists found high levels of the bacterium that can cause botulism poisoning. He says it proves that his uncle was injected with the poison at a hospital immediately after the coup.

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How the politics of race will play a key role in Nikki Haley's 2024 campaign

Haley is a woman of color who led South Carolina in taking down the Confederate flag from its state capitol. That makes campaigning complex in the party of Trump.

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Turkey buries its earthquake dead in small cemeteries and mass graves

With so many killed suddenly in the quake, Turkey faces the challenge of burying tens of thousands of people. Multiple funerals are happening at once and the process of burying the dead is constant.

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Shopify deleted 322,000 hours of meetings. Should the rest of us be jealous?

The pandemic had an unexpected side effect: peak meeting misery. With Shopify's radical announcement last month, the working world wants to know if a future without meetings is even possible.

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How do pandemics begin? There's a new theory — and a new strategy to thwart them

Animals carry millions of pathogens. So it's a daunting task to find the one with the greatest potential to spark a pandemic. Now scientists are rethinking the way they hunt for that next new virus.

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UCLA asks for the public’s help in finding signs of extraterrestrial intelligence

LOS ANGELES — Imagine that you live alone in a dark, hilly wood that stretches for miles in all directions. You know your own forest well, having hiked and surveyed it as far as your feet and your tools allow. In all these explorations, you have never met another soul.…

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One of the deadliest federal prison units is closing

The Bureau of Prisons is shutting down a unit at its newest penitentiary in Illinois, following an investigation by NPR and The Marshall Project that exposed it was rife with violence and abuse.

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Apparently, love does have a price. It's $25.9 billion

Americans celebrating Valentine's Day are expected to spend an average of $192.80 each this year. That's, like, 11 boxes of fun dip packages.

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After Turkey's quake, one family mourns its losses — and braces for more

As volunteers continue digging through the rubble of a collapsed apartment building, the siblings of a woman found dead with her four children are now awaiting news of their mother and another sister.

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He was the head of Mexico's FBI. Now he's on trial for accepting cartel bribes

Guilty or innocent, the drug-corruption trial in New York of high-ranking former Mexican government official, Genaro Garcia Luna, shows the limits of the U.S. to win its decades-long "war on drugs."

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They can shoot down the UFOs, but they can't shoot down our hopes of meeting aliens

We've been seeing a lot of unexplained UFOs lately. Now the White House has stepped in to set the record straight.

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Rihanna's maternity style isn't just fashionable. It's revolutionary, experts say

Rihanna has already been praised for redefining maternity fashion. She's not the first celebrity to challenge cultural norms about pregnancy, but is reigniting a conversation that could spark change.

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Reporter's dismissal exposes political pressures on West Virginia Public Broadcasting

A reporter was dismissed after state officials complained — the latest instance of political pressure on the station from Gov. Jim Justice's administration and some state legislators.

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