Trump-backed Ramaswamy wins Ohio governor primary, setting up a competitive Nov. race
In Ohio, where a Democrat hasn’t won an election for governor in 20 years, Republican Vivek...
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Pennsylvania sues Character.AI over claims chatbot posed as doctor
State officials allege a Character.AI bot claimed to be a licensed psychiatrist and provided a...
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Scott Turow’s latest real-life legal thriller: Suing Meta for copyright infringement
Five major publishing houses and the bestselling author are suing Meta and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg...
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Cruise ship with hantavirus may have seen a rare occurrence: humans infecting humans
Hantavirus is typically spread through contact with rodent feces, urine or saliva. But cases on the MV Hondius cruise ship point to an unusual means of transmission.
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Midwives saved his mom’s life — and inspired him to pursue the profession
May 5 is International Day of the Midwife. This year’s theme is “one million...
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NPR went looking for Polymarket’s Panama headquarters. It’s elusive
The hugely popular prediction market was shut down by U.S. regulators in 2022 and re-opened in Panama, where it has benefited from tax and legal benefits for years.
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A legal scholar and ‘Backtalker’ defends critical race theory — a term she helped coin
Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw helped name two contested ideas in U.S. politics — intersectionality...
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The Iran war sent jet fuel prices sky-high. Here’s what air travelers should know
Fuel is airlines’ second-largest expense, and getting even costlier due to the U.S. war with...
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A nearly year-long deployment at sea takes a toll on military families
Families in Norfolk, Va., await the return of roughly 15,000 sailors and Marines as the USS Ford...
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Did FBI Director Kash Patel use AI to rip off the Beastie Boys?
An analysis by NPR suggests that frames from an iconic music video were used to generate content for a tweet by the FBI director.
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