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Exceptional But Not Famous: Tell Us About Someone You Lost in 2019
At the end of the year, NPR's Weekend Edition will feature stories of people in your lives who passed away in 2019. (Image credit: LA Johnson/NPR)
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Wealthy Donor Promises College Tuition To Help Spur Growth In Hometown
A retired businessman hoping to save his shrinking hometown launched a "Promise" program to pay college tuition for its students, but his plan might simply shift people around among dwindling towns....
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He Was A Horse That Never Won A Race. So Why Would Someone Steal Him?
On Christmas Eve 2004, Urgent Envoy disappeared from his stable in the middle of the night. He had finished his only ever race in last place, but that didn't matter to the trainer who took him. (Image...
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When Teens Abuse Parents, Shame and Secrecy Make It Hard to Seek Help
Most people think domestic violence involves an adult abusing an intimate partner or a child, but children can also threaten, bully and attack family members. Some abused parents are speaking out....
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'My Fake Rake' Turns The Makeover Trope On Its (Well-Coiffed) Head
The ugly duckling who transforms into a swan is a common trope in literature and pop culture — Eva Leigh turns it upside down in My Fake Rake, which features a shy, quiet hero who gets made over....
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'We Wanted Our Patrons Back' — Public Libraries Scrap Late Fines To Alleviate...
"There were families that couldn't afford to pay the fines and therefore couldn't return the materials," Chicago Public Library Commissioner Andrea Telli said. "So then we just lost them as patrons."...
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With Waters Rising And Its Population Falling, What Is Venice's Future?
Rising sea levels are not the only threat to Venice. As residents continue to leave, the city risks becoming an empty shell sinking under mass tourism. Some 30 million visitors arrive every year....
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Possibility Of Female Deacons Gives Some Catholics Hope
Pope Francis recently opened the door to the possibility of women as deacons in the Catholic Church. Some women have sought official recognition for the ministries they already perform. (Image credit:...
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Chew On This: Farmers Are Using Food Waste To Make Electricity
Dairy farmers in Massachusetts are using food waste to create renewable energy. Each farm produces enough to power about 1,500 homes. This helps prevent the release of methane, a greenhouse gas....
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London Knife Attacker Identified; Public Lauds Narwhal Tusk Takedown
Usman Khan, 28, had served the minimum eight years of a 16-year sentence for his involvement in a plot to bomb the London Stock Exchange and build a terrorist training camp in 2012. (Image credit:...
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2 Storm Systems Set To Snarl Holiday Travel
A major storm system pummeling the Great Plains region will move east and impact travel into the Northeast by Sunday. And a second system is bearing down on Northern California. (Image credit: Lee...
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Pope Francis Sends A Relic Of Jesus' Manger To The Holy Land
At the start of Christmas season, Pope Francis has sent a small piece of wooden relic reputed to be part of Jesus' manger after he was born to Bethlehem, traditionally known as Jesus' birthplace....
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Irving Burgie, Songwriter Who Helped Bring Calypso To America, Dies At 95
The Brooklyn-born Burgie studied at Juilliard and co-wrote many of the songs on Harry Belafonte's breakthrough album, Calypso, including his genre-defining hit, "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)." (Image...
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UAW Reaches Tentative Labor Agreement with Fiat Chrysler
The tentative agreement makes Fiat Chrysler the last of the big three Detroit automakers to arrive at a deal with the United Auto Workers this year. (Image credit: Carlos Osorio/AP)
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9 Idaho Family Members Killed In South Dakota Plane Crash
The National Transportation Safety Board says two children and the pilot were among those killed after a plane crashed en route from Chamberlain to Idaho. Three others were injured. (Image credit:...
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'A Tribute To Mose Allison' Celebrates The Music Of An Exciting Jazz Master
NPR's Lulu Garcia Navarro speaks with musician Bonnie Raitt and Amy Allison about the new album, If You're Going to the City: A Tribute to Mose Allison. (Image credit: Marina Chavez/Courtesy of the...
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Jimmy Kimmel Writes A Picture Book, Says 'Kids Are Always Ready To Laugh'
The Serious Goose invites kids to try to make a grumpy goose smile. In 2017, Kimmel's newborn son underwent heart surgery; in his honor, proceeds will go to children's hospitals around the country....
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As Taiwan's Election Race Heats Up, China Weighs On Voters' Minds
The tense China relationship and Hong Kong protests are big issues for Taiwan as it prepares to vote in January. (Image credit: Chiang Ying-ying/AP)
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Iraqi Parliament Accepts PM Adel Abdul-Mahdi Resignation, But Protesters...
Laith Kubba, an adviser to Abdul-Mahdi, told NPR that politicians "misread" the depth of protesters' dissatisfaction with the system. "They grossly underestimated the rage that was out there." (Image...
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At Least 10 People Shot Near New Orleans' French Quarter
Police say the shooting occurred around 3:30 a.m. local time on Sunday, and two of the victims are in critical condition.
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