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Even as the war in Gaza continues, Israel's prime minister says a "larger and more intense front could be opened" in the West Bank, where more than 40,000 have been displaced in the current operation.

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A Pentagon official not authorized to speak publicly said its review to scrub websites of DEI content was too hasty and also used search terms like "gay," leading to the flagging of Enola Gay images.

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Popular podcasts in the "manosphere" helped sway young men to go MAGA in the 2024 election. New Yorker writer Andrew Marantz explains how Democrats can win them back.

The Israeli military expanded its ground offensive in Gaza, and killed at least 80 Palestinians in a new wave of strikes Thursday. Hamas fired its first rockets since Israel broke a recent ceasefire.

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NPR wants to know who is feeling more and less free to exercise their free speech rights in this moment. Have you found yourself letting loose more under President Trump or are you holding back?

A new study suggests iguanas reached Fiji by rafting around 5,000 miles from North America.

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March 20 is International Happiness Day — a day that the United Nations had dedicated to the celebration of joy. We asked photographers around the world to share a picture that can bring bliss.

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Jordan ran his own team in the 1990s and 2000s in Formula 1. He became a popular pundit on TV after selling the team in 2005.

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The Smokehouse Creek fire tore through the Texas Panhandle early last year, burning over a million acres in just weeks. In the small town of Canadian, where the devastation was severe, residents say the heartbreak lingers and a full recovery could take years.

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Dr. Oz lacks policy experience but has TV show chops. Tom Scully, who led Medicare and Medicaid for President George W. Bush, argues that Oz is well-suited to be a spokesman for Trump's health care agenda.

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The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady yesterday as concerns loom over President Trump's new tariffs. And, a judge denied a request to block DOGE's takeover of the U.S. Institute of Peace.

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If our 13.8 billion-year-old cosmos could be considered middle-aged, researchers note these new images captured around its 380,000th birthday represent a snapshot of the universe as a newborn.

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Do you know your saint schools from state schools? Your legendary coaches from your little brothers? Find out if you're in the Final Four — or didn't even get seeded.

Experts demystify the science of awkwardness — and explain how to reduce the emotional intensity of mortifying flashbacks (like that one time you called your teacher "Mommy").

Some fear a setback for women and people of color after President Trump revoked a 1965 executive order that required federal contractors to identify and address barriers to employment.

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Interior Department employees say they have been scrambling to keep the lights on and do their jobs as budget cuts driven by the Department of Government efficiency team start to bite.

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Kenneth Stern, who drafted a widely used definition of antisemitism, says the Trump administration is using antisemitism claims to stifle speech and debate on the Middle East on college campuses.

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Colorado Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet stopped short Wednesday of calling on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to step down from leadership, but came pretty darn close.

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The Boeing 777 plane vanished from radar shortly after taking off on March 8, 2014, carrying 239 people. The plane headed south to the far-southern Indian Ocean, where it is believed to have crashed.

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Beijing's embassy in Ottawa said the executions were due to drug crimes and noted that China does not recognize dual citizenship.

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