All Things Considered
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This July 4 marks 100 years since Caesar salad was invented in Tijuana
The Caesar salad was invented at a hotel in Tijuana, Mexico, on July 4, 1924, to feed hungry American tourists. We've been enjoying it in various incarnations ever since.
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A bridge for wildlife could help get grizzlies off the endangered list
The 2021 infrastructure bill assigned $350 million for highway wildlife overpasses to lower human and animal deaths. One in Montana may be key to getting grizzly bears off the endangered species list.
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What to know about Keir Starmer, the lawyer poised to win the U.K. general election
A centrist human rights lawyer with working class roots, Keir Starmer is poised to be the first Labour leader to win a U.K. general election in nearly 20 years.
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A boom of new businesses in America has stayed strong since summer of 2020
There's a sustained boom in small business creation in America. We look into what types of new businesses are booming and why this kind of trend has meant economic growth in the past.
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How NVIDIA momentarily became the most valuable company in the world
Twenty years ago, NVIDIA was mainly familiar to avid gamers looking to upgrade their computer. But it turns out their CEO has been steering the ship towards artificial intelligence since then.
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Making the American flag at the oldest and largest flag manufacturer in the U.S.
Most Star Spangled Banners you'll see on July 4 were made in the USA. Annin Flagmakers, the U.S.'s oldest and largest flag manufacturer, produces more than 3 million full-size American flags yearly.
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Displaced again and again, people in Gaza have no good options
A quarter-million people are being forcibly displaced again in Gaza as Israel targets Hamas in areas once cleared.
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Older teens in foster care can now choose their own families in Kansas
In what could be a model for other states, Kansas has created a new option for older teenagers in foster care---allowing them to choose their own families.
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New public art turns new eyes to old injustices in Phildadelphia
A new public art exhibit in Philadelphia examines the Declaration of Independence through the eyes of the enslaved people of Monticello.
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How the current heat wave is impacting different parts of California
A heat wave is gripping much of the U.S. with over 110 million people under heat-related warnings, watches and advisories. In parts of California, temperatures may reach well into the triple digits.
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A New Mexico city faces drinking water crisis following torrential rains and mudslides
Federal officials are hopeful a temporary drinking water system will be in place this week for the city of Las Vegas, N.M. The 13,000 people there have been rationing water for two weeks now.
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70 years ago, some Texan families joined an experiment that ushered in life with AC
Air conditioning wasn't common in middle class homes until some Texas families decided to become study subjects in the 1950s.
