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'Pop-up' fishing gear could help prevent whales from getting injured
Crab and lobster fishing seasons are increasingly closing over concerns about whales. They can get entangled in the long ropes on fishing gear. Now, a new solution could help — pop up fishing gear.
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Why a mountaineer chose to turn around just 200 meters from Mount Everest's summit
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to mountaineer Kirstie Ennis about her decision to descend Mount Everest, just 200 meters from the summit.
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Pixar's 'Elemental' bombs at box office
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with critic Keith Phipps about the poor performance of Pixar's new movie Elemental and what it says about the movie industry.
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Biden has clung to tariffs on China. American business owners say there's a cost
President Biden hung on to a signature piece of his predecessor's economic policy: tariffs on imports of Chinese goods. We explore why they've been kept in place, and what it means to U.S. companies.
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He saw the ghost of his racist grandfather. It helped lead to meaningful healing
John Blake's story is about growing up as a Black kid in West Baltimore in the 1980s, learning painful secrets about his white mother and, as he recalls, a ghost.
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It's never too late to explore your gender identity. Here's how to start
Everyone has a gender — and we express it all the time. But if you're an adult starting to think about your gender in a more expansive way, NPR's Life Kit has tips on how to do that.
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How the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy in India has hurt multiple generations
Nearly 39 years after a gas from a pesticide factory poisoned tens of thousands of people in Bhopal, India, a new study finds that it also had health and economic impacts on men born a year later.
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The impact of last year's historic flooding on Yellowstone River's fishing industry
A year ago, the Yellowstone River had its biggest flood in 500 years. Now, fishing guides have to learn a whole new river. Fishing sends more than $1 billion to Montana's economy.
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A dangerous chemical Xylazine is being added to U.S. street drugs, killing thousands
Public health and law enforcement agencies around the U.S. are scrambling to blunt the impact of xylazine, a deadly new threat to Americans who use street drugs.
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NATO has gone into high gear as the war in Ukraine continues
As the war in Ukraine intensifies, NATO is stepping up training to increase readiness among its members, including maneuvers this month on NATO's eastern flank in Romania.
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Wes Anderson's sci-fi 'Asteroid City' stays true to his look and feel
A Junior Stargazer convention is hit by world-changing events in Wes Anderson's Asteroid City, a comedy with an all-star cast including Tom Hanks, Scarlett Johansson, Tilda Swinton and Bryan Cranston.
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Wind and solar projects are growing, but many can't actually connect to the grid
Tons of green energy projects, both wind and solar, want to connect to the grid. But they're running into a surprising obstacle.