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Hope, Happiness, And Social Connection: Hidden Benefits Of Regular Exercise

A new book, The Joy of Movement, offers more motivation to exercise. It's not just about getting fit or looking good: Exercise can give you courage, pleasure, and better friendships.
- Stephanie O'Neill
Nurses and caregivers at Swedish, Providence hospitals postpone strike

Health care workers at Swedish Medical Center and Providence hospitals won't go on strike, at least for now. Thousands of workers across the state planned to announce Friday that they would strike on January 14. Instead, after overnight talks, they announced they’re heading back to the negotiating table.
- Kate Walters
Grim And Hopeful Global Trends To Watch In 2020 (And Fold Into A Zine)

There's cause for pessimism and optimism in the year ahead as our expert sources share their predictions. Plus: Print and fold your own global trends zine.
- NPR Staff
Adolescent Addiction Expert Weighs In On Proposed Ban On Flavored E-Cigarette Pods

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Dr. Sharon Levy, a pediatrician and an adolescent addiction expert with Boston Children's Hospital, about the FDA's proposed ban on most flavored e-cigarette pods.
UNICEF Says Even In 2020, Newborns Are Still Vulnerable

If you want to know where the world's demographics are trending, look at the babies born this New Year's Day.
- Diaa Hadid
UNICEF Estimates 400,000 Babies Will Be Born On New Year's Day

Over half those births will happen in just eight countries, according to the U.N. agency.
- Diaa Hadid
FDA To Prohibit Most Flavored E-Cigarettes Except For Tobacco, Menthol

The Trump administration plans to ban most flavored e-cigarette pods. NPR's Noel King talks to Jennifer Maloney of The Wall Street Journal, who was one of the first reporters to break the story.
Some foster children have new homes, but bigger crisis in Washington state remains

Over two dozen high needs foster kids in Seattle who were in limbo have now gotten places to stay now. But their plight illustrates key flaws in the state foster care system.
- Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
Reporters Pick Their Favorite Global Stories Of The Decade

The topics range from a ticking time bomb in the Arctic to the art of taking selfies in an ethical way. Here are the stories selected by our contributors.
- Marc Silver
A Decade Marked By Outrage Over Drug Prices

Nearly 1 in 4 Americans has trouble affording prescription drugs, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation poll. Over the past decade, high prices of several medicines have become flashpoints.
- Sydney Lupkin

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