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Betting on what people say is becoming an increasingly popular category of prediction market sites. Now, federal officials have opened a probe examining whether those markets are a magnet for manipulators.
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Europe is sweltering through its fifth heatwave this summer. It has already lasted longer than a deadly heat wave that killed thousands across Europe in 2003.
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Palestinians in the West Bank have too much cash. Israeli banks refuse to accept their deposits and Palestinian authorities warn an economic breakdown is looming.
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NPR's Brian Mann paddled the Ausable River in northern New York on a summer day to swim on wild sand beaches that stretch along Lake Champlain's shore.
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U.S. support for Israel has been a central issue in Democratic primary contests. That's put a spotlight on the pro-Israel lobbying group AIPAC and the strength of its political influence.
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NPR's Juana Summers talks with Hanna Horvath, author of Your Brain on Money on Substack, about balance — or the lack thereof — in heterosexual relationships where women out-earn men.
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Cincinnati Animal CARE says it's the largest seizure of animals since the organization took over the county's animal shelter in 2020. -
A democratic socialist narrowly lost Wisconsin's Democratic gubernatorial primary. But conversations with swing voters suggest voters may be more open to the "socialist" label than expected.
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U.S. ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee called settlers besieging a West Bank home of an American-Palestinian family "terrorists."
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If President Trump's threatened 50% tariffs go through later this month, construction businesses that rely on materials imported from Canada are among those that will suffer.
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Lawmakers and military families are raising concerns about conditions on board the USS Lincoln. The carrier, key to the administration's war with Iran, has been at sea for over 250 days.
