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A section of aluminium coils from one of Helion's fusion machines. The company hopes its next-generation Polaris system will produce more electricity than it consumes.

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  • Science

Companies say they're closing in on nuclear fusion as an energy source. Will it work?

For decades, government scientists have toiled away trying to make nuclear fusion work. Will commercial companies sprint to the finish?

December 04, 2023
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By:
  • Geoff Brumfiel
It took two years for Joyce McMillan to be reunited with her children after they were removed from her care nearly 25 years ago. The experience propelled her advocacy for child welfare system reforms.

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  • Family

'Deluged' child welfare systems struggle to protect kids amid calls for reform

More than 3 million U.S. children were involved in an intervention for suspected abuse or neglect in a single year. Advocates say a disproportionate impact on families of color makes reform urgent.

November 30, 2023
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By:
  • Olivia Hampton
Pins are pictured at a display counter during a cultural meeting at the Comanche Nation fairgrounds in Lawton, Okla., on Sept. 30.

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  • Elections

Sometimes overlooked by campaigns, Native voters could decide major elections in 2024

A voting bloc that hasn't gotten as much national attention, Native voters are an influential constituency in several swing states, making them a group to watch in 2024.

November 21, 2023
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By:
  • Ximena Bustillo
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is running as an independent presidential candidate, speaks during a campaign event in Miami Sunday.

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  • Elections

RFK Jr.'s poll numbers remain high. What explains this — and can it last?

The anti-vaccine political scion is running as an independent for president, is threatening both parties and is polling higher than any independent in 40 years. But those high numbers tend to fade.

November 20, 2023
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses media during a joint press conference with French President in Jerusalem on October 24, 2023.

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  • Middle East

Israel's lack of a strategy is the strategy

On Netanyahu and Gaza's unclear future.

November 19, 2023
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By:
  • Steve Inskeep
GPB News NPR

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  • Politics

As Biden celebrates his birthday, candles on the cake are adding to a problem

A birthday and a spate of bad polls highlight the one weakness Biden cannot really address. He was 78 when he took office. He'd be 86 leaving a second term.

November 19, 2023
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By:
  • Ron Elving
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a campaign event on November 11, 2023 in Claremont, New Hampshire.

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  • Politics

Why Trump's authoritarian language about 'vermin' matters

The former president called his political opponents "vermin" and said immigration is "poisoning the blood" of the U.S., echoing language used by Adolf Hitler, raising questions about authoritarianism.

November 17, 2023
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  • Danielle Kurtzleben
U.S. President Joe Biden greets China's President President Xi Jinping at the Filoli Estate in Woodside, Calif., Wednesday, Nov, 15, 2023, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperative conference.

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  • National Security

Did Biden and China's Xi hit a reset? Not quite, but they did agree on a few things

After hours of talks, the two leaders emerged with agreements to cooperate. Biden even said he and Xi agreed that they should be able to pick up the phone and talk with one another whenever they want.

November 16, 2023
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By:
  • John Ruwitch and
  • Vincent Ni

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  • Middle East

Satellite images show Israeli forces hold ground around Gaza City's water facilities

Israeli forces control the area around a desalination facility and a sewage treatment plant, and troops appear to be stationed in several schools in Gaza City.

November 10, 2023
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  • Geoff Brumfiel,
  • Alyson Hurt,
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Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to U.S. Congress was running for president in 1972 when she had a remarkable interaction with the pro-segregation George Wallace, then governor of Alabama. Her efforts to build bridges with him ultimately changed his point of view. She's pictured here giving a speech at Laney Community College during her presidential campaign.

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  • Health

Lessons from brain science — and history's peacemakers — for resolving conflicts

Humans instinctually forge loyalties to groups to survive. Being aware of these impulses can help us deescalate arguments and find common ground. Some notable leaders in history show us how it's done.

November 04, 2023
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By:
  • Yuki Noguchi
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill on Oct. 24.

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  • Analysis

Mike Johnson's speakership marks a new phase in the white evangelical-GOP alliance

Johnson's election is the latest and perhaps most consequential event to date in the alliance of white evangelical Christians with the Republican Party.

November 04, 2023
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By:
  • Ron Elving

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  • Middle East

Satellites and social media offer hints about Israel's ground war strategy in Gaza

The Israeli military appears to have encircled Gaza City, but so far, it's made only limited forays into the densest urban areas.

November 03, 2023
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By:
  • Geoff Brumfiel and
  • Daniel Wood
A worker inspects disposable gloves at a factory in Malaysia, a country that has been the top supplier of medical gloves to the U. S. and which is facing increasing competition from China.

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  • Science

More medical gloves are coming from China, as U.S. makers of protective gear struggle

The federal government has invested hundreds of millions of dollars to boost American production of medical gloves, but some companies say it's not enough when imported gloves have gotten cheaper.

November 03, 2023
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By:
  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
Phyllida Swift posing with her scar.

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  • Perspective

Should my Halloween costume include a fake scar? This activist says no

For some, scars aren't just Halloween costumes. One activist asks us to think twice before using them.

October 27, 2023
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By:
  • Claire Murashima
Taylor Swift wears a friendship bracelet with Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce's number 87 while watching a game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Los Angeles Chargers on Oct. 22, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo.

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  • Pop Culture

A match made in fandom: Travis, Taylor and the weirdness of celebrity relationships

Did you know that Big Brother has resulted in more lasting marriages than The Bachelor? The course of true love never did run smooth ... and all the more so for famous people.

October 26, 2023
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  • Linda Holmes
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