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A two-spot octopus, like the type an Oklahoma family brought home as a pet.

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  • Animals

Terrance the octopus came to live with a family. Then she laid dozens of eggs

The Clifford family was as prepared as possible to welcome Terrance the octopus. But there was one thing they missed: she was pregnant. And then she laid a whole lot of eggs.

April 10, 2024
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By:
  • Jordan-Marie Smith and
  • Sarah Handel
Nakala Murry (shown right) could potentially lose custody of her three kids after a Mississippi police officer shot and wounded her son, 11-year-old Aderrien Murry (shown left) in May 2023 after calling 911 for a domestic incident at the family's home.

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  • Law

Police shot Nakala Murry's young son. Now, she could lose custody of her kids.

Nakala Murry spoke exclusively to NPR about a petition that references the May 2023 shooting of Aderrien Murry. She said the move "caught her off guard."

April 08, 2024
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By:
  • Jonathan Franklin
A group of children don eclipse glasses to watch the 2017 solar eclipse at Grand Tetons National Park in Wyoming.

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  • Science

A lot of kids got to see the last total eclipse. What they remember may surprise you

Total solar eclipse chasers say that seeing the moon block out the sun, revealing the corona, is a life-changing experience. Kids, on the other hand, remember eating moon pies.

April 06, 2024
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By:
  • Nell Greenfieldboyce

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  • News

Blended families are common. Here are tips to help stepsiblings get along

Researchers have learned a lot about blended families since the 1970s — when The Brady Bunch painted a perfect picture of stepsiblings getting along. Some of their advice might surprise you.

April 06, 2024
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  • Maria Godoy

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  • Education

This year, colleges must choose between fast financial aid offers, or accurate ones

Colleges don't yet trust the FAFSA data the U.S. Education Department is sending them, but there's pressure to get aid offers out to students as soon as possible.

April 05, 2024
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By:
  • Sequoia Carrillo
Early in life, Sam (left) and John were much more similar than they may seem today. "They both did not wave, they didn't respond to their name, they both had a lot of repetitive movements," says their mother, Kim Leaird.

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  • Science

These identical twins both grew up with autism, but took very different paths

Sam and John Fetters are identical twins with autism. But Sam is in college, while John still struggles to form sentences. Their experience may shed light on the disorder's mix of nature and nurture.

April 04, 2024
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  • Jon Hamilton
Lisa Sales, President of the Virginia National Organization for Women, embraces her colleagues Federico Cura, of Arlington, Mariam Torosyan, who flew in from Armenia to testify, and Tamar Dekanosidze, of Bethesda, after giving testimony on HB 994 in front of the Senate committee on Courts of Justice on Wednesday, February 28, 2024 at General Assembly Building in Richmond, Virginia.

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  • National

Virginia lawmakers have voted to raise the marriage age to 18. Most states haven't

The bill awaits action by the governor and would bar minors from getting married — something activists say leads to abuses.

April 04, 2024
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By:
  • Jahd Khalil
Sibling Coffee Roasters owner Libby Powell poses with her brother, Benjamin Withem, outside her West Virginia coffee shop. In her hand is an early photo of the pair — one they are trying to re-create.

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  • News

At the heart of this cozy coffee shop lies a big sister's love for her little brother

Having siblings can mean shared family and childhood experiences — and also shared bedrooms and rivalries. A growing body of research shows us that sibling relationships can shape us for life.

April 02, 2024
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  • Yuki Noguchi
Roxanne Olson and her dad Richard.

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  • National

'I was broken and needed help': After her father died, a stranger stepped in

When Roxanne Olson found herself in the middle of a security scare at Chicago's O'Hare airport, a woman walked up to her and said: "I'm here to help people like you."

April 02, 2024
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  • Autumn Barnes and
  • Laura Kwerel

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  • Health

After a cancer diagnosis, how do you tell your kids, relatives, friends and coworkers?

The secrecy that shrouded Princess Kate's cancer diagnosis is something that any new cancer patient can understand. It's daunting to decide when to share, whom to tell and how much to say.

April 01, 2024
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  • Marc Silver
The writer in Amalfi, Italy, where her grandfather is from.

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  • Health

Grief made me lose my balance. Here's how I learned to walk forward again

After a fall near the first anniversary of her beloved aunt's death, a writer explored why grief can make us less sure-footed. She found answers, climbing a precarious staircase in Italy.

March 28, 2024
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  • Lauren DePino
What's the best way to revitalize a language? In the Lakota Nation, that's very much up for debate.

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  • Race

In Lakota Nation, people are asking: Who does a language belong to?

Many Lakota people agree: It's imperative to revitalize the Lakota language. But how exactly to do that is a matter of broader debate. Should Lakota be codified and standardized to make learning it easier? Or should the language stay as it always has been, defined by many different ways of writing and speaking? We explore this complex, multi-generational fight that's been unfolding in the Lakota Nation, from Standing Rock to Pine Ridge.

March 28, 2024
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By:
  • Christina Cala,
  • Xavier Lopez,
  • and 8 more
People walk through a busy street in Chinatown in New York City. About 11% of Chinese Americans live in poverty, according to a new analysis by the Pew Research Center.

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  • Race

1 in 10 Asian Americans live in poverty. Their experiences vary widely, research says

Pew Research Center found that poverty rates range greatly among Asian American groups. While 6% of Indian Americans live in poverty, the rate is 19% for Burmese Americans.

March 27, 2024
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  • Juliana Kim

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  • Science

Want to stop needle phobia in adults? Make shots less painful for kids

According to the CDC, about one in four adults has a fear of needles. Many of those people say the phobia started when they were kids. For some people, the fear of needles is strong enough that they avoid getting important treatments, vaccines or tests. That poses a serious problem for public health. Researchers have helped develop a five step plan to help prevent what they call "needless pain" for kids getting injections or their blood drawn. Guest host Tom Dreisbach talks with Dr. Stefan Friedrichsdorf of UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals, who works with a team to implement the plan at his own hospital. Friedrichsdorf told us some of the most important research on eliminating pain has come from researchers in Canada. Learn more about their work here.

This episode was inspired by the reporting of our colleague April Dembosky, a journalist at member station KQED and KFF Health News. Read her digital story here.

Got another question for a doctor? Email us at shortwave@npr.org.

March 27, 2024
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  • Tom Dreisbach,
  • Margaret Cirino,
  • and 1 more
Angie Atkins, 37, lives with her two kids in an apartment in northwest Philadelphia. She's been on a waitlist for a federal housing voucher, which would help subsidize her rent, for about seven years.

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  • National

Rents are high and housing vouchers are hard to get. So Philly is giving renters cash

The pilot program chose people on the city's long waitlist for housing vouchers to test how much direct cash payments can help. HUD, the federal housing agency, is interested in the possibility.

March 19, 2024
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  • Jennifer Ludden
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