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Faith Kipyegon of Team Kenya celebrates winning the Gold medal and setting a new Olympic record in the Women's 1500m Final in August, 2024 in Paris.

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  • Science

Can Faith Kipyegon break four minutes in the mile? Scientists say yes.

Faith Kipyegon, the fastest female miler in the world, could dip under 4 minutes with an extra boost from pacers.

March 03, 2025
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  • Jonathan Lambert
On Feb. 13, a customer walks out of a JOANN Fabric and Crafts store slated to close in Miami, Fla. The company announced it will close all of its roughly 800 stores across 49 U.S. states.

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  • Economy

Fabric giant Joann is closing down. What happens to those who relied on the retailer?

Joann, the major national retailer of fabric and craft supplies, is going out of business and closing all of its roughly 800 stores. What does that mean for professionals who relied on the chain?

March 03, 2025
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By:
  • Barry Gordemer and
  • Carla Esteves
President  Trump takes a question from a reporter before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on Friday.

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  • Politics

Poll: Majorities say state of the union is not strong, and Trump is rushing change

How Americans are reacting to the first month of the administration, according to an NPR/PBS News/Marist poll.

March 03, 2025
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  • Domenico Montanaro
Cynthia Erivo

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  • Movies

2025 Oscars: See the red carpet looks

The 2025 Oscars start at 7 p.m. EST, 4 p.m. PST Sunday on ABC and Hulu. Conan O'Brien is hosting the show.

March 03, 2025
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  • NPR Staff
James Harrison looks at 8-month-old Layla and her mother, Beth Ismay, in Sydney, Australia, in May 2018. It was the last time Harrison donated blood.

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  • Obituaries

James Harrison, whose blood donations saved over 2 million babies, has died

Harrison, whose plasma contained a rare antibody, rolled up his sleeve 1,173 times from 1954 to 2018. The Australian is credited with helping 2.4 million babies and advancing scientific research.

March 03, 2025
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Members of the Ukrainian community in Taiwan, alongside Taiwanese supporters, gather outside Moscow's representative office in Taipei to protest the three-year anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine

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  • Asia

Seeing Washington change course on Ukraine, Taiwan ponders its own fate

Developments in the Ukraine-U.S. relationship have regularly made headline news in Taiwan lately. Many in Taiwan compare Ukraine's fate to its own, as China continues to threaten an invasion.

March 03, 2025
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By:
  • Ashish Valentine
From left: Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal and Yuval Abraham pose with their Oscar awards for best documentary for the film <em>No Other Land</em> in the press room at the 97th Academy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday.

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  • Movies

Israel's culture minister calls a Palestinian-Israeli film's Oscar a 'sad moment'

The Oscar documentary win by the movie No Other Land is garnering very different reactions in Israel and the West Bank.

March 03, 2025
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  • Daniel Estrin,
  • Itay Stern,
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Sean Baker, who won Oscars for directing, film editing, original screenplay and best picture for <em>Anora</em>, poses in the press room during the 97th Academy Awards.

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  • Movies

The 2025 Oscars: Heavy on speeches, light on politics, and one big winner

It was an earnest and effusive evening — and for the most part, Hollywood left politics at home. A lot of films were recognized, but ultimately, it was Anora's night.

March 03, 2025
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  • Linda Holmes
David Johansen as Buster Poindexter performs onstage at The Daily Front Row's celebration of the 10th Anniversary of <em>CBS Watch! Magazine </em>in New York City on Feb. 9, 2016. Johansen died Friday at age 75.

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  • Obituaries

David Johansen, who fronted the New York Dolls, dies at 75

Johansen, a pioneer in punk music who found solo success under the moniker Buster Poindexter, died on Friday. His family announced last month that he had been in treatment for advanced stage cancer.

March 03, 2025
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By:
  • Annie Zaleski
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer (left) and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (right) head to a private room to hold a meeting during a summit at Lancaster House on March 2 in London, England.

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  • World

U.K. prime minister unveils steps toward a Ukraine peace deal, urges U.S. cooperation

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged more military aid, as well as the possibility of weapons and boots on the ground, to secure peace in Ukraine.

March 03, 2025
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  • Juliana Kim
Private lunar lander Blue Ghost is seen after touching down on the moon on March 2.

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  • Space

'We're on the moon': The private Blue Ghost spacecraft makes a historic lunar landing

A commercial spacecraft carrying NASA experiments successfully touched down on the moon's surface early Sunday morning, ushering in a new phase of private space exploration.

March 03, 2025
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  • Joe Hernandez
President Trump during his last State of the Union address on Feb. 4, 2020. Trump will return to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to deliver an address to a joint session of Congress.

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  • Politics

What you need to know about Trump's address to joint session of Congress

President Trump will lay out his second term agenda in an address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night. From talk on tariffs to the U.S. role in the world, here's what to expect.

March 03, 2025
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  • Elena Moore
Zalmai Afzali, an internal medicine doctor in northeastern Virginia, had to complete a residency program in the U.S. after having already finished one in Afghanistan. He supports new state laws dropping such requirements for foreign-trained doctors.

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  • Health

To solve for doctor shortages, states ease licensing for foreign-trained physicians

Some states are trying to make it easier for doctors trained in other countries to work in the U.S. Skeptics say other licensing and hiring barriers could hamper this effort.

March 03, 2025
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By:
  • Arielle Zionts
Children look on as a man hangs decorations ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, on Friday.

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  • World

Trump wants Palestinians out of Gaza. Here are Egypt's plans to keep them there

Arab leaders will meet in Cairo to reject Palestinian displacement from Gaza. NPR looks at Egypt's reconstruction plans for Gaza that counter President Trump's ideas of expulsion.

March 03, 2025
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By:
  • Aya Batrawy
Alex Coco, left, Sean Baker and Samantha Quan pose in the press room with their Oscars for <em>Anora.</em>

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  • Movies

Best picture winner 'Anora' is an indie film — what does that mean?

"Long live independent film!" That's how Anora director Sean Baker ended his speech on Sunday night after accepting the award for best picture.

March 03, 2025
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  • Chloee Weiner
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