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While the ways to connect are evolving, two dating coaches say the goal is still to get off the chats and actually go on dates.

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  • Arts & Life

Dating habits are changing — again. Here are 3 trends and tips for navigating them

Technology, burnout and generational differences are creating new habits in the dating scene. Two dating coaches share advice on how to navigate them.

February 14, 2024
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By:
  • Alejandra Marquez Janse
Flowers, candles and mementos sit outside one of the makeshift memorials at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida just days after the deadly shooting in 2018.

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  • Politics

Gun violence killed them. Now, their voices will lobby Congress to do more using AI

On the 6th anniversary of the mass shooting in Parkland, Fla., gun control advocates experiment with AI-generated audio messages of recreated voices of victims of gun violence pleading for change.

February 14, 2024
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  • Elena Moore
Temu has soared in popularity since it launched in 2022. Here, a photo illustration shows the Temu app in an app store reflected in videos of Temu consumers in Washington, D.C.

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  • Your Money

Temu promises cheap goods. Here's how the shopping app does it

Temu aggressively markets "hot deals," such as a hooded button-up fleece jacket for $8.32. But some U.S. officials accuse Temu of unfair and/or unethical practices.

February 14, 2024
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  • Bill Chappell
Feb. 29 only happens every four years. How will you spend it?

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  • Strange News

It's a Leap Year. How will you be spending your extra day?

Will you be celebrating a birthday on Feb. 29, or have other fun plans in the works? NPR wants to know how you'll be spending your leap day.

February 14, 2024
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  • GPB Newsroom
Tai chi has many health benefits. It improves flexibility, reduces stress and can help lower blood pressure.

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  • Health

Tai chi reduces blood pressure better than aerobic exercise, study finds

The slow-moving Chinese martial art tai chi is known to increase flexibility and balance. Now, research suggests it's more effective at reducing blood pressure than more vigorous forms of exercise.

February 14, 2024
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  • Maria Godoy
A same-sex couple receives a blessing in front of Germany's Cologne Cathedral in September 2023, a few months before Pope Francis officially declared such blessings allowable.

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  • Religion

Catholic Church works to explain what same-sex blessings are and are not

Now that Pope Francis has OK'd priests blessing same-sex couples, LGBTQ+ Catholics are figuring out how to ask for these blessings and whether they want them.

February 14, 2024
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  • Jason DeRose
JoAnne Foley (middle) as a young nurse.

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  • National

The way a dying baby girl was cared for in 1980 helped shape her approach to nursing

More than 40 years ago, when JoAnne Foley was a neonatal nurse, a baby was born with a severe congenital disorder. Foley recalls the way her supervisor made the baby feel loved.

February 14, 2024
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  • Laura Kwerel
Alicia White, one of six Baltimore city police officers charged in connection to the death of Freddie Gray, will oversee Baltimore Police Department's Public Integrity Bureau. Here, White is seen leaving the Maryland Court of Appeals on Thursday, March 3, 2016, in Annapolis, Md.

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  • Law

Officer involved in Freddie Gray's death will oversee Baltimore police integrity unit

Captain Alicia White's move to the Public Integrity Bureau went into effect on Feb. 11, officials say. She is one of the six officers involved in Freddie Gray's death, none of whom were convicted.

February 14, 2024
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  • Jonathan Franklin
Left: Naomi Harris, 22, is a teacher in Columbia, South Carolina, and is also part of the Union of Southern Service Workers. Right: Tarman-dre Robinson, 24, is a student at Midlands Technical College in Columbia, South Carolina.

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  • Elections

We asked young Black voters about Biden and the Democrats. Here's what we learned

Young Black voters were a key part of the coalition that sent Joe Biden to the White House in 2020. Yet recent polls suggest some of that support has eroded.

February 14, 2024
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  • Juana Summers,
  • Vincent Acovino,
  • and 1 more
A stunned iguana lies on the sidewalk after having fallen from a tree on Jan. 6, 2010, in Surfside, Fla. Very cold temperatures can stun the invasive reptiles into a state called brumation. But the iguanas won't necessarily die.

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  • Animals

Brumation and torpor: How animals survive cold snaps by playing dead-ish

Social media was recently taken aback watching as alligators in freezing weather appeared to go into a deep sleep to stay alive. They're not alone. Iguanas and hummingbirds do it too.

February 14, 2024
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  • Vanessa Romo
Melody and her daughter Angeleena O'Connor, 16, at their home in Las Vegas. Angeleena has autism in addition to anxiety, bipolar disorder and intermittent explosive disorder, among other diagnoses that can cause violent outbursts.

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  • Law

Youth with autism are more likely to be arrested. A Nevada judge wants to remedy that

Judge Sunny Bailey started a specialty court program in 2018 called DAAY Court or the detention alternative for autistic youth treatment. "It'll help other people like me," says one autistic teen."

February 13, 2024
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks during a Pentagon press briefing at the Pentagon on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024 in Washington.

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  • National

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is discharged from hospital, resuming full duties

Austin, 70, has had ongoing health issues since undergoing surgery in December to treat prostate cancer. In January, Austin was hospitalized for two weeks after he experienced surgery complications.

February 13, 2024
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  • GPB Newsroom

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  • Economy

The dating app paradox: Why dating apps may be worse than ever

Investors in dating app companies are suffering from heartbreak. As these companies shift gears and try to make a profit, many of their users are heartbroken too.

February 13, 2024
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  • Greg Rosalsky
Christy Rosales owns a small clothing shop in a Latino market in East Las Vegas, Nev. She worries about the economy and that's why she plans to vote for Donald Trump in 2024.

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  • Politics

Republicans see Latino voters in Nevada as key to retaking the White House in 2024

Former President Donald Trump has pretty sharp rhetoric around immigration. At the same time, he is trying to reach a potentially powerful voting bloc in pivotal swing states: Latinos.

February 13, 2024
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  • Franco Ordoñez
Kansas City Chiefs fans gather for a Super Bowl watch party in Kansas City, Mo., on Sunday. Viewership data show that <a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/02/13/1231058556/most-watched-super-bowl-2024">200 million people</a> saw at least some part of the game.

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  • Television

Yes, a lot of people watched the Super Bowl, but the monoculture is still a myth

Super Bowl viewership isn't faltering in the same way broadcast, cable and awards shows are. But do we really need mass consumption of the same cultural work? Or just smart and connected consumption?

February 13, 2024
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  • Linda Holmes
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