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A man looks at a damaged car in Valley View, Texas, on Sunday, May 26 the day after a tornado hit.

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At least 18 are dead after tornadoes rip through parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas

Hundreds of thousands of people across the region had no power early on Monday, and other states were preparing for severe weather as the storm system moved east.

May 27, 2024
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  • Joe Hernandez
Republican presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump speaks at the Libertarian National Convention at the Washington Hilton in Washington, Saturday, May 25, 2024.

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  • News

Trump confronts repeated booing during Libertarian convention speech

Donald Trump was booed repeatedly while addressing the Libertarian Party National Convention on Saturday night, with many in the crowd shouting insults.

May 27, 2024
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Israeli airstrike kills dozens in Rafah; raw milk under scrutiny

At least 35 people were killed and dozens more injured in an Israeli airstrike on an encampment in Rafah. As bird flu spreads among dairy cattle herds, raw milk is undergoing renewed scrutiny.

May 27, 2024
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Villagers search through a landslide in Yambali, in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea, on Sunday, May 26, 2024. The International Organization for Migration feared Sunday the death toll from a massive landslide is much worse than what authorities initially estimated.

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  • Asia

Papua New Guinea tells the U.N. that a landslide buried more than 2,000 people

The government figure is roughly triple the U.N. estimate of victims killed in the South Pacific island nation's interior. Estimates of the casualties have varied widely since the disaster occurred.

May 27, 2024
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Anne Banfield left West Virginia in early 2022 and is now an OB-GYN in Maryland.

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  • Health

After leaving a so-called 'abortion desert,' this doctor worries about what's next

Anne Banfield left West Virginia in early 2022 and is now an OB-GYN in Maryland. As the 2024 election approaches, she fears more change and uncertainty is on the way.

May 27, 2024
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  • Avery Keatley

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  • Science

This Memorial Day, here's a smarter way to use sunscreen

Each year 84,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with melanoma. About 90% of these skin cancers are linked to the ultraviolet radiation from the sun. Sunscreen does protect the skin, but dermatologists have found six very common mistakes people make when it comes to using it. NPR science correspondent Allison Aubrey talks to host Regina G. Barber about the science behind sunscreen and how to avoid making these mistakes this summer. They also get into which sunscreens may be better than others.

Have other science stories you want us to cover? Email us at shortwave@npr.org.

May 27, 2024
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  • Regina G. Barber and
  • Allison Aubrey
This frame grab taken from video shot in southern Israel shows smoke rising from what Palestinian medics say is an Israeli airstrike in Gaza, on Sunday.

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  • Middle East

Palestinian medics say Israeli airstrikes kill 35 in Rafah

Palestinian health workers said Israeli airstrikes hit tents for displaced people in the southern Gaza city and “numerous” others were trapped in flaming debris.

May 27, 2024
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In the face of human-caused climate change, paperbacks and e-readers each have pros and cons.

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What’s better for the climate: A paper book, or an e-reader?

Books take a lot of resources to make. Digital readers do, too. What's the more sustainable option? The answer isn't straightforward.

May 26, 2024
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  • Chloe Veltman
Grayson Murray holds the trophy after winning the Sony Open golf event, on Jan. 14, 2024, at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. The 30-year-old died on Saturday, according to PGA Tour officials.

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  • Obituaries

Grayson Murray, a 2-time PGA Tour winner, dies by suicide

Murray pulled out of the Charles Schwab Challenge in Fort Worth a day before his death. He spoke openly about his battle with mental health and excessive alcohol use.

May 26, 2024
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  • Emma Bowman
President Biden speaks to supporters and volunteers during a campaign stop in Philadelphia on April 18. The campaigns and affiliated groups have spent more on ads in Pennsylvania than in any other state.

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  • Politics

Ad spending shows where the presidential campaign is really taking place

Seventy percent of the money for general election ads has been spent in just seven states. Here's what the campaigns are focused on.

May 26, 2024
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  • Domenico Montanaro
FILE - Nicki Minaj arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sept. 12, 2023, at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. She tweeted that police told her they found marijuana in her bags.

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  • Europe

Nicki Minaj concert postponed after she was detained in the Netherlands over cannabis

Nicki Minaj's concert in Manchester on Saturday night was postponed after police discovered marijuana in her bags as she was preparing to leave the country.

May 26, 2024
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  • Book News & Features

When Baby Sloth tumbles out of a tree, Mama Sloth comes for him — s l o w l y

Did you know on average a sloth will fall out of a tree once a week for its entire life? It's true — and the inspiration for Brian Cronin and Doreen Cronin's new children's book, Mama in the Moon.

May 26, 2024
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  • Samantha Balaban
Severe storm clouds move across the northwest edge of Davenport, Iowa on Friday, May 24, 2024. Several tornadoes were reported in Iowa and Illinois as storms downed power lines and trees on Friday, just after a deadly twister devastated one small town.

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  • National

At least 5 dead in Texas after severe weather hits Texas and Oklahoma

At least two people are dead after severe weather swept across Texas and Oklahoma overnight, causing extensive damage and outages, authorities said.

May 26, 2024
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Police use water cannon to disperse demonstrators during a protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government, and calling for the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip by the Hamas militant group, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, May 25, 2024.

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  • Middle East

Aid trucks begin entering Gaza under agreement with Egypt to bypass Rafah

Aid trucks entered Gaza from southern Israel on Sunday through a new agreement to bypass the Rafah crossing with Egypt after Israeli forces seized the Palestinian side of it earlier this month.

May 26, 2024
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The timesinks, they are a changin’.<strong> </strong>Above, a woman checks alarm clocks in a London clock factory in 1946.

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  • Pop Culture

Who has time to watch a 4-hour YouTube video? Millions of us, it turns out

You may have noticed YouTube suggesting videos with Lawrence of Arabia-length runtimes. Because nerds are gonna nerd, and well-made work draws an audience, even if it's a time commitment.

May 26, 2024
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