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Sofia (Danielle Brooks) and Celie (Fantasia Barrino) in the 2023 film reincarnation of <em>The Color Purple.</em>

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  • Movies

'The Color Purple' is the biggest Christmas Day opening since 2009

The Color Purple is now the second-biggest Christmas Day opening in history — $18 million on day one of its release.

December 27, 2023
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By:
  • Bob Mondello
A bitcoin ATM is seen in Brooklyn, N.Y., on June 13, 2022. Virtual currencies like bitcoin are recovering from a tough period partly on rising hopes that bad actors have been weeded out and that confidence can return to the sector.

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  • Business

After a brutal stretch, a remarkable thing is happening: Cryptocurrencies are surging

Bitcoin and other digital currencies are rallying, emerging from a stormy period with the conviction that crypto is here to stay.

December 27, 2023
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By:
  • David Gura
Satya Nadella at the Axel Springer Award at Axel Springer Neubau on Oct. 17, in Berlin.

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  • Technology

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella discusses the promise and potential perils of AI

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella about the opportunities and potential dangers of artificial intelligence.

December 27, 2023
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  • Steve Inskeep
GPB  NPR

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  • World

Actor Lee Sun-kyun of Oscar-winning film 'Parasite' is found dead in Seoul

South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun, who played a rich entrepreneur in the Oscar-winning film Parasite, was found dead on Wednesday. Police suspect he died by suicide.

December 27, 2023
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By:
  • Se Eun Gong
Georgetown University in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C., on Dec. 3, 2021.

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  • Politics

This bipartisan Senate duo wants to end legacy college admissions

After the Supreme Court barred race-conscious college admissions, there's a growing push in Congress to end preference for applicants tied to alumni and donors.

December 27, 2023
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  • Eric McDaniel
A gesture of generosity has stuck with Oliver Muensterer.

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  • National

He forgot his shirt for a job interview. A hotel employee had a novel solution

An hour before an important job interview, Oliver Muensterer realized he'd forgotten his dress shirt. A stranger offered a kind and unexpected solution.

December 27, 2023
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  • Autumn Barnes
Shovels and an excavator are visible at the groundbreaking celebration for the Stratos direct air capture plant in West Texas on April 28. Construction began on the site in late 2022, and it's slated to begin operations in 2025.

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  • Business

This oil company invests in pulling CO2 out of the sky — so it can keep selling crude

A technology that could help combat climate change is being championed by an unlikely proponent: Occidental Petroleum, a big oil company. And that's raising all kinds of knotty issues.

December 27, 2023
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  • Camila Domonoske
A new report focuses on Wagner's operations in Sudan, Mali and the Central African Republic.

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  • World

How 'blood gold' from Africa is funding Russia's war on Ukraine

According to a new report, the Wagner Group has laundered some $2.5 billion to Russia since its full scale invasion of Ukraine last year, in an effort to support the war effort.

December 27, 2023
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  • Emma Klein,
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A customer shops for holiday gifts in a Target store on Dec. 21 in Austin, Texas. Holiday shopping was up 3.1% over 2022, a lower figure than the pandemic years but still a healthy one, economists say.

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  • Business

Holiday spending is up. Shoppers are confident, but not giddy

Consumer spending from Nov. 1 through Christmas Eve rose 3.1% year over year, new data show, a figure in line with the decade leading up to the pandemic and another positive sign for the economy.

December 27, 2023
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  • Becky Sullivan
A tractor trailer veers into ditch on Christmas Day on Interstate 80 in Nebraska as a winter storm pummels part of the Midwest. Forecasters are predicting that heavy snow and blizzard conditions will continue through early Wednesday across part of the north-central U.S.

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  • Weather

Blizzard conditions, freezing rain and strong winds slow holiday travel

The "significant" winter storm dropping heavy snow, freezing rains and potentially damaging ice is expected to last through early Wednesday, the National Weather Service warns.

December 26, 2023
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  • Vanessa Romo
U.S. President Joe Biden is seen in the White House Oval Office of in January 2021 in Washington, D.C., as Vice President Kamala Harris looks on.

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  • Politics

Biden's West Wing has a moon rock, a rugby ball and homemade cookies

The White House's latest tenant invited over Architectural Digest magazine for a rare and personal look at his version of the Oval Office.

December 26, 2023
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  • Emma Bowman
GPB  NPR

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  • Politics

The world crises Secretary Blinken has been looking at this year

Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the U.S. support for Israel has not left it isolated — despite anger over the Israeli offensive in Gaza. That's just one of the world crises he's looking at.

December 26, 2023
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  • Michele Kelemen
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) speaks at a press conference at the U.S. Capitol Building on May 18, 2023 in Washington, DC. During the news conference Greene announced that she would be filing articles of impeachment against U.S. President Joe Biden.

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  • Politics

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene target of swatting attempt

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene was the victim of a swatting attempt, which she says is the eighth time it's happened. Authorities are investigating the incident in partnership with Greene's security

December 26, 2023
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By:
  • Diba Mohtasham
Chimpanzees and bonobos recognize photos of groupmates they haven't seen for more than 25 years, and respond even more enthusiastically to pictures of their friends, a new study finds.

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  • Animals

Apes remember long-lost friends and family they haven't seen in decades

Researchers found that chimpanzees and bonobos were able to recognize photos of former groupmates after more than 25 years apart, according to a new study from Johns Hopkins University.

December 26, 2023
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo
Students at The Wesley School in the Los Angeles neighborhood of North Hollywood collected their food waste for a year and turned it into compost.

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  • Climate

How to inspire climate hope in kids? Get their hands dirty

A school composting program in Los Angeles helps teach students how to take climate action through its composting program.

December 26, 2023
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  • Caleigh Wells
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