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The question of what to call the "developing world" is a developing debate.

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  • Global Health

Memo To People Of Earth: 'Third World' Is An Offensive Term!

TV correspondents and pundits spoke it, Twitter users typed it. They said the insurrection in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday was what happens in "Third World" countries. There's a problem with that.

January 08, 2021
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  • Marc Silver
Tony King is among the postal carriers and delivery workers who have racked up untold over time during this holiday season.

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  • Economy

Macon Neighbors Declare A Holiday For Beloved, Essential Mail Carrier

Add “Tony King Day” to the list of celebrations this holiday season. 

That’s the holiday declared around the mail route Tony King works daily in Macon’s Ingleside neighborhood. In observance, it looked like about a dozen neighbors cheering a somewhat surprised mail carrier on his daily rounds.

December 21, 2020
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  • Grant Blankenship
Passers-by and horse-drawn traffic circa 1895 on Jamaica Street in Glasgow, Scotland.

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  • Europe

What's That Smell? Researchers Hope To Recreate Historic Scents From Europe's Past

Using machine learning and artificial intelligence, researchers hope to document — and later recreate — historical scents and smell-scapes from as far back as the 16th century.

November 22, 2020
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  • Reese Oxner
From left to right: Naomi Ochoa, Crystal Watts and Danielle Demetria East

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  • Global Health

'Slow Down,' 'Don't Quit': Advice From 7 Women Who Overcame Their Pandemic Struggles

Nominated by NPR readers, we highlight the story of seven women who overcame personal struggles through the pandemic – and how they found the strength to pull through.

November 22, 2020
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  • Rosemary Misdary
Slam poet and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Emi Mahmoud performs at the Sziget Festival in Hungary in 2019.

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  • Arts & Life

A World Champion Slam Poet Pivots To Medicine

Sudanese American Emi Mahmoud achieved massive success as a spoken word artist. Now she's switching things up and pursuing a career in science.

August 15, 2020
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  • Sonia Narang
Barb Fischer, left, with a patron of the Sunday brekfast at Centenary United Methodist Church in Macon.

Looking For Meaning, Finding It Near The Dishwasher

Every Sunday, Centenary United Methodist Church in Macon serves a free breakfast to anyone who needs it. For years Barb Fischer has been there, too,...

February 07, 2019
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  • Grant Blankenship

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