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Proposed bill aims to better serve Georgia’s growing aging population during police calls

House Bill 238 would expand training for officers on identifying and responding to situations where someone with Alzheimer's or other degenerative diseases needs help.

March 10, 2025
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  • Sofi Gratas
Mark Carney addresses supporters after winning the Liberal Party election on Sunday. He is expected to be sworn in this week.

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  • World

5 things to know about Mark Carney, Canada's next prime minister

Mark Carney is a newcomer to elected politics with decades of experience in finance. After his landslide victory, he pledged to continue tariffs on the U.S. "until the Americans show us respect."

March 10, 2025
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  • Rachel Treisman
Black Lives Matter Plaza on 16th Street Washington, D.C., is repainted following the removal of the lettering for a construction project on May 13, 2021.

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  • National

D.C.'s Black Lives Matter mural will be erased. Look back at the iconic street painting

Over the past five years, Washington, D.C.'s iconic Black Lives Matter street painting has served as a powerful symbol of activism and a gathering place for joy and resistance.

March 10, 2025
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  • Juliana Kim
Faced with isolation during the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, James Yu of San Diego, Calif., embraced new priorities — like starting a family. Here, Yu is seen with his wife, Barbara, daughter Madeleine and their dog Quilo.

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  • National

In their own words: How COVID changed America

The COVID-19 lockdown "felt like solitary confinement," a San Diego resident tells NPR. Even after many pandemic rules lifted, American society remains deeply fractured.

March 10, 2025
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  • Bill Chappell
A U.S. Postal Service employee unloads mail at a facility in 2022 in Houston.

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  • Politics

Postal workers conducting the census is part of a Trump pitch for taking over USPS

The Trump administration has suggested bringing the U.S. Postal Service under White House control, and having mail carriers conduct the census. Here's what to know about the controversial ideas.

March 10, 2025
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  • Hansi Lo Wang

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  • Health

How the science of savoring can help you nurture your relationships

Learn this simple practice that researchers say can strengthen bonds with loved ones and improve your daily well-being.

March 10, 2025
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  • Vicky Hallett
The booster of SpaceX's mega rocket Starship is recaptured during a test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, on Thursday.

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  • Space

Failure is an option. Here's why some new space ventures go sideways

Within the span of a few days, another SpaceX Starship broke up on re-entry, and two other space companies faced failures. This reflects a new "fail-fast, learn-fast" ethos of spacecraft development.

March 10, 2025
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  • Scott Neuman
Kari Lake, U.S. President Donald Trump's choice to lead Voice of America, is shown speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort Hotel And Convention Center on Feb. 21, 2025 in Oxon Hill, Maryland.

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A bane for tyrants abroad, U.S.-funded networks fear fate under Kari Lake

U.S.-funded international networks reach more than 420 million people in more than 100 countries each week. Some network leaders fear that Kari Lake intends to cancel all funding for them.

March 10, 2025
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  • David Folkenflik
Narwhal whales live in social groups called pods and live in the Arctic ocean. Experts disagree on the purpose of males' tusks.

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  • Science

Does the narwhal's famous tusk help it catch fish?

Intriguing video of narwhals using their tusks to mess with fish has scientists speculating about what this behavior might mean.

March 10, 2025
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  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
A man fills up a cistern on the back of a truck with water at the Southern Gaza Desalination plant, which stopped working earlier after Israel cut off electricity supply to the Gaza Strip on Sunday. The plant will have to work on generators now in an area where fuel is in very short supply.

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  • Middle East

Hamas is offering a truce with Israel for five to ten years, a U.S. official says

President Trump's hostage affairs envoy, Adam Boehler, says a new Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal could happen "within weeks," as he defends his direct talks with Hamas.

March 10, 2025
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  • Daniel Estrin
The U.S. Capitol Building on Feb. 10, 2025.

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  • News

House Republicans propose plan to avoid shutdown. And, Canada's next prime minister

House Republicans unveiled a bill that has to be approved by Friday to avoid a government shutdown. And, what we know about Mark Carney, who won the leadership contest for Canada's Liberal Party.

March 10, 2025
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  • Brittney Melton
Wide shot rear view of business people crossing downtown street during evening commute

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  • Health

Daylight saving time has started. Here's how to adjust

The time change can be hard on our health. There are more car accidents, strokes and heart attacks this week. People eat more junk food and have more migraines. Here's why — plus tips to help you adapt.

March 10, 2025
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  • Sarah Boden
District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser (R) presents a Black Lives Matter Plaza street sign to a representative of the family as the hearse with the flag-draped casket of U.S. congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis drives on 16th Street, renamed Black Lives Matter Plaza, near the White House in Washington, DC July 27, 2020.

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  • News

Trump wants to clear homeless camps in D.C.; Mayor says his policies hurt the city

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser about the capital city under President Trump and the planned renaming of Black Lives Matter Plaza.

March 10, 2025
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  • Michel Martin and
  • Majd Al-Waheidi
Gabriel Dorvil, 14, has struggled mightily with his mental health. He is already 6'4" tall and often mistaken for an adult. A curriculum at church has helped him accept himself and deal with how people sometimes react to him.

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  • Mental Health

More Black teens are in mental health crisis. This church tries to help them heal

At First Corinthian Baptist Church in Harlem, New York, a therapist was fielding 10 calls a week from parents of teens who needed mental health help. Now the church is part of a national pilot intervention and study to address suicide risk among Black teens.

March 10, 2025
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  • Katia Riddle
Colorado State Trooper Ron Krasnisky shows the department's oral fluid drug screen testing device, used during a pilot program that ended earlier this year. The system uses a saliva collection device to test impaired drivers for marijuana use as well as other drugs.

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  • News

Driving while high is hard to detect. States are racing to find a good tool

Police are experimenting with various methods to determine whether drivers are under the influence of marijuana, but unlike alcohol, a number of factors make that difficult to know with certainty.

March 10, 2025
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  • Meg Anderson
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