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Fans cheer before an NFL football game between the Los Angeles Chargers and the Kansas City Chiefs in Mexico City in 2019. The NFL plans to play as many as eight international games beginning next season. The NFL's two largest international markets are Mexico and Brazil,

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Latinos are the fastest-growing fanbase in the NFL. What's the league's playbook?

The NFL is reaching more Latinos than ever. Here's how they've scored with a Spanish-speaking audience.

December 24, 2024
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  • Alan Chazaro
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) headquarters building in Washington.

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  • Politics

A million taxpayers will soon receive up to $1,400 from the IRS

People who missed one of the COVID stimulus payments or had received less than the full amount were able to claim the credit.

December 24, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Callsign "Sonic", 34, a сommander of the strike unmanned aerial vehicle platoon, known as Dovbush's hornets, a unit of 68th Separate Jäger Brigade.  He watches the live streams of drone pilots operating in the Donbas Region on Dec. 19, 2024.

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  • World

Inside a secret Ukrainian drone command post, where Russian soldiers are seen as prey

NPR visits a secret drone command center near the front lines in eastern Ukraine, where crews are using remote-controlled aircraft to hunt Russian soldiers on the battlefield.

December 24, 2024
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By:
  • Brian Mann
Former President Donald Trump departs the courtroom after being found guilty on all 34 counts in his hush money trial at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 30 in New York City.

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H-1B visas face uncertainty during Trump's 2nd term. And, the perfect mashed potatoes

Foreign-born scientists may face challenges working in the U.S. during President-elect Donald Trump's second term. And, cooking tips for the perfect mashed potatoes this holiday.

December 24, 2024
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By:
  • Brittney Melton
<em>All We Imagine as Light,</em> a film about working class women in Mumbai, won the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival this year. From left: actor Divya Prabha, director Payal Kapadia, and actors Chhaya Kadam and Kani Kusruti pose during the Cannes closing ceremony.

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  • Global Health

An Indian movie, loved abroad, is snubbed at home for Oscar submission

All We Imagine as Light explores the lives of working-class women in Mumbai and won the Grand Prix at Cannes. But it was deemed not Indian enough to submit to the Oscars. 

December 24, 2024
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  • Diaa Hadid
This mashed potatoes recipe from America's Test Kitchen is the perfect way to provide comfort and joy over the holidays.

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  • Food

This mashed potatoes recipe breaks all the rules for a tasty twist on the holiday dish

A mashed potatoes recipe that breaks all the rules and perks up your holiday meal

December 24, 2024
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  • Barry Gordemer
Nissan and Honda are in talks for a merger with the goal to complete it by 2026. It's yet another sign of the big changes hitting the auto sector.

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  • Business

Here are two seismic changes pushing Honda and Nissan into merger talks

The two major Japanese automakers are discussing a merger. Here is what to know, from the reasons why they are doing this to how it could impact you.

December 24, 2024
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  • Rafael Nam
An MBTA subway car dons googly eyes under its front windshield in Boston.

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In a year of tough news, these are some of the stories that made us smile in 2024

Whether we were paying attention or not, 2024 was filled with good news. In case you weren't, NPR's member stations have been keeping track. Here are some of the stories that made us smile this year.

December 24, 2024
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  • Natalie Escobar
Trucks move past cargo containers at a port in Bayonne, N.J., in 2021. The state is adopting California's Advanced Clean Trucks rules, which require at least 7% of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles sold in the state to be zero-emission for model year 2025. Dealers are petitioning for a delay, so far unsuccessfully.

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  • Business

'We are not California': New Jersey dealers push back on electric truck rules

Vehicle dealers are pushing back on rules that would increase the number of electric trucks sold in New Jersey. It could be a preview of a brewing fight over state rules about cars.

December 23, 2024
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  • Camila Domonoske
"There's a lot of terrible candied fruit out there, unfortunately ..." says cookbook author Camilla Wynne. "It's fair that they get a bad rap, but they aren't representative of candied fruit generally." In her book <em>Nature's Candy,</em> Wynne guides cooks through making <em>not</em>-terrible candied fruit, for cakes such as the Stollen Pound Cake, above.

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  • Food

Forget what you think you know about fruitcake

For generations of Americans, making fun of fruitcake has been a holiday tradition.
But a Canadian pastry chef and master food preserver would like us to reconsider our assumptions.

December 23, 2024
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  • Neda Ulaby
Beth Patton's favorite gift she's given through the holiday exchanges this year was inspired by her anonymous recipient's fondness for antiques and beetles. She made a stuffed beetle plushie using antique brocade fabrics she found. "Making a stranger's Christmas is just really fun," Patton said.

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  • National

The Reddit community revives the holiday spirit after popular Secret Santa events end

Swapping presents with strangers on the internet is a favorite pastime for many Reddit users. After two popular holiday gift exchanges ended, bereft merrymakers are set on keeping the tradition going.

December 23, 2024
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  • Emma Bowman
Then-Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) speaks during a committee hearing on July 23, 2024 in Washington, D.C.

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  • Politics

House panel releases report on sexual misconduct allegations against Matt Gaetz

Among other accusations, the committee found Gaetz engaged in sexual activity with a 17-year-old girl and used or possessed illegal drugs on multiple occasions. Gaetz fiercely denied the allegations.

December 23, 2024
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  • Lexie Schapitl
The Supreme Court is pictured on Oct. 7 in Washington, D.C.

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  • Politics

Review by Senate Democrats finds more unreported luxury trips by Clarence Thomas

A report by Democrats on the Judiciary Committee found additional travel taken in 2021 by Thomas but not reported on his annual financial disclosure, including trips on private jets and a yacht trip.

December 23, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Walmart delivery drivers were pushed to use illegally opened payments accounts, a federal lawsuit alleges.

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  • Business

Walmart illegally opened delivery drivers' deposit accounts, U.S. says

Lawsuit alleges Walmart and the payments platform Branch Messenger cost delivery drivers millions of dollars in fees, opening deposit accounts without consent and requiring their use to get paid.

December 23, 2024
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  • Alina Selyukh
Cyclists pass police standing next to a burning makeshift tyre barricade, erected by protesters demonstrating against the military coup, in Yangon's South Okkalapa township on April 1, 2021.

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  • Perspective

How hopes for Myanmar's democracy faded and why leadership is needed (again)

Former U.S. Ambassador Derek Mitchell argues the United States should assert its leadership in helping shape Myanmar's peaceful, just and democratic future.

December 23, 2024
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  • Derek Mitchell
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