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A Mega Millions customer purchases her tickets for the estimated jackpot of $1.1 Billion at the Fuel On Convenience Store in Pittsburgh, Monday, Jan. 9, 2023. Twenty-four consecutive drawings later with no grand prize winner named, the Mega Millions jackpot is now over $1 billion, making it one of the largest jackpots in lottery history. The next drawing is Friday.

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  • Your Money

Here's where your money goes when you buy a ticket from a state-run lottery

The Mega Millions' estimated jackpot has increased to a total of $1.35 billion — the second-largest jackpot in the game's history, officials say.

January 12, 2023
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  • Jonathan Franklin
GPB News NPR

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  • Sports

U.S. women's soccer tries to overcome its past lack of diversity

While the U.S. women's national soccer team has steadily become more representative, players say there's still work to be done. That means ensuring young women of color feel included in the sport.

January 12, 2023
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By:
  • The Associated Press
NPR's Steve Inskeep interviews U.S. President Joe Biden's national security adviser Jake Sullivan in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 5, 2023.

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  • World

Biden's national security adviser is hopeful war over Taiwan can be prevented

In an exclusive interview at the White House, Jake Sullivan spoke with NPR's Steve Inskeep. They discussed China-Taiwan tensions, the war in Ukraine, and his upcoming trip to Israel.

January 06, 2023
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By:
  • H.J. Mai
Christian Pulisic of the United States (right) shoots to score his side's first goal past Iran's goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand during their teams' World Cup match.

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  • Sports

U.S. beats Iran 1-0 in a must-win World Cup match

The U.S. had to beat Iran to advance in the World Cup. Iran had to just tie in order to move on. The U.S. will go up against the Netherlands in the Round of 16.

November 29, 2022
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz and
  • Tom Goldman
Steam rises from the coal-fired power plant with wind turbines nearby in Niederaussem, Germany, as the sun rises on Nov. 2, 2022.

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  • Climate

War fallout and aid demands are overshadowing the climate talks in Egypt

War in Ukraine, rising energy and food prices, and growing enmity between the West on the one hand and Russia and China on the other make finding cooperation at the coming climate talks difficult.

November 04, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
GPB News NPR

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  • Latin America

Cuba says at least 5 dead after boat heading to US crashes

A boat off northern Cuba traveling toward the United States sank Saturday after a collision with a Cuban coast guard ship, and at least five people died, Cuban officials said Saturday.

October 30, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
A migrant family from Venezuela walks to a Border Patrol transport vehicle after they and other migrants crossed the U.S.-Mexico border and turned themselves in June 16, 2021, in Del Rio, Texas.

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  • National

The U.S. will take in some Venezuelans while expelling others to Mexico

The Biden administration agreed to accept up to 24,000 Venezuelan migrants at U.S. airports while Mexico has agreed to take back Venezuelans who come to the U.S. illegally over land.

October 13, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
A man watches a TV screen showing a news program reporting with a file footage of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Sept. 9, 2022.

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  • Asia

North Korea declares itself a nuclear weapons state

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country will never abandon the nuclear weapons it needs to counter the United States, which he accused of pushing to weaken the North's defenses.

September 10, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
The woman identified in court papers as Esther (far right) was among Haitian migrants who say they were threatened by Border Patrol agents on horseback last September as they tried to return to a makeshift camp in Del Rio, Texas.

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  • National

After Del Rio, some Haitian migrants found safety in the U.S. But many have not

It's been nearly a year since tens of thousands of Haitian migrants converged on Del Rio, Texas. Some of those migrants are still looking for safety — and accountability for how they were treated.

September 07, 2022
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By:
  • Joel Rose
FILE - This combination image shows U.S. President Joe Biden in Washington, Nov. 6, 2021, and China's President Xi Jinping in Brasília, Brazil, Nov. 13, 2019.

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  • World

China's Xi warns Biden over Taiwan, calls for cooperation

President Xi Jinping warned against meddling in China's dealings with Taiwan during a phone call with his U.S. counterpart, Joe Biden, that gave no indication of progress on diplomatic relations.

July 29, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese gestures during a news conference in Sydney Friday, June 10, 2022.

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  • World

Australia's leader refuses to publicly intervene for Julian Assange

The recently elected Australian prime minister declined to say whether he had spoken to U.S. President Joe Biden about the case.

June 20, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
A Bitcoin ATM is seen at a subway station in Brooklyn Heights in New York City on June 13. Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have plunged in value in recent days.

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  • Business

Why cryptocurrencies have gone from the next hot thing to a full-on meltdown

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are plunging. Here's what to know about a market that just a few months ago was being touted as the future of finance.

June 17, 2022
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By:
  • David Gura
A Bitcoin ATM is seen at a subway station in Brooklyn Heights in New York City on June 13. Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have plunged in value in recent days.

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  • Business

Why cryptocurrencies have gone from the next hot thing to a full-on meltdown

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are plunging. Here's what to know about a market that just a few months ago was being touted as the future of finance.

June 17, 2022
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By:
  • David Gura
Roman Abramovich attends the UEFA Women's Champions League final soccer match against FC Barcelona in Gothenburg, Sweden, May 16, 2021. U.S. authorities moved on Monday to seize two luxury jets after linking both to Abramovich.

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  • World

U.S. seeks to seize 2 luxury jets linked to Russian oligarch

The action takes place just days after the United States announced new sanctions and penalties on Russian oligarchs and elites, Kremlin officials, businessmen linked to President Vladimir Putin.

June 07, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
From left, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, U.S. President Joe Biden and Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz speak as NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, back, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau listen during a NATO summit on Russia's invasion of Ukraine in Brussels on March 24, 2022.

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  • Politics

How the war in Ukraine is challenging the long-sought pivot to Asia

President Biden is traveling to Japan and South Korea this week — his first trip to Asia since taking office. Like presidents before him, he's seeking to reorient U.S. foreign policy toward Asia.

May 19, 2022
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  • Asma Khalid
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