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Coco Hernandez (Irene Cara) performs at a graduation ceremony in a scene from <em>Fame</em>, directed by Alan Parker, 1980.

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  • Obituaries

'Fame' and 'Flashdance' singer Irene Cara has died at 63

The Oscar-winning singer-actress died at her home in Florida, according to her publicist. Cara was behind some of the most era-defining pop anthems of the early '80s.

November 27, 2022
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By:
  • Emma Bowman and
  • Chloe Veltman
GPB News NPR

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  • Science

Over 23,000 brain scientists gathered in San Diego for a conference last week

Over 23,000 neuroscientists gathered in San Diego last week to hear the latest discoveries on how the brain works.

November 22, 2022
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By:
  • Jon Hamilton
Four young men from Senegal sell bracelets in Madrid on October 20.

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  • World

The risks are high and the rewards low for the desperate manteros of Madrid

Some Senegalese manteros spend years selling goods on the streets of Madrid and trying to avoid harassment from police as they wait for visas and work documents.

November 20, 2022
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By:
  • Ari Shapiro,
  • Miguel Macias,
  • and 3 more
The COP27 summit went late into overtime, with Sameh Shoukry, president of the climate summit, speaking during a closing session on Sunday.

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  • Climate

Did the world make progress on climate change? Here's what was decided at global talks

Delegates reached a last-minute deal to pay vulnerable countries for damages caused by climate change. But the final agreement does not put humanity on track to avoid catastrophic warming.

November 20, 2022
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By:
  • Nathan Rott,
  • Michael Copley,
  • and 2 more
GPB News NPR

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  • Politics

Klobuchar reflects on what the Democrats should take away from the midterms

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota about the Democrats maintaining control of the U.S. Senate.

November 13, 2022
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By:
  • Ayesha Rascoe
Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Chairman Bill Gates gives an update about the ballot counting during a news conference at the Maricopa County Recorders Office in Phoenix, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022.

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  • Elections

How Maricopa County defeated election disinformation — for now

The Republican chairman of Maricopa County, Ariz., is winning praise for his skilled handling of the election in the face of disinformation and voter conspiracy theories, mostly from his own party.

November 13, 2022
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By:
  • Kirk Siegler
Students at the Rolwaling Sangag Choling Monastery School in Beding take a break to play volleyball in the afternoon sun.

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  • Climate

'It could just sweep us away': This school is on the front lines of climate change

Climate change is an everyday reality for students and teachers living in the Himalayan mountains of Nepal. At one school, they are trying to learn more about the forces that could upend their lives.

November 13, 2022
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By:
  • Rebecca Hersher and
  • Ryan Kellman
GPB News NPR

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  • Movies

South Korea's official entry to the Oscars is a murder-mystery-romance

South Korea's official entry at the Oscars this year is a murder-mystery-romance blend. Like 2019's Parasite, it shows how Korean directors are making their mark across the spectrum of film genres.

November 07, 2022
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By:
  • Anthony Kuhn
GPB News NPR

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  • National

Students are resisting Black and LGBTQ erasure in one of California's whitest counties

In one of the whitest counties in California, some students are trying to defeat school board trustees who've failed to stop racist and homophobic harassment. It's become their political awakening.

November 07, 2022
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By:
  • Julia McEvoy
A tuktuk drives during a sandstorm in Somalia in April. The United Nations says a multi-year drought in East Africa is evidence of "mounting and ever-increasing climate risks."

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  • Climate

Money will likely be the central tension in the U.N.'s COP27 climate negotiations

Global efforts to limit climate change can't happen without more aid. Rich countries promised $100 billion to poorer ones to cope with global warming but seven years later, have yet to deliver.

November 06, 2022
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By:
  • Michael Copley
Volunteers working to pass an Oregon ballot measure that would require gun permits estimate they sent 10,000 handwritten postcards to voters in a period of a few days.

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  • Law

Buying guns in Oregon could become more difficult if voters pass ballot measure

The ballot measure would require people who want to buy a gun to pay a fee, take a safety course, submit fingerprints and pass a background check to obtain a permit.

October 31, 2022
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By:
  • Katia Riddle
New York City is on track to experience twice as many e-bike-related fires this year compared to last. Above, the remains of a fire in January in a Bronx apartment.

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  • National

Fires from exploding e-bike batteries multiply in NYC — sometimes fatally

New York City is on track this year to record twice as many fires caused by e-bike and e-scooter batteries as last year, and four times as many as the year before.

October 30, 2022
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By:
  • Matthew Schuerman
Nicki Minaj, performing onstage at the 2022 MTV VMAs at Prudential Center on Aug. 28, 2022 in Newark, N.J.

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  • Music

Grammy voting in controversy as Nicki Minaj claims her hit was wrongly categorized

Nicki Minaj complained on social media that her hit had been deemed pop rather than rap.

October 24, 2022
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By:
  • Ayesha Rascoe and
  • Stephen Thompson
GPB News NPR

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  • Books

A new bookstore in Louisville, Ky., specializes in horror novels

Jenny Kiefer is the owner of Butcher Cabin Books in Louisville, Ky. The new bookstore specializes in horror novels.

October 24, 2022
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By:
  • Ayesha Rascoe
Royal palm trees line both sides of McGregor Boulevard in Fort Myers for miles. Nearly all of the trees survived Hurricane Ian.

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  • National

Palm trees in Florida weathered Hurricane Ian's wrath just fine

Hurricanes — whether big or small — manage to damage or destroy most things in their path. But palm trees tend to escape a hurricane's fury. That was definitely true after Ian.

October 16, 2022
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  • John Burnett
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