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Negotiators are hammering out rules to govern mining on the ocean floor, where critical metals are found in deposits called polymetallic nodules. Here, ferromanganese nodules in the North Atlantic.
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There's no rulebook for deep-sea mining. One company wants to push forward anyway

Countries have debated for decades whether to allow mining on the ocean floor, a potential trove of critical minerals. Now, a Canadian startup says it will move ahead, whether or not rules are in place.

March 28, 2025
Tameka's 8-year-old daughter ties her shoe before running out to play in Atlanta on Dec. 5, 2023. The little girl should be in second grade but has never attended school. Tameka's kids have essentially been out of school since COVID hit in March 2020. They have had a consistent place to live, but nearly everything else in their lives collapsed during the pandemic.
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These kids want to go to school. The main obstacle? Paperwork

Thousands of kids went missing from schools during the pandemic. For some who have tried to return, school paperwork has proved a daunting obstacle. In Atlanta, one family's four kids have been home since March 2020, ultimately unenrolled for poor attendance.

December 19, 2023
Giving a lesson at the home of a girl in Cali, Colombia, in August 2020, a teacher wears a biosecurity suit to prevent infection from the novel coronavirus. The "teacher at home" program aimed to help students stay in touch with teachers during pandemic school shutdowns.
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It's a bleak 'Day of the Girl' because of the pandemic. But no one's giving up hope

The United Nations established the Day of the Girl a decade ago to address issues that affect girls' rights: education, teen pregnancy, child marriage. Steady progress has been made. Then came COVID.

October 11, 2022
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We asked, you answered: How have 'alloparents' come to your rescue?

"Alloparents" means "other parents" — family, friends, community folk, even strangers — who lend a hand to a parent. Here are stories you shared about your own encounters with alloparents.

December 15, 2023
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Georgia Today: Sen. Ossoff investigating incarcerations; the future of bats; Record Store Day

On the Friday April 21 edition of Georgia Today: Senator Jon Ossoff is investigating incarcerations; the future of bats may lie here in Georgia; tomorrow is Record Store Day

April 21, 2023
Former Fox News producer Abby Grossberg, seen here in an interview on MSNBC, alleged there was a hostile environment riven by sexism and antisemitism when she worked on Tucker Carlson's show.
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Fox pays $12 million to resolve suit alleging bias at Tucker Carlson's show

Ex-producer Abby Grossberg alleged Tucker Carlson created a workplace defined by bigotry and sexism. Her case factored into Carlson's ouster from Fox News and the settlement of another major lawsuit.

June 30, 2023
Maria Van Kerkhove speaks at a World Health Organization press conference. The public face of WHO at over 250 briefings on COVID, she says she and her colleagues are now scrambling to respond to the "abrupt" halt in most U.S. foreign aid.
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A top global health expert's message to graduates: Kick the tires

NPR interviews Maria Van Kherkove, the infectious disease epidemiologist who is a leader in the World Health Organization.

May 22, 2025
 Alicent (Olivia Cooke).
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'House of the Dragon' Season 2, episode 3: Make it make sense

Olivia Cooke and Emma D’Arcy are back on our screens together once again — but this time, no one is talking about negroni sbagliatos.

July 01, 2024
A medical worker at South Shore University Hospital gets ready to administer the newly available Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in Bay Shore, N.Y., Wednesday. Clinical research found it to be 85% effective in preventing severe disease four weeks after vaccination, and it has demonstrated promising indications of protection against a couple of concerning variants of the coronavirus.
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Got Questions About Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 Vaccine? We Have Answers

The third COVID-19 vaccine authorized for use in the U.S. requires one shot instead of two, and works a slightly different way from the others. Here's what we know about its safety and effectiveness.

March 05, 2021
Activists and students participate in an encampment protest at the University Yard at George Washington University on Thursday.
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Across the U.S., pro-Palestinian campus protesters risk arrest and suspension

Hundreds of students have been arrested. Columbia says progress was made in negotiations with protesters, while at GWU, students are flouting orders to clear encampments.

April 27, 2024
On election night, Craig Muhammad doesn’t plan to be glued to the television. He’s more invested in continuing the work he started in prison as a mediator in the community violence prevention space.
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For the formerly incarcerated, voting for the first time is also about those who can't

Casting a ballot after serving in prison comes with joy and pain for the formerly incarcerated, particularly because not everyone has their rights restored after completing their sentence.

November 04, 2024
Ukrainian soldiers led NPR's team into the forest in the "gray zone" where they dug one of the defensive trenches used to stall Russia's advance.
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In the 'gray zone' outside Kherson, Ukraine's soldiers pay a terrible price

Ukrainian officials have vowed to retake the strategic city of Kherson. But the battlefield "gray zone," spanning more than 100 miles, is confusing — and danger can come in many forms.

August 06, 2022
On February 24, 1978, President Carter signed the Endangered American Wilderness Act, designating approximately 1.3 million acres of land as wilderness areas. This represented the largest single addition to wilderness areas since the Wilderness Act was enacted in 1964.
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Georgia Today: Abortion ban rollback/appeal; Rockdale chemical fire lawsuit; Jimmy Carter's 100th

On the Tuesday, Oct.

October 01, 2024
Hank Aaron
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Georgia Today: Complaint filed against Emory; Alzheimers study; Aaron 715th Home Run anniversary

On the Monday April 8th edition of Georgia Today: Two advocacy groups file a complaint against Emory University for creating what they say is a hostile environment for Muslim students; Researchers recruit older patients for a new Alzheimer's study; And its the fiftieth anniversary of the night Br

April 08, 2024
Fulton County Jail sign is pictured here
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Georgia Today: Fulton County Jail deaths; Bartow Co. data center; Ronald Acuña Jr. hits milestone

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September 01, 2023
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