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As more people turn to blockbuster drugs like Wegovy to shed weight, many are considering cheaper alternatives from specialized pharmacies that make custom batches of medicines.
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Hackers with ties to Russia planned to launch a massive phishing campaign against Ukraine, taking advantage of the recently lifted moratorium on evictions in the country.
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NPR investigates the death of a jailed Catholic priest and alleged cyberhacking by the Indian government. Critics call this Narendra Modi's "Watergate," but it's virtually unheard of outside India.
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Marriages are still underway at the courthouse where President Donald J. Trump's trial is taking place.
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NPR's Juana Summers has a wide-ranging conversation on the challenges facing college sports, from TV contracts to unionization efforts with NCAA President and former Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker.
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As Boeing works to boost quality, it’s in talks to buy Spirit AeroSystems, a key supplier. NPR got a rare look inside the factory in Wichita, Kansas where Spirit builds the fuselage for the 737.
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South Korea’s military said it detected some 260 balloons which were floated over the border from North Korea, loaded with trash. It represents an escalation in a battle of balloons between the two.
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ChatGPT-maker OpenAI is confronting fresh questions about how seriously it treats AI safety. Former employees and others say the company should not be trusted with governing itself.
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The UN says about a million people have fled the southern city of Rafah since Israeli forces invaded there earlier this month. People are running out of options for where to go. NPR spends time with one family who is trying to make a bombed out classroom inhabitable.
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The class of 2024 started their high school careers during COVID-19, an experience that colored the next four years. Graduating seniors in Colorado say it was tough, but many feel stronger for it.
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For a few weeks in late spring, thousands of fireflies emerge at the Congaree National Park in South Carolina to blink in synchrony. This natural phenomenon draws thousands of visitors whose appreciation, while welcome, has led the park to institute protections for the fireflies, so their populations can live on.
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Major League Baseball has a new all-time batting leader. Josh Gibson played in the Negro Leagues before baseball was integrated. Now, statistics from those players have been added to the books.