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Ninety-eight-year-old Marjorie "Nonna" Grande has become the oldest person to hit the Billboard Hot 100. She's featured in granddaughter's song "Ordinary Things."
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It's part of a series honoring the 40th anniversary of the Return of the Jedi featuring iconic ships of the franchise. Later coins will feature the X-Wing Starfighter, TIE Fighter and Death Star II.
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Famine may already be sweeping through northern Gaza. A report finds standard pregnancy care is dangerously disrupted in Louisiana. Five states hold their presidential primaries Tuesday.
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As packaging waste piles up by the tons, some Minnesota lawmakers press to make companies ensure their materials are recyclable.
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Besides the hype for Caitlin Clark, the women's all-time college scoring leader, NPR's Michel Martin gets the highlights of the women's bracket with Ben Pickman of The Athletic.
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Pennsylvania is one of a dozen states where providing drug users with clean syringes to help prevent infection is not authorized. Now there's a push to change the state law.
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Based on a best-selling book, Blossoms Shanghai is Wong Kar-wai's first foray into television, and it's taken China by storm. Why has the 30-part series become such a hit?
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The pilot program chose people on the city's long waitlist for housing vouchers to test how much direct cash payments can help. HUD, the federal housing agency, is interested in the possibility.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Ellie Borst, who covers chemicals for Politico's E&E News, about the EPA joining more than 50 other countries that have already outlawed chrysotile asbestos.
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The Video Game Hall of Fame in Rochester, N.Y., has announced the 12 finalists for this year. After a public vote, four will be inducted into the Hall of Fame in May.
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Germany's public schools are struggling with a surge of students whose first language is something other than German. Test scores are falling.
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Five more states hold primaries Tuesday. Arizona is among some of the most closely watched races this election cycle. What do President Biden and former President trump have to do to win there?