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India’s Viral ‘Cockroach’ Movement and Key Headlines

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Germany plans €10 billion civil defense upgrade

German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt is putting his words into action. In September last year, the Bavarian conservative politician announced that he wanted to boost Germany's civil defense and emergency management capabilities. Eight months later, the government is to decide on concrete measures at its next cabinet meeting on Wednesday. A package worth €10 billion

Brain-Controlled Hearing Aids Reduce Background Noise

Hearing aids amplify everything — "indiscriminately" — wrote a group of scientists working on a system that may make brain-controlled hearing aids possible. "Current hearing aids are good at amplifying sounds and voices, but they struggle with the classic 'cocktail party problem' — deciding which voice matters to the listener," said Vishal Choudhari*, lead author on their study

San Diego Mosque Victims Hailed as Heroes Protecting Children

From left to right, Mansour Kaziha, Amin Abdullah and Nadir Awad. The Islamic Center of San Diego hide caption toggle caption The Islamic Center of San Diego Mansour Kaziha was the mosque's shopkeeper known for letting children take candy for free. Nadir Awad was funny, cheerful and regularly went to the mosque to pray. And

From Bali: Kecak Dance and the Triumph of Good

Loading... Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world. The kecak dance is a 20th century adaptation of the trance-inducing Hindu ceremonies performed in Bali and a retelling of one of the stories in the Ramayana, the Hindu epic poem. It uses

Rare Bundibugyo Ebola Spreads Without a Vaccine

The number of Ebola cases has been growing – and growing by a lot — each day since the World Health Organization declared a public health emergency on Saturday. The latest toll? More than 600 suspected cases and 139 suspected-Ebola deaths. Loading... The vast majority of the cases are in a province in northeastern Democratic

Barney Frank, gay-rights pioneer and longtime congressman, dies

US Rep. Barney Frank,D-MA, chairman of the US House Financial Services Committee conducts hearings on "Financial Market Regulatory Restructuring." July 10, 2008 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. KAREN BLEIER/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption KAREN BLEIER/AFP via Getty Images Barney Frank, the liberal icon and gay-rights pioneer who represented Massachusetts in Congress

How Portland Built a Billion-Dollar Climate Fund

The PDX Community Solar project is funded by a more than $4 million grant from the Portland Clean Energy Fund. It provides power to qualified low-income residents in Portland, Oregon's Cully neighborhood.  Monica Samayoa/Oregon Public Broadcasting hide caption toggle caption Monica Samayoa/Oregon Public Broadcasting NPR is dedicating a week to stories and conversations about how

Primaries, Iran Standoff, San Diego Mosque Victims

Massie Ousted, Trump, Vance and Iran, San Diego Mosque Shooting Investigation Good morning. You're reading the Up First newsletter.  Subscribe  here to get it delivered to your inbox, and  listen  to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today's top stories Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky yesterday lost

Former Spanish PM Zapatero Investigated in Airline Bailout Probe

Spain's former Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero speaks to journalists in La Paz, Bolivia, Thursday, May 12, 2022. Juan Karita/AP hide caption toggle caption Juan Karita/AP MADRID — A Spanish court is investigating former Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero for alleged influence peddling and other possible crimes tied to a government airline bailout.
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