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Madonna draws 1.6 million fans to Brazilian beach
The last show of the pop icon's "Celebration" retrospective tour brought over a million and a half fans to Rio de Janeiro's famed Copacabana Beach on Saturday night.
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Could better asthma inhalers help patients, and the planet too?
Some doctors are promoting propellant-free inhalers over puff inhalers that emit greenhouse gases. Climate change can exacerbate respiratory ills because of more fires, air pollution and allergens.
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Atomic vets are on the verge of losing federal benefits. Congress hasn't helped
Veterans who helped test nuclear weapons are fighting to renew a 34-year-old law meant to help compensate for the long-term health effects of their work.
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After a serious car accident, a man pulled over — and continued to help for days
In 1997, Apryle Oswald got in a car accident. The man who responded went on to help for three more days — driving her dog to the vet and Oswald's boyfriend back and forth to the hospital.
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Up and down the Ganges, India's Modi enjoys support after 10 years of rule
As Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi looks to win a third term, NPR visited some of his voter base in the north.
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NASA Administrator Bill Nelson says U.S. is in a space race to the moon with China
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson told NPR he sees the U.S. in an urgent race with China to find water on the moon, and that he trusts SpaceX, despite Elon Musk's increasingly controversial profile.
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Possible TikTok ban could be 'an extinction-level event' for the creator economy
Tens of thousands of people earn a living on TikTok. But as creators face down the real possibility of TikTok going away, many are trying to switch to new platforms to save their livlihoods.
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Largest-ever marine reptile found with help from an 11-year-old girl
A father and daughter discovered fossil remnants of a giant ichthyosaur that scientists say may have been the largest-known marine reptile to ever swim the seas.
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Bernard Hill, who starred in 'Titanic' and 'The Lord of the Rings,' dies at 79
The English actor played Captain Edward John Smith in the 1997 film Titanic as well as King Théoden of Rohan in The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
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