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Why 100-degree heat is so dangerous in the United Kingdom

"We're used to treating hot spells as a chance to go play in the sun," said a top government scientist. "Our lifestyles and our infrastructure are not adapted to what is coming."

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An amusement park Haunted Mansion delivers summer screams and lifelong memories

At an old-school amusement park in Rehoboth Beach, Del., called Funland, a generation of thrillseekers who grew up screaming in the park's Haunted Mansion now brings their kids to do the same.

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Indiana's AG could face a lawsuit by the abortion provider for 10-year-old rape victim

Dr. Caitlin Bernard has threatened to sue Republican Attorney General Todd Rokita for "false and misleading statements" he made after she provided a medication abortion for the girl from Ohio.

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Beads, felt and bark are turned into masterpieces at Smithsonian Folklife Festival

This summer, artisans from Kenya, Mongolia and Uganda shared the story of their centuries-old traditional crafts — including the art of "barkcloth," declared a UNESCO world heritage "masterpiece."

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If you witnessed or helped conduct an execution in the United States, reporters at NPR would like to talk with you.

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If Ukraine Wants To Stand for Liberty and Democracy, It Should Rethink Some of Its Wartime Policies

We can condemn the actions of Moscow without forfeiting the right to point out missteps in Kyiv.

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Homeland Security Is Buying Its Way Around the Fourth Amendment

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Reproductive care continues in Montgomery, Ala., despite women's clinic closing

The POWER House, which opened in 2015 next door to a now-closed clinic that performed abortions, continues to see clients, offering them sexual information and contraception.

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Colleges navigate confusing legal landscapes as new abortion laws take effect

With abortion access changing in many states, college health centers are trying to understand their rights and responsibilities when counseling students who become pregnant.

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Monkeypox keeps spreading. Here's what authorities are doing to stop it

Public health experts know what it takes to control a disease outbreak: access to testing and vaccines. But in the last two months of the monkeypox outbreak, the response has not met the need.

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Doubting mainstream medicine, COVID patients find dangerous advice and pills online

A 75-year-old woman became enmeshed in conspiracy theories about COVID. After she got infected, she rejected effective treatments and sought out black market drugs instead.

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Fauci says he is not retiring yet and will make an announcement when the time comes

Dr. Anthony Fauci says he will step down before the end of President Biden's first term, but he has not chosen an exact date and is not sure what he will do after he leaves his position.

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The Uvalde shooting shows that gun laws do matter, says official who worked on report

Texas State Rep. Joe Moody, who helped write the report on the shooting, says he hopes the investigation helps lawmakers improve policy going forward — particularly when it comes to gun control.

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The Senate is nearing a deal on immigration that could also lower food prices

Two Senators are closer then ever before on an immigration-related bill that would provide a much-needed workforce for agriculture. But can they get the Farm Bureau on board the final sticking point?

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A dire moment in the pandemic ... was the chance he'd been waiting for

How Sotiris Missailidis, head of R&D in Brazil's vaccine agency, used the COVID crisis to push through a game-changing effort for middle-income countries to invent their own mRNA vaccine.

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How to protect your privacy when using mental health care apps

Some online therapy companies are facing scrutiny for how they handle user data. Experts weigh in on what patients can do to keep their data safer when using these types of services.

The Independent UK

The National Suicide Hotline has changed its emergency number to 988

The new number will replace the current ten-digit number to reach help

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COVID-19 curbs off, but Census still on slow burner

Experts question the data gap and the missing decade in Census that remained uninterrupted even during second world war

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The National Suicide Hotline has changed its emergency number to 988

The new number will replace the current ten-digit number to reach help

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We asked, you answered: NPR readers share how they handled COVID on vacation

Nearly 5,000 NPR readers told us how they dealt with COVID on a trip. Did they respect the CDC guidance to wait 10 days before flying? Or did they travel anyway? What lessons do they have to share?

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Doctor told the state she performed abortion on 10-year-old girl, document shows

The Indiana health department's document obtained by NPR shows the physician reported the procedure to the state.

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A Russian strike on a humanitarian hub is part of a pattern, Ukrainian officials say

More than 20 people were killed when Russian missiles hit several buildings in Vinnytsia, a central city that has become a major logistical hub for humanitarian aid and military operations.

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Community unites after an LGBTQ+ senior housing project in Boston was defaced

Vandals defaced the perimeter of the construction site over the weekend, spraying hate-filled messages and death threats on banners and posters. They included threats saying, "We will burn this."

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IRS head is getting questioned by lawmakers after former FBI officials were audited

IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig, who was appointed by President Trump in 2018, will face questions behind closed doors from lawmakers in the House and Senate before the end of the month.

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Many try to return to normal from COVID, but disabled people face a different reality

With COVID safety protocols rescinding around the country, many are returning to a sense of pre-pandemic normalcy. But disabled and immunocompromised people can't do so, and are being left behind.

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