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U.S. cruise passengers fly back for hantavirus monitoring, as one tests positive

Passengers are returning to their home countries after weeks on the ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak. Most of the ...
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U.S. cruise passengers head to Nebraska for hantavirus monitoring

Passengers are returning to their home countries after weeks on the ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak. The ...
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Trump rejects Iran's latest response to U.S. ceasefire proposal

Iran delivered its response to Pakistani mediators on Sunday, according to the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency.
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Israeli settlers force Palestinian family to exhume and rebury their father

The relatives of Hussein Asasa described to NPR how they were forced to exhume and rebury their father when Israeli settlers ...
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Electricity grid maps could speed addition of renewable energy sources in Pa., panel hears

A proposal in the state House Energy Committee would require electric utilities to show where capacity is available.
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A chocolate laboratory in Italy will be good for chocolate eaters — and farmers

The chocolate biz is raising the bar with a lab to assess cacao beans from around the world. (Talk about a sweet gig!) ...
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Every cacao is different: A new worldwide program evaluates cacao like wine or coffee

The chocolate biz is raising the bar with a lab to assess cacao beans from around the world. (Talk about a sweet gig!) ...
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Happy Mother's Day to the kindest mom. P.S. Your kindness annoyed me when I was a kid

She and her siblings had to make tea for and share food with every visitor. That did not make her happy. Today she has a ...
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Of course we look for ourselves in art — but if we stop there, we're missing out

As I watched the new series, I only cared about Piggy — the thoughtful, smart kid stranded on an island with other boys. That ...
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Willy Wonka would love this laboratory that checks the quality of chocolate

The chocolate biz is raising the bar with a lab to assess cacao beans from around the world. (Talk about a sweet gig!) ...
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Sunday Puzzle: Words in a country

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WAMU listener Russell Weeden and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.
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Temple Israel rebuilds after terror attack

Two months ago, a gunman drove through the preschool at Temple Israel, the largest synagogue in Michigan. Every child and teacher survived, but the community is still displaced and navigating the ...