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For NPR's Word of the Week: Things are getting spicy. We explain how a word referring to cinnamon and pepper turned less literal by the 19th century.

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Typhoon Ragasa whipped waves taller than lampposts onto Hong Kong promenades and turned seas rough on the southern Chinese coast after leaving deadly destruction in Taiwan and the Philippines.

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NPR speaks with Anwar Gargash, diplomatic adviser to the president of the United Arab Emirates, about the country's role in the conflicts in the Middle East and Sudan.

The comedian was suspended for nearly a week by ABC's parent company, Disney, before returning to airwaves on Tuesday night.

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Camp Mystic plans to reopen next summer near the site where 27 girls and counselors died in a July flood.

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A Brooklyn synagogue has taken an unusual step by requiring congregants to show proof of voter registration in order to secure seats for High Holidays. Their biggest concern? The city's mayoral seat.

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A Brooklyn synagogue has taken an unusual step by requiring congregants to show proof of voter registration in order to secure seats for High Holidays. Their biggest concern? The city's mayoral seat.

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Last month, President Trump said Ukraine needed to be open to giving up some of its territory in peace talks with Russia. But those talks haven't happened. Now, he says Ukraine could win it all back.

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With a tap of their head, players will be able to trigger an automated review when they disagree with an umpire's call. In spring training this year, just over half of challenges were successful.

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The science on Tylenol and autism isn't clear, despite President Trump's claims. Here's what parents need to know to make their own decisions about acetaminophen.

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The President says pregnant women should stay away from Tylenol due to possible autism link. World health authorities strongly disagree, say the drug is safe in pregnancy.

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Jurors convicted Routh on five charges, including last year's attempted assassination of Trump as he golfed at his South Florida course. Routh represented himself in court and faces life in prison.

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Vulnicura VR Remastered revisits a project the Icelandic pop artist debuted a decade ago, now reimagined with advanced technology.

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President Trump called off a planned Thursday meeting with top Hill Democrats to discuss a possible deal to avoid a shutdown. He called Democrats' demands "unserious." Democrats say he chickened out.

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Lara Friedman was walking her large rottweiler on July 4 when fireworks went off. Her dog went into panic mode. Then a stranger offered to help, ensuring both got home safely.

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What even is the business of the S&P 500, and how does it make so much money?

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Zohran Mamdani is leading in the polls in the NYC Mayor's race. Kamala Harris says he's earned Democratic backing, but some party leaders have been slow to endorse the Democratic-Socialist candidate.

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The Secret Service said it found over 300 SIM servers, 100,000 SIM cards and other illicit materials in multiple sites surrounding New York City ahead of the U.N. General Assembly.

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India's shrimp exports to the U.S. were once a success story. Now the industry faces ruin amid President Trump's 50% tariff on imports from the country.

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Nearly 20 immigration judges received emails this month informing them that they are being let go, NPR has learned, the largest single month of firings since the process began in February.

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