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Did your date give you 'the ick'? Here's the science behind the feeling

Sun, 02/02/2025 - 04:00

You know that feeling when someone you're dating does this one thing that you just can't look past? Here's what scientists say about why we react this way and whether the feeling is reversible.

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Israel's Netanyahu heads to U.S. to meet with Trump

Sun, 02/02/2025 - 03:02

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he will discuss "victory over Hamas," countering Iran and expanding diplomatic relations with Arab countries in his meeting with President Trump.

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D.C. crash investigators focus on altitude and vision quality of helicopter crew

Sat, 02/01/2025 - 20:24

Investigators are still working to piece together key details to determine the cause of the crash that killed 67 people.

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Elon Musk's X sues Lego, Nestlé and more brands, accusing them of advertising boycott

Sat, 02/01/2025 - 18:11

The new defendants added into the legal filing included Lego, Nestlé, Tyson Foods, Abbott Laboratories, Colgate-Palmolive, Pinterest and Shell International.

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Trump imposes new tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada and China in new phase of trade war

Sat, 02/01/2025 - 17:28

Starting Tuesday, nearly all imports from Canada and Mexico will be charged a 25% tariff, while goods from China will be charged a 10% tariff.

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NPR reporters discuss covering the LA wildfires

Sat, 02/01/2025 - 16:52
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Third Black Hawk crew member involved in deadly crash near DC airport identified

Sat, 02/01/2025 - 16:30
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The Army released the identity of the third crew member aboard the Black Hawk helicopter involved in the deadly airport crash near DCA as Capt. Rebecca Lobach, an aviation officer and past ROTC cadet.

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Trump says airstrikes on ISIS in Somalia killed terrorists without 'harming civilians'

Sat, 02/01/2025 - 13:33

In a Truth Social post Saturday, President Trump announced successful precision airstrikes on the "Senior ISIS Attack Planner," though didn't provide a name for that individual.

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7 dead, 19 injured after a small medical plane crashes in Philadelphia

Sat, 02/01/2025 - 12:06

A small plane crashed near a shopping center in northeast Philadelphia on Friday night. The aircraft was carrying a child patient who received medical treatment and was returning home to Mexico.

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Trump fires chief of the federal consumer watchdog agency

Sat, 02/01/2025 - 11:34

Rohit Chopra had led the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau since 2021. Consumer groups praised his leadership, while Republicans have frequently attacked the agency.

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The Democratic Party votes for new leadership, choosing Minnesota's Ken Martin as chair

Sat, 02/01/2025 - 11:00

Without control of the White House or Congress, the new DNC chair, Minnesota's Ken Martin, will lead a Democratic Party that is still figuring out its future after a bruising election.

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As Trump vows to embrace fossil fuels, U.S. climate policy won't change quickly

Sat, 02/01/2025 - 08:00

President Trump's first weeks in office included executive orders that aim to stop or roll back former President Biden's ambitious climate agenda and redirect the country's attention to fossil fuels.

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Prices were a key issue in 2024, but Trump makes clear they're not his top priority

Sat, 02/01/2025 - 07:22

While prices and the economy were top issues during the campaign, President Trump is making clear that other issues — most notably immigration — are his main focus at the start of his second term.

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Three things to know about Rubio's first international trip

Sat, 02/01/2025 - 07:00

Marco Rubio heads to Latin America on his first trip as secretary of state, including Panama, where President Trump wants control of the canal.

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Opinion: Remembering Marianne Faithfull

Sat, 02/01/2025 - 07:00

NPR's Scott Simon remembers English singer and actor Marianne Faithfull, who died this week at the age of 78.

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Not too hard, not too soft, rotting fruit is just right - for fruit fly maggots

Sat, 02/01/2025 - 05:45

It turns out, a maggot's preference for rotting fruit has as much to do with texture as taste. Researchers are looking into figuring out why and what neurons are responsible.

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An earnest defense of America's silliest holiday: Groundhog Day

Sat, 02/01/2025 - 05:00

Let's celebrate Groundhog Day, in all its bizarre, quirky strangeness. Let it remind us that we have not subdued nature, but merely made ourselves more comfortable in its domain.

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Former German President Horst Köhler dies at 81

Sat, 02/01/2025 - 04:39

Köhler, a onetime head of the International Monetary Fund who became a popular German president before resigning abruptly in a flap over comments about the country's military, has died at 81.

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Dear Life Kit: My husband is more emotional with his work wife than he is with me

Sat, 02/01/2025 - 04:00

An NPR listener wonders whether her husband's relationship with a female colleague is too close for comfort. He says she's being competitive for no reason, and that he sees the woman as a 'sister.'

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'The Sims,' gaming's ultimate social sandbox, turns 25

Sat, 02/01/2025 - 04:00
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The original launched in February 2000 and spawned one of the most successful franchises in video game history. NPR's Susan Stone went hands-on with The Sims shortly after its debut.

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