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A former NASA scientist has big dreams for his small business. Will Trump dash them?

Ryan Dowdy, a former NASA food scientist, won a USDA innovation grant to further develop a meal replacement bar for fir…

NPR
Feb 17, 2025
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Train hoppers ride the rails across America — and you can tag along

Civil War-era hobos hopped trains to find work. Content creators hop trains with their GoPros. Hitching rides on the ra…

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Feb 17, 2025
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Some performers canceled their Kennedy Center shows. Here's why W. Kamau Bell didn't

Comedian W. Kamau Bell speaks with NPR's Michel Martin about his decision to perform at the Kennedy Center after Presid…

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Feb 17, 2025
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A fired national park ranger lost his dream job. He says the public is losing more

Brian Gibbs was an environmental educator at Effigy Mounds National Monument in Iowa. His job was among those nixed by …

NPR
Feb 17, 2025
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Israel security cabinet to discuss second phase of Gaza ceasefire

Israel's security cabinet was set to discuss on Monday the next phase of the ceasefire with Hamas, as top US diplomat M…

France 24
Feb 17, 2025
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Russia and US confirm Ukraine talks in Saudi Arabia

Kremlin and Washington confirm high-level meeting on peace talks and restoring relations on Tuesday.

Al Jazeera
Feb 17, 2025
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Palestinian boy injured as Israel continues raids across West Bank

A 13-year-old boy was injured by bullet shrapnel outside a school as Israeli forces raided Nablus.

Al Jazeera
Feb 17, 2025
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Tens of thousands demonstrate against far right in Germany

Tens of thousands of people joined a demonstration against cooperation with the far right in Berlin on Sunday, after US…

France 24
Feb 17, 2025
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Xi Jinping meets Alibaba’s Jack Ma and Chinese tech chiefs amid economic slump

Analysts say symposium may be end of president’s crackdown on sector as he tries to tackle economic stagnationBusiness …

The Guardian
Feb 17, 2025
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‘Six out of 10’: Iceland boss and Labour backer grades UK government

Richard Walker laments record so far but welcomes more upbeat tone, planning reforms and move to better EU trading ties…

The Guardian
Feb 17, 2025
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Starmer’s most consequential moves yet

PM open to sending troops to Ukraine and more defence spending, but whatever choice Labour makes will be politically pa…

Financial Times
Feb 17, 2025
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Surge in private school enrolments amid fears of ‘full blown flight’ from public system

Over five years to 2024, independent school enrolments surged by 18.5%, while Catholic school enrolments increased by 6…

The Guardian
Feb 17, 2025
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