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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the United States is offering his country security guarantees for 15 years as part of a proposed peace plan.
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Coastal ecosystems are undergoing a process known as a coastal squeeze. Beaches face a combination of rising sea levels caused by climate change and reductions caused by expanding development in coastal zones. Between the two forces, beaches are gradually being eaten away. According to research by a marine scientist in Uruguay, almost half of the beaches in the world could disappear by the end of this century.
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The Met Opera airs Saturdays at 1 p.m. beginning Dec. 6 through May 30, 2026.
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King has logged more than 20 years as a working journalist, including stints at NY1, KCUR in Kansas City, KUT in Austin and with MPR News in St. Paul, Minnesota.
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During the holiday season, many folks cannot help but feel nostalgia for their childhood experiences. One BTPM NPR reporter looks back on some of his fond Christmas memories of years past.
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We explore how systemic barriers can present challenges to in-person gatherings during the holidays and why technology shouldn't be discounted as a way to connect.
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The Republican congresswoman abandoned her gubernatorial bid, Friday.
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China's People's Liberation Army is staging a second day of large-scale military drills around Taiwan. It's unleashing live-fire exercises as part of what it calls "Justice Mission 2025" to showcase its ability to deter any external armed support for the self-ruled island that it has long insisted is part of its sovereign territory.
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We published hundreds of stories on global health and development each year. Some are ... alas ... a bit underappreciated by readers. We've asked our staff for their favorite overlooked posts of 2025.
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All of the top 10 books borrowed through the public library app Libby were written by women. And Kristin Hannah's The Women was the top checkout in many library systems around the country.
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Which Tiny Desk made an audio engineer question everything? Which one made a producer want to cry? Touch grass? Look back on the year in Tiny Desk, with the people who make them.