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Women collect water from a dry riverbed in Khulna, Bangladesh. This photo was one of the "highly commended" images from this year's Drone Photo Contest.

Drone Photo Award winners capture a dizzyingly fantastic view of the world

Oct 13, 2021 The awards, in their fourth year, received entries from 105 countries and 2,900 professional and amateur photographers.

Saturday, September 11: Watch Live: A Day of Remembrances And Reflection: 20 Years After 9/11

Sep 10, 2021 Coverage begins Saturday, September 11 at 5 a.m.

Watch Live: Biden To Outline Strategy To Combat COVID Surge

Sep 9, 2021 Thursday at 2 p.m.
Photos of Rich and Lori around 2001.

Her Brother Died On Flight 93. She Still Sees Him Surfacing In Small Ways

Sep 7, 2021 Richard Guadagno's memory is scattered through his sister Lori's house two decades after his death.

Watch Live: Biden Speaks After U.S. Completes Afghanistan Withdrawal

Aug 31, 2021 Tuesday, August 31 at 10:30 am
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The Buzz returns Friday at 8:30 am on NPR 89.1

Aug 19, 2021 The Buzz returns with a look a the numbers being reported at our southern border.
The Girl Scouts hope their new cookie, called Adventurefuls, essentially a brownie with caramel icing, will pull cookie sales out of their pandemic slump next year.

Next Year, The Girl Scouts Will Introduce A Brownie-Inspired Cookie

Aug 18, 2021 The Girl Scouts of the USA is gearing up to sell a brand-new cookie flavor during its 2022 season

Watch Live: Biden Delivers Remarks On Afghanistan

Aug 16, 2021 Tuesday at 12:45 p.m.
"Magic of Aurora Borealis." Russia

IPhone Photo Award Winners Capture Tender Moments, Stark Contrasts And A Magical Sky

Aug 3, 2021 The winners of the annual international contest were announced this week.

Tuesday: Watch Live - Jan. 6 Select Committee Is Holding Its 1st Hearing

Jul 26, 2021 Tuesday at 6:30 a.m.
The phenomenon of the pandemic pet was one of few positive triumphs of 2020. Demand for pets surged.

You Adopted A Pandemic Pet. Now You're Going Back To The Office. What Next?

Jul 22, 2021 The cozy days of remote working are coming to an end. And separation anxiety looms.

Walt Disney Didn’t Actually Draw Mickey Mouse. Meet The Kansas City Artist Who Did

Jul 7, 2021 Walt Disney gets all the credit for creating Mickey Mouse, but it was actually his best friend Ub Iwerks who first brought the iconic character to life in 1928.
An illustration shows a pair of adult tyrannosaurs and their young living in the Arctic during the Cretaceous Period.

A New Study Suggests Dinosaurs Might Not Have Been As Cold-Blooded As We Thought

Jun 25, 2021 A recent study indicates these creatures endured freezing winters, snow, and months of darkness.
Magawa is shown here working to detect land mines, a job the animal has done for five years.

After Years Of Detecting Land Mines, A Heroic Rat Is Hanging Up His Sniffer

Jun 8, 2021 Magawa has been working for five years in Cambodia, sniffing out dozens of land mines.
"Recycle art activist" Thomas Dambo makes gentle giants from scrap wood, old pallets, twigs and debris. Above, the troll Marit in It Sounded Like a Mountain Fell in Wulong, China.

Far From The Internet, These Big, Benevolent Trolls Lure Humans To Nature

May 17, 2021 Thomas Dambo both designs the trolls and writes their fairy tales.
NPR staff at the 10th anniversary of All Things Considered in 1981

A Timeline Of NPR's First 50 Years

Apr 29, 2021 Monday, May 3, 2021, marks the 50th anniversary of NPR's first on-air original broadcast.

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