Chloee Weiner
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A Japanese chemist identified umami in the early 1900s, but it took a century for his work to be translated into English. NPR's Short Wave podcast looked into why it took so long to be recognized.
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The three-term New York governor announced he will resign following a scathing report from the state's attorney general that corroborated allegations made by 11 women. -
Wednesday's speech will be familiar and unique all at once. The president will still enter down the aisle of the House chamber. But he will also be addressing a masked, socially distanced audience.
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Armed with pool noodles, hundreds of people who share the first name Josh gathered Saturday in Lincoln, Neb., to vie for the right to their name.
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Karen Carter Peterson and Troy Carter will compete in a runoff Saturday for the 2nd Congressional District seat left vacant by White House adviser Cedric Richmond.
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In response to attacks against Asian Americans, there are efforts in some major U.S. cities to pool funds for taxi or app-based rides for people who feel unsafe walking or taking public transport.
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David Chipman, a gun owner, was a special agent at the bureau and advises the Giffords advocacy group. His nomination comes with the rollout of White House initiatives to try to curb gun violence.
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The successful deployment of Ingenuity brings NASA one step closer to its first attempt at testing the possibility of powered, controlled flight on another planet.
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Charles Russell was entering the restroom in a Publix supermarket when he heard "clicking sounds" coming from the bathroom stall. Then he saw an AR-15-style rifle leaning against the wall.
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Efforts to free the Ever Given — as more than 320 ships wait to pass through the blocked canal — have made incremental progress over the weekend, with another refloating attempt set for Sunday.
