Luiza Brina spent 10 years developing an album of nonreligious prayers. NPR Music’s Lars Gotrich dives into newly released music from Brazil, featuring Milton Nascimento, Amaro Freitas and Anitta.
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‘All eyes on Rafah’ is the Internet’s most viral AI image. Two artists are claiming credit
The image, with over 50 million shares, is considered the most viral ever AI-generated photo. Tracing the image’s history has revealed a rift over its true creator.
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Don’t just blame rat fleas. Lice may have helped spread ‘black death’ plague
The mystery: How did bubonic plague spread so rapidly? Could rat fleas have done it all? A new study points the finger at lice as possible accomplices.
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Hurricane Hunters spread thin heading into Atlantic Hurricane Season
Heading into what’s forecast to be an extraordinary season, the Air Force’s Hurricane Hunters weather reconnaissance squadron is stretched to meet increasing demands to respond to climate disasters.
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Jury selected in Hunter Biden gun trial
The trial, which opened Monday in federal court in Delaware, is the first of two cases brought by Justice Department special counsel David Weiss against the president’s son.
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A priest honors the nun who demonstrated ‘the ministry of presence’
When Father James Martin’s dad was dying, a nun named Sister Janice Farnham went out of her way to visit him.
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The upside-down American flag goes mainstream as a form of right-wing protest
The symbol, traditionally used by seafarers as a distress call, has been wielded as a bipartisan protest. But its most visible recent uses have taken a hard right political shift.
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Step aside BMI, body composition tests are on the rise. Here’s what to know
If you dread getting on a scale to calculate your body mass index, there’s a good reason to ignore the measure. Body composition tests are an increasingly popular way to gauge health. Here’s why they’re better than BMI.
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$30 too much a month keeps a cancer patient in Georgia from cheaper care
Georgia hasn’t expanded Medicaid. Some people suffer more than others because of that coverage gap.
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Listen to the yowling, ethereal sounds a Joshua tree can be made to make
Scientists have long studied how near-infrared light bounces off forests and grasslands, as a proxy for plant health. Now, an artist is using the same trick to turn the Joshua tree into an instrument.
