Rahmat Gul
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The Senate passed a measure to avert a shutdown on Friday. But with the House on recess, funding for broad stretches of the federal government has technically lapsed.
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Northwest Florida Daily News
For years, the cello-led band has been a constant favorite of the Tiny Desk Contest. Ollella's Ellie Barber brings her playful, occasionally sad songs to our space.
Photos by Julian Song, John V. Esparza, Netflix
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Illustration by Jackie Lay
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Astronomy report from Dr. Wayne Wooten.
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NASA
NASA is moving the fueling test of its SLS rocket to Monday as frigid temps move into Florida's Space Coast this weekend
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The collapse happened Wednesday due to heavy rains at the rebel-controlled Rubaya mines. Congo is a major supplier of coltan, which contains a key component in the production of smartphones. -
The two independent journalists face federal charges related to the interruption of a church service in Minnesota earlier this month. Lemon and Fort say they were there to cover a protest. -
A partial government shutdown is now underway. How long it will last depends on congressional agreement over a DHS funding deal that proposes new guardrails on immigration enforcement.
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NPR congressional correspondent Barbara Sprunt watched U.S. lawmakers attempt a diplomatic rescue mission in Denmark amid the Greenland crisis.
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Losing democracy once can make it harder to restore it, even after a democratic government returns to power. University of Birmingham professor Nic Cheeseman analyzed three decades of data.
