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Dozens of makeshift centers were built and now stand empty. Now authorities want to revive a stagnating economy and attract young workers to cities by turning the structures into affordable housing. -
The U.S. says Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya is the democratically elected leader of Belarus. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to her about efforts to change her government from exile.
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A federal grand jury in the Central District of California returned the indictment charging Hunter Biden with three felony tax offenses and six misdemeanor tax offenses.
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Paltrow first portrayed Pepper Potts in the first film from the Marvel Cinematic Universe — now there are 33. She told an interviewer at the Red Sea Film Festival, "I can't keep track of who's what."
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Peter Park graduated high school at 13, went to law school, became a law clerk and passed the bar exam at 17. He's now 18, and aspires to be a prosecutor.
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Here's how communities across the U.S. put their own spin on Christmas, Hanukkah and even Festivus celebrations — from Santas who ski and surf, to trees made of tumbleweed, sand and lobster traps.
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An escaped activist, a jailed protestor and a missing journalist: Here is what has been happening in Hong Kong this week — as Beijing furthers its control in the region.
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NPR's Planet Money team looks into the historic misalignment between how people feel about the economy, and our traditional measures for how the economy is doing.
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Spotify Wrapped endures despite privacy concerns surrounding the data it collects from users. But experts say our continued excitement around the year-end aggregation is in our human nature.
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As Israel seeks to destroy Hamas, the massive displacement of Palestinians in Gaza continues. They're being pushed farther and farther south, into smaller and smaller spaces.
