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Wheelchair curler Steve Emt's path from drunk driver to three-time Paralympian

Steve Emt and Laura Dwyer represent the U.S. in the Paralympics' new mixed doubles wheelchair curling event. They could bring home Team USA's first wh...

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Immigration detention on track for deadliest fiscal year since 2004

Twenty-three people have died since October in ICE custody, as advocates warn about overcrowding and health care access....

Mar 10, 2026
Photos from Iran and across the Middle East as the war enters Week 2

More than a week of the U.S. and Israel's war against Iran has dragged in global powers, upended the world's energy and transport sectors, and brought...

Mar 10, 2026
A dose of psilocybin helps smokers quit in new study

The psychoactive substance in magic mushrooms appears to have a powerful effect on people trying to stop smoking....

Mar 10, 2026
Trump gives mixed signals on Iran war. And, how Epstein built ties to scientists

President Trump provided conflicting messages about when the U.S. and Israel's war with Iran will end. And, NPR investigates how late convicted sex of...

Mar 10, 2026
'Pro-worker AI,' streaming fatalities, and other fascinating new economic studies

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