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Vance says the administration is taking a specific look at Minnesota's

A state the administration has targeted recently on immigration and accusations of fraud in the Medicaid system.

NPR's Deepa Shivaram reports.

The U.S.

Embassy in Israel says it will be operating consular services for the first time in Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank.

Israel praised the move as historic.

NPR's Daniel Estrin has more.

NPR's Daniel Estrin reporting.

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Haiti's government has retaken control of a key area from powerful gangs as glimmers of life appear in the heart of Port-au-Prince.

Experts say the retaking sends a symbolic and hopeful message to Haitians and could be a positive hint of what's possible elsewhere in the capital.

A new study suggests AI models may reinforce stereotypes when asked to compare some locations.

NPR's Windsor Johnston reports chat GPT consistently favored wealthier western regions.

A new study uncovers why sneakers squeak on the basketball court.

Scientists recorded squeaking sounds of shoes sliding over a smooth glass plate.

As the shoe works to keep its grip, the sole changes shape thousands of times per second, losing and then regaining contact with the floor at a frequency of

that matches the pitch of the loud squeak we hear, the insights are helping scientists understand friction.

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