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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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President Trump broke a record last night with his especially long State of the Union address.
He came into the speech with an underwater approval rating and with Republicans facing political headwinds in this year's midterm elections, as NPR's Tamara Keith explains.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky says he spoke by phone with President Trump, and as talks to end the four-year-long war are set to resume in Geneva tomorrow, NPR's Joanna Kikisis reports.
Cuba says it has killed four people who crossed into their territory on a speedboat.