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An Oct. 21, 2022, photo provided by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shows Scott Peterson. The convicted murderer's case is now being taken up by the Los Angeles Innocence Project. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation via AP hide caption

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Los Angeles Innocence Project takes Scott Peterson's case, decades after conviction

This week, Peterson's legal team filed motions seeking evidence and DNA testing. They're the first new court filings in his murder case in a year.

Dr. Ghassan Al-Suwaiti, a Jordanian plastic surgeon and burn specialist, performs an operation in December at Jordan's field hospital in Khan Younis. Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images hide caption

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Jordan accuses Israel of deliberately targeting its Gaza field hospital

Jordan said its field hospital in Khan Younis was hit by shells and gunfire, injuring a doctor and a patient. Israel denied the claim and said it was engaged in a skirmish with Hamas fighters nearby.

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From things that suck to stars that shine — it's the weekly news quiz

This week, we saw the Iowa caucuses suck up news coverage, an ancient space entity suck in stars, and low temps suck the charge from Teslas. Were you paying attention?

Former President Donald Trump speaks speaks to supporters in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on January 17, 2024. TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Trump looks to New Hampshire to put primaries to bed

The former president has been in the Granite State almost every night this week, touting his 30-point victory in Iowa's caucuses. He's counting on New Hampshire's voters to help him win big.

Trump looks to New Hampshire to put primaries to bed

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A woman walks outside the Spelman College campus in Atlanta on Tuesday. A billionaire couple announced this week that it's giving $100 million to the women's college. John Spink/AP hide caption

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Atlanta HBCU Spelman College receives a historic $100 million donation

Businesswoman and philanthropist Ronda Stryker, has been a Spelman College Trustee since 1997, made the gift. Three-fourths of the money will create endowed scholarships for future students, removing financial barriers to enrollment.

Artist Abel Ortiz, left, gives Attorney General Merrick Garland, right, and Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta, center, a tour on Wednesday of murals of victims of the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas. The Justice Department released findings of an investigation into the 2022 attack. Eric Gay/AP hide caption

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A Justice Department report finds 'critical failures' in the response to the Uvalde attack

The Justice Department's critical incident review comes more than a year and a half after the gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.

A worker at Munk Group in Günzburg, Germany, punches holes into a part that will be used to construct a ladder. After years of using Chinese suppliers, Munk Group recently decided to cut off all business with China. Germany's government has cautioned all German businesses to be careful about not depending too heavily on China, a strategy known as "de-risking." Rob Schmitz/NPR hide caption

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German government wants companies to 'de-risk' from China, but business is reluctant

Tough new rhetoric on China from some members of Germany's governing coalition has led to disagreement rather than unity on what the government's policy should be.

German government wants companies to 'de-risk' from China, but business is reluctant

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Side hustles are demanding. Here's how to make one work for you

Making money from a hobby takes a lot of work — and strategy. In this episode, host Ruth Tam gets some advice from independent business owners and financial experts about how to make it work.

Side hustles are demanding. Here's how to make one work for you

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A rising tide of infrastructure funding floats new hope for Great Lakes shipping

Trains and trucks move the bulk of goods across the U.S. Some sailors say the Great Lakes waterways are underused shipping options and hope $17 billion of federal investment can help revitalize them.

A rising tide of infrastructure funding floats new hope for Great Lakes shipping

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Hunter Biden, President Joe Biden's son, accompanied by his attorney Abbe Lowell, left, talks to reporters as they leave a House Oversight Committee hearing as Republicans are taking the first step toward holding him in contempt of Congress, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption

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Hunter Biden agrees to private deposition with House Republicans

The House Oversight Committee announced Thursday that the two parties have agreed for Hunter Biden to sit for a deposition on Feb. 28.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis appears for a hearing in the 2020 Georgia election interference case on Nov. 21, 2023, in Atlanta, Ga. Dennis Byron/Pool/Getty Images hide caption

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Judge sets hearing for misconduct claims against prosecutor leading Ga. Trump case

Fulton County DA Fani Willis is accused by a former Trump campaign official of an improper relationship with a prosecutor on the election interference case, though no evidence has been provided.

People take part in the annual International Pillow Fight Day in Rotterdam, Netherlands, in 2018. Robin Utrecht/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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The 3 ingredients for fun: an expert's formula for experiencing genuine delight

Catherine Price, author of The Power of Fun, unpacks why it can be so difficult for adults to have fun, and how people can find ways to incorporate fun into their life.

The 3 ingredients for fun: an expert's formula for experiencing genuine delight

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with its Crew Dragon capsule launches from pad LC-39A during Axiom Space's Ax-3 Mission at the Kennedy Space Center, in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on January 18, 2024. Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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SpaceX launches 4 people for a private mission to the International Space Station

The mission, Ax-3, is the third time Houston-based Axiom Space has sent paying passengers to the I.S.S. During 16 days of orbit, the all-European crew will conduct 30 experiments and public outreach.

Comedians Vickie Wang (left) and Jamie Wang have no relation, yet create comedy over the cross-strait tensions between China and Taiwan. An Rong Xu for NPR hide caption

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A Chinese and a Taiwanese comedian walk into a bar ...

Taiwanese comedian Vickie Wang and Chinese comedian Jamie Wang work through the lived experience of cross-strait tensions through comedy.

A Chinese and a Taiwanese comedian walk into a bar ...

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Three days before the start of the Miss Trans Global pageant, Chedino takes a break from sewing her national costume by going for a walk in the Riverside Nature Reserve in Guildford, U.K., on July 28, 2023. Julia Gunther hide caption

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At this international pageant, trans women around the world blend beauty and activism

Chedino Martin, a trans activist from Cape Town, South Africa, and the first ever Miss Trans Africa, on her journey of competing in the first ever Miss Trans Global.

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