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Back pain shouldn't stop you from cooking at home. Here's how to adapt

A new cookbook offers kitchen techniques that reduce physical exertion. It aims to make home cooking accessible again for those with chronic back pain.

Back pain shouldn't stop you from cooking at home. Here's how to adapt

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More than 100 square miles of land is already flooded in the Tulare Lake Basin. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption

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California's epic snowpack is melting. Here's what to expect

Warmer temperatures are melting the state's historic snowpack. Already flooded communities downstream are scrambling to prepare for the surge.

California's epic snowpack is melting. Here's what to expect

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Britain's King Charles III wearing the Imperial state Crown, and Britain's Queen Camilla wearing a modified version of Queen Mary's Crown wave from the Buckingham Palace balcony after viewing the Royal Air Force fly-past in central London. Oli Scarff/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Photos: The coronation of King Charles III

King Charles III has been crowned as Britain's newest monarch. The United Kingdom held its first coronation in 70 years.

After a patient leaves, Jacqueline Towarnicki prepares the examination room in case she gets a call that someone else needs to see a sexual assault nurse examiner. Katheryn Houghton/KFF Health News hide caption

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Her job is to care for survivors of sexual assault. Why aren't there more like her?

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Montana and other states are trying to increase the number of nurses who are specially trained to treat survivors of sexual assault.

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A chapter ends for this historic Asian American bookstore, but its story continues

For decades, Eastwind Books was an anchor for the Bay Area's Asian American community. Now, the husband and wife duo behind it have decided to close the shop.

A chapter ends for this historic Asian American bookstore, but its story continues

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People listen to the California reparations task force, a nine-member committee studying restitution proposals for African Americans, at a meeting at Lesser Hall in Mills College at Northeastern University in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday, May 6, 2023. Sophie Austin/AP hide caption

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A California panel has called for billions in reparations for the descendants of slaves

California's reparations task force has voted to approve recommendations on how the state may compensate and apologize to Black residents for generations of harm caused by discriminatory policies.

Delegates and foreign ministers of member states convene at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, on Sunday. The ministers are voted on restoring Syria's membership to the organization after it was suspended over a decade ago. AP hide caption

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After years of isolation, Bashar al-Assad's Syria is allowed back in the Arab League

Syria's membership was suspended 12 years ago early on in the uprising-turned-conflict, which has killed nearly a half million people and displaced half of the country's pre-war population.

Police officers watch Wednesday as protesters gather in the Broadway-Lafayette subway station to protest the death of Jordan Neely in New York. Neely, a man who was suffering an apparent mental health episode aboard a subway car, died after being placed in a headlock by a fellow rider on Monday. Jake Offenhartz/AP hide caption

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After Jordan Neely's death, homeless advocates blame NYC's 'dehumanizing' policies

The 30-year-old homeless man died from a chokehold by another passenger on the NYC subway. Advocates say the city's policies and rhetoric concerning people who are homeless are dangerous and false.

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MTV Movie & TV Awards cancels its live show over writers' strike

The network's decision to scale back Sunday's event follows Drew Barrymore's decision to withdraw from hosting duties in solidarity with striking writers, who had planned to picket the ceremony.

People walk next to a house destroyed by the floods in the village of Nyamukubi, South Kivu province, in Congo, Saturday, May 6, 2023. The death toll from flash floods and landslides in eastern Congo has risen according to the governor and authorities in the country's South Kivu province. Moses Sawasawa/AP hide caption

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Over 200 people are dead and many more are missing after floods in eastern Congo

The death toll from flash floods and landslides in eastern Congo has risen beyond 200, with many more people still missing, according to local authorities in the province of South Kivu.

Beck says track and the rhythm, not vocals, need to be at the forefront if you want to move people. Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images hide caption

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There's a 'volume war' happening in music

Lead vocalists have gotten quieter over the decades, compared with the rest of the band, according to a new study. Beck says it's part of the "volume wars."

There's a 'volume war' happening in music

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A tractor plows seaweed that washed ashore into the beach sand on March 16, 2023 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Reports indicate that this summer, a huge mass of sargassum seaweed that has formed in the Atlantic Ocean is possibly headed for the Florida coastlines and shores. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

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Giant blobs of seaweed are hitting Florida. That's when the real problem begins

From Montego Bay to Miami, sargassum is leaving stinky brown carpets over what was once prime tourist sand. But whether it gets ignored or removed, it comes with high health and environmental risks.

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Hate-fueled violence is growing even as Proud Boys are convicted for extremism

The conviction of four Proud Boys members for plotting to attack the U.S. Capitol is high profile, but what impact will it have? NPR's Leila Fadel asks extremism expert Cynthia Miller-Idriss.

Hate-fueled violence is growing even as Proud Boys are convicted for extremism

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Activists call for ethics reform of the Supreme Court in Washington on May 2. The calls come amid recent allegations of misconduct among some Supreme Court justices. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption

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What to know about the Supreme Court and ethical concerns

Revelations continue to emerge about Supreme Court justices and lavish trips, private school tuition and more. The growing list of these nondisclosures is causing some to question court ethics.

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Nevada's treasurer calls the U.S. debt impasse a disturbing 'manufactured crisis'

If there's no debt ceiling deal and the U.S. defaults, how would the fallout filter down to states? NPR's A Martinez talks to Zach Conine, Nevada's treasurer, about the impact on his state.

Nevada treasurer calls the U.S. debt impasse a disturbing 'manufactured crisis'

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Dear Life Kit: My parents pay my tuition. Do I have to show them my grades?

If your parents pay for your college, do they have a right to demand to see your grades? Berna Anat, the author of Money Out Loud, shares advice on defining financial expectations and boundaries.

Dear Life Kit: My parents pay my tuition. Do I have to show them my grades?

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