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Reporting on your colleagues' murders changes how you work

Journalists and supporters hold signs as they protest the murders of their colleagues Lourdes Maldonado and Margarito Martinez in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. The sign says, "Journalism at risk. Don't kill the truth." GUILLERMO ARIAS/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Latin America

Reporting on your colleagues' murders changes how you work

The murder of two journalists in Tijuana in less than a week has shocked reporters there and sparked outrage nationwide.

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Latin America

Journalist killings in Mexico raise concerns among colleagues

Three journalist have been killed in Mexico this year, two of them occurring in Tijuana. NPR's Asma Khalid talks with 'Tijuana Press' editor Vicente Calderón about the city's pattern of violence.

Journalist killings in Mexico raise concerns among colleagues

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Obituaries

Remembering trailblazing fashion designer Thierry Mugler, dead at 73

French fashion designer Thierry Mugler reshaped the fashion world, centering wildly inventive concepts and creating space for queer voices. On Sunday, he died at the age of 73.

Remembering trailblazing fashion designer Thierry Mugler, dead at 73

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A prehistoric eruption has helped recalibrate our timeline of human origins in Africa

Céline Vidal uncovering the ash layer above Omo 1 remains at Omo-Kibish. Christine Lane hide caption

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A prehistoric eruption has helped recalibrate our timeline of human origins in Africa

Some of the oldest human remains ever unearthed are the Omo 1 bones found in Ethiopia. For decades, their precise age has been debated, but a new study may have the answer.

A prehistoric eruption has helped recalibrate our timeline of human origins in Africa

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On Disabilities

Disability rights advocates meet with CDC director Walensky

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Matthew Cortland, senior fellow at Data For Progress, who was present at Friday's meeting between disability rights advocates and CDC director Rochelle Walensky.

Disability rights advocates meet with CDC director Walensky

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Science

Scientists determine age of some of the oldest human bones

Some of the oldest human remains ever unearthed are the Omo One bones found in Ethiopia. For decades, their precise age has been debated, but a new study argues they're around 233,000 years old.

Scientists determine age of some of the oldest human bones

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National

Americans didn't count down the new year until the 1970s

Looking back, countdowns weren't always good news. Think atomic bomb tests. Americans also counted down moon missions and Top 40 hits. It wasn't until 1979 that a Times Square crowd joined in.

Americans didn't count down the new year until the 1970s

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Why we count down on New Year's Eve (and why it wasn't always the case)

Fireworks explode in Times Square on New Year's Eve on January 1, 2018 in New York City. Stephanie Keith/Getty Images hide caption

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History

Why we count down on New Year's Eve (and why it wasn't always the case)

These days, a New Year's Eve celebration doesn't feel complete without one thing: a countdown. But that ritual to ring in the new year isn't as old as you might think.

Why we count down on New Year's Eve (and why it wasn't always the case)

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Media

How Dan Bongino is building a right-wing media empire on his own terms

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Evan Osnos of The New Yorker about radio host Dan Bongino, who calls masks "face diapers," opposes vaccine mandates and says the 2016 and 2020 elections were rigged.

How Dan Bongino is building a right-wing media empire on his own terms

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Logic's song '1-800-273-8255' may have led to hundreds of fewer suicides, study finds

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Mental Health

Logic's song '1-800-273-8255' may have led to hundreds of fewer suicides, study finds

In 2017, the rapper Logic named a song after the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline phone number. A new study has found it may have had a remarkable impact.

Logic's song '1-800-273-8255' may have led to hundreds of fewer suicides, study finds

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Mental Health

Did a song by the rapper Logic lead to fewer suicides?

When rapper Logic's song "1-800-273-8255" — the digits for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline — came out, the hotline started getting more calls.

Did a song by the rapper Logic lead to fewer suicides?

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National Security

The Trump supporters who went from planning the Jan. 6 rally to aiding the riot probe

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with reporter Hunter Walker, who wrote a Rolling Stone article on Dustin Stockton and Jennifer Lynn Lawrence, the Trump supporters now cooperating with the Jan. 6 House panel.

The Trump supporters who went from planning the Jan. 6 rally to aiding the riot probe

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Weather

Kentucky native on losing his home in deadly tornadoes

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Matthew Brazzel, a Kentucky native who lost his home in deadly tornadoes on Dec. 10. Some of Brazzel's family photos have been found across the border in Indiana.

Kentucky native on losing his home in deadly tornadoes

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In historic deal, Bruce Springsteen sells his masters for $500 million

Bruce Springsteen has reportedly sold Sony his masters for a value north of $500 million. NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Billboard's Melinda Newman on why music icons have recently decided to cash in.

In historic deal, Bruce Springsteen sells his masters for $500 million

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