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All Things Considered
Duke's Zion Williamson reacts after falling as his shoe breaks in the game against the North Carolina Tar Heels Wednesday in Durham, N.C. Streeter Lecka/Getty Images hide caption
Several U.S. cities have enacted taxes on sweetened drinks to raise money and fight obesity. But the results are mixed on how well they curb consumption. Daniel Acker/Getty Images hide caption
U.S. Soda Taxes Work, Studies Suggest — But Maybe Not As Well As Hoped
Problems With Health Care Contributed To Hurricane Maria Death Toll In Puerto Rico
CVS plans to transform some of its stores into "health hubs," retail locations revamped to include more health care services and products. One of the first is in Spring, Texas, a suburb of Houston. Alison Kodjak/NPR hide caption
Toothless Flies Into Theaters For 'How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World'
Author Interviews
Nicknames, Fireflies And Reckless Air Quotes: Ross Gay Writes 'The Book Of Delights'
Nicknames, Fireflies And Reckless Air Quotes: Ross Gay Writes 'The Book Of Delights'
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Closes Country's Brazilian Border
Actor And Musician Jussie Smollett Turns Himself In After Facing False Report Charges
Ashes Of Pioneering Meteorologist Were Scattered Into Hurricane Michael
Roger Stone Apologizes To Judge After Criticizing Her On Instagram
What A Surge Of Teacher Strikes Nationwide Do And Don't Have In Common
Mark Harris, Republican candidate in North Carolina's 9th Congressional District race, prepares to testify on Thursday, the fourth day of the State Board of Elections hearing. Travis Long/Pool/News & Observer hide caption
Trump Administration Shifted Resources Away From Border Smuggling Investigations
Duke's Zion Williamson reacts after falling as his shoe breaks in the game against the North Carolina Tar Heels Wednesday in Durham, N.C. Streeter Lecka/Getty Images hide caption
A Blown-Out Sneaker, An Injured Superstar And A Night To Forget For Nike
The 2019 Hollywood Diversity Report from UCLA further supports previous findings that increasingly diverse audiences seek diverse television and movie content. Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Wim Janssen, one of the musicians involved in the recording project, plays a viola made by master luthier Girolamo Amati in 1615. Courtesy of Native Instruments hide caption
An Italian Town Fell Silent So The Sounds Of A Stradivarius Could Be Preserved
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