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Bruce Hickey, 70, one week after Hurricane Ian tore through his community in Fort Myers Beach, Fla. There were relatively few storms in the Atlantic over the summer, but the 2022 hurricane season was nonetheless one of the most destructive on record. Rebecca Blackwell/AP hide caption
How to throw the ultimate holiday cocktail party, according to director Paul Feig
Gerhardt Boukes, chief scientist at Afrigen Biologics and Vaccines, formulates mRNA for use in a new vaccine against COVID-19. The company — based in Cape Town, South Africa — is the linchpin of a global project to enable low- and middle-income countries to make mRNA vaccines against all manner of diseases. Tommy Trenchard for NPR hide caption
How a scrappy African startup could forever change the world of vaccines
My Unsung Hero: A patient customer eases a woman's first day on the job
Bruce Hickey, 70, one week after Hurricane Ian tore through his community in Fort Myers Beach, Fla. There were relatively few storms in the Atlantic over the summer, but the 2022 hurricane season was nonetheless one of the most destructive on record. Rebecca Blackwell/AP hide caption
The 2022 hurricane season shows why climate change is so dangerous
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