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I Spy, Via Spy Satellite: Melting Himalayan Glaciers

This oblique view of the Himalayan landscape was captured by a KH-9 Hexagon satellite on Dec. 20, 1975, on the border between eastern Nepal and Sikkim, India. Josh Maurer/LDEO hide caption

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I Spy, Via Spy Satellite: Melting Himalayan Glaciers

Scientists are using old spy satellite images to measure the effects of climate change. They're finding that glaciers in the Himalayas are melting twice as fast as they were a few decades earlier.

News Brief: Iran Shoots Down U.S. Drone, Biden Comments, China-North Korea

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News Brief: Iran Shoots Down U.S. Drone, Biden Comments, China-North Korea

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Earth Trampique

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U.N. Reports Record Number Of Refugees Worldwide

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I Spy, Via Spy Satellite: Melting Himalayan Glaciers

by Pien Huang

I Spy, Via Spy Satellite: Melting Himalayan Glaciers

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Phobia The Last Sighs of the Wind

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Despair The Last Sighs of the Wind

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Dust and Disquiet Caspian

Democrats Blast Biden For Recalling 'Civil' Relationship With Segregationists

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Democrats Blast Biden For Recalling 'Civil' Relationship With Segregationists

by Scott Detrow

Democrats Blast Biden For Recalling 'Civil' Relationship With Segregationists

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Middle East

Tensions With Iran Unlikely To Lead To Repeat Of 'Tanker War'

by David Welna

Tensions With Iran Unlikely To Lead To Repeat Of 'Tanker War'

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While the Ages Steal Giants

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O' Tide Giants

Asia

Cat Filter Distracts From Pakistani Politician's Serious News Conference

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Planet Money

How 1 Farmer Navigates California's Strict Limit On Groundwater

by Stacey Vanek Smith , Cardiff Garcia

How 1 Farmer Navigates California's Strict Limit On Groundwater

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Mandarin Mooncake

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Rain in the Ashtray Mooncake

History

'Throughline' Traces Evangelicals' History On The Abortion Issue

by Rund Abdelfatah

'Throughline' Traces Evangelicals' History On The Abortion Issue

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Leaving The Last Behind The Gothenburg Address

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Iran Shoots Down U.S. Drone. U.S. Says It Was In International Airspace

by Peter Kenyon

Iran Shoots Down U.S. Drone. U.S. Says It Was In International Airspace

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72 Philadelphia Police Officers Placed On Desk Duty Over Offensive Social Media Posts

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross announced on Wednesday that 72 officers have been placed on administrative duty following an investigation into inflammatory social media posts. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption

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72 Philadelphia Police Officers Placed On Desk Duty Over Offensive Social Media Posts

by Bobby Allyn

72 Philadelphia Police Officers Placed On Desk Duty Over Offensive Social Media Posts

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National

Alzheimer's Reshapes The Lives Of A Family In New York

by Brian Mann

Alzheimer's Reshapes The Lives Of A Family In New York

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Boy in a Water Globe Slow Meadow

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Hurricane Slow Meadow

Business

Federal Reserve Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged For The Time Being

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Tourists Distressed By Unexplained Deaths In The Dominican Republic

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Return Vacant

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Highway Vacant

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P.A.I.N.E. (Instrumental) DJ Premier

Environment

Trump Administration Finalizes Replacement To Obama's Clean Power

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Congress Demands Greater Oversight Over U.S. Olympic Committee

by Alexander Starr

Congress Demands Greater Oversight Over U.S. Olympic Committee

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Castaway Evocativ

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Timeless Evocativ

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103-Year-Old Sprinter Sets Senior World Record In New Mexico

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History

Why The Appearance Of High-Profile Witnesses Before Congress Is Appealing

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Knowledge Kamasi Washington

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Autumn Leaves Brennan Villines

Middle East

Drone Shootdown Adds To Tensions Between U.S. And Iran

by Tom Bowman , Peter Kenyon , Rachel Martin

Drone Shootdown Adds To Tensions Between U.S. And Iran

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Iran Needs To Knock Off Bad Decisions, Sen. Tim Kaine Says

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Analysis

Iran's Revolutionary Guard Takes Out U.S. Drone With Missile

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Escalating Tensions With Iran Have Far Ranging Implications

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Drone Shootdown Dispute Centers On Whose Airspace It Was In

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Iran Shooting Down U.S. Drone Is A 'Dangerous Escalation,' Says Rep. Kinzinger

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Former CIA Director Petraeus Weighs In On Drone Shootdown

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Supreme Court: Cross Can Stand On Public Land In Separation Of Church And State Case

A World War I memorial cross sits in Bladensburg, Md., just outside Washington, D.C. The federal government asked the Supreme Court to rule in favor of the cross. Becky Harlan/NPR hide caption

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Supreme Court: Cross Can Stand On Public Land In Separation Of Church And State Case

by Nina Totenberg , Domenico Montanaro

Supreme Court: Cross Can Stand On Public Land In Separation Of Church And State Case

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