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Want to stress less in 2024? A new book offers '5 resets' to tame toxic stress

A poll from the American Psychological Association found that nearly half of respondents wished they had someone to help them manage stress. Meredith Rizzo for NPR hide caption

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Want to stress less in 2024? A new book offers '5 resets' to tame toxic stress

Dr. Aditi Nerurkar, a Harvard physician and researcher, is out with a new book of science-backed strategies to reduce stress and build resilience.

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Want to stress less in 2024? A new book offers '5 resets' to tame toxic stress

by Rhitu Chatterjee

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Want to stress less in 2024? A new book offers '5 resets' to tame toxic stress

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Did you make New Year's resolutions? Have you already broken them?

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Did you make New Year's resolutions? Have you already broken them?

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Middle East

Iran supports 'axis of resistance,' armed gangs it runs in the Arab world

by A Martínez, Greg Myre

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Iran supports 'axis of resistance,' armed gangs it runs in the Arab world

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Animals

After 20 years of prepping, a piece of land is ready to host endangered woodpeckers

by Grant Blankenship

3 min

After 20 years of prepping, a piece of land is ready to host endangered woodpeckers

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National

Minnesota is in the middle of a historically warm and snow-free start to winter

by Dan Kraker

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Minnesota is in the middle of a historically warm and snow-free start to winter

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Business

Billy Joel has called Long Island, N.Y., home — now the Piano Man is movin' out

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Billy Joel has called Long Island, N.Y., home — now the Piano Man is movin' out

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After the Surfside collapse, Florida is seeing a new condo boom

Driven by new regulations, developers are tearing down many older buildings on the waterfront in Miami and other cities in Florida and replacing them with luxury condominiums. Giorgio Viera/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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After the Surfside collapse, Florida is seeing a new condo boom

by Greg Allen

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After the Surfside collapse, Florida is seeing a new condo boom

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Asia

Structural engineers say Japan was prepared for this week's earthquakes

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Structural engineers say Japan was prepared for this week's earthquakes

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Middle East

Killing of a senior Hamas official in Beirut stokes fear of wider Israel-Hamas war

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Killing of a senior Hamas official in Beirut stokes fear of wider Israel-Hamas war

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Politics

Election officials worry about the potential use of AI to spread misinformation

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Election officials worry about the potential use of AI to spread misinformation

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Middle East

What will it take for Israel to affirm mission accomplished in Gaza, and end the war?

by Daniel Estrin

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What will it take for Israel to affirm mission accomplished in Gaza, and end the war?

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Europe

Hundreds of Ukrainian and Russian prisoners of war have been exchanged

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Hundreds of Ukrainian and Russian prisoners of war have been exchanged

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The Americas

A view from a migrant caravan where thousands had hoped to make it to the U.S.

by Leila Fadel, Eyder Peralta

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A view from a migrant caravan where thousands had hoped to make it to the U.S.

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Business

Best Buy says it will soon stop selling DVDs and Blu-ray discs

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Best Buy says it will soon stop selling DVDs and Blu-ray discs

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Asia

Japan aircraft collision demonstrates how safety protocols work

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Japan aircraft collision demonstrates how safety protocols work

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Biden understands there is 'more work to be done' in 2024, says Karine Jean-Pierre

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, pictured at a press briefing in November, spoke to NPR's Morning Edition about Biden's priorities and challenges in the year ahead. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption

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Politics

Biden understands there is 'more work to be done' in 2024, says Karine Jean-Pierre

by Rachel Treisman

5 min

Biden understands there is 'more work to be done' in 2024, says Karine Jean-Pierre

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Law

Unsealed court documents reveal names of men allegedly linked to Jeffrey Epstein

by Leila Fadel, Brian Mann

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Unsealed court documents reveal names of men allegedly linked to Jeffrey Epstein

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Sports

British teenager's surprise World Darts Championship run ends in defeat

by Willem Marx

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British teenager's surprise World Darts Championship run ends in defeat

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