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Sibling Coffee Roasters owner Libby Powell poses with her brother, Benjamin Withem, outside her West Virginia coffee shop. In her hand is an early photo of the pair — one they are trying to re-create. Susana Raab/for NPR hide caption

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At the heart of this cozy coffee shop lies a big sister's love for her little brother

Having siblings can mean shared family and childhood experiences — and also shared bedrooms and rivalries. A growing body of research shows us that sibling relationships can shape us for life.

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The palms of a patient with mpox during an outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1997. The country is now seeing a dramatic spike in mpox — with a strain that is deadlier than the one that sparked the global outbreak in 2022. CDC/BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images hide caption

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Major mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is a worry to disease docs

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South Africans have had to line up for water as the country's largest city, Johannesburg, confronts a collapse of its water system affecting millions of people. Jerome Delay/AP hide caption

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Johannesburg's water crisis is the latest blow to South Africa's 'world-class city'

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Sibling Coffee Roasters owner Libby Powell poses with her brother, Benjamin Withem, outside her West Virginia coffee shop. In her hand is an early photo of the pair — one they are trying to re-create. Susana Raab/for NPR hide caption

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CAIR says the largest number of anti-Muslim bias reports involved employment discrimination, including companies saying they wouldn't hire people who participated in pro-Palestinian rallies. ALLISON BAILEY/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty hide caption

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Anti-Muslim bias reports skyrocket after Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel

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