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Kirsten Holmes and Jevon Skipper shared the Tiny Desk space with the U2 stars. Brianna Scott/NPR hide caption

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They performed with Bono and The Edge (after their parents told them who they are)

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Director Jingyi Shao arrives for the launch event of Disney's Chang Can Dunk. VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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How the slam dunk became this director's metaphor for the Asian American experience

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Press 1 for more anger: Americans are fed up with customer service

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We are approaching the brave new world of neurotech. Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images hide caption

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Neurotech could connect our brains to computers. What could go wrong, right?

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Migrants are directed through Manhattan's Port Authority bus station last August. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption

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Thousands of migrants have been bused to New York. This man is stepping in to help

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Dina Nayeri has spent years studying the stories of vulnerable people. Anna Leader/Catapult Books hide caption

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Who gets believed? Dina Nayeri examines society's personal relationship with truth

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A view of the scene in East Palestine, Ohio, in late February as the cleanup continues at the site of a Norfolk Southern freight train derailment. Matt Freed/AP hide caption

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Railway transport safety is failing. These lawmakers have a plan to help

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Jeff Reitz in his happy place. Jeff Reitz hide caption

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He visited Disneyland 2,995 days in a row. It's now a Guinness World Record

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The "balloon dog" sculpture, pictured, shortly after it shattered. Cédric Boero hide caption

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He watched the Koons 'balloon dog' fall and shatter ... and wants to buy the remains

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A black plume rises over East Palestine, Ohio, as a result of a controlled detonation on Feb. 6 of a portion of the derailed Norfolk Southern trains. Gene J. Puskar/AP hide caption

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A doctor near East Palestine, Ohio, details the main thing he's watching for now

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We're talking about the 4-day workweek — again. Is it a mirage or reality?

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