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Food Critic Now Halfway Through Taco-A-Day Quest. Will He Fold?

San Antonio Express-News food critic Mike Sutter has already eaten about 700 tacos during his yearlong taco-a-day quest. San Antonio Express-News hide caption toggle caption San Antonio Express-News San Antonio Express-News food critic Mike Sutter has already eaten about 700 tacos during his yearlong taco-a-day quest. San Antonio Express-News One taco is good, but two

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A Botched Vaccine Campaign For Measles Killed 15 Children in South Sudan

A Sudanese nurse prepares an inoculation against measles. In the case of the children who died or were sickened from the vaccine, untrained personnel administered it. Ashraf Shazly/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ashraf Shazly/Getty Images A Sudanese nurse prepares an inoculation against measles. In the case of the children who died or were sickened

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In A First, Connecticut’s Animals Get Advocates In The Courtroom

University of Connecticut law professor Jessica Rubin, left, and law student Taylor Hansen present arguments as animal advocates in a dogfighting case in Hartford on Tuesday. Connecticut is the first state to allow court-appointed advocates to represent animals in cruelty and abuse cases. Pat Eaton-Robb/AP hide caption toggle caption Pat Eaton-Robb/AP University of Connecticut law

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Austin Mayor Responds To Man Angry About ‘Wonder Woman’ Screening

Mayor of Austin, Texas, Steve Adler responded to a shrill letter writer on his website today. Above, Adler during the 2017 SXSW Conference in March. Robert A Tobiansky/Getty Images for SXSW hide caption toggle caption Robert A Tobiansky/Getty Images for SXSW Mayor of Austin, Texas, Steve Adler responded to a shrill letter writer on his

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Live Tweets: Cavs-Warriors Are Back For NBA Game One

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry shoots against Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James during last year’s NBA finals. The two meet up again this year. Bob Donnan/AP hide caption toggle caption Bob Donnan/AP The wait for the finals is finally over. Well, at least for game one. Follow along with with NPR reporters and fans

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Trump’s Speech On Paris Climate Agreement Withdrawal, Annotated

The United States will withdraw from the international climate agreement known as the Paris accord, President Trump announced on Thursday. He said the U.S. will either negotiate re-entering the Paris agreement or a new deal that would put American workers first. NPR journalists fact-checked and added context to his remarks, including comments about the economy

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Bahrain Court Orders Dissolution Of Country’s Last Major Opposition Group

Waad was one of the opposition groups that participated in a Sept. 2013 demonstration. Before a court ordered it to dissolve today, it was the only major opposition group still operating in the country. Hasan Jamali/AP hide caption toggle caption Hasan Jamali/AP Waad was one of the opposition groups that participated in a Sept. 2013

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Ohio Sues 5 Major Drug Companies For ‘Fueling Opioid Epidemic’

A bottle of OxyContin produced by Purdue Pharma, one of the defendants in the lawsuit filed by Ohio attorney general on Wednesday. Toby Talbot/AP hide caption toggle caption Toby Talbot/AP A bottle of OxyContin produced by Purdue Pharma, one of the defendants in the lawsuit filed by Ohio attorney general on Wednesday. Toby Talbot/AP The

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Kenyans Cheer Opening Of Mombasa-Nairobi Railway

A standard gauge rail locomotive carrying Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta pulls into the railway station in the city of Voi on Wednesday, during an inaugural ride on the railway from Mombasa to Nairobi. Tony Karumba/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Tony Karumba/AFP/Getty Images A standard gauge rail locomotive carrying Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta pulls into

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For A Few Hours, A Sculpted Dog Was Urinating On The ‘Fearless Girl’

For a few hours Monday, the bitter face-off between a bull and a girl in New York City got a curious, four-legged interloper: a tiny pug, with one of those legs suggestively raised beside the girl’s leg. There was no urine, no caustic caption, but it was clear where the dog’s disdain was directed. The

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Powerful New Ebola Vaccine Heads To Congo To Help Stop Outbreak

A woman is vaccinated at a health center in Conakry, Guinea, during the clinical trials of a vaccine against the Ebola virus. Cellou Binani /AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Cellou Binani /AFP/Getty Images A woman is vaccinated at a health center in Conakry, Guinea, during the clinical trials of a vaccine against the Ebola

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N.J. Town Must Pay Islamic Group $3.25 Million To Settle Discrimination Lawsuit

Muslim worshippers pray during a 2016 service at the Bernards Township Community Center in Basking Ridge, N.J. Julio Cortez/AP hide caption toggle caption Julio Cortez/AP Muslim worshippers pray during a 2016 service at the Bernards Township Community Center in Basking Ridge, N.J. Julio Cortez/AP A New Jersey town must pay $3.25 million to a local

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