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A Bitter End For Regular Joe? Scientists Engineer A Smooth, Beanless Coffee

Jarret Stopforth, a food scientist and one of the founders of Atomo, reengineered the compounds in regular coffee with his partner until he felt they had created a product that had the same color, aroma, flavor and mouthfeel. Courtesy of Atomo hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of Atomo Jarret Stopforth, a food scientist and one […]

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Greek Voters Welcome Centrist Government, Reject Leftists Amid Long Financial Crisis

Greek opposition New Democracy conservative party leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis waves to his supporters after a win in parliamentary elections at the New Democracy headquarters in Athens on Sunday. Petros Giannakouris/AP hide caption toggle caption Petros Giannakouris/AP Greek opposition New Democracy conservative party leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis waves to his supporters after a win in parliamentary elections

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Wealthy Financier Jeffrey Epstein Charged With Sex Trafficking Of Minors

Federal prosecutors announced charges of sex trafficking against wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein on Monday. Epstein is seen here in 2005. Patrick McMullan/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Patrick McMullan/Getty Images Federal prosecutors announced charges of sex trafficking against wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein on Monday. Epstein is seen here in 2005. Patrick McMullan/Getty Images Updated at

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How Hydroponic School Gardens Can Cultivate Food Justice, Year-Round

These greens are among the hydroponic crops grown by students at Brownsville Collaborative Middle School, in Brooklyn, N.Y. In June, the students started to sell discounted boxes of the fresh produce to community members. Robin Lloyd/for NPR hide caption toggle caption Robin Lloyd/for NPR These greens are among the hydroponic crops grown by students at

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As NASA Aims For The Moon, An Aging Space Station Faces An Uncertain Future

The International Space Station is reflected in the visor of Expedition 59 Flight Engineer David Saint-Jacques of the Canadian Space Agency. NASA hide caption toggle caption NASA The International Space Station is reflected in the visor of Expedition 59 Flight Engineer David Saint-Jacques of the Canadian Space Agency. NASA When a rocket carrying the first

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With Rural Health Care Stretched Thin, More Patients Turn To Telehealth

After a difficult time in her life, Jill Hill knew she needed therapy. But it was hard to get the help she needed in the rural town she lives in, Grass Valley, Calif., until she found a local telehealth program. Salgu Wissmath for NPR hide caption toggle caption Salgu Wissmath for NPR After a difficult

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Women In National Security Push To Move Beyond ‘The First’ And ‘The Only’

In her 30 years as a U.S. diplomat, Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley served as ambassador to Malta, monitored elections in Gaza, led a diplomatic mission in Saudi Arabia, expanded counterterrorism partnerships and oversaw a mass evacuation of Americans from a war zone. But no matter how many postings she racked up, Abercrombie-Winstanley said, she often saw shock

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A Day’s Work On Delhi’s Mountain Of Trash

A trash picker carries a sack of recyclable materials she collected at the Ghazipur landfill in the east of New Delhi. Xavier Galiana/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Xavier Galiana/AFP/Getty Images A trash picker carries a sack of recyclable materials she collected at the Ghazipur landfill in the east of New Delhi. Xavier Galiana/AFP/Getty Images

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Iran Could Surpass Uranium Enrichment Limits On Sunday, According To Top Aide

Ali Akbar Velayati, a top adviser to Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is pictured here in 2013. In a video message, he said Iran is prepared to begin enriching uranium beyond limits set out by a 2015 nuclear deal. Ebrahim Noroozi/AP hide caption toggle caption Ebrahim Noroozi/AP Ali Akbar Velayati, a top adviser to

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Iranian American Small Businesses Struggle Under Rising Tensions

Travel agent Farhad Besharati moved his business into his home in April after some 20 years of it being in Persian Square, a strip in the Tehrangeles neighborhood of Los Angeles that has many Iranian American-owned businesses. Claire Heddles/NPR hide caption toggle caption Claire Heddles/NPR Travel agent Farhad Besharati moved his business into his home

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Sudanese Rejoice As Opposition, Military Agree To Power-Sharing Deal

Sudanese celebrate in the streets of Khartoum on Friday after ruling generals and opposition leaders announced an agreement on a new governing body. Ashraf Shazly/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ashraf Shazly/AFP/Getty Images Sudanese celebrate in the streets of Khartoum on Friday after ruling generals and opposition leaders announced an agreement on a new governing

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Kindness Vs. Cruelty: Helping Kids Hear The Better Angels Of Their Nature

This story was adapted from an episode from a Life Kit podcast, Parenting: Raising Awesome Kids. Are humans born kind? We both assumed, as parents of young children, that kindness is just something our kids would pick up by osmosis, because we love them. It’s a common assumption. “We often just expect people to be

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