NPR News: Death toll rises to 18 as rescuers comb through quake rubble in southwestern Japan

Death toll rises to 18 as rescuers comb through quake rubble in southwestern Japan
Soldiers and emergency workers combed through a badly damaged shopping mall and collapsed houses looking for trapped survivors Wednesday after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 18 people, including a foreigner, in southwestern Japan.

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NPR News: Rand Paul released Fauci's pandemic-era 'diary.' Now they'll face off on Capitol Hill

Rand Paul released Fauci's pandemic-era 'diary.' Now they'll face off on Capitol Hill
At a Senate hearing Wednesday, Anthony Fauci is likely to face questions from Sen. Rand Paul related to the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here's what you need to know

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NPR News: Rand Paul released Fauci's pandemic-era 'diary.' Now they'll face off on Capitol Hill

Rand Paul released Fauci's pandemic-era 'diary.' Now they'll face off on Capitol Hill
Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, is set to appear before a Senate committee Wednesday. He's likely to face questions related to the COVID-19 pandemic and allegations from Senator Rand Paul that recently released private notes show he was trying to cover up the origins of the pandemic.

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NPR News: Rand Paul releases Anthony Fauci's pandemic-era diary notes. Here's what they tell us

Rand Paul releases Anthony Fauci's pandemic-era diary notes. Here's what they tell us
Sen. Rand Paul has released a tranche of Dr. Anthony Fauci's diary entries from the COVID-19 pandemic. Fauci is set to appear before a Senate committee Wednesday on the origins of the coronavirus.

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NPR News: How researchers discovered a new monkey species deep in the rainforest

How researchers discovered a new monkey species deep in the rainforest
In the jungle of the Democratic Republic of Congo, a team of researchers discover a new species of monkey, and form a deep friendship along the way.

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NPR News: France continues to fight devastating wildfires, while progress is made in Spain

France continues to fight devastating wildfires, while progress is made in Spain
In southern France a wildfire in the region of Gironde is still active, while two major fires in central Spain are finally coming under control, ahead of the fourth heat wave of the summer.

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NPR News: Climate change is now threatening a pillar of childhood: summer break

Climate change is now threatening a pillar of childhood: summer break
When summer rolls around, many parents scramble to sign up their young kids for outdoor activities. But what do you do when extreme heat and wildfire smoke increasingly make the outdoors dangerous?

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