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A New Mexico composer has begun performing a song about the forced removal of Navajo people from their homelands. It will last four-and-a-half years, with long silences between single notes.
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NPR's Don Gonyea talks with writer Lucy Sante about her memoir, "I Heard Her Call My Name," which recounts her gender transition at age 66.
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Texas Christian University's women's basketball team has had so many injuries it had to forfeit games and hold an open try-out for walk-ons.
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The rules that dictate what can be built and where were often meant to be exclusionary, experts say. With homes too few and rents too high, many cities are loosening rules to encourage more housing.
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NPR's Scott Simon talks to actor Ambika Mod about the new Netflix series "One Day."
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Former NPR host Bob Edwards died Feb. 10. He was 76. Edwards was the voice of "Morning Edition" for nearly 25 years.
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President Biden wants the U.S. to forcefully counter Russian aggression but additional aid to Ukraine is being held up by House Republicans.
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Supporters of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny are mourning his death, which was announced by Russian authorities on Friday.
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Israeli troops have taken command of a hospital in southern Gaza while negotiations for a cease fire are ongoing but substantial disagreements remain.
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The NATO military alliance is trying to imagine a future without the U.S., after Donald Trump's remarks disparaging the organization.