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U.K. dads are wrapping baby slings on male statues to push for more paternity leave

Campaigners demand better paternity leave

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9Kby Juliana Kim / 10h

The purpose is to raise awareness on the U.K.'s low paternity leave benefits, which currently stand at two weeks of paid time off for new fathers. (Image credit: The Dad Shift)

Hazardous chemicals in food packaging can also be found in people

Food packaging chemicals found in humans

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1Kby Pien Huang / 10h

Chemicals used in food packaging and linked with health problems have been detected in the human body. The chemicals can move from packaging into food. (Image credit: J Rosello)

DOJ investigates Mississippi sheriff's office following 'Goon Squad' torture case

DOJ probes Mississippi sheriff's office

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500+by Juliana Kim / 5h

Last year, two Black men were beaten and tasered by six officers in a no-warrant house raid. Since then, the Justice Department said it got more complaints regarding similar instances by the deputies. (Image credit: Rogelio V. Solis)

Today

Okinawa's governor strives for regional diplomacy as tensions in Asia-Pacific rise

by Monica Miller / 35min

Denny Tamaki, governor of Okinawa prefecture, says his personal story is deeply entwined with the U.S. military’s presence on the island. (Image credit: Behrouz Mehri)

A new 'mini-moon' comes to Earth this fall

Asteroid 2024 PT5 becomes mini-moon

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by Michael Levitt / 35min

An newly discovered asteroid will be captured by Earth's gravity this fall. The "mini-moon" will spend about two months in Earth's orbit, before being flung back on its normal path around the sun. (Image credit: Jim Watson)

FTC sues insulin middlemen, saying they pocket billions while patients face high costs

FTC sues PBMs over insulin prices

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by Juliana Kim / 1h

The Federal Trade Commission said pharmacy benefit managers created a "perverse drug rebate system" that artificially inflated the cost of insulin. (Image credit: Frederick Florin)

FBI agents board Baltimore ship linked to Singaporean company sued in bridge collapse

FBI boards Maersk Saltoro vessel

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200+by Juliana Kim / 3h

FBI agents boarded a vessel managed by the same company as the cargo ship that caused the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March. (Image credit: Chip Somodevilla)

Whooping cough cases spike in the U.S., after people missed vaccinations during pandemic

300+by Emma Bowman / 8h

Infectious diseases experts say many Americans fell behind on their whooping cough vaccinations during the COVID-19 pandemic, which they say has compounded the recent uptick in cases. (Image credit: Angie Wang)

A city near Springfield, Ohio, welcomed immigrants. See what happened

400+by Scott Horsley / 9h

Springfield has become a lightning rod in a pitched battle over immigration. Meanwhile, Dayton has welcomed immigrants for more than a decade, to fill vacant jobs and revitalize old neighborhoods.

The contest in one New Mexico swing district mirrors a larger, anxious electorate

34by Claudia Grisales / 11h

Democrats and Republicans both think they can win the state's Second Congressional District — one of the swingiest in the country — where immigration and abortion rights are dominating the debate. (Image credit: Anna Moneymaker)

As early voting nears in Georgia, all eyes are on whether young voters will turn out

100+by Elena Moore / 11h

Gen Z and millennial voters make up nearly half of the eligible voting population in this year’s election. In Georgia, the race is on to get them registered before early voting begins this month. (Image credit: Olivia Bowdoin for NPR)

How Biden is getting used to life as a lame-duck president

500+by Tamara Keith / 11h

President Biden has been receding from the spotlight as the campaign marches on. But he still holds the highest office in the land for another four months and he’s trying to make the most of it. (Image credit: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds)

Yesterday

A rare treat getting rarer: Chimayo Red, New Mexico's 'holy chile'

500+by John Burnett / 12h

A beloved heirloom variety of New Mexico red chile commands high prices because of its scarcity. Finding farmers to continue cultivating it has become a challenge. (Image credit: John Burnett)

In his hometown, Trump's alleged would-be assassin acted like he was 'above the law'

300+by Tovia Smith / 12h

Neighbors in Greensboro say Ryan Routh, the man accused of pointing a rifle at the golf course where Donald Trump was playing, wasn't someone they knew well. But he was well-known to law enforcement. (Image credit: Tovia Smith)

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