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Syria’s new government is trying to rebuild. First it must keep the lights on

A fruit stand is lit by a battery-powered lamp on a blackened street in Damascus, the capital of Syria. Ayman Oghanna for NPR DAMASCUS, Syria — At night, Damascus remains raucous as roadside vendors, motorbikes and traffic surge. Take just a...

How corporate America got DEI wrong

An American flag flies outside a Walmart store in Miami. In 2020, Walmart was one of many large U.S. companies that pledged to fight racism and increase internal diversity. But now it, Amazon, Facebook and many other companies are...

Vagus nerve stimulation may tame autoimmune diseases

An illustration of the Vagus nerve, which is part of the autonomic nervous system. SEBASTIAN KAULITZKI/SCIENCE PHOT/Getty Images/Science Photo Libra/Science Photo Library RF Tiny pulses of electricity may provide the next big advance in treating diseases like rheumatoid arthritis. The pulses would...

Rubio warns of U.S. action if Panama does not curb Chinese influence around the canal

Panama's Foreign Minister Javier Martinez-Acha (R) shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio while leaving a meeting at the presidential palace in Panama City, Panama, on Sunday. Mark Schiefelbein/Pool/AFP via Getty Images U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told...

Justin Baldoni Releases Intimacy Coordinator Notes, Says Blake Lively Skipped Meeting

Justin Baldoni's dropping a sex talk bombshell in his legal war with Blake Lively -- revealing notes from a crucial meeting about all the "It Ends With Us" sex scenes ... a meeting he claims Blake refused to attend. The documents detail...