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Farewell Joe Elwell

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Photos: The flying doctors of Lesotho won't let their wings be clipped

This band of airborne health workers bring essential medical care to isolated communities in the southern African nation. In addition to turbulence, they face a new obstacle: budget cuts.

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Rockstar athletes like Ilia Malinin often get 'the yips' at the Olympics. It can make them stronger

Ilia Malinin's painful falls at the Milan Cortina Games follow in a long tradition of great U.S. athletes who get the "yips" or the "twisties" during the Olympics.

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U.S. Alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin finishes another Olympic race without a medal

U.S. Alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin looks unstoppable everywhere except the Olympics. She's running out of chances to medal at the Milan Cortina Games.

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'Major travel impacts' expected as winter storm watch issued for northern California

As people travel for the holiday weekend, much of Northern California is under a winter storm watch, with communities bracing for several feet of snow.

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Brazil's Pinheiro Braathen wins gold, and South America's first Winter Olympics medal

Once a racer for Norway, Pinheiro Braathen switched to Brazil, his mother's home country. In winning the Olympic giant slalom on Saturday, he earned South America's first medal at a Winter Games.

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For U.S. pairs skater Danny O'Shea, these Olympics are 30 years in the making

Danny O'Shea turned 35 at his first Olympics, after three decades of skating and two reversed retirements.

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Want a mortgage for under 3% in 2026? Meet the 'assumable mortgage'

Low mortgage rates from the COVID era might still be attainable for homebuyers, if they find the right house and have the cash.

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Epstein files fallout takes down elite figures in Europe, while U.S. reckoning is muted

Unlike in Europe, officials in the U.S. with ties to Epstein have largely held their positions of power.

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A London beat framed by colonial history

NPR's Lauren Frayer arrived in London after years in India, and she's been covering Britain with the legacy of empire in view.

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Four people on NASA'S Crew-12 arrive at the International Space Station

The crew will spend the next eight months conducting experiments to prepare for human exploration beyond Earth's orbit.

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