Manhunt after German police officers shot dead near Kusel

Two officers were killed early on Monday during a routine traffic stop in western Germany.

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Brazil rains: São Paulo floods kill 19 and destroy homes

About 500 families have been left homeless in São Paulo state after the latest deadly floods.

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Iguanas fall from trees as cold snap hits Florida

Warnings are issued as unusually cold temperatures in the US state cause the lizards to freeze.

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Ahead of Winter Olympics, Beijing Moves to Quash Dissent

As athletes begin to arrive in China for the Olympics, the authorities are rounding up activists and shutting down social media accounts.

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2 men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery reach plea deals in hate crimes case

A federal hate crime trial for father and son Gregory and Travis McMichael is scheduled to begin in February.

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Pillow fighting enters the professional ring

The first pillow fighting champions have been crowned at a competition in Florida in the US.

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Documenting Los Angeles’s Unlikely Urban Fishermen

The act of fishing in Los Angeles seems almost defiant: a tranquil outdoors activity against a backdrop of concrete, litter and highway overpasses.

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Ukraine-Russia tensions: British troops 'unlikely' to fight - Truss

The foreign secretary says the UK is using "deterrence and diplomacy" to avoid further conflict.

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'Bombogenesis' snowstorm strikes US East Coast

The storm, known as a Nor'easter, brought heavy snowfall, coastal flooding and blizzard conditions.

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Rafael Nadal Wins Australian Open, and His 21st Grand Slam Title

The No. 6 seed broke his tie with Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer on Sunday night by beating Daniil Medvedev in five sets to win the men’s singles title.

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Nato's Jens Stoltenberg: No plans for combat troops in Ukraine

Nato's secretary general calls for "a balanced approach", amid heighten tensions in Eastern Europe.

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How a hyperactive cell in the brain might trigger Alzheimer's disease

Microglia are amoeba-like cells that scour the brain for injuries and invaders. But sometimes the usually helpful cells go into overdrive and damage the brain, researchers say.

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What to Watch for in 49ers vs. Rams NFC Championship Game

The N.F.C. West rivals meet for the third time this season with a Super Bowl berth on the line. Sean McVay will try to end the 49ers’ six-game win streak over his Rams by relying on a talented roster.

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What to Watch as Kansas City Hosts the Bengals in the AFC Championship

Joe Burrow and the Bengals are all that stand in the way of Kansas City’s return to a third consecutive Super Bowl.

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Hong Kong: One of city's last Tiananmen Square memorials covered up

The University of Hong Kong hides a pavement tribute, citing only routine maintenance.

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Hungarian Roma are translating Amanda Gorman; her poetry speaks to their experience

White European translators have hesitated to work on Gorman's poetry because of criticism their race makes them inappropriate for the job. In Hungary, a marginalized community steps up.

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Storm Ana: Deadly Africa storm shows climate crisis reality - UN

Rescue workers in southern Africa are trying to reach thousands stranded as more are found dead.

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Why omicron is crushing hospitals — even though cases are often milder than delta

People who get infected with omicron are less likely to go to the hospital, go on a ventilator or die. But with the current huge volume of patients, hospitals are still struggling to treat them all.

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Ashleigh Barty Wins Australian Open Women’s Singles Title

The top ranked woman’s player defeated the American Danielle Collins to become the first Australian player to win the Grand Slam singles title there since 1978.

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Australian Open: Ashleigh Barty wins first Melbourne title by beating Danielle Collins

Ashleigh Barty ends the home nation's 44-year wait for a Grand Slam women's singles champion by beating Danielle Collins to win the Australian Open title.

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Africa may have reached the pandemic's holy grail

New findings from Malawi suggest the country has entered something akin to the endemic stage of the pandemic — along with many other African nations.

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Fujimono shooting: Japanese doctor killed in rare gun violence

Police arrest a 66-year-old man they say attacked a group of medical workers invited to his home.

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For Olympic Sponsors, ‘China Is an Exception’

Pressure is mounting on companies to condemn the country’s human rights violations, but executives say the Games should not be politicized.

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Kyle Rittenhouse is going to court to get his gun back

Rittenhouse's spokesman said he wants to destroy the rifle and throw the rest of the items away so nothing can be used as a political symbol celebrating the shootings.

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Ukraine crisis: Vladimir Putin's geopolitical jigsaw

Invasion or fear strategy: the Russian leader keeps everyone guessing on his real plans for Ukraine.

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Ashleigh Barty and Danielle Collins Will Meet in Australian Open Final

Cheered by a home crowd, the top-ranked Barty defeated Madison Keys in straight sets to become the first Australian to reach the women’s final since 1980. Collins enjoyed her own straight sets win over Iga Swiatek.

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The expanded child tax credit briefly slashed child poverty. Here's what else it did

The monthly cash payments reached more than 61 million kids in December alone. Most low-income families spent the money on basic needs, like food, clothing and utility bills.

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Jordanian army says it killed 27 drug smugglers from Syria

The army says the smugglers attempted to cross into the kingdom under the cover of heavy snow.

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Ashleigh Barty Cruises into Women’s Singles Final at the Australian Open

In front of a home crowd, the top ranked women’s tennis player defeated unseeded American Madison Keys, 6-1, 6-3. She will face either Iga Swiatek or Danielle Collins in the final.

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Biden will get a chance to fill a Supreme Court vacancy. Here's what to expect

With Justice Stephen Breyer stepping down, President Biden has his first nomination to the high court. He campaigned on picking a Black woman for the lifetime appointment.

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Biden team promises new approach to extremism, but critics see old patterns

The Biden administration's new Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships aims to stop radicalization before it starts. But critics say it's a repackaging of failed strategies and inadequate.

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Audio Technology Helps Blind People Follow Australian Open Tennis

At the Australian Open tennis tournament, new technology is translating the movement of the ball into sounds to help blind and low-vision fans follow the action.

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Flaws plague a tool meant to help low-risk federal prisoners win early release

The Justice Department created an algorithm to measure a person's risk of committing a new crime after leaving prison. But even after multiple tweaks the tool is leading to racial disparities.

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Viral videos, stoicism and stockpiling on Ukraine’s uneasy borders

With an estimated 100,000 Russian soldiers now on Ukraine's border, what do Ukrainians make of it all?

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Danielle Collins Will Play Iga Swiatek in Australian Open Semifinal

Less than a year after an endometriosis diagnosis led to the removal of a tennis-ball sized cyst, the 27th seeded American will play No. 7 Iga Swiatek in a semifinal.

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U.K.'s Boris Johnson braces for 'partygate' investigation report

Senior civil servant Sue Gray could turn in her report to the government as soon as Wednesday. Prime Minister Boris Johnson's office promised to publish its findings.

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Ukraine: Biden says Russian invasion 'would change the world'

The US President says Russian troops entering Ukraine "would be the largest invasion since World War Two".

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Ukraine: 'I should be ready to defend the country'

Marta is getting military training for a possible Russian invasion, but says she doesn't want war.

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Rafael Nadal Defeats Denis Shapovalov at Australian Open

Nadal beat Denis Shapovalov to reach the semifinals, then rejected his opponent’s complaints about unfairness, saying, “I think he’s wrong.”

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From Kabul to Virginia: An Afghan family is starting over in America

In only a matter of days, the lives of an Afghan family changed forever. After the Taliban took control of Kabul, they were forced to start over in a foreign country.

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Guatemala convicts ex-soldiers for raping indigenous women

Five ex-paramilitary soldiers are given 30-year jail terms for raping dozens of women in the 1980s.

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Breezy Johnson Will Miss the Olympics With Injured Knee

Johnson has crashed in training twice this month, leaving her with a battered knee. Her withdrawal means the field is wide open for the women’s downhill on Feb. 15.

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Yemen's Houthis have launched two attacks against the U.A.E. — here's why

The attacks underscore how Yemen's civil war, which has ground on for over seven years, can flare into a regional danger.

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Pakistan's first female Supreme Court judge sworn in

Ayesha Malik now sits on a bench with 16 other male colleagues in the country's top court.

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Mexico violence: Third journalist killed this year

Lourdes Maldonado López is the second journalist murdered in the city of Tijuana in a week.

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Hall of Fame: Bonds, Clemens and Ortiz May Fall Short

David Ortiz could be voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday, but there will be trends worth noting even if he, Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and others fall short.

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Afghanistan's Taliban have started their first talks in Europe since takeover

Taliban representatives will be certain to press their demand that nearly $10 billion frozen by the United States be released as Afghanistan faces a precarious humanitarian situation.

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Hundreds of children held by IS in besieged prison in Syria

Kurdish-led forces say they are being used as human shields in the jail they have surrounded in Syria.

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The doctor didn't show up, but the hospital ER still billed $1,012

A toddler burned his hand on the stove. The pediatrician told mom over the phone to take him to the emergency room. But after a long wait for a doctor who never showed, they left. Then the bill came.

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What We Learned in the Divisional Round of the N.F.L. Playoffs

Jimmy Garoppolo screened his way back to a conference championship, the Bengals’ defensive front outshone its stars, and only Kansas City benefited from home-field advantage.

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Anoosheh Ashoori: Iranian-Briton starts hunger strike in prison

Anoosheh Ashoori from London hopes the strike will bring attention to those being held in Iran.

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A Grand Slam Streak Without (Yet) a Quarterfinal

Since 2007, Alizé Cornet of France hasn’t missed a single Grand Slam main draw.

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Why rapid COVID tests aren't more accurate and how scientists hope to improve them

Recent research — and plenty of anecdotes — suggest some rapid tests may be less sensitive at detecting omicron if you don't have symptoms. Here's how researchers hope to make them more effective.

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What to Watch as Bills Face Chiefs and Rams Meet Buccaneers

The Los Angeles Rams take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and the Buffalo Bills face the Kansas City Chiefs.

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Olympians Face a Daunting Final Qualifying Event: Staying Healthy

For athletes going to Beijing, years of sacrifice could go to waste if they get the coronavirus now. To avoid it, they’re hunkering down, shunning friends and skipping competitions.

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New Yorkers want gun violence to end. A controversial police unit returns to help

New York City's new mayor, Eric Adams, a former NYPD officer, says the unit will help curb gun violence and will be run differently than the original, which was ruled unconstitutional.

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Kiribati goes into first lockdown after Covid flight cases

Until last week, the remote island nation of Kiribati had recorded just two Covid cases.

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We asked how you are finding joy in the pandemic. Here are 12 surprising ideas

It's been two long years of COVID gloom. But NPR's readers didn't let it keep them down. From cicada tracking to open-water swimming to roller-skating squads, you share how you bring the fun.

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Meat Loaf: What exactly is it that the singer would not do for love?

How I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) became one of rock's biggest urban myths.

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What to Watch for in Saturday’s N.F.L. Playoff Games

The divisional round games feature a style clash in the early meeting between the Bengals and Titans. Then, the 49ers will try to extend their postseason streak against the Packers.

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How China's Xi Jinping Is Staging the Beijing Olympics on His Terms

From Beijing’s unexpected bid through the coronavirus pandemic, China has managed to fulfill its promises and cow its critics.

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John Mellencamp reflects on a world estranged with new album 'Simply a One-Eyed Jack'

Rock & Roll Hall of Famer John Mellencamp returns with his first album of original songs in five years, Strictly a One-Eyed Jack.

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Meat Loaf: The music legend's life in video

Remembering Bat Out of Hell star Meat Loaf who has died at the age of 74.

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Naomi Osaka Loses at Australian Open to Amanda Anisimova

The unseeded American Amanda Anisimova eliminated the four-time Grand Slam champion in three sets, an early end to her latest return to the tour.

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Nuclear-test monitor calls Tonga volcano blast "biggest thing that we've ever seen"

A station to detect nuclear weapons tests picked up the volcanic eruption in Tonga in Antarctica. Some experts say blast could be more than 50 megatons, while NASA estimates 10 megatons.

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Francis Ngannou is the U.F.C.'s Fearsome, Quiet Champion

Francis Ngannou, known widely for his devastating punches, journeyed from Cameroon to France to the United States to become a mixed martial arts star. Yet his future in the U.F.C. is unclear.

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International Red Cross hack exposes half a million vulnerable people

A cyber-attack on the humanitarian organisation exposes the details of half a million vulnerable people

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Why Texas election officials are rejecting hundreds of vote-by-mail applications

Ahead of the March primary, local elections officials in Texas are starting to deal with the effects of a new GOP-backed voting law.

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Djokovic could have inspired anti-vax Australians, court says

The court said it was reasonable to think Djokovic might have inspired anti-vaccine sentiment in Australia.

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Five moments that mattered in Biden's 1st year in the White House

President Biden's 1st year in office was marked by the pandemic fight, the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan and a tough push to get his agenda through Congress.

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Tonga: Journalist gives firsthand account of volcano eruption

Speaking from Tonga's capital, Nuku'alofa, Marian Kupu gives a firsthand account of the moment the undersea volcano erupted.

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After Australia, Djokovic Is Likely to Meet Problems in France and U.S.

The French authorities say that players must be vaccinated to compete in the French Open, the next of the four Grand Slam tournaments.

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A push to ban members of Congress from trading individual stocks gains momentum

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., doesn't trade stocks, but thinks lawmakers should be able to pick individual stocks. The top House Republican backs a new ban amid a bipartisan push for reform.

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Sania Mirza: India tennis star to retire after 2022 season

Sania Mirza, a former Wimbledon doubles champion, is one of India's most celebrated sports stars.

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North Korea tests more missiles, but experts warn against taking threats at face value

Monday's test was North Korea's fourth launch in under two weeks. By contrast, it took the North 10 months to conduct that many tests last year.

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Texas synagogue hostage taker was known to MI5

Malik Faisal Akram, who took four people hostage in the US, was investigated in 2020 by UK services.

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How Pat Riley Quit on the Knicks

In a book excerpt, a writer details the Knicks’ infighting and the tense contract negotiations that led Coach Pat Riley to leave for the Miami Heat in 1995.

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Supreme Court justices aren't 'scorpions,' but not happy campers either

Anybody who regularly watches Supreme Court arguments is used to seeing testy moments But you don't have to be a keen observer these days to see that something out of the ordinary is happening.

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French skier investigated over collision with British girl

A skier who hit a five-year-old in the French Alps who then died faces a possible charge of manslaughter.

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Australian Open: Tennis Australia 'deeply regrets' impact of Novak Djokovic saga

The Novak Djokovic visa saga was "a significant distraction for everyone", say Australian Open organisers.

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Novak Djokovic arrives back in Serbia after deportation

The tennis star touches down in Belgrade after losing his Australian visa battle and getting deported.

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Ukraine ex-president returns to Kiev for treason trial

Poroshenko was greeted by several thousand cheering supporters. Some carried banners reading "We need democracy," and "Stop repressions."

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