Lionel Messi will grace the World Cup stage at least one more time. Argentina finished in first place in Group C to set up a match against Australia, a surprise qualifier for the knockout stage.
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Over the last 40 years, small-holder farmers in Bangladesh have, using very simple methods, turned the dry Bengal Basin into one of the richest croplands on Earth where two to three rice harvests can be had per year. They created a climate-resilient water system dubbed “The Bengal Water Machine” that has kept an underground reservoir […]
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In order to keep their little island the pristine Aegean paradise it is, Tilos has gotten rid of their landfill, and replaced it with a circular system that has reduced total waste by 86%. After being implemented this May, the island of around 750 inhabitants quickly saw progress, after they transformed the landfill into a […]
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In one of the most biodiverse countries on Earth, ecologists have found 32 species of the ever-divergent Harlequin frog, all of which were thought to be extinct. It’s one of the largest cataloged rediscoveries of animals in the history of science, and has shown that there is still plenty of hope these amphibian “gems” can […]
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It's the first time the men's national team advanced to the knockout round since 2014. They beat Iran 1-0 on Tuesday, and will face the Netherlands on Saturday.
146 years ago today, the golden funerary “Mask of Agamemnon” was pulled from the remains of a tomb on Mycenae by archeologist Heimlich Schliemann in one of the most famous archeologial finds in history, not least because a debate on the authenticity of the mask remained heated for most of the 20th century. Today, the […]
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For years, people have been visiting a museum built in the house where the famous American holiday classic A Christmas Story was shot in Cleveland. That house, where Ralphie Parker nearly shot his eye out with his Red Ryder BB gun, is now up for sale to anyone who loves the film enough to keep the […]
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Iran's players have at times appeared to show solidarity with the protests, even as they say their focus is football. Thousands of protesters have been arrested and hundreds killed, rights groups say.
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The U.S. has to beat Iran to advance, while Iran only has to tie. The match comes after controversy over flags, Iran's national anthem, and ongoing protests in Iran.
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123 years ago today, FC Barcelona was founded by a combination of Spanish, Swiss, and English footballers. It has grown to be perhaps the most iconic football club on Earth, with a die-hardest fan base, a mountain of trophies and awards, and a memory bank that contains the on-field artistry of many of the greatest […]
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with broadcaster Roger Bennett about what fans can expect as the second week of games kick off at the World Cup.
The Lesson: Wellness isn’t just about getting enough sleep and exercise. Some maladies need our permission—our precise focus, attention, and sympathy, in order for our biological tools to do the work of healing us. Notable Excerpt: “I believe if I give myself permission to receive what you (God) are giving me, then I’ll have predictable peace, purpose, […]
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The Galapagos Islands are famous for their marine iguanas, their giant tortoises, and their seabirds, but they also host the world’s most northerly-dwelling penguin. Even though their populations have suffered greatly from the influx of invasive species like feral cats, a determined conservation effort is seeing their numbers rebound. No one quite knows why or […]
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A decade ago, CAR T-cell therapy changed the face of cancer research and treatment. It’s now been applied in a small trial to lupus patients with total success. Four female patients and one male whose lupus had been untreatable were given an infusion of genetically-engineered immune cells called T-cells, which attacked another group of cells […]
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In the Willamette Valley of Oregon, the long study of a butterfly once thought extinct has led to a chain reaction of conservation in a long-cultivated region. The conservation work, along with helping other species, has been so successful that the Fender’s blue butterfly is slated to be downlisted from Endangered to Threatened on the […]
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Nearly every national team has a chance to advance to the knockout round. The U.S. soccer federation displayed the Iranian flag in solidarity with protesters in Iran. Iran's government protested.
552 years ago today, Wen Zhengmin, one of the Four Masters of Ming painting, was born in modern-day Suzhou. Born to a military family, Zhengmin opted instead to take up the brush, becoming a talented painter, poet, and caligraphist under the Wu School which originated in the area around modern-day Nanjing. He regarded nature and […]
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Police removed NFL player Odell Beckham Jr. from an aircraft before takeoff at Miami International Airport after officials said he failed to respond to requests to buckle his seatbelt.
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Danielle Gletow might be the most famous foster parent of all time. 16 years ago she became a foster mom, saying, “I wanted to be a mother to all these kids who might not feel like they have one.” Within a year she adopted one of the children, a two-week old baby girl. During the […]
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A young man who started a window washing business has been cleaning road signs for free in his spare time to give back to his community. Liam Wildish started scrubbing signs in Maidstone, England this year, after launching his new window service—and he’s already become a notable local figure. “Some of the signs in Maidstone […]
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The U.S. soccer federation is displaying Iran's national flag on social media without the emblem of the Islamic Republic, saying it supports protesters in Iran ahead of the two nations' soccer match.
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448 years ago today, the Selimiye Imperial Mosque opened in Edirne during the Ottoman Empire. Built by one of the most famous Islamic architects in history, Mimar Sinan, the building is considered among the highest achievements in Islamic architecture, and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. So impeccable was its design that during […]
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These three adorable white reindeer calves are getting ready for Christmas as the UK’s only herd. The three babies, named Mr. Whippy, Vanilla, and 99, were born in the summer and are now ready to join the rest of the herd on a tour around the country in the run up to Christmas. During the […]
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Messi drove a low shot from 25 yards into the bottom corner in the 64th minute. He ran toward Argentina's fans with his arms outstretched arms before getting mobbed by his jubilant teammates.
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A poll of 2,000 adults found that two-thirds will tell friends and family they are ‘fine’ over the holiday period, even when they’re not. Half of the respondents believe others don’t want to hear about their troubles because it dampens the mood, so they keep the conversation light-hearted. But the study, commissioned by British snack […]
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A man was overjoyed when he discovered a diamond ring worth $40,000 on a beach in Florida last month, and soon became a metal detector angel. Joseph Cook found the ring buried in the sand at Hammock Beach in St Augustine and immediately posted a video he shot while digging it up to his social […]
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157 years ago today, Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland was published in America. Since that day, the founding book of the “nonsense genre” has never been out of print, and been translated into 174 different languages. Its legacy covers adaptations for screen, radio, art, ballet, opera, musicals, theme parks, board games and video games. Carroll published […]
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The U.S. takes on England in the World Cup Friday. England dominated Iran in its opener while the U.S. tied Wales in group play. This is a critical game for both teams as they look to advance.
Last year, GNN reported that many towns across Italy were selling houses for $1.00 in order to stem the tide of migration to the major cities. Now in Puglia, the region of Italy’s heel, the town of Presicce is doing one better—it will pay you $30,000 to move there. In this picturesque and near-the-sea town, […]
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A very peculiar decorative ornament was found in an archeological dig last year in Spain—a bronze amulet shaped like a hand that would lead researchers to a fascinating discovery. Just recently however, the restoration of the artifact revealed strange words believed to be part of the precursor to the modern Basque Language, also called Euskara. […]
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An American family that decided to sell their house and travel the country in a motorhome say they have no regrets, as well as a savings per year of more than $30,000. After renovating a 300 square foot motorhome in March 2021 they hit the road, homeschooling their kids, working remotely, and exploring the country. […]
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A woman has found a new career in her 60s as a chart-topping musician just 2 years after teaching herself the guitar in lockdown. Kym Vincenti has since signed with a label and released three singles, one of which topped the blues charts on Apple Music. Vincenti had never picked up the instrument before April […]
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The U.S. will play England at 2 p.m. ET on Friday in Qatar, with Weah's parents in the stands. His father, George Weah, was a star player in the '90s but never made it to the World Cup himself.
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Iranians are watching their soccer team at the World Cup in nearby Qatar with mixed feelings about how to show support amid massive freedom protests at home.
Happy 70th birthday to the American writer Crescent Dragonwagon. Indeed that is her real name, which has appeared on the front of over 50 published works, including a poetry book, more than 20 children’s books, several fantasy novels, and 7 cookbooks, including Passionate Vegetarian, which won her the James Beard Award. READ the fascinating story about her […]
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World Cup favorite Brazil is set to play its first game. NPR joins fans on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro.
Reprinted with permission from World At Large, a news website of nature, politics, science, health, and travel. Chris Kresser, MD is one of the most influential doctors in the health field, informed by a 15-year career of diagnosing and treating nutrient deficiencies. Co-director of the California Institute for Functional Medicine and Director of the Kresser Institute […]
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Voria Ghafouri, a prominent player who wasn't chosen to go to the World Cup, is an outspoken critic of Iran's authorities. Reports of his arrest came ahead of Friday's Iran-Wales World Cup match.
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Reprinted with permission from World At Large, a news website of nature, politics, science, health, and travel. They are one of the most unique and fundamental types of forest on our planet, and for a few decades they were being lost at a rate that seemed soon-to-be-fatal. But with the 2022 State of the Mangrove report, […]
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With 50 spray nozzles and a sophisticated computer system, tractors out in California’s central valley are towing artificially-intelligent robots behind them that look set to launch a fourth revolution in agriculture. Passing over a field they can specifically target individual weeds and crops at a rate of 20 per second, before blasting them with either […]
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A 94-year-old retiree still hits the gym twice a week to fit in a two-hour workout, and has no plans to stop. “Super” Mario Sanna considers the gym a “second home,” and the gym rats there his “second family.” The former railway engineer said his job laying train tracks kept him in good shape, but […]
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NPR's A Martinez speaks to Olivia Pichardo, who is the first woman to make the roster for an NCAA Division 1 baseball team
13 years ago today, Project Avdhela was launched to create a digital Library of Alexandria-style archive of everything related to the culture of the Aromanians, the Aromanian-speaking ethic group of the southern Balkans. Launched in Bucharest at the Bucharest Peasent Museum, it has gone on to catalogue hundreds of works of literature, song, and poetry. […]
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Ritsu Doan and Takuma Asano — who both play for German clubs — subbed in and put balls past goalie Manuel Neuer after the 76th minute. Their coach called it "a historic moment, a historic victory."
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Out in the Klamath Mountains of northern California, fires are rushing through the underbrush, lighting everything they touch between the trees ablaze. However these aren’t a danger to the rich hardwood forests, they are deliberately set by the Yurok and Karuk tribal nations—as a wildfire prevention strategy of all things. As strange as it might […]
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Out in Austin, a 3D-printed neighborhood is taking shape, where 100 homes are being simultaneously made to start next year for around 30% less than comparabley-sized homes. They will be built between 2 and 4 bedrooms and to much higher codes, and in addition will include solar paneled roofs. Lennar, one of the nation’s largest […]
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After his death in 2018, the wife of a former USC linebacker filed a wrongful death lawsuit claiming that CTE — or chronic traumatic encephalopathy contributed to her husband's early death.
When you’re out with your friends, how often do you want to share an experience by saying something like, ‘Wow, look at that’? Now we know that chimpanzees do this too—a behavior once thought unique to humans. Scientists recently observed a young chimp nagging its mom for attention for the sole purpose of showing her […]
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It’s been twenty years of advocacy and legal challenges, but the decision was made to carry out the largest dam removal in history to return the Klamath River in California to its natural state. Led by the Yurok, Klamath, and Karuk tribal nations, the demolition of four hydroelectric dams will allow wild salmon from the […]
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For Lionel Messi, this World Cup, and the historic upset with Saudi Arabia, is about so much more than soccer. It's about whether or not he can finally come back home to Argentina as a hero.
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Lionel Messi's quest to win the one major title to elude him had a shocking start in what may be his final World Cup, as Saudi Arabia scored twice in a five-minute span of the second half and won 2-1.
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Though it’s still found in the wild on the island of Tasmania, an adorable animal that became extinct on the mainland of Australia in the 60s is now springing back to life in the outback—with 63 babies born in the wild this mating season alone. It’s the ultimate sign of success, resilience and hope—that eastern […]
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"Olivia put together the most complete walk-on tryout I have seen from a player," said Brown University baseball coach Grant Achilles. Taking the field will fulfill a long-held dream for Pichardo, 18.
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In Iran, a human rights protest movement has swept the country and authorities have cracked down on demonstrators. On Monday, the men's national team appeared to show their solidarity.
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Youth soccer games seem to unleash the worst in adult behavior. Parents and coaches yell at refs, the players and each other. Adults' sideline behavior has resulted in a national referee shortage.
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Besties JoAnn MacQueen and Marlisa Mercer won a million dollars playing the lottery, and immediately decided to keep the good vibes rolling by giving heaps and heaps of it away to the community. Identifying several causes and charities in their hometown of Orillia, in the Canadian province of Alberta to give fat checks to, local […]
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The skin off the legs of a mushroom could potentially offer a sustainable alternative to insulative substrates in computing chips. As production of electronic devices continues to increase, scientists are looking to insert a bit of nature and biodegradability into common components like the microchip, and believe it or not, peeling the skin off the […]
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Seven European national soccer teams, including England and Wales, said their team captains would not wear the armbands because they feared on-field punishment by World Cup organizers.
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Police investigate motive in Colorado LGBTQ club shooting. COP27 closes with one deal to help developing countries but fails to reach one on limiting emissions. Team USA seeks redemption in World Cup.
The mission of the James Dyson Award is simple: Design something that solves a problem. No one will be surprised, then, that the Polyformer machine won a grand prize because it expertly solves two problems at once. The young co-inventors, Reiten Cheng and Swaleh Owais, designed the Polyformer to achieve two goals: to tackle plastic […]
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In 92 years of soccer's biggest event, a host team had never lost its opening game. The World Cup opened Sunday with Qatar getting outplayed and embarrassed in a 2-0 loss to Ecuador.
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He missed eight games during his suspension, which happened after he posted a link on social media to a documentary with antisemitic material.
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Ever since FIFA awarded the world's biggest sporting event to Qatar in 2010, the soccer tournament has been clouded by bribery, migrant deaths and questions about the country's human rights record.
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Planting trees destined to live long healthy lives is believed to be a good way to save the planet, but what about ourselves? 30 years after a mass tree-planting event in Oregon, research has shown those who live near them are at lower risks of death from cardiovascular disease, as well as other non-accidental […]
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71 years ago today, Snowdonia National Park was created by British Parliament as the third national park in the country after the Lake and the Peak districts. It protects a mountainous region in northern Wales of the same name of 827 square miles of myth-shrouded mountains and valleys. Much of the park is undeveloped, but […]
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In an extraordinary opening news conference before the World Cup, FIFA President Gianni Infantino defended the host country's decision to ban beer at stadiums and Qatar's human rights record.
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A FIFA boss once said, "Alcoholic drinks are part of the FIFA World Cup." But that was then. A beer ban in stadiums is just one of the changes fans face in Qatar.
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On this day in 1805, the Lewis and Clark Expedition arrived at the Pacific Ocean, becoming the first European Americans to cross the whole of the west. By the finish line, they had mapped and established American presence for a legal claim (in European courts) to the land. They established diplomatic relations and trade with […]
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Two days before the world's biggest sporting event gets underway, Qatar banned beer sales at World Cup stadiums. Alcohol is strictly regulated in the Muslim-majority Middle Eastern country.
A grandmother was filmed taking notes during a Marvel superhero movie marathon, which at this point includes 30 films, all so she can be closer to her grandkids and talk to them about their interests. Cheryl Skiados, who is in her 70s, was filmed by her grandson Jackson King, partway through her Marvel movie-fest. Whether […]
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After more than three years of work, the Tetiaroa Atoll has been declared rat-free following a massive effort to poison off two invasive species devastating the ecosystem. The mission required the cutting of some 160 miles of trails across 1,250 acres of tropical atoll forest, and a team that were willing to suffer the bugs, […]
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FIFA's choice of Qatar to host the World Cup has long been marred by criticism over human rights abuses, the safety of migrant workers and the logistics of holding a soccer tournament in desert heat.
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