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    Since the beginning of time, people have resisted new innovations. How have we overcome those fears? looks at three innovations from the past that could offer insight into the future: 🚜☕️☎️ Listen now:

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    That cup of coffee may have helped you through your morning, but when coffee first arrived in Europe, it was known as "the devil's drink." How seemingly simple innovations once met with fear and resistance, from :

  3. 27. apr.

    A woman and her half brother reflect on their mother, the pain she experienced in her life, and the secret she kept from her children.

  4. 26. apr.

    5/ One couple NPR spoke to, who identify as conservative Christians, say they tried to send their son to conversion therapy when he was 17. He refused. Today, they say they’re ashamed they ever considered it — and now support banning the practice on minors.

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  5. 26. apr.

    The crash –– which involved at least 24 cars and four semis –– started a massive fire on the highway. The intense fire burned as hot as 2,500 degrees Fahrenheit, the Colorado Department of Transportation's chief engineer said.

  6. 25. apr.

    The old quarter of Ayodhya –– one of the most sensitive areas in India after the 1992 destruction of the Babri mosque –– is home to dozens of Hindu temples dedicated to the god Lord Ram and related gods.

  7. 25. apr.

    Joe Biden's kickoff announcement focuses on a "battle for the soul of this nation," with a video centered around the 2017 white supremacist protest in Charlottesville.

  8. 25. apr.

    Five hundred years ago, Christopher Columbus' son assembled one of the greatest libraries the world has ever known. But most of it was lost to history. Now, a book summarizing the library's contents has turned up in Denmark.

  9. 24. apr.

    Note: A previous tweet incorrectly stated the year of the last record number of cases. It has been deleted.

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  10. 24. apr.

    In Dec. 2017, went on Kat McClain's first date with Kevin Biely. Kat and Kevin married earlier in April. "I knew I wanted to marry Kevin on Valentine's Day last year (yes, two months and one day after our first date)," Kat told NPR.

  11. 24. apr.

    1/ At ballparks these days, a hot dog is no longer just a hot dog. A sub is no longer just a sub. Meet the bulgogi hoagie, a concoction found at Nationals Park that’s piled high with Korean BBQ beef, caramelized onions and “kimcheese wiz.”

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  12. 24. apr.

    "Smells Like Teen Spirit" made Nirvana famous. The song forged an instant connection with Generation X — the generation sandwiched between baby boomers and millennials — which was deeply skeptical about the music and culture of its parents.

  13. 24. apr.

    When Dolores O'Riordan died in 2018, she left behind vocal tracks of what was intended to be The Cranberries' new album. The remaining band members have completed the album in her memory.

  14. 23. apr.

    Think this armored, fluorescent, cyanide-spraying millipede doesn’t have a problem with predators? Think again. Here's what happens when it goes toe-to-toe with the one tiny beetle that’s immune to the millipede’s defenses:

  15. 23. apr.

    Musun shagai, a game known as "ice shooting" in Mongolia, was created in the 19th century as a way to pass the time. The game's goal? To send a small copper puck down a 93-yard stretch of ice and knock over several cow ankle bones.

  16. 23. apr.

    The Supreme Court is hearing arguments over a citizenship question the Trump administration wants to add to the 2020 census. Here's what you need to know:

  17. 22. apr.

    What's it like to get a call inviting you to work with Beyoncé — and to be part of an iconic performance? Members of the her Coahella marching band share their stories with :

  18. 22. apr.

    Efforts to preserve the DMZ and surrounding areas are underway. The Ministry of the Environment in South Korea says it will announce measures this year to protect the environment before more development in the area. Read the full story:

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  19. 22. apr.

    "Demining inevitably destroys the nature," says Jung Suyoung, a researcher at the National DMZ Botanical Garden. He fears the detrimental effects of digging up land mines and the displacement of plants that is inevitable in the process.

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  20. 22. apr.

    In October, the two Koreas began a joint project to remove land mines from the DMZ. Development projects are in the works, as well as roads and railroads and, eventually, possible development in the civilian zone.

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