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We all walk around the world thinking of ourselves as individuals. But in this short animation, NPR's Invisibilia explores some of the ways in which we're all invisibly connected to one another.

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Shots - Health News

How Microexpressions Can Make Moods Contagious

Jul 21, 2019

Feelings seem to spread contagiously between friends, partners, or groups. Why are we so easily influenced by one another's emotions? A new video from Invisibilia explains what's going on.

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The Salt

Some of the space food that was scheduled to be carried on the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission included (from left to right): chicken and vegetables, beef hash, and beef and gravy.

50 Years After Apollo 11, Here's What (And How) Astronauts Are Eating

Jul 21, 2019

Ever since astronaut John Glenn's first bite of applesauce in 1962, eating in space has been a challenge. NPR talks to former NASA food scientists to see how cosmic cuisine has evolved over the years.

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Life Kit

Parents, Sometimes You're The Problem When It Comes To Tech Use

Jul 21, 2019

Parents of young kids pick up their phones an average of almost 70 times a day — often to escape a stressful parenting moment. Here's how to stop using your phone as a pacifier, for you or your kids.

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Book News & Features

A Bushel of New Comics Collections Dig Into the Pleasures of Print

Jul 21, 2019

Despite what you may have heard, dead-tree publishing isn't dead. In fact, a host of new print magazines are bringing some wild, weird, innovative words and pictures to the alternative comics scene.

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National

New citizens take the oath of allegiance during a naturalization ceremony in Oakland Park, Fla., earlier this year. The Trump administration has announced there will be changes to the U.S. citizenship test.

Trump Administration Revising U.S. Citizenship Test

Jul 20, 2019

After a series of pilots, the administration says it will roll out the updated version by December 2020 or early 2021.

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Politics

People across the entertainment industry, including Justin Bieber, Kim Kardashian and Nicki Minaj, voiced their outrage and have demanded the release of rapper A$AP Rocky from Swedish custody.

Trump Says He'd Vouch For A$AP Rocky Amid Growing Demands For The Rapper's Release

Jul 20, 2019

The American entertainer has been detained in Sweden since July 3, after an altercation in Stockholm. Celebrities, Twitter and a GoFundMe petition are clamoring for him to be let go.

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Shots - Health News

Opponents running to Joe Biden's left say his health plan for America merely "tinkers around the edges" of the Affordable Care Act. But a close read reveals some initiatives in Biden's plan that are so expansive they might have trouble passing even a Con

Radical Or Incremental? What's Really In Joe Biden's Health Plan

Jul 20, 2019

The Biden plan released this week is an update of the Affordable Care Act with controversial differences. Among them: a "public option" that covers abortion, and subsidized premiums for more people.

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Middle East

Iranian officials are defending the seizure of British-flagged tanker Stena Impero in the Strait of Hormuz near Iran's coast on Friday.

U.K. Fears Iran Is Taking A 'Dangerous Path' After Seizure Of Tanker

Jul 20, 2019

Iran took over the British-flagged vessel in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday and says it and its crew will remain in an Iranian port during a probe of an accident that Iran says led to the seizure.

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National

50-Year-Old Memories Of Apollo 11

Jul 20, 2019

People across the country are commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission. A number of people on Washington, D.C.'s National Mall remember where they were during the historic moment.