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With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.
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With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.

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Compulsive video-game playing now new mental health problem

The World Health Organization says compulsively playing video games now qualifies as a new mental health condition

8 years ago

Fentanyl testing strips (JHU Bloomberg School of Public Health/Bloomberg American Health Initiative)
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To curb overdose risks, Philadelphia tries fentanyl-testing strips

The hope is that when people become aware that their drug has fentanyl in it, they'll be more cautious.

8 years ago

The remains of a dead fish lies on the dried bed of Lake Colorado City near Colorado City, Texas
Science

Global warming cooks up ‘a different world’ over 3 decades

We were warned. On June 23, 1988, a sultry day in Washington, James Hansen told Congress and the world that global warming wasn't approaching — it had already arrived.

8 years ago

The doctor examines neoplasms or moles on the patient's skin. (Kalinovskiy/Bigstock)
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Older patients respond better to melanoma immunotherapy, Wistar study finds

Researchers found that for each decade of life, the chances that a patient’s melanoma would advance dropped 13 percent.

8 years ago

Solar panels in Hanover generate electricity for the Snyder's-Lance snack company. (Amy Sisk/StateImpact Pennsylvania
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Solar installers in Pennsylvania weather tariff upheaval

While big solar installation companies have announced a halt to more than $2.5 billion in projects, Pennsylvania solar installers have fared better.

8 years ago

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Shortage of rural veterinarians puts farmers, food supply at risk

There's been a shortage of large-animal vets in rural areas since 2003. That's because of low wages, long hours and fewer new graduates wanting to live outside a major city.

8 years ago

Map of paternity leave. (World Policy Center)
NPR
Health

Which countries guarantee that new dads get paid paternity leave?

"To achieve gender equality both in the workplace and the home, it's essential for men to have an equal chance to be there with their newborn babies."

8 years ago

Professor Stephen Hawking sits onstage during the
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Science

Stephen Hawking’s voice is being broadcast into space

Specifically, it will be directed toward the nearest black hole.

8 years ago

A 2012 fire at the Chevron Refinery in Richmond, Calif., led the state to update regulations governing how disasters at refineries are investigated, and requiring companies to disclose information to emergency workers and citizens. The Environmental Protection Agency is moving to block similar federal chemical regulations from taking effect. (Paul Sakuma/AP)
NPR
Science

Fear and frustration over EPA move to kill chemical-disaster protections

The EPA is taking public comments on the new chemical disaster regulations until July 30, and expects to make a final decision later this year.

8 years ago

NPR
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As nuclear struggles, a new generation of engineers is motivated by climate change

The number of people graduating with nuclear engineering degrees has more than tripled since a low point in 2001, and many are passionate about their motivation.

8 years ago

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Hurricanes

The Atlantic hurricane season is here — that time of the year when tropical storms whip their way in from the sea, cutting paths of des ...

Air Date: June 15, 2018

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Helping those who are suffering know they are not alone is one step toward suicide prevention, researchers say. (Veronica Grech/Getty Images)
NPR
Health

U.S. suicide rates are rising faster among women than men

The biggest change was seen among women in late middle age.

8 years ago

A serving of salmon contains about 600 IUs of vitamin D, researchers say, and a cup of fortified milk around 100. Cereals and juices are sometimes fortified, too. Check the labels, researchers say, and aim for 600 IUs daily, or 800 if you're older than 70. (Dorling Kindersley/Getty Images/Dorling Kindersley)
NPR
Health

Does vitamin D really protect against colorectal cancer?

A large international study provides the strongest evidence yet.

8 years ago

Roxannie Vazquez watches over her son Jacob Ramiro at the neo-natal intensive care unit of a hospital in Macon, Georgia. He suffers from chronic lung disease. His mom says mold grew in his ventilator in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria damaged the pediatric hospital in San Juan. (Emily Cureton)
The Pulse
Health

Meet baby Jacob

Baby Jacob weighed less than a pound when Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico ripping into the hospital roof over his head.

8 years ago

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Rosita Canboh and community members in Barrio Las Vegas, Cayey, make mosquito nets for their neighborhood. Photo by Fernando Silva
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In Puerto Rico, residents band together to defend against mosquitos

In Puerto Rico's mountain towns, grassroots community groups are finding purpose and protection by making homemade mosquito nets.

8 years ago

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