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‘I’m not leaving,’ Biden says in a fundraising email
MPR News· 19 hours agoPresident Joe Biden said in a fundraising email Wednesday that “he’s not leaving” as speculation about his future as the Democratic nominee continues to grow. The email follows a meeting with ...
Here are key takeaways from France's election round 1, where the far right prevails
MPR News· 2 days agoIt’s one of the most high-stakes two-round votes in the history of postwar France. At stake is whether Marine Le Pen's National Rally party will gain an absolute majority in the National Assembly ...
A new way to prevent HIV delivers dramatic results in trial
MPR News· 22 hours agoFor over a decade, taking a pill like Truvada every day has been the standard of care for HIV prevention efforts. In clinical trials, this type of preventive drug, called pre-exposure prophylaxis ...
Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark will play on the same team for the WNBA All-Star game
MPR News· 1 day agoAngel Reese and Caitlin Clark will play on the same team in this year’s WNBA All-Star game, as they take on members of the U.S. women’s basketball Olympic team. The game will be broadcast July 20 on ABC at 8:30 p.m. ET, the league announced Tuesday.
'We’re not stuck.' Why Boeing’s Starliner isn’t returning to Earth (yet)
MPR News· 1 day agoWhen astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on June 5, they thought they’d be back in plenty of time for the Juneteenth holiday ...
Kentucky judge throws out Jewish mothers' lawsuit challenging the state's abortion ban
MPR News· 5 days agoA Kentucky judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by three Jewish mothers who argued that the state's near-total abortion ban violated the religious freedoms of those who believe life begins at birth ...
Rapamycin may slow aging. Here's one way the drug will be tested
MPR News· 3 days agoA few years back, Matt Kaeberlein was diagnosed with a frozen shoulder. Feeling frustrated, he decided to try rapamycin. In recent years, some high-profile longevity scientists have started ...
Naomi Osaka wins her first Wimbledon tennis match in 6 years
MPR News· 3 days agoNaomi Osaka won her first Wimbledon match in six years Monday, defeating French player Diane Parry. Osaka scored a 6-1, 1-6, 6-4 victory, winning the final two games of the third set. “It felt ...
Inflation is forcing Americans to be less generous these days
MPR News· 5 days agoRobert Lang, a longtime cabinetmaker in Cincinnati, used to feel good about giving money to less-fortunate people. "I'm no great humanitarian," says Lang. Rising prices, which have forced Lang ...
What to know about the key policies that got airtime in the presidential debate
MPR News· 6 days agoThursday night’s presidential debate may be more remembered for how the candidates delivered remarks on stage and the digs they took at one another rather than the issues top of mind for voters ...