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Why catching insider trading is so tricky nowadays, and just how helpful is it for kids to sleep in?
Cooper Katz McKim
Millions of dollars have been made through eerily well-timed bets on prediction markets like Polymarket. We look at why they're so hard to police. And, a new study that supports kids sleeping in.
FILE - Shakira performs during the Global Citizen Festival in New York on Sept. 27, 2025.
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Pop star Shakira is acquitted in a Spanish tax fraud case
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Wade Hanicker poses for a portrait at his home in Brooksville, Fla., on March 23. Hanicker was diagnosed with silicosis after years of cutting quartz countertops.
Tina Russell for NPR
Thousands of U.S. countertop workers could have damaged lungs, safety expert says
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Members of Delta Sigma Theta sorority and other marchers gather in Selma, Ala., in 2025 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Bloody Sunday march that propelled the passing of the Voting Rights Act.
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Why the Supreme Court's voting rights ruling could play a big role at the local level
Hansi Lo Wang
Texas Standard
Here are the key races in Texas’ May primary runoff election
Texas voters will return to the polls this week to decide several high-profile runoff races, including contests for U.S. Senate, state attorney general and lieutenant governor.
Today on Texas Standard: Texas Children’s settles gender care fight with unprecedented clinic deal
Lou Diamond Phillips says getting a city of Austin proclamation and a Dallas Star Award feels ‘full circle’
Hill County judge expects legal challenges to data center development pause
Supreme Court of Texas refuses removal of Texas House Democratic leader who broke quorum last year
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