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Sticky or slippery? Snails can change their slime to meet the moment

Snails are slimy. But there's more to it than meets the eye. It's a fact that may help inspire the creation of new materials. (This story first aired on All Things Considered on August 6, 2026.)

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Regal Cinema CEO comes out in support of Paramount-Warner Bros. merger

CEOs of the country's two biggest theater chains say they support the merger of Paramount-Skydance with Warner Brothers-Discovery.

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How FIFA President Gianni Infantino reached the pinnacle of power in soccer

Gianni Infantino is facing intense heat over a failed plan to privatize the World Cup. He is a lawyer who rose to the pinnacle of soccer and is now trying to hold onto his job.

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An LA neighborhood deals with the fallout from a fire at a food storage facility

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with business owner Christian Llamas of the Boyle Heights neighborhood in Los Angeles about the fallout from a refrigerated warehouse fire in June.

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A website makes music using the real-time New York City subway schedule

The website trainjazz.com creates jazz using the live locations of New York City subway trains.

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The Field Museum in Chicago is connecting Pokémon to fossils. It's a hit

The "Pokémon Fossil Museum," a new exhibit at Chicago's Field Museum connecting the popular video game to real-world fossils, is drawing huge crowds.

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'Cookie Queens' follows a group of Girl Scouts in their six-week quest to sell cookies

Ayesha Rascoe speaks with filmmaker Alysa Nahmias about her new documentary, "Cookie Queens." It follows Girl Scouts as they hustle to sell box after box over one cookie season.

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Max Miller is refusing to drop his bid for reelection. Here's what voters think

Voters in Ohio's 7th Congressional district react to calls for Rep. Max Miller to drop his bid for reelection. He ran uncontested in the May 5 GOP primary. The Democratic nominee is Brian Poindexter.

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Economist explains what the latest jobs report and inflation data means

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Jed Kolko of the Peterson Institute for International Economics if he is alarmed by Friday's weaker-than-expected jobs report.

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In Munich, it's never too early for a breakfast beer with sausage and pretzels

Bavarians traditionally wash down a breakfast of boiled veal sausage, sweet mustard and a giant pretzel with beer — all before the church bells ring at midday.

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