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View of drawings at the Taira Cave, located at a height of 3,150 meters about 75 km north of Calama, Chile, on July 21, 2018. The paintings left by shepherds almost three millennia ago on the walls of the rocks that flank the course of the Loa River, that crosses the Atacama Desert from east to west, turn the Taira Valley into the epicenter of art rock in Chile, which aims at becoming a Unesco Heritage Site.

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Simon Says

Opinion: An ancient, sophisticated palate

by Scott Simon

2 min

ESSAY 3-14-26

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World

How the conflict in Iran is affecting global markets

by Charles Maynes, Rob Schmitz, Ashish Valentine

5 min

How the conflict in Iran is affecting global markets

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Kate Morrow and her 8-year-old twins, Jack and Lilly, at their home in Spartanburg County, S.C. Morrow struggles to understand why many of her neighbors aren't vaccinating their kids.

Kate Morrow and her 8-year-old twins, Jack and Lilly, at their home in Spartanburg County, S.C. Morrow struggles to understand why many of her neighbors haven't vaccinated their kids. Mike Belleme for NPR hide caption

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Health

As the risk of measles grows, why are parents so divided on vaccines?

by Maria Godoy

6 min

In South Carolina, measles shows how far apart neighbors can be on vaccines

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An Oscar statue appears outside the Dolby Theatre ahead of the 2015 ceremony. But who is he really?

An Oscar statue appears outside the Dolby Theatre ahead of the 2015 ceremony. But who is he really? Matt Sayles/Invision/AP hide caption

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Oscars 2026

And the Oscar goes to — wait, why is it called an Oscar?

by Rachel Treisman

2 min

Why are the Oscars called the Oscars?

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