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Cambodian officials discovered 1,026 pieces of ivory hidden among marble in an abandoned container shipped from Mozambique. Cambodia has emerged as an ivory trade hub in recent years.

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Environment

Cambodia Nabs More Than 3 Tons Of Illegal Ivory

Dec 16, 2018

A tip from the U.S. Embassy alerted Cambodian authorities to a haul of at least 3.2 tons of ivory that shipped from Mozambique.

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Shots - Health News

Patients and advocates have become an important part of the annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

Commentary: How Patients Have Transformed A Medical Meeting About Breast Cancer

Dec 16, 2018

Advocates have become an essential part of the annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, an influential medical meeting. Former oncologist Elaine Schattner explains the change and its importance.

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Education

How To Make Sure Your Math Anxiety Doesn't Make Your Kids Hate Math

Dec 16, 2018

A new study shows that creating an environment in which math is part of everyday life, can help kids do better in the subject.

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Animals

Peter Neaton and his crew unload black cod pots in Homer, Alaska after a November fishing trip in the Gulf of Alaska.

Alaska Fishermen Hauling A Bigger Catch With Gear They Get To Use For The First Time

Dec 16, 2018

Alaska fishermen who took advantage of new regulations allowing them to fish with a previously banned piece of gear are happy they saved their catch from hungry whales.

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Environment

New Climate Deal Keeps Paris Accord Alive, Draws Path To Implementation

Dec 16, 2018

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with CNN's Senior International Correspondent Nick Paton Walsh about the climate deal recently reached at a major conference in Poland.

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Strange News

Merry Christmas, And A Happy New 42 Years (And Counting)

Dec 16, 2018

Two retired workers with Britain's Royal Mail have been exchanging the same Christmas card (by hand) for 43 years, marking most years in it with a little rhyme.

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Religion

Left Exposed By Middle Eastern Upheaval, Christians Are Fleeing Region

Dec 16, 2018

Janine diGiovanni discusses her report in Harper's on the accelerating persecution and uprooting of Christians in the land where the religion was born

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Elections

Record Latino Turnout Was A Huge Factor In Democrats' Midterm Election Wins

Dec 16, 2018

NPR's Lulu-Garcia Navarro speaks with researcher Matt Barreto about his study showing that Latino voter turnout nearly doubled from 2014 to 2018. More than a quarter were first-time voters, he says.

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Media

Co-Founder: 'Cannibalism,' Not Anti-Trump Stand, Killed 'Weekly Standard'

Dec 16, 2018

The last issue of the 23-year-old magazine was published this week, and co-founder and contributing editor John Podhoretz says friction between business and editorial teams seems to be one cause.