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Hollywood has been giving out climate change-focused awards for 33 years. Who knew?

Now in its 33rd year, the Environmental Media Awards might be the most celebrity-studded awards ceremony you've never heard of.

Soccer Star Lionel Messi Is Leaving FC Barcelona After 17 Seasons

Messi will depart less than a month after making a verbal agreement on a five-year deal, the club said in a statement. What's next for one of the greatest soccer players of all time?

A group of South Asian voters and Democrats canvassing on Sept. 26, 2024 with Indian American Impact, a South Asian political advocacy group that has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for President.

Asian American voters turned out in higher numbers than ever in NC, but many grappled with challenges at the polls

Since 2020, registered Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander voters in North Carolina grew by 31% and about 72,000 voted early for the 2024 election. But Asian American organizers say many found the vote-by-mail process challenging, and that tensions have increased between parties at the polls.

Danielle Fontenot runs to a relative's home in the rain with her son, Hunter, ahead of Hurricane Delta in Lake Charles, La., last October. The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season began June 1.

The 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season Has Begun. Here Are The 21 Storm Names

Meteorologists predict another above-average hurricane season. As in the previous seven years, this season got an early start when Tropical Storm Ana formed in the Atlantic on May 22.

This 1976 file photo shows Oakland A's Vida Blue, the hard-throwing left-hander who became one of baseball's biggest draws in the early 1970's and helped lead brash Oakland Athletics to three straight World Series titles. Blue has died. He was 73. The A's said Blue died Saturday, May 6, 2023 but did not give a cause of death.

Vida Blue, who won 3 World Series in a row with the Oakland Athletics, dies at 73

Blue was drafted in the second round of the 1967 MLB Draft to the Athletics. He spent nine seasons with the team, and was ultimately selected to six All-Star teams throughout his 17-year career.

Sailors hope infrastructure investment will revitalize Great Lakes

Sailors on the Great Lakes are hoping $17 billion of federal investment in maritime infrastructure can help revitalize their waterways.

Former Pittsburgh Penguins forward Adam Johnson, 29, in action during an NHL hockey game in Columbus, Ohio, in 2017. Johnson died after a "freak accident" during a game in England on Saturday, Oct. 28, his club, the Nottingham Panthers said.

Former NHL player Adam Johnson dies after a skate cut his neck during a game

Johnson's neck was cut by another player's skate during a game Saturday between the Nottingham Panthers and the Sheffield Steelers of England's Elite Ice Hockey League. He was 29.

Politicians are facing increasing attacks in the run-up to a new European parliament

Attackers are targeting politicians in Europe as voters choose representatives for the European parliament. Incendiary rhetoric online may be to blame.

The MLB's new uniforms aren't a hit

The jerseys look cheap, and the pants are see-through. NPR's Scott Detrow talks with sports radio broadcaster Connor McKnight about baseball's latest controversy.

What happens when your partner has an overnight political conversion?

A California couple's relationship was upended when one partner found a whole new set of beliefs after an overnight video binge. Four years later, they're still navigating how to talk about politics.

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