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KUOW-FM 94.9 is an National Public Radio member station in Seattle, Washington. It is one of 2 stations in the Seattle/Tacoma media market, and one of the highest-rated NPR stations in the country. It is a service of the University of Washington, but is operated by KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio, a nonprofit community organization. Studios are located on University Way in Seattle's University District, while the transmitter is on Capitol Hill. Source
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LONDON — The United Kingdom is ushering in a new leader. On Monday, Andy Burnham takes over from Keir Starmer as the country's prime minister. Burnham may not be well-known internationally, but the newly chosen Labour Party leader is quite popular at home. Who is Andy Burnham? The following is a profile (originally published July 7) to get to know the U.K.'s new prime minister and the journey that led him to the country's top political job.
Violence repeatedly erupts in dementia care despite warnings, inspections show
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An Israeli paraglider tries to save migrating swifts that nest in the Western Wall
JERUSALEM — Every spring at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, a rabbi presides over a ceremony to welcome the arrival of the common swift in its great migration about 2,800 miles from Africa. Between February and June, men's and women's prayers at the wall mix with the calls of the birds that swoop and dart above this ancient religious site. These scythe-winged birds, researchers believe, have raised their young in the nooks and crannies of these stones since Herodian times, two millennia ago.
Deadly overnight Russian attack on Ukraine targets the capital
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Cuban artist and dissident exiled from country after 5 years in prison arrives in US
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Josh Kerr of Britain breaks 27-year-old world record in the mile
NPR | By Huo Jingnan Published July 18, 2026 at 1:06 PM PDT Harry Murphy / Getty Images Josh Kerr of Team Great Britain celebrates after winning the 1 Mile Men's Final and setting a new World Record during the Novuna London Athletics Meet, part of the 2026 Wanda Diamond League, at London Stadium on July 18, 2026 in London, England. British runner Josh Kerr broke the world record for mile time on Saturday in London, at 3 minutes and 42.66 seconds.
Air quality improving in Northeast, while wildfire smoke hangs over Midwest
NPR | By Kristin Wright Published July 18, 2026 at 11:15 AM PDT Updated July 18, 2026 at 2:12 PM PDT WASHINGTON — Poor air quality persisted in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Midwestern states on Saturday, as smoke from hundreds of wildfires burning in Minnesota and Canada continued to spread and envelop skylines.
2 U.S. service members killed, 1 missing after Iranian attack in Jordan
NPR | By Chandelis Duster Published July 18, 2026 at 11:14 AM PDT Vahid Salemi / AP A man displays a placard with portraits of the current and late supreme leaders and the late Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani at the Islamic Revolution Square in downtown Tehran, Iran, Saturday, July 18, 2026.
Reporter's Notebook: Finding World Cup joy in speaking to women who love soccer
NPR | By Jasmine Garsd Published July 18, 2026 at 8:30 AM PDT At some point in our World Cup travels, as NPR journeyed from city to city talking to fans and watching games, producer Liz Baker pointed out a detail I'd missed: the beautiful, intricate soccer-themed designs on many of the women's manicures. This is how we ended up asking photographers to capture the gorgeous fingertips and fashions of the tournament.
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