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Mark Zuckerberg, left, alongside Jeff Ibrahim, center, following their jiu-jitsu match on May 6 in California. One of the third place competitors, Henry Francisco, is at right.

Video shows how a storekeeper defeated Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in jiu-jitsu

The last person Jeff Ibrahim expected to face in the gold medal round of a jiu-jitsu competition in California was tech entrepreneur Mark Zuckerberg.

Irish police officers apprehend a man after a demonstration near the scene of an attack in Dublin city center, on Thursday Nov. 23, 2023. The violence broke out following a knife attack that left a woman and two other children were injured.

Ireland's prime minister condemns anti-immigrant rioters in Dublin

Violence broke out in the capital city after rumors circulated that a foreign national was responsible for a stabbing outside a Dublin school that left three children injured. Dozens were arrested.

Last year, more than 100,000 Americans died of drug overdoses. Advocates and family members marked the tragic toll with cardboard grave markers on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 23.

States are getting $50 billion in opioid cash. And it's an issue in governor's races

Some candidates for governor are sparring over bragging rights for their state's share of opioid settlement funds. Some are attorneys general who pursued the lawsuits that produced the payouts.

Gender rights activists demonstrate outside the U.S. Supreme Court on June 30, 2023, in Washington, D.C. Many of the bans states passed this year against gender-affirming health care for youth are in federal court and may be on their way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Can states' bans on transgender care hold up in court? We break down the arguments

The 20 gender-affirming care bans states have passed are undergoing intense legal scrutiny and testing federal courts in new ways, setting up battles that may go to the U.S. Supreme Court.

The dystopian suspense 'Land of Milk and Honey' satisfies all manner of appetites

Set in the near future, C Pam Zhang's atmospheric novel centers on a chef who takes a job at a tech entrepreneur's isolated compound after smog kills most of Earth's plant and animal species.

Cooking chicken soup for the Shabbat soul

Cookbook author Adeena Sussman makes Dilly Chicken and Rice Soup from her book Shabbat: Recipes and Rituals from My Table to Yours.

Víkingur Ólafsson, 'Variation No. 1 (Goldberg Variations)'

The young Icelandic pianist, once equated with Glenn Gould, exceeds the comparison in music by Bach that is played with transparent, lyrical joy.

The Chess Project updates the sound of a legendary blues label

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with the son of the co-founder of the legendary blues label Chess Records. Marshall Chess has released a new album, "The Chess Project."

This year's rally has really depended on seven stocks that Wall Street refers to as 'The Magnificent Seven': Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, NVDIA, Meta, Microsoft and Tesla

Wall Street calls them 'the Magnificent 7': They're the reason why stocks are surging

The S&P 500 has surged this year, but most of those gains are thanks to a handful companies nicknamed "the Magnificent Seven." And that's worrying Wall Street.

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrives at the U.S. federal courthouse in New York City to submit his not guilty plea on March 30, 2023. Bankman-Fried faced this week tough questioning from prosecutors who sought to paint him as the mastermind behind a massive fraud at FTX.

Sam Bankman-Fried took a big risk by testifying in his own trial. It did not go well

The former FTX CEO was keen to convince jurors he did not intend to commit any crimes — but he stumbled frequently under withering questioning by the prosecution.

Back pain shouldn't stop you from cooking at home. Here's how to adapt

A new cookbook offers kitchen techniques that reduce physical exertion. It aims to make home cooking accessible again for those with chronic back pain.

Elvis Costello's "This Years Model"

Elvis Costello's "This Year's Model" is considered an important album in the history of rock and it celebrates it's 25th anniversary this week.

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