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Swedish kids growing up in families that wash their dishes by hand are less likely to develop certain allergies than those in families with dishwashers, a study suggests. But there may be more to it.

The self-styled Islamic State has made a practice of public beheadings and other horrific acts of violence. It's taking a huge toll on Iraqis, only a fraction of whom are getting the help they need.

President Biden encouraged restaurant owners who have been affected by the coronavirus crisis to apply for a grant under the $28.6 billion program.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy about how safe it is to travel while vaccinated.

Barbers at a black-owned shop in Washington talk about how they're processing the first week of the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former police officer charged in the killing of George Floyd.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with New Yorker staff writer Raffi Khatchadourian about the story of a survivor of China's crackdown on Uighurs and other ethnic minorities in Xinjiang Province.

In the final Radio Expeditions story on voodoo in West Africa, reporter John Burnett talks to defenders and critics of the religion. While voodoo is often condemned as superstition or worse, its practitioners say the good it can do for believers far outweighs the bad.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Justin Miller, an attorney representing George Floyd's family, about his impressions of the murder trial of Derek Chauvin.

If Congress doesn't fund the Department of Homeland Security this week, most DHS employees will likely be ordered to stay on the job — and make do without a paycheck until funding is restored.

Birdman was named best picture at the 87th Annual Academy Awards. Julianne Moore won best actress for her work in Still Alice, and Eddie Redmayne won best actor in The Theory of Everything.