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Architects say making the office more like the outdoors — with filtered air and good ventilation — will be a priority post-pandemic. This living wall in the Danielle N. Ripich Commons at the University of New England in Biddeford, Maine, is one such approach.

Redesigning The Office For The Next 100-Year Flu (Yes, It's Coming)

Architects are already looking beyond COVID-19 to imagine the office of 2025 and beyond — an office that will keep us safe on the job, whatever pandemic virus strikes next.

From left: Philippa, 23, from Sydney, Australia; Laura, 23, from Melbourne; and Isabella, 23, from Sydney wait in line to enter Tresor, one of Germany's popular nightclubs for electronic music, in Berlin in the early morning hours of Sept. 4.

How a whiskey-fueled meeting in 1949 led to Berlin's famed techno scene

All-night clubs in the German capital have long drawn "techno tourists." That might never have happened had a hotelier failed to negotiate the end of the city's curfew following World War II.

Gen Z's political power: new data gives insight into America's youngest voters

Generation Z, which turned out in large numbers along with millennials last election, is still new to politics. A report exclusively obtained by NPR adds more context to the youngest voting bloc.

Many young people who started vaping nicotine as teens several years ago haven't quit the habit, data show.

Young adults who started vaping as teens still can't shake the habit

Teen vaping is trending downwards these days. But data from Colorado and around the country show the generation that made Juul cool is still hooked on nicotine.

'Bill of the Month': The series that dissects and slashes medical bills

Since 2018, readers and listeners sent KFF Health News-NPR's "Bill of the Month" thousands of questionable bills. Our crowdsourced investigation paved the way for landmark legislation and highlighted cost-saving strategies for all patients

Why Trump won — 9 takeaways from the 2024 election

Trump not only won in the Electoral College, but he won so big that he expanded his coalition with historic demographic shifts.

The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court ended a historic and momentous term this week.

Supreme Court's Roberts turns court to the right as Barrett emerges as a key player

This term, the Supreme Court ruled on abortion pills, the federal law banning guns for domestic abusers, voting rights and attempts to regulate social media.

Hillary Clinton has defended the Clinton Foundation against allegations that it was a front for a "pay to play" scheme while she was secretary of state.

'Saving Lives' Or 'Selling Access'? Explaining The Clinton Foundation

Donald Trump has centered on a key attack against Hillary Clinton: He says the Clinton Foundation was a pay-to-play front that enabled Hillary and Bill Clinton to trade government access for money.

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Hamas says its top leader was killed in Iran. Presidential campaigns swing through the South. Arizona choses Kari Lake as the GOP nominee for Senate race that could determine chamber's control.

Rep. Dan Lipinski, D-Ill., campaigns for re-election in Illinois' 3rd Congressional District at a commuter train station back in 2008.

Illinois Primary: Democratic Congressman Wins Tight Race, GOP Governor Survives

Centrist Democratic Rep. Dan Lipinski narrowly wins his primary race and avoids becoming the first incumbent to lose in 2018. Gov. Bruce Rauner ekes out win over conservative challenger.

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