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On March 31 — National Crayon Day — Crayola will announce something about the colors in the 24-count box it offers.

With One Large Breath, Dandelion Is Blown Out Of Crayola's 24 Pack

The time has come to say goodbye to Dandelion, one of two yellow crayons in Crayola's 24-count pack. It will go into retirement and the Crayola Hall of Fame.

Code for America founder and Executive Director Jennifer Pahlka speaks Nov. 10 at<em> The New York Times</em> DealBook Conference at Lincoln Center in New York City.

How Can You Bring Innovation To Government Services? Follow Users

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Jennifer Pahlka, founder and executive director of Code for America, about what it takes to bring innovation to government.

Drivers distracted by their devices are a well-documented, rising cause of traffic crashes, but there are a growing number of pedestrians, too, who can become oblivious to traffic around them.

Distraction, On Street And Sidewalk, Helps Cause Record Pedestrian Deaths

The number of pedestrians killed in traffic jumped 11 percent in 2016, the highest year-over-year increase — in terms of percentage and total number of fatalities — since data has been collected.

Presidential candidate Ljubisa "Beli" Preletacevic, the satirical alter-ego of Serbian college student Luka Maksimovic, poses with supporters in the main square of the Serbian town of Zrenjanin.

In Serbia's Election, The Comedian Is A Serious Contender

Luka Maksimovic has made wild promises and offered cash for votes. "Life must be really bad for us if we are voting for a young comedian running for president under a fake persona," says a supporter.

Digital lenders are pulling in all kinds of data, like purchases, SAT scores and public records.

Will Using Artificial Intelligence To Make Loans Trade One Kind Of Bias For Another?

The next loan you get may depend less on your credit score and more on what a program thinks of your habits. Digital lenders say the process will be more fair, but others worry about unintended bias.

Celeste Thompson, 57, a home care worker in Missoula, Mont., examines a pill bottle in her home. Thompson cares for her husband, and worries that if she loses her Medicaid coverage she won't be able to afford to see a doctor.

Home Health Aides Fear They'll Lose Hard-Won Insurance Coverage

Many health care aides were able to get insurance through the Affordable Care Act. But with the law's future uncertain, they don't know how their jobs or their doctor bills will be affected.

Crews inspect a section of an I-85 overpass in Atlanta that collapsed from a large fire, roiling traffic in the heart of the city. Officials have completely shut down the heavily traveled road.

I-85 Bridge Collapse In Atlanta Brings Headache To 250,000 Drivers A Day

The shutdown affects a roughly 3-mile portion of I-85, blocking a major artery that runs through the heart of the city.

A mourner walks through a cemetery in Jinjiang during the Tomb-Sweeping Festival in 2015.

China Preps For Its Big Spring Clean, As The Tomb-Sweeping Festival Approaches

People in China are preparing for Qingming, a national holiday to celebrate ancestors that dates back millennia — but was banned for decades and has only recently been reinstated.

Some In Corporate America Push Back On Trump's Climate Regulations Roll Back

This week's executive order to roll back climate regulations may sit well with the fossil fuel industry, but most of corporate America is unimpressed. Many large companies are sticking to their plans to tackle climate change by investing in renewable energy and green practices.

A young manatee swims at a zoo in France in 2017.

Manatees Escape The Endangered List — But Maybe Too Soon

It seems like quite a win for the marine mammal, which was nearly extinct just a few decades ago. But conservationists say the move could lead to repeal of protections the manatee needs to survive.

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