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Sen. Lugar

Published January 9, 2003 at 12:00 AM EST

Host Bob Edwards speaks with Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, about American policy towards North Korea and how it compares with American policy towards Iraq.

Wild Pink, 'Florida'

Lyndsey McKenna
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While there's certainly art that extols Florida's beauty and endless memes that make light of the state's unrivaled weirdness, it's rare to hear something that understands its duality.
Living robots made in a lab have found a new way to self-replicate, researchers say

Scott Neuman
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Xenobots, a type of programmable organism made from frog cells, can replicate by spontaneously sweeping up loose stem cells, researchers say. This could have implications for regenerative medicine.
National & International News

WHO member states will work on a global agreement to deal with future pandemics

Joe Hernandez
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The coronavirus outbreak exposed flaws in the global health system but also showed a willingness among countries to work together, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO's director-general, says.