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“It’s an honor of a lifetime to finally check a Super Bowl performance off my bucket list,” the music megastar said of his appearance at the Feb. 11, 2024 game. (Image credit: Charles Sykes/Invision/AP) Read More at NPR

Chaplains provide spiritual counsel at some of life’s most raw moments. With psychedelic legalization spreading, some chaplains think this role should include facilitating psychedelic trips. (Image credit: James MacDonald/Bloomberg/Getty Images) Read More at NPR

Thousands of New Yorkers alter or obscure their license plates to fake-out license plate readers used for toll collection and speeding cameras. Read More at NPR

The Census Bureau wants to use its annual survey to ask people over the age of 15 about their sexual orientation and gender identity. This data could help enforce civil rights laws. Read More at NPR

Academics, activists and Black history advocates were in Jacksonville, Fla. last week where they showed defiance of educational policies that ban books and discourage knowledge about Black history. Read More at NPR

Having this virus is bad enough at home, where you might spend hours hugging the toilet. Imagine having it out camping. Investigators wanted to find out how backpackers were getting and spreading it. (Image credit: Mia Catharine Mattioli/CDC) Read More at NPR

A 13-foot-8.5-inch male alligator was “humanely killed” and removed from the water, authorities said, after a local resident saw the reptile latching onto human remains in a Tampa Bay area canal. (Image credit: Alan Diaz/AP) Read More at NPR

The windows, titled “Now and Forever,” were created by artist Kerry James Marshall. It showcases a group of protesters holding up large signs that read “Fairness” and “No Foul Play.” (Image credit: Nick Wass/AP) Read More at NPR

Ophelia was generating 50 mph winds and is expected to produce up to 8 inches of rain in some parts of North Carolina and Virginia on Saturday. (Image credit: Eros Hoagland/Getty Images) Read More at NPR