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We asked, you answered. Here are your most memorable moments with Mom for Mother's Day

Maquita Peters

NPR received nearly 500 submissions from around the country and beyond from people who shared favorite memories of their mothers — whether she's still present for them to hug or lives on in their hearts.

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What are your most memorable moments with your mom? NPR wants to hear

Maquita Peters

Whether your mother is still here for you to hug or you are holding on to cherished memories, NPR wants to hear about the moments that bring you the most joy when you think of her.

From left, U.S. silver medalist Regan Smith, Australian gold medalist Kaylee McKeown and U.S. bronze medalist Katharine Berkoff pose with their medals following the women's 100-meter backstroke swimming event during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on Tuesday. Berkoff's bronze was not only the 3,000th medal for Team USA, but also the 600th Olympic medal earned by a USA swimming athlete.

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The United States has become the first country to win 3,000 Olympic medals

Maquita Peters

This record tally includes both Summer and Winter Games and was helped Tuesday by Team USA's historic performances in Paris in swimming events, which yielded four medals.

Sha'carri Richardson of Team USA celebrates after finishing second in the Women's 100m Final on day eight of the Paris Olympics at Stade de France on Saturday.

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How is Team USA faring in the Olympics? Here's a medal count so far

Juliana Kim, Maquita Peters

The United States became the first country to surpass the 3,000-Olympic medal barrier. This record tally includes both Summer and Winter Games.

Cardboard beds at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games have made headlines.

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Cardboard beds have returned to the Olympics. What do they do?

Alana Wise, Maquita Peters

Cardboard beds are one of the Olympics' latest green innovations. But not all the athletes are fans.

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Shohei Ohtani says he's sad, shocked over Mizuhara's gambling and theft allegations

Bill Chappell, Maquita Peters

The Los Angeles Dodgers fired Ippei Mizuhara last week. Three months earlier, the team called Mizuhara "Shohei's best buddy."

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A dead satellite crashed back to Earth. No worries, it landed in the Pacific

James Doubek, Maquita Peters

The one-in-a-billion chance it could have hit somebody on the head didn't become a reality, as the European satellite reentered the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean between Alaska and Hawaii.