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September 18, 2024
See a loopy landlady in a caftan? Mrs. Roper may be romping through your town
Hundreds of costumed "Helens" are cheerfully invading bars across the country in honor of Helen Roper, from the 1970s sitcom Three's Company...
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September 18, 2024
Tracking the exploding pagers used in Israeli apparent attack on Hezbollah
Gold Apollo denied all involvement with the explosive pagers, telling NPR outside its offices in Taiwan that it was a Budapest-based company...
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September 18, 2024
The FBI is investigating packages sent to election officials in more than 15 states
The FBI and the U.S. Postal Service were investigating the origin of suspicious packages that have been sent to elections officials in more...
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September 18, 2024
Report: Cancer diagnoses are more common but so is surviving
A new report shows rapid development of new cancer treatment and detection is helping people live more. But more people are also getting dia...
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September 18, 2024
Trump held his first campaign event since the apparent assassination attempt
Trump’s town hall in Michigan was shorter than his typical campaign rally, but he used the event to discuss everything from the failed attem...
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September 18, 2024
A records flaw could block thousands in Arizona from voting in state and local races
Arizona officials say the flaw could disqualify nearly 100,000 people from voting in non-federal races. At issue is proof of citizenship rec...
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September 17, 2024
The Federal Reserve is on the verge of cutting interest rates. Here's what to know
The Fed is expected to start cutting interest rates this afternoon — marking a milestone in the central bank's long-running battle against i...
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September 17, 2024
Disinformation and suppression loom over Georgia, says Black Voters Matter co-founder
LaTosha Brown — the co-founder of Black Voters Matter — details how she's thinking about the election to come in Georgia, and the threat of...
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September 17, 2024
Former officer testifies he beat a 'helpless' Tyre Nichols then lied about it
Emmitt Martin III testified that he punched the 29-year-old Black man at least five times while two Memphis police colleagues held his arms...
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September 17, 2024
A NASA probe is about to launch to an icy moon that could have life
A NASA mission launching in October will send cameras and other scientific equipment to see, among other things, whether Jupiter's moon Euro...
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September 17, 2024
Senate Republicans block IVF bill, as Democrats elevate issue ahead of November election
Senate Republicans blocked a bill to ensure federal protections for access to in vitro fertilization treatments, calling it a "show" vote by...
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September 17, 2024
Harris calls Trump's remarks about Haitian immigrants in Springfield a 'crying shame'
Harris said Trump’s remarks about immigrants eating pets were lies rooted in racist tropes, and in some of her most forceful language yet ab...
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September 17, 2024
Hezbollah pagers explode across Lebanon, causing nearly 3,000 casualties.
Lebanese officials say Israel is to blame for the explosions. Hezbollah members had turned to pagers, believing they were more secure than p...
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September 17, 2024
The U.S. has had a long history of political violence, but experts see a new trend
The apparent second assassination attempt of Donald Trump is stirring concern about growing political violence in the U.S.
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September 17, 2024
Microsoft says Russia’s election interference efforts have pivoted to Harris and Walz
The company identified a number of recent Russia-linked campaigns that have shifted focus to Harris, relying on videos to spread conspiracy...
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September 17, 2024
Livestream AMERICANAFEST 2024 with sets by Leyla McCalla, Oliver Wood and more
AMERICANAFEST 2024 features a broad range of music, from alt-country to roots rock and folk, plus industry panels.
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September 17, 2024
Disney trips meant for homeless NYC students went to school employees' families
Disney trips that were meant for homeless students in New York City public schools were used by school employees' families instead, accordin...
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September 17, 2024
Florida wants to take the lead on Ryan Routh’s prosecution in Trump golf incident
Florida is conducting its own investigation into the apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. Republican Gov. Ron De...
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September 17, 2024
Vets helping Ukraine worry Trump assassination attempt suspect will hurt their cause
U.S. military veterans who support Ukraine worry about political blowback since the suspect in the apparent assassination attempt on former...
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September 17, 2024
Conservative editor-in-chief appears to use racial slur to refer to Haitian migrants
Rich Lowry, of the prominent conservative magazine National Review appeared to use the N-word to refer to Haitian migrants during an appeara...
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September 17, 2024
Scores of Hezbollah fighters wounded following pager blasts
In what appears to be an widespread attack on part of the militant group’s communications system, the explosions took place in Beirut’s sout...
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September 17, 2024
Some Israelis are leaving the country due to the war in Gaza
Uncertainty about the future, safety fears and concerns over the government's handling of the war in Gaza are leading some Jewish Israelis t...
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September 17, 2024
Edgar Barrera leads the Latin Grammy nominations for the second year in a row
Superstars like Bad Bunny, Karol G and Juan Luis Guerra racked up Latin Grammy nominations. But producers and songwriters got plenty of love...
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September 17, 2024
Abortion providers — and patients — are on the move, as state laws keep shifting
Clinics in states where most abortions are legal, such as Kansas and Illinois, are reporting an influx of inquiries from patients hundreds o...
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September 17, 2024
Complex political past of suspect in Trump's apparent 2nd assassination attempt
Ryan Routh, the suspect in the Trump apparent assassination attempt, has a colored digital footprint. The former Trump supporter showed a st...
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September 17, 2024
This preventive drug could be a 'game changer" in ending the HIV epidemic
In newly released data, lenacapavir, administered via a twice-yearly injection, has shown remarkable effectiveness at eliminating HIV transm...
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September 17, 2024
Instagram makes all teen accounts private, in a highly scrutinized push for child safety
The social media app unveiled a new product for young users of the app that is intended to make the service safer for teenagers. The tools i...
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September 17, 2024
AI met fruit fly, and a better brain model emerged
A virtual version of a fruit fly’s visual system could help scientists understand how brain networks process information. The model could al...
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September 17, 2024
These houses survived one of the country's worst wildfires. Here’s how
The wildfire in Lahaina, Maui spread through extreme winds and intense heat. Still, a handful of houses were untouched thanks to the owners...
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September 17, 2024
So many music festivals have been canceled this year. What's going on?
Music festivals are canceling their events like maybe never before. Call it the music festival recession.
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September 17, 2024
Man accused of drugging wife so dozens of men could rape her testifies in French court
A man accused of drugging his then-wife and inviting dozens of men to rape her over nearly a decade is testifying in court on Tuesday in sou...
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September 17, 2024
Cyberattacks plague health care. Critics call the federal response 'inadequate'
The Change Healthcare cyberattack sparked a new strategy from the federal government on preventing destructive ransomware crimes. Critics sa...
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September 17, 2024
He survived the water, but not the flood
Climate-driven flooding destroyed Tony Calhoun’s home in 2022. But as the water receded, his despair only grew. Now, his family hopes to bri...
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September 17, 2024
How to register to vote in 2024
Here's what you need to know to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every state ahead of the 2024 general election.
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September 17, 2024
More and more artists want Trump to stop using their music. They face a costly fight
The White Stripes are the latest musical act to take the former president to court over using their songs in his reelection campaign.
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September 17, 2024
Dear Life Kit: I resent that my WFH partner has more free time than I do
A listener says she has trouble respecting her husband because of his work-from-home habits. While she works long hours, he gets to sign off...
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September 17, 2024
How one shaman helps others find healing and meaning in a modern world
Helena Soholm, a Korean American shaman and transpersonal psychologist, integrates Western and Indigenous systems of knowledge to facilitate...
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September 17, 2024
DEA closing 2 offices in China as the agency struggles to stem flow of chemicals
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is shutting down two of its hard-won offices in China, a move that comes even as the agency struggl...
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September 17, 2024
Sean 'Diddy' Combs' faces federal charges in New York, his lawyer says
Sean "Diddy" Combs faces federal charges in New York, his lawyer said late Monday. Details of the charges weren't immediately announced by p...
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September 17, 2024
Sean 'Diddy' Combs is arrested in New York after federal indictment
Sean "Diddy" Combs was arrested late Monday in New York, where he faces a sealed criminal indictment, prosecutors announced late Monday.
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September 17, 2024
In interview on X, Trump addresses apparent assassination attempt for the first time
Former President Donald Trump spoke for the first time about the apparent assassination attempt on him Sunday at his golf course and talking...
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September 17, 2024
Former officer says Tyre Nichols 'wasn't a threat' when taken from car during stop
Emmitt Martin III, a former Memphis police officer who has pleaded guilty in the case, took the stand in the federal trial of former colleag...
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September 17, 2024
How to register to vote, and check your registration status
Ahead of the 2024 general election, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail —...
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September 16, 2024
Gymnast Jordan Chiles appeals to Swiss supreme court for her Olympic bronze medal
Chiles was awarded the bronze medal at the Paris floor exercise final. But her medal was revoked by an arbitration court, which ruled an inq...
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September 16, 2024
These states will decide the election. We went to all of them to talk to voters
Your guide to the six swing states that will decide this year’s presidential election: Georgia, Nevada, Wisconsin, Michigan, Arizona and Pen...
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September 16, 2024
Tribes file lawsuit to delay Southern Oregon floating offshore wind auction
The Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians filed a lawsuit claiming the federal government failed to consider the...
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September 16, 2024
The Boeing Strike: 4 moments the company fractured its bond with workers
Though contract negotiations were the catalyst for Boeing machinists to go on strike, frustrations among workers have been building up for y...
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September 16, 2024
TikTok argued against its U.S. ban in court today. Here's what happened
TikTok’s survival in the U.S. is riding on the outcome of the hearing. Federal judges peppered both the Justice Department and TikTok with s...
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September 16, 2024
Tito Jackson, member of the Jackson 5, dies at 70
The singer and guitarist was part of sibling quintet that took over the pop world in 1969 — it released four consecutive No. 1 hits — and la...
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September 16, 2024