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Sep 18, 2024
The Land Back Movement is an effort by native Americans to reclaim lost land. Two reporters take a look at where it's worked and where it hasn't at reservations in Minnesota.
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Sep 18, 2024
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Georgia Republican Party chair Josh McKoon in Atlanta ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
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Sep 18, 2024
Congress is running out of time to avert a government shutdown. House Republicans will put up a partisan proposal that does not even have enough votes within their own party.
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Sep 18, 2024
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly reports from the swing state of Georgia on efforts to rally Republican and Democratic voters.
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Sep 18, 2024
In Lebanon, funerals took place for a dozen people killed by exploding pagers targeting Hezbollah — but as they buried their dead, more electronic devices blew up, claiming yet more lives.
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Sep 18, 2024
The political advantage Trump enjoyed on the issue of age has been reversed. That was on display at the presidential debate with Vice President Harris.
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Sep 18, 2024
A report shows rapid development of new cancer treatment and detection is helping people live longer. But more people are also getting diagnosed, and at younger ages.
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Sep 18, 2024
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Haitian Times founder and former New York Times staffer Garry Pierre-Pierre about the lies spewed by Trump and Vance around Haitian Americans and immigrants, and the fallout.
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Sep 18, 2024
With the Fed's cut to interest rates, high-yield savings accounts won't yield quite so much. For recent homebuyers, it might also be time to think about refinancing.
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Sep 18, 2024
Private companies have handled many of Philadelphia's forced evictions. But after several evictions resulted in injury, insurance companies who covered the eviction business are walking away.
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Sep 18, 2024
Residents of Indian Kashmir cast protest votes in their first legislative assembly elections since statehood was revoked.
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Sep 18, 2024
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Lyndsay Rush, the poet behind @maryoliversdrunkcousin on Instagram, on how she went from not liking poetry to publishing her debut book of poems, A BIT MUCH.
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Sep 18, 2024
For the first time in more than a decade, overdose deaths are falling sharply in the U.S. Experts say the improvement is so dramatic they're unsure why it's happening - but they're looking for clues.
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Sep 18, 2024
The deadly pager and electronic device blasts in Lebanon are complicating U.S. efforts to reach a Gaza ceasefire.
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Sep 18, 2024
In Lebanon, there was a fresh wave of explosions of electronic devices that killed at least 14 more people and injured more than 450.
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Sep 18, 2024
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, a union of 1.3 million workers, will not endorse Vice President Harris or former President Donald Trump for president, after decades of backing Democrats.
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Sep 18, 2024
The Federal Reserve moved aggressively Wednesday to start cutting interest rates as easing inflation fears gives way to concern about the job market.
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Sep 18, 2024
American cyclist Lael Wilcox rode more than 18,000 miles in 108 days, 12 hours and 12 minutes. She's claiming the record for the fastest woman to ride around the world.
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Sep 17, 2024
On this week's "My Unsung Hero:" In 2014, Wil was being treated for major depression at an inpatient mental health program. One day, his therapist issued a challenge that renewed his sense of purpose.
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Sep 17, 2024
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Emily Jacobs of UC Santa Barbara about how pregnancy reshapes the brain, the subject of a study out this week in the journal Nature Neuroscience.
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Sep 17, 2024
The music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs was arrested late Monday night in New York and indicted on federal charges of sex trafficking and racketeering.
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Sep 17, 2024
A growing number of migrants from around the world are reaching the U.S. via charter planes. The Biden administration accuses these charter companies of collaborating with global smuggling networks.
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Sep 17, 2024
Meta has announced sweeping changes to how kids and teens use Instagram. The company today unveiled "Teen Accounts," a series of new features aimed at boosting child safety.
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Sep 17, 2024
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to co-founder of Black Voters Matter, LaTosha Brown, about political organizing efforts in Georgia ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
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Sep 17, 2024
Hanif Abdurraqib, the recipient of a MacArthur "genius" grant, said he just wants to be known as a good neighbor. He spent periods of his youth incarcerated and living on the streets in Ohio.
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Sep 17, 2024
A window screen company in Tuscaloosa, Alabama is trying to help workers stay out of medical debt by opening a clinic where care and prescriptions are free.
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Sep 17, 2024
Over the past two years, millions of fossils have been found beneath a Los Angeles high school. Paleontologists say the finding is notable for its size and diversity.
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Sep 17, 2024
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with actress Gillian Anderson about her new book, Want, which is a compilation of women's anonymous, sexual fantasies from all over the world.
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Sep 17, 2024
A NASA mission launching in October will send cameras and other scientific equipment to see, among other things, whether Jupiter's moon Europa could sustain life.
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Sep 17, 2024
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Carol Leonnig of the Washington Post about Secret Service failures and the most recent apparent attempt on former president Trump's life.
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Sep 17, 2024
A man at the center of a mass rape trial in France testified Tuesday. He is accused of drugging his wife and offering her up to a steady stream of men from an online chatroom.
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Sep 17, 2024
Harris said Trump's remarks about immigrants eating pets were lies rooted in racist tropes, and in some of her most forceful language yet about the debunked claim, insisted it "has to to stop."
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Sep 17, 2024
An apparent synchronized attack on pagers used by Hezbollah members. Lebanese health authorities say at least nine people were killed and more than 2,700 wounded.
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Sep 17, 2024
The Federal Reserve is gearing up to start cutting interest rates for the first time since 2020 -- but a key decision looms: whether to start small or big.
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Sep 16, 2024
China is to "gradually raise" the retirement age for its workforce next year. The news is met with mixed reaction in the Chinese capital.
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Sep 16, 2024
A teen meets her wisecracking, advice-dispensing 39-year-old self on a mushroom trip in Megan Park's coming-of-age rom-com My Old Ass.
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Sep 16, 2024
Vermont is trying to become a leader in refugee resettlement. Many employers say migrants are needed to fill open jobs. But there are some serious challenges that could get in the way.
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Sep 16, 2024
Heavy rains have caused massive flooding and devastation across a number of cities and towns across West and Central Africa, impacting millions of people.
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Sep 16, 2024
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Stephen Colbert and his wife Evie about their new cookbook they've written together called Does This Taste Funny? Recipes Our Family Loves.
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Sep 16, 2024
The suspect in the apparent assassination attempt yesterday of former President Donald Trump made his initial appearance in federal court Monday.
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Sep 16, 2024
A firefighting training program designed primarily for women hopes to diversify the industry and to attract more people to firefighting overall.
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Sep 16, 2024
One increasingly popular water sport — wake surfing — is causing some to question its safety and its environmental impact on lakes.
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Sep 16, 2024
Two people are in critical condition after a chaotic police shooting inside a New York City subway station on Sunday. Two officers shot a man who didn't pay his fare and when he pulled out a knife.
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Sep 16, 2024
Georgia is again seen as a must-win for both Vice President Harris and former President Donald Trump. Voters are inundated by political advertising and bombarded with visits from campaign surrogates.
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Sep 16, 2024
A Florida school district is restoring three dozen books removed from library shelves. The books range from classics like Toni Morrison's Beloved to a kid's book about a penguin family with two dads.
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Sep 16, 2024
Tito Jackson, a founding member of legendary pop group The Jackson 5, has died. He was 70 years old.
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Sep 16, 2024
TikTok is in federal court to argue the ban Congress passed against the company is unconstitutional. The new law, which takes effect in January, would ban TikTok nationwide unless it is sold to a non-Chinese buyer.
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Sep 16, 2024
The Bear, Shogun and Baby Reindeer split most of the major categories, while Eugene and Dan Levy did their best to move things along. There weren't many surprises and ... wait, didn't we just do this?
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Sep 15, 2024
The whoopie pie is a favorite New England desert. Since bigger is always better, a Vermont baker sets out to make the biggest whoopie pie in the world.
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Sep 15, 2024
An excerpt from KCRW's "The Anti-Dread Climate Podcast" on whether eating chicken or fish is ultimately better for the environment.
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Sep 15, 2024
Prominent Christian theologian Richard B. Hays' work was often cited as a reason for not allowing same-sex relationships in Christian churches. In a new book, 'The Widening of God's Mercy,' co-written with his son Chris Hays, he reverses course, and cites Biblical support for allowing LGBTQ relationships in Christianity.
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Sep 15, 2024
Hillary Clinton leaned into her identity when she ran for president. Vice President Kamala Harris is decidedly not.
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Sep 14, 2024
Hundreds of people in Turkey attended the funeral for a Turkish American woman who was shot dead by Israeli troops in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
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Sep 14, 2024
In a desolate stretch of Nevada, teams have been competing all week to break speed records for human-powered locomotion. NPR's Scott Detrow talks with one of this year's competitors, Lizanne Wilmot.
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Sep 14, 2024
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Dan Reed, director of the documentary "Stopping the Steal," which covers Republican officials in Arizona and Georgia who wanted Donald Trump to win the 2020 election.
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Sep 14, 2024
This year's Emmy nominations include newcomers and superstars alike, and the awards show will be hosted by Eugene and Dan Levy.
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Sep 14, 2024
Trash, noise, parking, weeds — conflicts with neighbors are common. NPR's Life Kit has tips from a mediator on how to settle a dispute with your neighbor.
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Sep 14, 2024
This time next year, NASA plans to send its first crewed mission to the moon. NPR's Scott Detrow meets the crew of NASA's Artemis II mission, to see how the team is preparing.
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Sep 14, 2024
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Jon Holden, who leads the Machinists Union that's striking against Boeing, about the current state of the strike, which began earlier this week.
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Sep 14, 2024
Robert Melnick, professor emeritus at the University of Oregon, discusses the consequences of leaving a bag of Cheetos at Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico.
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Sep 13, 2024
Sometimes, the movies strike back at critics. In the new film The Critic, Ian McKellen stars as a scurrilous theater scribe, the latest in a long history of buffoons and bitter curmudgeons.
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Sep 13, 2024
In 2011, audiences were captivated by a 14 year old, originally from war-torn Sierra Leone, dancing in the ballet documentary First Position. Michaela DePrince has died at the age of 29.In 2011, audiences were captivated by a 14 year old, originally from war-torn Sierra Leone, dancing in the ballet documentary First Position. Michaela DePrince has died at the age of 29.
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Sep 13, 2024
In 2011, audiences were captivated by a 14 year old, originally from war-torn Sierra Leone, dancing in the ballet documentary First Position. Michaela DePrince has died at the age of 29.In 2011, audiences were captivated by a 14 year old, originally from war-torn Sierra Leone, dancing in the ballet documentary First Position. Michaela DePrince has died at the age of 29.
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Sep 13, 2024
American citizens are amongs dozens who have been sentenced to death in the Democratic Republic of Congo for their role in an attempted coup.
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Sep 13, 2024
Since the 1980s, a flock of Vaux's Swifts has been roosting in a Portland chimney during the month of September, on their way to their winter home in Central and South America. Thousands of Portlanders show up to watch them.
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Sep 13, 2024
To preserve the spirit of the Games, Paris' mayor has proposed making the five Olympic rings installed on the Eiffel Tower a permanent fixture. Now the Eiffel family has gotten involved.
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Sep 13, 2024
A national youth voting organization is trying to register more young men of color for the election November.
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Sep 13, 2024
As Europeans debate over the environmental impact of mining lithium, a project in Germany shows how to do it without leaving a carbon footprint.
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Sep 13, 2024
Boeing's machinists union voted overwhelmingly to reject a tentative contract agreement, joining unions in other industries that have taken advantage of a strong labor market to make bold demands.
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Sep 13, 2024
Former President Donald Trump has been stumping in Arizona. Vice President Harris has been in North Carolina and Pennsylvania.
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Sep 13, 2024
This week's mix of music out today starts with an homage to the home state of country star Miranda Lambert.
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Sep 12, 2024
Authorities in Springfield Ohio evacuated city hall after receiving bomb threats for several locations in the town. The threats came after accusations about the behavior of Haitians who live there.
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Sep 12, 2024
Teenagers spend nearly five hours a day, on average, on social media. And there's growing consensus that it's a big problem for their mental health.
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Sep 12, 2024
In Tuesday's debate, Trump said that Biden administration policies provided a windfall for Iran. We decided to look into the truth of that claim.
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Sep 12, 2024
Grammy-winning country star Kacey Musgraves draws a question from the Wild Card deck and tells NPR's Rachel Martin about a fundamental truth in her life that she began to question.
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Sep 12, 2024
A standout entry from our NPR College Podcast Challenge was a story about two sisters: One a college junior, the other a soldier in the U.S. Army.
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Sep 12, 2024
New York City Police Commissioner Edward Caban has resigned. His phone was revealed to have been seized as part of a federal corruption investigation.
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Sep 12, 2024
Darnell Epps is a Yale trained lawyer who is bent on solving a non-legal problem: a shortage in manufacturing workers. He enrolled at vocational school to get a better idea of the job market.
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Sep 12, 2024
Three wildfires are burning in southern California, threatening tens of thousands of structures, prompting evacuations and degrading air quality.
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Sep 12, 2024
For the first time, private citizens have walked in space. The mission gave a billionaire an incredible view, and SpaceX a chance to try out their new spacesuits.
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Sep 12, 2024
Beef has a bigger climate impact than just about anything on our plates. So are there more sustainable ways to raise cattle? Or is the answer when it comes to beef simply "less is more?"
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Sep 12, 2024
The Oklahoma state school superintendent says he ordered schools to teach the Bible. But local school districts say they'll make up their own minds.
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Sep 12, 2024
Francine made landfall in Louisiana on Wednesday as a Category 2 hurricane. It caused surprise flooding in New Orleans as water levels were already high before the storm hit.
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Sep 12, 2024
The WHO and UN are wrapping up the first round of polio vaccinations in Gaza. In just a few weeks, when vaccinators will re-deploy to give kids under 10 the second shot of the two dose regimen.
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Sep 12, 2024
The FTC is alleging that the proposed merger between Kroger and Albertsons would lead to higher prices for consumers and weakening the power of workers.
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Sep 12, 2024
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland delivered a rare address to public servants, urging them to hold the line amidst political attacks on their work.
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Sep 12, 2024
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with professor Julio Carrión about the death and legacy of former authoritarian leader of Peru Alberto Fujimori.
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Sep 12, 2024
Hillary Clinton leaned into her identity when she ran for president. Vice President Kamala Harris is decidedly not.
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Sep 12, 2024
At two events, Donald Trump's New Jersey golf club hosted a convicted Jan. 6 rioter known for extreme antisemitic and racist comments, whom prosecutors described as a ‘white supremacist.'
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Sep 12, 2024
The return of 14 Republican presidential electors linked to efforts to reverse Donald Trump's 2020 loss raises questions about what they will do if Trump loses again in their states.
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Sep 11, 2024
Researchers have created an AI model that can predict some fruit fly brain signals. It was able to predict the activity of neurons in a fruit fly by looking at how those neurons were connected.
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Sep 11, 2024
Farmers in the U.S. grow nearly 50 million tons of wheat every year. But a lot never reaches people's plates. The Washington State University Breadlab has a straightforward and delicious solution
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Sep 11, 2024
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Ben Elkind, a wildland firefighter based in Washington state who has traveled the country fighting fires for 17 years, about what it's like at the frontlines of wildfires.
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Sep 11, 2024
NPR visited a suburban Atlanta debate watch party Tuesday, where Republicans expressed cautious optimism that this debate would boost former President Donald Trump's campaign.
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Sep 11, 2024
Francine is forecast to come ashore as a hurricane in southern Louisiana on Wednesday. A storm surge as high as ten feet could swamp the low-lying areas of the state.
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Sep 11, 2024
Tuesday's presidential debate touched on some of the issues that matter most to voters: inflation and the economy, immigration and border policy, and access to abortion and reproductive care.
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