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News Articles: All Things Considered

People walk through a mall in Manhattan on July 5, 2024. The economy grew an annual rate of 2.8% in the July to September quarter, a solid pace of expansion.

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  • Economy

The U.S. economy is growing solidly. Here's what's working — and what's not

The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 2.8% in the third quarter, led by strong consumer spending. The news comes days before a presidential election in which the economy has been top of mind for many voters.

October 31, 2024
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By:
  • Scott Horsley
A man votes at a public library turned into an early voting polling station in Black Mountain, N.C., on Oct. 29.

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  • Elections

Voting officials face an 'uphill battle' to fight election lies

The deck is stacked against election officials online, maybe even more so than in 2020. Conspiracy theories can quickly get millions of views while debunks gather a fraction of the attention.

October 30, 2024
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By:
  • Shannon Bond and
  • Miles Parks
Members of the Nuclear Emergency Support Team training for a radiological contamination scenario. For 50 years, the secretive team has been the first line of defense against nuclear emergencies.

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  • Science

Meet America's secret team of nuclear first responders

For 50 years, a secretive group of government workers has been preparing for the worst. Here's a rare look inside the team that's ready to respond to a nuclear incident anywhere, anytime.

October 30, 2024
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By:
  • Geoff Brumfiel
Mycoplasma pneumonia causes upper respiratory symptoms, including a lingering cough. It can also cause red eyes or rashes.

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  • Health

Walking pneumonia is spiking, especially in kids. Here's what to know

If you or your kid has a cough that's been lingering, it could be a case of mycoplasma pneumonia. Cases are rising across the U.S. The good news — it's usually mild and easily treated. Here's how.

October 30, 2024
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By:
  • Maria Godoy
Box turtles are one of many species looked after by the Turtle Conservancy. The group cares for illegally trafficked turtles once they’re confiscated.

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  • Animals

In a secret location in New Jersey, a turtle whisperer cares for trafficked animals

In an undisclosed New Jersey location, there's a sanctuary for turtles intercepted in the process of being trafficked, and a man devoted to his charges.

October 30, 2024
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By:
  • Ari Daniel
Students for Harris Walz signs hang at Indiana University of Pennsylvania ahead of a Get Out The Vote rally on Oct. 23, organized by the school's young Democrats.

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  • Elections

Colleges are key to Democrats' strategy to lose by less in rural Pennsylvania

In the rural, red parts of Pennsylvania, young Democratic organizers have a plan to lose by less to win the state for Vice President Harris. But former President Donald Trump's campaign isn't worried.

October 29, 2024
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By:
  • Elena Moore
A Palestinian girl searches in the rubble of a building after an Israeli strike in Beit Lahiya, in the northern Gaza Strip, on Tuesday.

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  • Middle East

An Israeli airstrike in north Gaza killed dozens of people, as parliament bans UNRWA

An Israeli airstrike on a building in northern Gaza overnight killed at least 60 Palestinians, according to Gaza's Health Ministry.

October 29, 2024
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By:
  • Kat Lonsdorf
A Jewish student watches a protest against the war in Gaza at Columbia University on Nov. 14, 2023. The ongoing war has complicated the relationship between the Democratic Party and Jewish voters.

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  • Politics

As war in Gaza fractures Democrats, Republicans see an opening with Jewish voters

As Vice President Kamala Harris faces continued pressure from progressives over U.S. military aid to Israel, some Republicans see an opportunity to win over Jewish voters in key swing states.

October 29, 2024
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By:
  • Sarah McCammon
In 1938, a partial excavation of a well revealed a man’s skeleton — possibly that of a dead man thrown down the well in the 12th century.

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  • Science

Centuries-old remains found in a well may be man from Norse saga

An old Norse story tells of a king's man being tossed down a well in 1197. An archeologist teamed up with an evolutionary genomicist to study DNA of a skeleton found in that well.

October 27, 2024
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By:
  • Ari Daniel
Former President Donald Trump stands alongside appears at a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery on August 26.

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  • National Security

Army releases report about Trump campaign incident at Arlington National Cemetery

The heavily redacted report focuses on an August altercation at Arlington National Cemetery involving two campaign staffers for former President Donald Trump and a cemetery employee.

October 25, 2024
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By:
  • Tom Bowman and
  • Stephen Fowler
Elon Musk jumps onstage at a town hall event hosted by America PAC in support of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in Oaks, Pa., on Oct. 18.

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  • Politics

2 years in, Trump surrogate Elon Musk has remade X as a conservative megaphone

It's been nearly two years since Elon Musk bought Twitter and turned it into X. He has turned the platform into a megaphone for himself and, increasingly, for former President Donald Trump.

October 25, 2024
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By:
  • Shannon Bond and
  • Bobby Allyn
<em>Los Angeles Times</em> owner Patrick Soon-Shiong, shown in 2012, blocked his paper's endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris. The editorials editor resigned, saying the decision made the paper look "craven."

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  • Media

Did the 'L.A. Times' and other news outlets pull punches to appease Trump?

Inside the Los Angeles Times, MSNBC, and the Washington Post, journalists question whether news executives are making editorial decisions with an eye to appeasing former President Donald Trump.

October 25, 2024
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By:
  • David Folkenflik
A 'Vote Here' sign is seen at a precinct the day before Michigan Democrats and Republicans choose their nominees to contest November's congressional elections, which will determine which party controls U.S. House of Representatives for next two years, in Birmingham, Michigan, U.S. August 1, 2022. REUTERS/Emily Elconin

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  • News

Poll watcher vs. poll observer: What's the difference?

Poll "watchers" and poll "observers" do not enjoy the same legal status. GPB's Peter Biello speaks with former elections director for Georgia's Secretary of State Chris Harvey about the distinction between these two roles.

October 24, 2024
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By:
  • Peter Biello
A woman holds a sample ballot on the second day of early voting at a polling station, Oct. 18, in Fairview, North Carolina. Despite concerns about early voting access after Hurricane Helene, many local officials reported record turnout for early voting, like in nearby Yancey County.

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  • Elections

Come hell or high water, early voting is happening in storm-ravaged North Carolina

Hurricane Helene left destruction in its wake in western North Carolina. But elections officials are also moving heaven and earth to bring back a sense of normalcy, one vote at a time.

October 23, 2024
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Wyoming, USA - A crowd of people witness the rare eruption of Steamboat Geyser, the largest active geyser in the world.

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  • Science

When Steamboat goes WHOOSH, scientists look for answers

What triggers geysers to go off is still not well understood. A new paper shows that one small earthquake likely triggered an eruption of the world's tallest active geyser, Steamboat.

October 23, 2024
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  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
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