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The Justice Department sued Google for allegedly using its dominance to control the search engine market. In August, a federal judge ruled in favor of the government and now must decide how to sanction the company.

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  • Technology

Justice Department calls for sanctions against Google in landmark antitrust case

After a federal judge ruled in August that Google is illegally monopolizing the search engine market, the Department of Justice is now saying the company must be reined in.

October 10, 2024
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By:
  • Dara Kerr
At Supreme Court arguments Wednesday, it was not clear that there were five votes for a new trial for a man who has spent 25 years on death row. It may well be that his chance to avoid execution is in the hands of Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

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  • Law

Okla. AG seeks new trial for death row inmate, but Supreme Court seems split

At issue is whether the state court wrongly refused to accept the attorney general’s findings that a death row inmate is entitled to a new trial.

October 10, 2024
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  • Nina Totenberg
In some areas of the world, people may not be living quite as long as researchers once thought, according to new research.

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  • Science

Alive on paper but dead in reality — why fewer people may be reaching advanced age

Research into some areas of the world that have a lot of centenarians shows that some of those people are no longer alive. Sometimes the fault is bad record-keeping and sometimes it’s outright fraud.

October 08, 2024
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By:
  • Ari Daniel
The U.S. Supreme Court seemed inclined Tuesday to side with the government in a case brought by gun kit manufacturers who say the ATF exceeded its authority by classifying the kits as guns.

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  • Law

Supreme Court majority may embrace ATF's ghost gun rule

The ATF classifies the kits as firearms under the 1968 Gun Control Act, but kit manufacturers and sellers challenged the rule in court, asserting that the ATF had exceeded its authority.

October 08, 2024
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  • Nina Totenberg
Reps. Jared Moskowitz, Kathy Manning, Josh Gottheimer and Dan Goldman speak at a press conference in April about allegations of harassment and antisemitism against Jewish students at Columbia University.

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  • News

Two Jewish Democrats reflect on Congressional efforts to combat surge in antisemitism

On the anniversary of Hamas’ attacks on Israel, Jewish lawmakers reflect on what role Congress can play in addressing rising antisemitism in the U.S.

October 08, 2024
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  • Barbara Sprunt
Packers fans Heather Gunnlaugsson, left, and Tim Mahoney, right, dance as the Packer Tailgate Band plays “Roll Out the Barrel” on Sunday, Sept. 29, before the Packers’ game against the Minnesota Vikings in Green Bay, Wis.

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  • National

In swing-state Wisconsin, new districts threaten the GOP hold on the Legislature

Wisconsin has long been a presidential swing state, but thanks to new maps, it's now also a potential swing state for the legislature for the first time in 15 years.

October 05, 2024
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  • Shawn Johnson
U.S. employers added 254,000 jobs in September — more than forecasters had expected. Gains for July and August were also revised upward.

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  • Economy

The U.S. saw stunningly strong growth in jobs last month. Here's what to know

U.S. employers added more than a quarter million jobs in September, while the unemployment rate fell to 4.1%. Here's what to know about the data.

October 05, 2024
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  • Scott Horsley
In this file photo, a sign directs people to a voting site in the Bronx during the Democratic primary on June 25 in New York.

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  • Elections

New American voters have the political power to affect the election in swing states

With one in 10 potential voters being a naturalized citizen, the group has enormous political power, especially in key swing states like Pennsylvania, where nearly 80% of those Americans plan to vote.

October 04, 2024
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  • Elena Moore
Melissa Pritchard is the author of the novel "Flight of the Wild Swan".

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  • Books

Georgia novelist chronicles the extraordinary life of Florence Nightingale

Columbus resident Melissa Pritchard's new novel, Flight of the Wild Swan, puts the life and work of Florence Nightingale in the spotlight.

October 04, 2024
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  • Peter Biello
Doctors attempt to resuscitate a victim of shelling at the Al Nao Hospital in Omdurman, Republic of the Sudan on September 5. The victim was later pronounced dead.

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  • Africa

In Pictures: How one hospital is faring as Sudan's health care system is devastated by war

NPR correspondent Emmanuel Akinwotu reports from one of wartime Sudan's few remaining hospitals, on the edge of the capital Khartoum.

October 04, 2024
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  • Emmanuel Akinwotu
Elvis tribute artists on stage in Porthcawl in Wales.

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  • Arts & Life

A small town in Wales claims the world's biggest Elvis festival. NPR visited

You might expect the world’s biggest Elvis Presley festival to be in Las Vegas, or Memphis, Tenn. One small UK seaside town holds an annual -- and possibly the world's biggest -- Elvis Presley festival.

October 04, 2024
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  • Robert Griffiths
An aerial view of the Dundalk Marine Terminal on Oct. 3, 2024 in Baltimore, Md.

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  • Business

Port strikes end with deal on wages, averting economic disaster

The two sides have agreed to a 62% wage increase over 6 years in a deal between the International Longshoremen's Association and the U.S. Maritime Alliance. The union had been seeking a 77% increase.

October 04, 2024
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  • Andrea Hsu
Former President Donald Trump stands on stage after speaking at a campaign event in Indiana, Pa., on Sept. 23. Behind Trump, Republicans are urged to vote in numbers that are "too big to rig."

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  • Elections

Driven by Republicans, most Americans are concerned about fraud in the 2024 election

Nearly 90% of likely Donald Trump voters say they are concerned about voter fraud in the general election, a new NPR/PBS News/Maris poll finds, compared with 29% of those who support Kamala Harris.

October 04, 2024
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  • Miles Parks
BOONE, NORTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 27: A group of friends canoed the South Fork New River in Boone, North Carolina, looking at the destructions from Hurricane Helene. The death toll from the storm is already over 100 people, but the true number will likely be many times that, according to a new study.

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  • Climate

Hurricanes contribute to thousands of deaths each year in the U.S.—many times the reported number

The death toll reported from an average tropical cyclone is 24. But the true toll is maybe 300 times higher—and the losses stretch for years after the storm passes.

October 03, 2024
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  • Alejandra Borunda
The sun shines behind a refinery in the South Pars Gas-Condensate field in Asalouyeh Seaport in Iran. Iran's oil and natural gas infrastructure is a possible target for Israeli attacks as tensions in the Mideast mount.  Oil prices have risen as a result — but remain relatively low, compared to most of 2024.

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  • Middle East

Tensions are rising in the Middle East, but the rise in oil prices is muted – so far

Crude oil prices have risen as Iran and Israel trade attacks, but not as much as you might expect. One reason? OPEC+ could pump a lot more oil if it wanted to.

October 03, 2024
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  • Camila Domonoske
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