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Supporters of the Iranian-backed Hezbollah group raise their fists and cheer as Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah appears via a video link, during a Nov. 3, 2023, rally in Beirut to commemorate Hezbollah fighters who were killed in South Lebanon while fighting against the Israeli forces.

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  • Analysis

Analysis: Hassan Nasrallah’s killing transforms an already deadly regional conflict

With Hassan Nasrallah dead in Israeli airstrikes, the Iran-backed militant group is facing enormous challenges as the region is yet again thrown into uncertainty.

September 28, 2024
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By:
  • Daniel Estrin,
  • Ruth Sherlock,
  • and 1 more
Oscar, Emmy, and Tony-winning actor Maggie Smith played everything from wistful ingenues in Shakespeare to Harry Potter's Prof. McGonagall and the Dowager Countess in <em>Downton Abbey. </em>She died Friday at age 89.

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  • Obituaries

Sharp-tongued, indomitable, and beloved actress Dame Maggie Smith dies at 89

Oscar, Emmy, and Tony-winning actress Maggie Smith played everything from wistful ingenues in Shakespeare to Harry Potter's Prof. McGonagall and the Dowager Countess in Downton Abbey.

September 28, 2024
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By:
  • Bob Mondello
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., speaks during the Democratic National Convention Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024, in Chicago.

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  • Politics

Q&A: Nevada Sen. Cortez Masto on teaming up with VP Harris as attorneys general

Morning Edition spoke to Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, who worked with VP Harris when the two were state attorneys general, on why that experience is relevant to being Commander in Chief.

September 28, 2024
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By:
  • Majd Al-Waheidi
Pascagoula Mayor Jay Willis stands next to a historical marker that claims aliens came from outer space and abducted two local men in 1973.

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  • Investigations

Are UFOs real? Historical markers say yes

Historical markers were once just for American history. But many now claim aliens have visited Earth from outer space — and they aren't hedging.

September 28, 2024
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By:
  • Laura Sullivan
Following her death, SOPHIE's family says she left behind a collection of hundreds of unreleased songs, as well as a follow-up album to her debut. But the album wasn’t finished.

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  • Music News

How do you finish a visionary artist’s final album?

The electronic music producer’s family and collaborators spent three years completing the album SOPHIE with the pieces she left behind after her death.

September 28, 2024
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By:
  • Hazel Cills
Tina Fey as Sarah Palin, Kate McKinnon as Hillary Clinton, and Amy Poehler as Hillary Clinton during the "A Hillary Christmas" sketch on December 19, 2015.

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  • Television

‘SNL’ has always taken on politics. Here’s what works – and why

As a historic election looms, Saturday Night Live faces an ongoing challenge to make America laugh – and process an increasingly strange political world. Jean Smart hosts the show’s 50th season premiere on Saturday.

September 28, 2024
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By:
  • Eric Deggans
<em>A new report from scientific experts finds that the gap between federal and state regulations on cannabis is leading to emerging problems with public health</em>

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  • Health

5 things to know from this week’s big report on cannabis

More Americans now use pot on a daily basis than alcohol. A sweeping new report says the federal government needs to better understand the risks to the public and get involved.

September 28, 2024
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By:
  • Pien Huang
Supporters listen to Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah via a video link during a ceremony to mark the first week since the killing of Hezbollah's top commander Fuad Shukr on August 6 in Beirut. The militant group on Saturday confirmed Nasrallah had been killed following Israeli airstrikes.

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  • Middle East

Hezbollah confirms its top leader was killed after Israeli airstrikes

The militant group confirmed the death of its longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut. The development marks a significant escalation many fear is inching towards a larger regional war.

September 28, 2024
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By:
  • Willem Marx
Vice President Harris visits the U.S.-Mexico border with Border Patrol Tucson Sector chief John Modlin in Douglas, Ariz., on Sept. 27, 2024.

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  • Politics

At the border in Arizona, Harris lays out a plan to get tough on fentanyl

Vice President Harris is trying to shore up one of her biggest political liabilities. She focused her border security remarks on disrupting fentanyl smuggling.

September 28, 2024
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram
Eggs are cleaned and disinfected in January at the Sunrise Farms processing plant in Petaluma, Calif., which had seen an outbreak of avian flu.

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  • Economy

Why the price of eggs is on the rise again

The price of eggs has risen by about 28% in the past year, largely due to outbreaks of avian flu. Those prices could continue to climb during the holidays, as demand for baked goods increases.

September 28, 2024
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
Left: Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance of Ohio speaks at a campaign rally on July 30 in Reno, Nevada. Right: Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks during a campaign rally with his running mate, Vice President Harris, at the University of Las Vegas Thomas & Mack Center on August 10 in Las Vegas.

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  • Elections

VP debates may alter a close race’s dynamic even when they don't predict the winner

Vice presidential debates have produced many memorable moments, but it’s hard to say any has made a decisive difference in the election outcome. It’s worth recalling how much media heat and drama they have generated.

September 28, 2024
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By:
  • Ron Elving
LL Cool J's 2024 album <em>The FORCE</em> finds the rapper looser and more agile than he's sounded in years, assisted by eclectic production from Q-Tip.

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  • Music Features

Golden-age rappers make a digital-age leap — and survive

On surprising new albums, '80s trailblazers LL Cool J and MC Lyte sound thrillingly revitalized, thanks to sharp production choices and a willingness to bend their signature styles toward the moment.

September 28, 2024
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By:
  • Sheldon Pearce
Smoke rises from Israeli airstrikes in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024.

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  • Middle East

Israel strikes Hezbollah in blast targeting the militant group's leader

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was said to be the target of the strikes, but it was not immediately clear if he was at the site when they happened.

September 28, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Floodwaters surround a home in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on Friday in Crystal River, Fla.

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  • News

A weakened Helene brings 'catastrophic' flooding as it crosses southern Appalachians

Helene, now a post-tropical cyclone, continues to flood parts of North Carolina and the Tennessee Valley. Dozens of storm-related deaths were reported in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas.

September 27, 2024
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By:
  • Emma Bowman,
  • Rachel Treisman,
  • and 2 more
Veronica, 17, drove with her mother nearly four hours from her home in Iowa to visit a doctor in Minneapolis in September. Iowa banned gender-affirming care for youth in March 2023. <br>

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  • Health

Her state bans gender-affirming care for teenagers. So she travels 450 miles for it

An estimated 110,000 trans teenagers live in states that ban gender-affirming care for minors. Some travel huge distances every few months to keep getting their treatment out-of-state.

September 27, 2024
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By:
  • Selena Simmons-Duffin
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