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News Articles: Morning Edition

 The "textured fringe" haircut is very trendy among young men these days.

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  • Arts & Life

The 'alpaca' haircut teenage boys and young men are obsessed with — explained

Morning Edition spoke to a couple of barbers about the trendy haircut with shaved sides and signature high-volume curly top that many young men are donning these days. Here's what we learned about it.

September 23, 2024
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  • Obed Manuel,
  • Olivia Hampton,
  • and 1 more
Game attendees check their voter registration status at the When We All Vote booth inside the Gateway Center Arena during an Atlanta Dream home game on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024.

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  • Politics

As early voting nears in Georgia, all eyes are on whether young voters will turn out

Gen Z and millennial voters make up nearly half of the eligible voting population in this year’s election. In Georgia, the race is on to get them registered before early voting begins this month.

September 22, 2024
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By:
  • Elena Moore
President Biden delivers remarks at the 2024 National HBCU Week Conference in Philadelphia on Sept. 16, 2024.

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  • Politics

How Biden is getting used to life as a lame-duck president

President Biden has been receding from the spotlight as the campaign marches on. But he still holds the highest office in the land for another four months and he’s is trying to make the most of it.

September 21, 2024
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By:
  • Tamara Keith
Hundreds of costumed "Helens" are cheerfully invading bars across the country this month in honor of Helen Roper, the character from the 1970s sitcom <em>Three's Company.  </em>Above, three "founding Helens": Jen Lewis, left, Kerri Pepperman and Erin Morrison, at the Mrs. Roper Romp in Ypsilanti, Mich.

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  • Pop Culture

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.

September 19, 2024
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By:
  • Neda Ulaby
Shaboozey, seen here at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards on September 11, 2024 in Elmont, New York, has spent 10 weeks at No. 1 on the pop chart with his first hit, the smash "A Bar Song (Tipsy)."

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  • Music News

Shaboozey's hit 'A Bar Song (Tipsy)' is No. 1 again, and joins an elite club

A 10th week at the top of the Billboard pop chart is quite an accomplishment. Before the 2000s, that was the rarest of feats. In the days of streaming though, it's become more common.

September 19, 2024
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By:
  • Stephen Thompson
The sun rises over the city of Springfield, Ohio, on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024.

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  • National

Bomb threats followed Trump's false claims about Springfield. Some Haitians may leave

A Haitian community leader in Springfield, Ohio tells Morning Edition that some newcomers are pondering leaving after a string of bomb threats made to the city after former President Trump elevated debunked claims about new migrants during presidential debate with VP Harris.

September 19, 2024
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By:
  • Obed Manuel
Former President Trump speaks during a campaign rally on Wednesday. Trump, who owns more than half of Truth Social's parent company, is now facing a decision over whether to start selling off his $2 billion stake.

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  • Business

Truth Social reaches a tricky milestone. Will Donald Trump cash out his stake?

Trump can now start selling his majority stake in the Truth Social parent company, as a lockup on insider sales expires. But that could tank the price of the stock.

September 19, 2024
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By:
  • Maria Aspan
As his stem cells are collected, DeShawn “DJ” Chow talks about his upcoming sickle cell gene therapy treatment with pediatric hematologist-oncologist Leo Wang at City of Hope Children’s Cancer Center on May 22.

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  • Health

Sickle cell gene therapies roll out slowly

It’s been almost a year since the Food and Drug Administration approved the first genetic treatments for sickle cell disease. So far, only a few patients have received the long-awaited treatments.

September 19, 2024
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By:
  • Rob Stein
Fed Chair Jerome Powell prepares to deliver remarks at a conference on Nov. 8, 2023, in Washington, D.C. The Fed is set to cut interest rates for the first time since 2001 on Wednesday — but will need to decide on the size of the move.

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  • Economy

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 on Wednesday — marking a milestone in the central bank's long-running battle against inflation.

September 18, 2024
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By:
  • Scott Horsley and
  • Maria Aspan
A new report from Gallup and Workhuman finds employees who get meaningful recognition for their work are 45% less likely to leave their jobs.

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  • Business

Want to keep good workers? Praise them, a new study finds

New research from Gallup and Workhuman finds that employees who receive recognition on the job are 45% less likely to leave their jobs. Younger workers, in particular, say appreciation is key.

September 18, 2024
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By:
  • Andrea Hsu
Kevin Donaldson uses fentanyl and xylazine in Burlington, Vermont. He says more people like himself are finding ways to survive the U.S. overdose crisis. Data shows overdose deaths nationwide are falling for the first time in decades.

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  • Health

NPR Exclusive: U.S. overdose deaths plummet, saving thousands of lives

After decades of devastating increases driven by fentanyl and other toxic street drugs, overdose deaths are dropping sharply in much of the U.S. The trend could mean roughly 20,000 fewer deaths in 2024.

September 18, 2024
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By:
  • Brian Mann
In recent years. more cancers are being detected but treatments and outcomes are also improving.

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  • Health

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 diagnosed, and at younger ages.

September 18, 2024
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By:
  • Yuki Noguchi
Ryan Wesley Routh takes part in a rally in central Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 30, 2022.

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  • National

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 President Donald Trump has connections to their movement.

September 17, 2024
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By:
  • Quil Lawrence and
  • Joanna Kakissis
The scene outside the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach after the arrest of a man accused of attempting to assassinate former President Donald Trump on Sept. 15, 2024.

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  • Politics

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.

September 17, 2024
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By:
  • Odette Yousef
People who exercise regularly have a greater capacity to store fat under the skin, which is better than storing it around organs like the liver and the heart.

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  • Your Health

People who exercise have healthier belly fat, new study finds

Here's another good reason to keep exercising. A study finds people with obesity who exercise can store more fat under the skin instead of around their organs, which is much better for their health.

September 16, 2024
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  • Maria Godoy
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