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Maykol Fares, eight years old, has been training for this moment for a whole year.

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8-year-old tames (wooden) lion in Queens, New York

Maykol Fares embarked on a perilous journey to ask for asylum in the U.S. Now he faces a new test of courage: the merry-go-round.

September 06, 2024
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  • Jasmine Garsd
Colt Gray, charged as an adult with four counts of murder, sits in a Barrow County courtroom on Friday during his first appearance for the Wednesday shooting at Apalachee High School, in Winder, Ga.

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  • National

The Georgia high school shooting suspect won't face death penalty, judge says

The father and son arrested in connection with the Apalachee High School shooting appeared in Georgia court for separate hearings on Friday. They will remain in custody as the investigation continues.

September 06, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman and
  • Jonathan Franklin
Swimmer Ali Truwit, pictured at practice in Stamford, Conn., in August, won silver in her first Paralympic Games just over a year after losing part of her leg in a shark attack.

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Ali Truwit swims to Paralympic silver a year after losing her leg in a shark attack

Ali Truwit's lower leg was amputated after a shark bit her during a post-graduation trip last May. This week, the 24-year-old won two Paralympic medals and set two new American records.

September 06, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman
Gisèle Pélicot (left) arrives in the Avignon court house, in Avignon, southern France, on Thursday.

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  • Europe

A French woman whose husband is accused of inviting men to rape her testifies in court

Gisèle Pélicot detailed the horror of discovering that her former spouse had systematically filmed the dozens of suspected rapes — storing thousands of images that police investigators later found.

September 06, 2024
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Queens of the chart, field and Maori.

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  • National

Which high-profile Republican says they are voting for Harris? Find out in the quiz

Queens of the chart, field and Maori adorn the quiz this week, and we also address seasonal topics like memoirs and TV shows. Enjoy it while you can!

September 06, 2024
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  • Holly J. Morris
Students kneel in front of a makeshift memorial in front of Apalachee High School on in Winder, Ga., on Thursday, one day after two students and two teachers were shot and killed at the school.

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  • National

These are the 2 students and 2 teachers killed at Apalachee High School in Georgia

Just one month into the school year, four people were ripped away from their loved ones, their lives ended by a mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Ga.

September 05, 2024
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  • Bill Chappell and
  • Jaclyn Diaz
Hunter Biden arrives at the J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building in Wilmington, Del., in June during his trial on felony gun charges.

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  • Law

In surprise move, Hunter Biden pleads guilty to tax charges

In a last-minute move, Hunter Biden pleaded guilty to tax charges Thursday, avoiding what could have been an embarrassing trial.

September 05, 2024
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  • Ryan Lucas
John Lauro (R), an attorney for former President Donald Trump, departs the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Court House in 2023.

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  • Law

Trump lawyers, special counsel fight over election interference case in court

In a hearing marked by moments of tension and humor, Trump and Justice Department lawyers clashed over how the federal election interference case against the former president should proceed.

September 05, 2024
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  • Carrie Johnson
A representative for RAINN, the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, an anti-sexual assault organization, recommends guarding your food and drink at a party and realizing how fast they can be tampered with.

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  • National

Worried about your drink getting spiked? Here are some safety tips

It's September, and many college students are arriving on campus for the first time. This exciting new chapter can have a darker side: College students are considered a high-risk group for drugging.

September 05, 2024
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
A rainstorm passes over Interstate 94 in Morton County, N.D., on May 25. Inclement weather and long travel distances to medical providers present serious access barriers for seniors here, many of whom are not able to drive or are uncomfortable driving in low-visibility conditions.

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Photos: How older adults navigate their health care needs in rural America

Reporters for NPR traveled across North and South Dakota to see the challenges older adults in rural areas face when they need medical care — and to see what it's like for the people trying to help.

September 05, 2024
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  • Tim Evans and
  • Juliana Kim
Union workers picket near the entrance to an AT&T facility in Miami, Fla. CWA members on on strike after union negotiators alleged that AT&T management engaged in unfair labor practices during contract negotiations.

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  • National

17,000 AT&T workers have been on strike for three weeks. Here's why.

AT&T workers are on strike across the south. Their union says the company refuses to bargain on a new contract with higher wages and healthcare benefits.

September 05, 2024
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  • Marlon Hyde
Political commentator and YouTuber Benny Johnson (left) speaks with Eric Trump, a son of former President Donald Trump, during the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. Johnson made videos for Tenet Media. The Justice Department accused a company matching Tenet's description of working closely with employees of Russian state broadcaster RT to covertly spread pro-Russian narratives in the United States. Johnson says he was not aware of Tenet's ties to Russia.

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  • National Security

How Russian operatives covertly hired U.S. influencers to create viral videos

Details in an indictment match Nashville-based Tenet Media, which offered lucrative paychecks to prominent right-wing influencers. The influencers say they were deceived.

September 05, 2024
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  • Shannon Bond,
  • Jude Joffe-Block,
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Tsung-Dao Lee and Chen Ning Yang, winners of the Nobel Prize in physics in 1957. Both were affiliated with the Institute for Advanced Study at the time of the award.

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  • Perspective

T.D. Lee changed science in China and my life. This is what I owe to him

Chinese particle physicist Yangyang Cheng reflects on the legacy of the late Nobel laureate T.D. Lee — how his ideas changed her life, and the limit to his engagement with Beijing.

September 05, 2024
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  • Yangyang Cheng
Alex Morgan, the generational soccer star who helped lead the U.S. to two FIFA Women's World Cup titles and an Olympic gold medal, announced on social media that she will retire.

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  • Sports

Alex Morgan, the face of American soccer for a generation, says she will retire

Morgan led the U.S. to two FIFA Women's World Cup titles and an Olympic gold medal. At age 35, she has now bid farewell to a career that she said was "more than I could have ever dreamed of."

September 05, 2024
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  • Becky Sullivan
Attorneys for former President Donald Trump, John Lauro (left) and Todd Blanche (second left), depart the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse in Washington, D.C., in 2023, near a protester wearing a costume in Trump's likeness.

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  • Law

Trump Jan. 6 case gets its first hearing since the Supreme Court's immunity ruling

Lawyers for the government's special counsel and former President Donald Trump are set to clash in court in Washington over how the election interference case against him will proceed.

September 05, 2024
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  • Carrie Johnson
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