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Adnan Syed, standing with his mother Shamim Rahman, talks with reporters outside Maryland's Supreme Court in Annapolis, Md., on Oct. 5, 2023.

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Court orders a new hearing for Adnan Syed in 'Serial' case. Here's what to know

The Maryland Supreme Court upheld a decision to reinstate Syed's murder conviction and ordered a redo hearing. It comes just two years since Syed was freed from prison.

August 30, 2024
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  • Juliana Kim
Johnny Gaudreau, seen here skating in warmups before last year's NHL All-Star Game.

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NHL star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother are killed on bicycle ride

The player, nicknamed “Johnny Hockey,” and his younger brother, Matthew, were struck and killed by an SUV one day before they were to appear in their sister's wedding.

August 30, 2024
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  • Bill Chappell
The Legal Rights Center in Minneapolis holds trainings to teach young people how to assert their rights in police custody.

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Should police be able to interrogate kids alone? A growing number of states say no

In most states, children and teenagers can waive their right to a lawyer during police questioning. Some states are now requiring that they speak to an attorney first.

August 30, 2024
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  • Meg Anderson
This photo released by the Norwegian Police shows the Viking ship replica, called Naddodd, moored at the quay in Måløy, Norway, on Wednesday, after it capsized earlier this week off Norway's coast.

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An American researcher drowns after a Viking replica ship sinks off Norway's coast

A Viking replica ship capsized several days into its journey from the Faroe Islands to Norway. Five crew members survived, but researcher Karla Dana, 29, drowned. She was the lone American on board.

August 30, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman

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Hear here! Our list of the best podcasts by fourth graders

For the first time ever, NPR presents the fourth grade winners of the Student Podcast Challenge.

August 30, 2024
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  • Lauren Migaki
Range fires blackened hundreds of thousands of acres in eastern Oregon in a matter of hours in July.

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These Oregon ranchers say the losses from summer range fires will be huge

More than a million acres of rangeland have burned in Oregon this summer. At times the wildfires barely made headlines, but ranchers say the economic fallout will be huge.

August 30, 2024
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  • Kirk Siegler
From left: Noel Gallagher, Naomi Osaka, Liam Gallagher

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This week's quiz is very demure, very _______. Can you fill in the blank?

This week, we have two middle-aged men who are not Tim Walz and JD Vance sniping at each other. Plus: drugs, Tolkien, sports and novelty beverages! Have fun.

August 30, 2024
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  • Holly J. Morris
Graves with flags for Memorial Day are seen in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Va., on May 27.

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Army says Arlington National Cemetery worker was 'pushed aside' by Trump aides

The statement Thursday comes in response to NPR's reporting on former President Donald Trump's visit to Arlington and an altercation his staff had with a cemetery employee.

August 29, 2024
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 US President Joe Biden (R) and Chinese President Xi Jinping walk together after a meeting in California last November.  White House officials say that meeting has led to better cooperation on fentanyl interdiction, but some experts are skeptical.

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Critics wary as China promises tighter fentanyl controls

Chinese factories churn out many of the chemicals used to make fentanyl that kills 70,000 people each year in the U.S. China's government says new regulations are coming but critics are skeptical.

August 29, 2024
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  • Brian Mann
This image provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in July 2024 shows a label for Boar's Head liverwurst. The company recalled 7 million pounds of deli meats on July 30, 2024, expanding an initial recall earlier in July after a liverwurst sample collected in Maryland tested positive for listeria.

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9 people have died in connection to the listeria outbreak among Boar's Head products

The Boar's Head recall was first issued in July and linked to a ready-to-eat liverwurst product. The recall has since expanded to products including sliced ham varieties, sausages and loaves.

August 29, 2024
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  • Ayana Archie
Members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, also known as the "Old Guard," place flags at the headstones of U.S. military personnel buried at Arlington National Cemetery ahead of Memorial Day, on May 23, 2024 in Arlington, Virginia.

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Arlington National Cemetery meant to be 'neutral zone,' says military chaplain

Retired military chaplain David Peters, who has conducted services at Arlington National Cemetery, tells NPR's Michel Martin that the final resting place of some 400,000 U.S. service members is supposed to be free of politics.

August 29, 2024
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  • Destinee Adams and
  • Michel Martin
Search and rescue teams used a litter on an all-terrain wheel to bring a stricken hiker to safety. The man had inadvertently been left behind on an office retreat hike.

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15 workers on office retreat hiked up a mountain — and one got left behind

The insurance workers were on an office retreat in the Rocky Mountains when they met at dawn to begin a hike to the summit of Mount Shavano. But one man didn't make it back down until the next day.

August 29, 2024
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  • Bill Chappell
US gymnasts including Simone Biles, left, arrive to testify during a Senate Judiciary hearing about a prior Inspector General report on the FBI handling of the Larry Nassar investigation of sexual abuse of Olympic gymnasts in 2021 in Washington, D.C.

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  • National Security

FBI is still mishandling child sex crimes even after Nassar case, watchdog finds

The FBI's inspector general slammed the agency for not complying with reporting rules for child sex abuse, warning that failure to do so leads to continued abuse.

August 29, 2024
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  • Ryan Lucas
Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., walks on stage to speak during the Democratic National Convention Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, in Chicago.

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  • Elections

After major police endorsement, Rep. Gallego faces backlash from progressive groups

Rep. Ruben Gallego picked up a key endorsement from the Arizona Police Association. Then, his letter blasting a DOJ investigation of the Phoenix Police Department came to light.

August 29, 2024
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  • Ben Giles
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Trump's Arlington Cemetery video may be illegal. And, Harris' 1st sit down interview

Trump shared a TikTok video from his visit to Arlington National Cemetery which likely violates federal law. And, Harris is expected to have her first sit-down interview as a presidential nominee.

August 29, 2024
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