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Multiple Atlanta Fire Rescue Department units and police park outside a Delta Maintenance facility near Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport early Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024 in Atlanta.

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2 workers killed, 1 injured in tire explosion at a Delta Air Lines facility in Atlanta

Delta said the explosion occurred while wheel components were being disassembled for maintenance at a wheel and brake shop. The parts were not attached to a plane at the time, the airline said.

August 28, 2024
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Quiz: Do you know your economic history?

Time to show your economic history skills based on what we’ve covered in Planet Money Summer School 2024: An Incomplete Economic History of the World. Make it through the quiz, and receive a — and we cannot stress this enough — totally fake (yet well-earned) diploma.

August 27, 2024
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The Santa Barbara County, Calif., Sheriff’s Office arrested two suspects this month after they were tracked down using an Apple AirTag that the victim mailed to herself in hopes of catching the thieves who kept stealing her mail.

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Fed up with her mail being stolen, she sent herself an AirTag to catch the thieves

The Santa Barbara County, Calif., Sheriff’s Office said it arrested two suspects after they were tracked down using the device that the victim mailed to herself. They face several felony charges.

August 27, 2024
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  • Jonathan Franklin
Special counsel Jack Smith has been consulting with other officials inside the Justice Department for weeks about the Jan. 6 case against Donald Trump.

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Jack Smith files superseding indictment against Trump in Jan. 6 case

Special counsel Jack Smith has been consulting with other officials inside the Justice Department about the case, which accuses Donald Trump of leading a conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election.

August 27, 2024
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  • Carrie Johnson
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers discovered nearly $5 million worth of methamphetamine that was disguised as watermelons at a San Diego checkpoint on Aug. 16.

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Customs officers find $5M worth of meth disguised as watermelons at Mexico border

The driver was referred for a second examination by border patrol officers in San Diego, where customs agents discovered more than $5 million worth of meth.

August 27, 2024
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  • Jonathan Franklin
Today’s teens struggle with big feelings — and their parents struggle to have hard conversations with them, according to a recent Gallup poll. Teen psychologist Lisa Damour explains how parents can better support their kids as a new school year begins.

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A new poll reveals the worries of Gen Z kids — and how parents can support them

A recent Gallup poll offers parents fresh insights into the emotional landscape of Gen Z youth, just in time for the new school year and all the changes it may bring.

August 27, 2024
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  • Andee Tagle
A television screen shows a file image of Pvt. Travis King during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, on Aug. 16, 2023.

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  • National

U.S. Army private who fled to North Korea will plead guilty to desertion, lawyer says

Travis King’s attorney says the U.S. Army private intends to admit guilt to a total of five military offenses, including desertion and assaulting an officer.

August 27, 2024
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Ian Sandler and his daughter, Riley Sandler.

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A rideshare driver makes an hourslong trek to take a dad to his gravely ill daughter

When Ian Sandler got a middle-of-the-night call that his daughter had collapsed, he didn't know what to do. Then, an Uber driver went above and beyond to help.

August 27, 2024
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  • Autumn Barnes and
  • Laura Kwerel
President Joe Biden speaks during an event with the National Governors Association in the East Room of the White House in February.

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Judge orders pause on Biden program offering legal status to spouses of U.S. citizens

The administrative stay comes just days after 16 states challenged the program that could benefit an estimated 500,000 immigrants in the country, plus about 50,000 of their children.

August 26, 2024
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A team photo shows Caden Tellier, the quarterback at Morgan Academy in Selma, Ala., who died over the weekend after a brain injury in a game. The school shared photos of Tellier as it <a href="https://www.facebook.com/johntmorganacademy">called for donations</a> to support his family.

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A high school quarterback dies after brain injury, Alabama’s 2nd death in 2 weeks

Sixteen-year-old Caden Tellier’s death comes less than two weeks after the tragic death of another Alabama high school football player. Semaj Wilkins, 14, collapsed Aug. 13 during a practice.

August 26, 2024
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  • Bill Chappell
Special counsel Jack Smith has appealed U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon's decision when she dismissed the case last month against former President Donald Trump for mishandling classified and top-secret documents at his Florida home in Mar-a-Lago.

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Special counsel Jack Smith appeals ruling tossing Trump's classified documents case

Special Counsel Jack Smith says U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon was wrong when she dismissed the case against former President Donald Trump for mishandling classified and top-secret documents.

August 26, 2024
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  • Greg Allen
Ruth Buchanan had just left a department store in Charlotte, N.C., with a friend when she was fatally struck by a car in 1989. It was two days before New Year's Eve.

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She was struck by a car during the holidays in 1989. DNA just helped find the driver

Ruth Buchanan had just left a department store in Charlotte, N.C., with a friend when she was fatally struck by a car. After 30 years, DNA technology helped police identify the driver.

August 26, 2024
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  • Juliana Kim
Former National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster receives a send-off from the White House staff on his last day in the Trump administration on April 6, 2018.

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Former national security adviser McMaster says he won’t work for Trump again

In his new book At War with Ourselves, My Tour of Duty in the Trump White House, Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster recounts his experience working for Trump and his inner circle.

August 26, 2024
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Andrew Scott of Salt Lake City, Utah, takes photographs of bison in Yellowstone National Park on June 13.

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The U.S. national park system gets a $100 million grant, the largest in its history

The National Park Foundation said the gift from Lilly Endowment Inc. would help fund programs in the national park system, which includes more than 400 sites.

August 26, 2024
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  • Joe Hernandez
Anti-abortion protesters stand outside of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee in July. Wisconsin reverted to an 1800s abortion ban when <em>Roe </em>was overturned. The courts have since reinstated some abortion access in Wisconsin.

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  • Health

Insurance refused to pay for her abortion, even when her life was at stake

Insurance coverage for abortion care in the U.S. is a hodgepodge. And the proliferation of abortion bans in various states has exacerbated the confusion.

August 26, 2024
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