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Alaska Airlines planes are shown parked at gates at sunrise, March 1, 2021, at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle.

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  • National

Alaska Airlines grounds 737 Max 9 fleet after window blows out on flight from Oregon

Alaska Airlines grounded all of its Boeing 737-9 aircraft, hours after a window on one such plane blew out midair and forced an emergency landing in Oregon. The airline said the plane landed safely.

January 06, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
On Friday<strong>, </strong>the Supreme Court intervened to allow Idaho's criminal abortion ban to take effect and agreed to hear an appeal in April.

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  • Law

Supreme Court allows Idaho abortion ban to be enacted, first such ruling since Dobbs

Idaho's "Defense of Life Act" would would make it a crime for "every person who performs or attempts to perform an abortion," even when the woman's health is greatly endangered.

January 05, 2024
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  • Nina Totenberg
GPB News NPR

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  • Politics

Biden marks the anniversary of Jan. 6 with campaign speech near Valley Forge

President Biden gives a campaign speech near Valley Forge, Penn. — a place that looms large in the history of American democracy — as he marks the anniversary of Jan. 6.

January 05, 2024
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  • Deepa Shivaram
GPB News NPR

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  • Climate

Huge waves are crashing on the California coast, in part due to climate change

California is getting more big waves, after a series of them thrashed the coast last week. High waves are increasing due to climate change, with impacts for coastal erosion.

January 05, 2024
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  • Ezra Romero
GPB News NPR

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  • National

In cities with sugary drink taxes, prices went up and purchases dropped

Cities that imposed taxes on sugary drinks saw prices rise and consumption fall by 33%. Research shows sugary drinks increase the risk of diet-related diseases.

January 05, 2024
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  • Maria Godoy
Wayne LaPierre, CEO and executive vice-president of the National Rifle Association, addresses the NRA convention in Indianapolis in April.

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Longtime NRA leader Wayne LaPierre steps down

LaPierre leaves as he and other former NRA officials stand accused of misappropriating funds from the nonprofit to bankroll opulent lifestyles. LaPierre has denied those allegations.

January 05, 2024
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  • Eric Westervelt
The U.S. Mint has released the 2024 Harriet Tubman Silver Dollar as part of the Harriet Tubman Commemorative Coin Program. The coins include $5 gold coins, $1 silver coins and half-dollar coins honoring the bicentennial of her birth.

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  • History

The U.S. Mint releases new commemorative coins honoring Harriet Tubman

The designs featured on the coins honor Tubman's life and her work as an abolitionist and social activist. The coins include $5 gold coins, $1 silver coins and half-dollar coins.

January 05, 2024
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  • Jonathan Franklin

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  • Education

FAFSA delays are straining families and colleges

This year's federal aid form is new and improved. But it came three months later than normal, and in its first week, online access has been unpredictable.

January 05, 2024
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  • Nicole Cohen and
  • Cory Turner
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi gives a toast to invited guests after delivering a speech at a reception for Commemoration of the 45th Anniversary of China-U.S. Diplomatic Relations in Beijing on Friday.

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China promises pandas for the U.S. on the 45th anniversary of the two nations' ties

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the United States and China must insist on peaceful coexistence and promised that giant pandas would return to the U.S. — specifically California — by year end.

January 05, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
A protest group called "Hot Mess" holds up signs of Jeffrey Epstein on July 8, 2019 in New York City.

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  • National

What to know about the Jeffrey Epstein 'John Doe' files that were just unsealed

The documents bring new clarity to a tragic and shocking case that alleged acts of illegal sexual predation within an elite world of power and influence.

January 05, 2024
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  • Bill Chappell
A Reese's Peanut Butter Pumpkin with no carved-out face next to the open wrapper with a jack-o'-lantern design.

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  • Business

Hershey sued for $5M over missing 'cute' face on Reese's Peanut Butter Pumpkins

The lawsuit claims the packaging shows "explicit carved out artistic designs" that the chocolate inside doesn't have.

January 05, 2024
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  • Megan Lim
Happy new year! None of the above are correct answers.

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  • National

New year, new quiz. Can you believe stuff has already happened in 2024?!

Who's out to save democracy? Who's good at not drooling? And what do sexy Hershey Kisses have to do with any of it? Try for your first 11/11 of 2024, and possibly find out.

January 05, 2024
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  • Holly J. Morris
Claudine Gay speaks during commencement ceremonies at Harvard University in May. Gay resigned as Harvard's president Tuesday amid plagiarism accusations.

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  • Education

Claudine Gay's resignation highlights the trouble with regulating academic writing

Harvard President Claudine Gay resigned Tuesday amid plagiarism allegations. Experts say improved technology could bring to light more alleged transgressions in past works by other academic leaders.

January 04, 2024
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  • Vanessa Romo and
  • Ayana Archie
Reporter Julie K. Brown exits federal court following a bail hearing for Jeffrey Epstein in July 2019.

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  • National

Her reporting exposed Epstein. She tells NPR why documents naming powerful men matter

Julie K. Brown's reporting for the Miami Herald in 2017 and 2018 led to more charges for Epstein and identified nearly 80 of his victims.

January 04, 2024
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  • Juana Summers,
  • Kai McNamee,
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Clockwise, from top left: former N.J. Gov. Chris Christie, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley and former President Donald Trump.

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  • Elections

Where the Republican presidential candidates stand on the economy

GOP presidential hopefuls know that the economy is an important issue — if not the top issue — for voters. That means it's a big talker on the campaign trail and a focus area for winning votes.

January 04, 2024
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  • Asma Khalid and
  • Jeongyoon Han
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