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  • Health

Wastewater reveals which viruses are actually circulating and causing colds

While COVID, flu and RSV remain the big three of respiratory illnesses in the U.S., researchers are getting a clearer picture of other circulating viruses with wastewater surveillance.

October 20, 2023
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  • Pien Huang
Former President Donald Trump sits in the courtroom with his legal team before the continuation of his civil business fraud trial at New York Supreme Court, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023, in New York.

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Judge fines Trump $5,000 after post maligning court staffer found on campaign website

Judge Arthur Engoron avoided holding Trump in contempt for now, but reserved the right to do so if he again violates a limited gag order barring case participants from personal attacks on court staff.

October 20, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Walt Nauta (left), an aide to former President Donald Trump, arrives with defense attorney Stanley Woodward for a July hearing in federal court in Fort Pierce, Fla.

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Judge says Trump aide can keep his lawyer in Mar-a-Lago documents case

Stanley Woodward represents aide Walt Nauta and once represented another Trump employee who is now cooperating with the government. Federal prosecutors had argued there was a conflict of interest.

October 20, 2023
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  • Greg Allen
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  • Fine Art

The National Museum of Women in the Arts reopens after a major two-year renovation

The National Museum of Women in the Arts, the world's first major museum solely dedicated to championing women artists, reopens after a major two-year renovation to revamp its exhibition spaces.

October 20, 2023
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  • Olivia Hampton
GPB News NPR

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  • Politics

Republican Rep. Jim Jordan has dropped his bid to become speaker of the House

Republicans met behind closed doors and took a secret ballot to see if lawmakers wanted Jim Jordan to stay in the race for speaker of the House. They did not, and Jordan dropped out.

October 20, 2023
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  • Susan Davis and
  • Deirdre Walsh
States and counties nationwide are using opioid settlement funds for law enforcement efforts, including buying new squad cars. This draws criticism that the funds should be invested in treatment instead.

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Law enforcement eyes opioid settlement cash for squad cars and body scanners

Some state and local governments have started tapping in to opioid settlement funds for law enforcement expenses. Many argue it should go toward treating addiction instead.

October 20, 2023
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  • Aneri Pattani
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  • Book News & Features

Britney Spears memoir reaches bestseller status a week before it hits shelves

New excerpts touching on her childhood and relationship with Justin Timberlake are drawing fans interested in her side of the story.

October 20, 2023
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  • Andrew Limbong
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  • Movie Reviews

'Killers of the Flower Moon' is a monstrous story of greed, masterfully told

Martin Scorsese's epic 3.5-hour dramatization of David Grann's true-life tragedy about the Osage Nation stars Lily Gladstone, Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro.

October 20, 2023
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  • Bob Mondello
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  • Space

Indigenous tribes saw the 'Ring of Fire' eclipse in a different light

For many Indigenous cultures, a solar eclipse honors tradition.

October 20, 2023
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  • Ben Abrams
Life is like a video game now, says author Max Brooks — it's constantly updating.

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This author says Minecraft helps prepare kids for our world

Minecraft: The Village is the final book in a trilogy inspired by the wildly popular video game series.

October 20, 2023
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  • Andrew Limbong and
  • Manuela López Restrepo
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What's hot for Halloween (besides Barbie) and in Britney's book? It's news quiz time!

Plus: ugly footwear, human bones, "Netflix Houses," Olympic sports and more! Have you been paying attention? PROVE IT.

October 20, 2023
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  • Holly J. Morris
Chuck and Diane Southers' apple orchard stretches over about 30 hilly acres in Concord, New Hampshire. A hard freeze in May killed most of their apple crop.

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  • National

A bad apple season has some U.S. fruit growers planning for life in a warmer world

Many New Hampshire apple orchards are barren this year after a late-spring freeze killed apple blossoms. Fruit growers are realizing climate change could mean different crops in the future.

October 20, 2023
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  • Mara Hoplamazian
Police tape is pictured at a crime scene in Monterey Park, Calif., in January 2023.

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  • National

4 key takeaways from the FBI's annual crime report

There was less reported violent crime across the U.S. last year after a dramatic spike in 2020. But there were more car thefts and hate crimes reported.

October 20, 2023
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  • Meg Anderson
Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) national executive director Nihad Awad speaks during a news conference, Jan. 30, 2017, in Washington.

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  • National

A major U.S. Muslim group cancels Virginia banquet over bomb and death threats

The Council on American-Islamic Relations canceled plans to hold its 29th annual banquet on Saturday at the Marriott Crystal Gateway in Arlington, just across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C.

October 20, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
A portrait of Army Pvt. Travis King is displayed as his grandfather, Carl Gates, talks about his grandson on July 19, 2023, in Kenosha, Wis.

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  • National

Travis King, the Army private who fled to North Korea, is charged with desertion

Travis King, who fled to North Korea before being returned home to the United States last month, has been detained by the U.S. military, two officials said Thursday.

October 20, 2023
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