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JoAnne A. Epps, acting president of Temple University, speaks during a Temple University graduation ceremony, May 11, 2023, at the Liacouras Center on Temple's campus in Philadelphia. Epps has died after collapsing at a memorial service Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 19, the university said.

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Temple University says acting president JoAnne A. Epps has died after a collapse

Epps died after collapsing at a memorial service Tuesday afternoon, the university said. She was 72.

September 19, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
FILE - Delegates hold up their ballots at the Southern Baptist Convention in New Orleans on June 13, 2023. On Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023, Southern Baptist leaders ousted an Oklahoma church whose pastor defended his blackface performance at one church event and his impersonation of a Native American woman at another.

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Southern Baptists expel church as pastor defends blackface and Native caricatures

Matoaka Baptist Church pastor said he was impersonating Ray Charles in one incident and dressed as a Native woman during "Cowboys and Indians Night" at a church camp.

September 19, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Families walk in and out of the Department of Education in Long Island City.

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  • Education

Thousands of migrant kids are starting school in NYC. Is the system prepared?

Around 20,000 migrant kids are starting school in New York this week. Some parents are concerned the systems can't handle the influx. Other parents say, it's an opportunity for schools to evolve.

September 19, 2023
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By:
  • Jasmine Garsd
An image from a Drug Enforcement Administration affidavit shows a block of fentanyl and a "kilo press" that authorities say they found at a day care where four young children were apparently poisoned — one fatally.

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U.S. charges pair after deadly fentanyl is found on top of playmats at NYC day care

The operator of a Bronx day care and a relative are facing drug charges after a 1-year-old boy died and three other children became dangerously ill.

September 19, 2023
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  • Bill Chappell
Washington-area whitewater kayakers lay flowers on the Potomac's Little Falls rapid near the rocks that entrapped visiting kayaker Ella Mills.

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  • National

A Columbia University student has died while whitewater kayaking on the Potomac River

Ella Mills, a junior at Columbia, drowned on Sunday while kayaking with a group of two dozen members of the university's whitewater kayak club.

September 19, 2023
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  • Rolando Arrieta
Johnny Mims, 39, says he is still recovering physically after he was tased by police in Birmingham, Ala. He said he continues to be haunted by the incident.

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  • National

Alabama band director tased by police for not stopping his students' performance

Johnny Mims and his school band were wrapping up their last song when Birmingham police insisted the performance stop immediately. The confrontation ended with Mims tased in front of his students.

September 19, 2023
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  • Juliana Kim
GPB News NPR

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  • National

Should menstrual products on college campuses be free?

There's a growing movement of student-led initiatives to end "period poverty" — a lack of access to menstrual products — by pushing colleges to offer them for free.

September 19, 2023
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  • GPB Newsroom
Former President Donald Trump speaks at an event in Washington on September 15.

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Trump to skip second GOP debate and head to Detroit to court autoworkers instead

Former President Donald Trump won't be at the second Republican debate, unsurprisingly. His counter-programming this time involves union autoworkers, engaged in a strike against Detroit automakers.

September 19, 2023
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  • Don Gonyea and
  • Franco Ordoñez
Joe Armstrong, the owner of WJBE, is shown outside the station. A Federal Communications Commission judge rejected an effort by the agency to strip the license of WJBE 99.7 FM/1040 AM — whose call letters pay tribute to the original WJBE's owner, the Godfather of Soul, James Brown — Knoxville's only Black-owned radio station.

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  • National

FCC judge rules that Knoxville's only Black-owned radio station can keep its license

Since 2022, WJBE has battled with the FCC over its owner, Joe Armstrong, being able to own a radio station following his conviction in 2016 for making a false statement on his tax return.

September 19, 2023
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  • Jonathan Franklin
Alie Ward (left) says Lila Higgins has caused an exponential effect in her life.

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  • National

An unexpected invitation from a stranger changed her life trajectory

In 2013, Alie was having one of the hardest years of her life. Then she got a Facebook message from a generous stranger.

September 19, 2023
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  • Autumn Barnes
Family members embrace freed Americans Siamak Namazi, Morad Tahbaz and Emad Shargi, as well as two returnees whose names have not been released by the U.S. government, who were released in a prisoner swap deal between U.S and Iran, as they arrive at Davison Army Airfield on Tuesday at Fort Belvoir, Va.

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5 Americans freed from prison in Iran land on U.S. soil

The former prisoners were tearfully reunited with family and friends at the airport, hugging and crying after years of enforced separation.

September 19, 2023
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  • Bill Chappell
A pilot ejected from an F-35B Lightning II near Charleston, S.C., prompting a search for the advanced fighter jet. The plane is from Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501; an F-35 from the squadron is seen here at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, south of Charleston.

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  • National

Debris has been located in search for the F-35 jet that went missing

Personnel from Joint Base Charleston say the debris field was discovered roughly two hours northeast of the base. The jet's pilot ejected safely near Charleston, S.C. on Sunday.

September 18, 2023
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  • Bill Chappell and
  • Jonathan Franklin
People rally to end fossil fuels in New York Sunday ahead of the 78th United Nations General Assembly and Climate Ambition Summit.

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  • Politics

Young people think climate change is a top issue but when they vote, it's complicated

Climate change is a major issue for young voters, but so far, it has not been a major mobilizing force in U.S. elections. Some environmental action groups see that changing.

September 18, 2023
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  • Ximena Bustillo
GPB News NPR

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  • Environment

With about1,500 ghost orchids left in Florida, groups sue to list it as endangered

Environmental groups have filed a lawsuit because they want the federal government to list a rare orchid, found mainly in Florida, as an endangered species.

September 18, 2023
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  • Greg Allen
GPB News NPR

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  • Law

Illinois is now the first state to eliminate cash bail

On Monday, Illinois became the first state to completely eliminate cash bail. This comes after years of intense debate among politicians, scholars, law enforcement officials, judges and the public.

September 18, 2023
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  • Chip Mitchell
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