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Convicted murderer Danelo Cavalcante was "subdued" by a police dog as he tried to crawl away from tactical teams — but by then, he was surrounded, officials said on Wednesday.

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  • National

Danelo Cavalcante has been captured, thanks to a police dog and thermal imaging

After eluding a manhunt for nearly two weeks, convicted murderer Danelo Cavalcante has been captured, the Pennsylvania State Police announced Wednesday morning.

September 13, 2023
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  • Bill Chappell
A Seattle Police Department vehicle in 2021.

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  • National

Seattle officer recorded joking about woman's death, saying 'she had limited value'

In bodycam footage, the officer is heard making callous remarks about a woman who died after being hit by a police cruiser. He reportedly told investigators he was mocking what city lawyers might say.

September 13, 2023
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By:
  • Laurel Wamsley
Birkenstock sandals are on display in the window of a store in Berlin.

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  • Business

'Oldest start-up on earth': Birkenstock's IPO filing is exactly as you'd expect

"We are serving a primal need of all human beings," Birkenstock's CEO writes to prospective shareholders. "We are a footbed company selling the experience of walking as intended by nature."

September 13, 2023
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  • Alina Selyukh
Over the last ten years, rip currents have killed more people than tornadoes or hurricanes in the U.S. This year has already been particularly bad with 76 deaths reported through August.

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  • Weather

As Hurricane Lee churns off the eastern U.S., another danger lurks: rip currents

Over the last ten years, rip currents have killed more people in the United States than tornadoes or hurricanes. This year has already been particularly bad with 76 deaths reported through August.

September 13, 2023
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  • Greg Allen
Rep. Lauren Boebert, pictured here at the U.S. Capitol in January, was escorted from a Denver theater on Sunday night after multiple complaints of disruptive behavior.

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  • Politics

Rep. Lauren Boebert was escorted out of 'Beetlejuice' over reports of rude behavior

The Colorado Republican said she was guilty of laughing and singing too loud. A report from the theater, citing four complaints from the audience, said she was also vaping and recording video.

September 13, 2023
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  • Emily Olson
Uh oh.

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  • Sports

Jets fans think they are cursed. It's starting to feel like they're right

Sorry Jets fans, the hits just keep on coming. The latest came on Monday night, when quarterback Aaron Rodgers tore his Achilles tendon just four plays into his debut with the team.

September 13, 2023
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  • Alejandra Marquez Janse and
  • Tyler Bartlam
Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have backed a broad rollout of new COVID-19 boosters.

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  • Health

The latest COVID boosters are in for the fall. Here's what that means for you

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Dr. Robert Wachter about the latest round of FDA-approved COVID-19 boosters and how people should think about the coronavirus and its risk.

September 13, 2023
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  • Ari Shapiro and
  • Brianna Scott
When the home that was featured — at least its outside — on <em>The Brady Bunch</em> went on the market, buyer Tina Trahan reportedly told her agent she was "obsessed" with the single-story, mid century ranch style house.

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  • Pop Culture

After months on the market, 'The Brady Bunch' house sells for $3.2 million

HGTV, which bought the house in 2018, paid well over asking then poured nearly $2 million into a renovation to recreate the 1970s set. But it seems nostalgia was not enough to cover the asking price.

September 13, 2023
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  • Vanessa Romo
GPB News NPR

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  • Television

Drew Barrymore dropped as National Book Awards host

Drew Barrymore has been dropped as host of the upcoming National Book Awards ceremony, a day after her talk show taped its first episode since the Hollywood writers strike began.

September 13, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Sudafed and other common nasal decongestants containing pseudoephedrine are on display behind the counter at Hospital Discount Pharmacy in Edmond, Okla., Jan. 11, 2005.

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  • Medical Treatments

A popular nasal decongestant doesn't actually relieve congestion, FDA advisers say

The FDA asked advisers to take another look at phenylephrine, which became the main drug in over-the-counter decongestants when medicines with an older ingredient were moved behind pharmacy counters.

September 12, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Hurricane Lee is currently moving at a very slow forward pace, <strong></strong>but the storm is expected to turn northward and gradually accelerate later this week.

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  • Weather

Hurricane Lee, now very large, is raising wind and surf dangers along the East Coast

As of early Tuesday afternoon, Lee was packing 115 mph winds and moving west-northwest at a virtual crawl of just 6 mph.

September 12, 2023
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  • Bill Chappell
GPB News NPR

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  • Education

Some Lahaina parents push to reopen school local schools

For many students in Lahaina, school never started this year. The first day back coincided with the fire that burned down their town. Weeks after, parents demand that schools return.

September 12, 2023
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  • Pien Huang
Monterrious Harris, inside his East Memphis, Tenn., home, says he was beaten by the same police unit days before Tyre Nichols was killed in January 2023. "It was like three or four guys. They were all wearing black masks. I remember two of them had big assault rifles."

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  • National

Memphis Police pressured to change culture after high-profile killings and beatings

After the beating death of Tyre Nichols by five Memphis police officers in January and other abuses that have come to light, the police department is under mounting pressure to change its culture.

September 12, 2023
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  • Debbie Elliott
This combo of images provided by the Memphis Police Department shows officers Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, and bottom row from left, Desmond Mills Jr. and Justin Smith. The five former officers are now facing federal civil rights charges in the beating death of Tyre Nichols as they continue to fight second-degree murder charges in state courts arising from the killing.

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  • National

5 former Memphis officers are indicted on federal charges for death of Tyre Nichols

The five former police officers face charges of excessive force, deliberate indifference and witness tampering for the January death of the 29-year-old Nichols.

September 12, 2023
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  • Jonathan Franklin and
  • Laurel Wamsley
Authorities warn that Danelo Cavalcante, pictured here, is "extremely dangerous."

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  • Law

What it takes to search for a fugitive

The manhunt for convicted murderer Danelo Cavalcante, who escaped from a prison near Philadelphia last month, is nearing the two-week mark. So how do authorities find him?

September 12, 2023
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  • Mallory Yu and
  • Alejandra Marquez Janse
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