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The JPMorgan Chase headquarters building is seen in New York City. The banking giant is filing lawsuits against customers who exploited a viral technical glitch this summer that allowed people to pull huge amounts from Chase ATMs.

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  • Business

JPMorgan Chase is suing customers over 'infinite money glitch' ATM scam

JPMorgan Chase is filing lawsuits against customers who exploited a viral technical glitch this summer that allowed people to pull huge amounts from Chase ATMs.

October 30, 2024
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  • Alana Wise
Teri Garr speaks at the 15th Annual Race to Erase MS event  on May 2, 2008 in Los Angeles, Calif.

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  • Obituaries

Teri Garr, actor, comedian and multiple sclerosis ambassador, dies at 79

Garr's breakout role was as sexy Inga in Young Frankenstein. She earned an Oscar nomination for her role in the 1982 film Tootsie, and played Phoebe's mom on the sitcom Friends.

October 30, 2024
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By:
  • Tanya Ballard Brown
Daisy is a former crisis counselor at the local 988 call center in Bloomington, Ill. She holds a paper in front of her face listing emotions she felt when taking abusive calls while working there. She covers her face to maintain anonymity because she doesn’t want her personal or professional networks to know about the abuse. Daisy is the name she used with callers during her work shifts.

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  • Health

988 crisis hotline counselors are sometimes targeted by sexually abusive callers

The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is now operational nationwide. Some of the phone counselors say they need help dealing with abusive callers who keep them on the line and sexually harass them.

October 30, 2024
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By:
  • Melissa Ellin
Vice President Harris speaks during a campaign rally on the Ellipse on Oct. 29, 2024 in Washington, DC.

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  • News

Harris courts undecided voters. And, is Trump’s mass deportation plan feasible?

Vice President Harris delivered the closing pitch in her campaign yesterday, reaching out to undecided voters in swing states. And, a look at whether Trump's mass deportation plan is feasible.

October 30, 2024
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By:
  • Brittney Melton
Mycoplasma pneumonia causes upper respiratory symptoms, including a lingering cough. It can also cause red eyes or rashes.

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  • Health

Walking pneumonia is spiking, especially in kids. Here's what to know

If you or your kid has a cough that's been lingering, it could be a case of mycoplasma pneumonia. Cases are rising across the U.S. The good news — it's usually mild and easily treated. Here's how.

October 30, 2024
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By:
  • Maria Godoy
UNITE HERE canvasser Wernel Martinez crosses a street in the Philadelphia suburb of Norristown after a long day of knocking on voters' doors.

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  • Business

With much at stake, labor unions knock on millions of doors in final campaign push

With much at stake on Election Day, labor unions have deployed canvassers to knock on doors in swing states. With polling tight, the focus is on turning out the vote.

October 30, 2024
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  • Andrea Hsu
Olive Luther prepares to stock costume displays at The Theatrical Shop, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, in West Des Moines, Iowa.

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  • National

Kids in Iowa's capital will trick-or-treat on Halloween for the 1st time since 1938

Kids in the greater metro area of Iowa's capital city typically go trick-or-treating the night before Halloween, a tradition that began in the 1930s as a way to help prevent vandalism.

October 30, 2024
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  • Ayana Archie
Box turtles are one of many species looked after by the Turtle Conservancy. The group cares for illegally trafficked turtles once they’re confiscated.

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  • Animals

In a secret location in New Jersey, a turtle whisperer cares for trafficked animals

In an undisclosed New Jersey location, there's a sanctuary for turtles intercepted in the process of being trafficked, and a man devoted to his charges.

October 30, 2024
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By:
  • Ari Daniel
Nossa Senhora do Livramento Community, located in the Manaus region, Amazonas. The record drought that hit the Rio Negro in the summer of 2024 affected the entire community. Many residents went to stay with relatives in Manaus, leaving the town empty.

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  • World

Rain is coming, but not enough after punishing Amazon drought

The world’s longest river is at its lowest levels ever due to devastating drought conditions. The dry conditions in Brazil's Amazon rainforest, have left tributaries and the vital waterway parched, stranding river communities, affecting commerce and livelihoods.

October 30, 2024
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By:
  • Carrie Kahn

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  • Politics

Faced with obstacles to abortion, military women have built their own support system

Abortion access has long been difficult for women in the military, but the end of Roe v. Wade has made it even tougher. Some 40% now serve in states with abortion bans or expanded restrictions.

October 30, 2024
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By:
  • Steve Walsh
People watch a light show on the banks of river Sarayu on the eve of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Ayodhya on Oct. 23, 2022.

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  • World

Millions of people to celebrate Diwali this week. Here is what you should know

Known as the “Festival of Lights,” Diwali is one of the most widely celebrated holidays in India and across the Indian diaspora, including in the U.S. Many celebrate it with food, gifts and fireworks.

October 30, 2024
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By:
  • Chandelis Duster
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland poses for a portrait in her office in the Department of Interior headquarters in Washington, DC on October 8, 2024.

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  • National

America's first Native American cabinet secretary says she's righting historical wrongs

As the nation's first ever indigenous cabinet secretary, Deb Haaland has made it her priority to right the US government's historical wrongs in Indian Country, a monumental task that's not been without controversy.

October 30, 2024
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By:
  • Kirk Siegler
Pastor Chad Harvey says he doesn't think his church is getting more political, but that politics is getting more spiritual.

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  • Politics

Why are some Evangelicals drawn to — and sticking by — Trump? This pastor weighs in

NPR sits down with North Carolina pastor Chad Harvey to talk about Donald Trump, religion and politics.

October 30, 2024
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  • Scott Detrow,
  • Kathryn Fink,
  • and 2 more
Oriel Moore describes her life without her brother, Othel Moore Jr., to reporters Dec. 19, 2023, at the Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City, Mo.

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  • National

Family releases video of final moments before Black man's death in Missouri prison

A criminal complaint alleges that guards pepper-sprayed Othel Moore Jr., placed a mask over his face and left him in a position that caused him to suffocate.

October 30, 2024
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By:
  • The Associated Press
A Long March rocket with a Shenzhou-19 spacecraft atop takes off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Jiuquan, northwestern China in the early hours of Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024.

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  • Space

China launches new crew to its space station as it seeks to expand exploration

China declared a “complete success” after it launched a new three-person crew to its space station early Wednesday as the country seeks to expand its exploration of outer space.

October 30, 2024
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