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The Westcott administration building on the campus of Florida State University in Tallahassee, Fla., on April 30, 2015.

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  • Education

What to know about Florida's 'classic' alternative to the SAT

Florida's state universities will start accepting an alternative to the SAT exam that's known for its Christian and conservative backing.

September 11, 2023
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  • Juliana Kim

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  • Education

Student loan borrowers are spending a lot of time on hold, says federal watchdog

The head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says many borrowers are struggling to get through to the companies that get paid to answer their questions.

September 11, 2023
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By:
  • Cory Turner
Drew Barrymore is no stranger to the entertainment industry.

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  • Television

Drew Barrymore to restart her talk show amid strikes, drawing heated criticism

Drew Barrymore has announced she is bringing back her talk show amid the ongoing Hollywood strikes, sparking condemnation among fellow actors and calls for the show to be picketed.

September 11, 2023
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By:
  • Patrick Wood
Marine recruits wait for their drill instructor as they cross the base at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island on August 22 in Beaufort County, S.C.

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  • National Security

For a new generation of Marines, 9/11 is history

For many Americans, 9/11 is now simply a date to mark, much like December 7th and the Pearl Harbor attacks. Even the military war colleges are moving on.

September 11, 2023
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By:
  • Tom Bowman and
  • Lexie Schapitl
Russian President Vladimir Putin last met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in 2019 in Vladivostok. The Kremlin confirmed Monday that Kim and Putin will meet again this week, also in Vladivostok.

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  • World

Russia's Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will meet this week

U.S. officials announced last week that the two leaders would meet in Vladivostok, as Russian President Putin seeks more arms to supply his war in Ukraine.

September 11, 2023
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  • Charles Maynes,
  • Anthony Kuhn,
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Author Lauren Groff's new book, <em>The Vaster</em> <em>Wilds, </em>is<em> </em>a tight and tense novel that takes place in 1610 Jamestown.

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  • Author Interviews

Lauren Groff has a go bag and says so should you

Acclaimed author Lauren Groff's new novel, The Vaster Wilds, is about a young girl on the run during Colonial times. But the writer is really questioning — what will it take to survive today?

September 11, 2023
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  • Andrew Limbong
This 1:24 scale miniature was used to film pivotal scenes from the first Star Wars film. It's now at the center of a auction of items collected over decades by Greg Jein, a master model-builder for film and TV.

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  • Pop Culture

'Star Wars' Red Leader X-wing model heads a cargo bay's worth of props at auction

More than 550 items from the late Greg Jein are heading to auction, from Nichelle Nichols' iconic knee-high boots and red tunic as Lt. Uhura to a hairpiece for William Shatner's Captain Kirk.

September 11, 2023
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  • Bill Chappell
Hostess Brands, best known for its Twinkies, is being bought by jelly-maker J.M. Smucker.

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  • Business

Twinkies are sold! J.M. Smucker scoops up Hostess Brands for $5.6 billion

For Hostess, the deal with the peanut-butter-and-jelly conglomerate is a sweet win after not one, but two bankruptcies.

September 11, 2023
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By:
  • Alina Selyukh
Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomes North Korean leader Kim Jong Un prior to their talks in Vladivostok on April 25, 2019. The two leaders are due to meet again in Vladivostok this week.

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  • World

Latest on Ukraine: Kim Jong Un to meet with Putin; G20 statement; Blinken visits Kyiv

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

September 11, 2023
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  • NPR Staff
A man walks past rubble caused by the earthquake in the village of Tafeghaghte, near Marrakech, Morocco, on Monday.

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  • Africa

Hope for survivors is fading after Morocco's strongest quake in more than a century

Survivors with shovels have been working alongside bulldozers to dig through remote villages flattened by the monstrous earthquake that has claimed more than 2,400 lives since Friday.

September 11, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm is working hard to convince more Americans to embrace electric cars — and she knows this means the country's charging infrastructure needs to improve, fast.

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  • Business

Electric cars have a road trip problem, even for the secretary of energy

A road trip I took with Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm confirmed one thing: The U.S. is wrestling with an inadequate charging network (unless you're a Tesla driver).

September 11, 2023
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By:
  • Camila Domonoske
Hurricane Lee is expected to restrengthen in the coming days, the National Hurricane Center said Sunday.

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  • Weather

Hurricane Lee is forecast to push dangerous surf along the East Coast

The powerful Category 3 storm is restrengthening as it moves northwest, but currently poses no immediate threat to people on land, according to the National Hurricane Center.

September 11, 2023
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By:
  • Emma Bowman
United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain talks with the news media before marching in the Detroit Labor Day Parade on September 4, 2023 in Detroit, Michigan.

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  • Business

Why a 4-day work week is on the table for auto workers

Shawn Fain, the president of the UAW, is calling for a 32-hour work week at 40 hours of pay for autoworkers, an idea that was first embraced by the union's leaders almost a century ago.

September 11, 2023
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By:
  • Andrea Hsu
A resident navigates through the rubble on Saturday following a 6.8-magnitude quake in Marrakesh, Morocco.

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  • World

Up First briefing: Morocco earthquake; new COVID boosters; a primer on prenups

More than 2,000 are dead after a 6.8 magnitude quake struck near Marrakech on Friday. The FDA could approve new COVID boosters any day now. What to know if you're considering signing a prenup.

September 11, 2023
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Sudanese soldiers from the Rapid Support Forces unit are shown south of Khartoum, Sudan, on June 29, 2019. The U.S. imposed sanctions Sept. 6, 2023, on a Sudanese Rapid Support Forces paramilitary commander for acts of violence and human rights abuses committed by his troops in their conflict with Sudan's army.

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  • Africa

Dozens die from a drone attack on an open market in Sudan as rival troops battle

More than 55 others were wounded in the attack in Khartoum's May neighborhood, where paramilitary forces battling the military were heavily deployed, the Sudan Doctors' Union said in a statement.

September 11, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
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