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Senate Republicans are facing continued questions about the health of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell after the Kentucky Republican suffered two public health incidents.

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  • Politics

McConnell tries to shift Senate focus from his health to spending

Reporters repeatedly asked the Senate GOP leader to provide details of what caused two incidents where he froze at events. Mitch McConnell instead referred them to a recent letter from his physician.

September 06, 2023
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  • Kelsey Snell,
  • Lexie Schapitl,
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Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, center, during a news conference on Aug. 14.

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  • Law

Prosecutors expect to call over 150 witnesses in Georgia election interference case

Prosecutors in Fulton County, Ga., say they expect that a trial in their election interference case would last four months, not including jury selection.

September 06, 2023
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  • Washington Desk
Commuters make their way down a smoggy road in Lahore, Pakistan in 2022. Extreme heat waves make air pollution, like smog, worse.

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  • Climate

Extreme heat makes air quality worse–that's bad for health

Air quality around the world suffered in 2022 because of climate-induced extreme heat, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Association.

September 06, 2023
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  • Alejandra Borunda
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  • Science

Understanding the joy that many find in sadness

Why are humans attracted to art that combines sadness and beauty? A brain scientist says sadness has benefits like helping elicit empathy and purging negative emotion.

September 06, 2023
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By:
  • Jon Hamilton
This photo provided by the U.S. Attorneys Office for Utah and introduced as evidence in a 2019 trial shows fentanyl-laced fake oxycodone pills collected during an investigation.

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  • Health

The share of U.S. drug overdose deaths caused by fake prescription pills is growing

The share of overdose deaths involving counterfeit pills doubled between 2019 and 2021, according to the CDC. Victims were often younger, Hispanic and had misused prescription drugs in the past.

September 06, 2023
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
Carl Nassib will be dedicating himself to his philanthropic app.

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  • Sports

Carl Nassib made queer NFL history. Now he's stepping away from the game

Although he isn't the first NFL player to come out as gay, he is the first to do so while actively playing for a team.

September 06, 2023
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  • Manuela López Restrepo
Colleton County Clerk of Court Rebecca Hill, seen here as prosecutor Creighton Waters makes closing arguments in the Alex Murdaugh trial, is accused of improperly influencing jurors in the high-profile murder case.

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  • Law

Alex Murdaugh wants a new trial, accusing the clerk of court of jury tampering

Defense lawyers for convicted South Carolina lawyer Murdaugh say Clerk of Court Rebecca Hill violated her oath of office as well as their client's constitutional right to an impartial jury.

September 06, 2023
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  • Bill Chappell
Sudanese refugees settle temporarily in the town of Adré in Chad along the border of Sudan. Thousands have fled the fighting in Sudan seeking safety in Chad.

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  • Africa

U.S. imposes sanctions on Sudanese paramilitary leader; boosts humanitarian aid

The U.S sanctioned Sudanese paramilitary commander Abdelrahim Hamdan Dagalo over human rights abuses, while also announcing over $160 million in humanitarian aid for Sudan.

September 06, 2023
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  • H.J. Mai

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  • Book Reviews

'Holly' is one of Stephen King's most political novels to date

Holly is a gripping crime novel — one that's very close to the traditional King horror aesthetic. The author hasn't been shy about his politics, but this is one of his most political books to date.

September 06, 2023
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  • Gabino Iglesias
As oceans get hotter, scientists are looking for ways to safeguard coral species so they can be used to restore reefs in the future.

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  • Climate

One way to save coral reefs? Deep freeze them for the future

As oceans get hotter, coral reefs are suffering. Scientists are working on ways to preserve coral by freezing and then reviving them to restore reefs someday.

September 06, 2023
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  • Lauren Sommer
Lars Mikkelsen stars as real estate baron Holger Lang in Season 3 of the Danish thriller <em>Face to Face.</em>

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  • TV Reviews

'Face to Face' is a murder mystery that lives up to the tradition of Nordic Noir

Imagine if Logan Roy from Succession had to solve a murder. That's the vibe of the third and final season of this Danish thriller, which focuses on a heartless developer's attempt to solve a crime.

September 06, 2023
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  • John Powers
Police officers check a house as residents wade through a flooded street after floods caused by a cyclone in Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, Monday.

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  • Latin America

A cyclone has killed over 20 people in Brazil, with more flooding expected

The southern Brazilian states of Rio Grande do Sul and neighboring Santa Catarina are reeling after a devastating cyclone killed 27 people and displaced thousands.

September 06, 2023
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By:
  • Carrie Kahn
NPR President and CEO John Lansing plans to step down in December, nine months before his term is set to end.

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  • Media

NPR CEO John Lansing will leave in December, capping a tumultuous year

President and CEO John Lansing plans to leave NPR nine months before his term is set to expire. His tenure has been defined by the pandemic, a racial reckoning, and economic headwinds.

September 06, 2023
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By:
  • David Folkenflik
Former YouTube star Ruby Franke, pictured here in a video for her mental health counseling service ConneXions, was charged with six felony counts of child abuse.

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  • National

YouTube vlogger Ruby Franke formally charged with 6 felony counts of child abuse

Ruby Franke, the YouTube mommy blogger behind the channel 8 Passengers, was arrested last week after her 12-year-old son climbed out a window and ran to a neighbor's house asking for food and water.

September 06, 2023
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  • Emily Olson
A Preply survey found that American workers' least favorite corporate buzzwords include "new normal," "circle back," "win-win," "move the needle" and "think outside the box."

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  • Business

Tired of 'circling back' and 'touching base'? How to handle all the workplace jargon

Two recent surveys reveal white-collar workers' least favorite corporate clichés, from 'circling back' to 'moving the needle.' Here's why workplace jargon bothers us — and what we can do about it.

September 06, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman
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