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Members of the Tampa, Fla., Parks and Recreation Department help residents with sandbags on Monday, Aug. 28, 2023. Residents along Florida's gulf coast are making preparations for the effects of Tropical Storm Idalia.

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Up First briefing: Florida evacuations; summer COVID wave; how to beat jet lag

Florida residents brace for Hurricane Idalia, which is expected to become a hurricane before landfall. COVID cases are rising in the U.S. The NPR international desk's best tips for beating jet lag.

August 29, 2023
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By:
  • Suzanne Nuyen
Cori Gross, bartender at Java Jazz, greets residents with bursts of joy to see that they've survived the fires.

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  • National

This cafe never closed after Lahaina's fires, extending a lifeline of normalcy

At Java Jazz, locals displaced by the fires can reconnect, share a drink and listen to music. "We felt like, we will continue on with life," the owner says. "We can't just go and throw in the towel."

August 29, 2023
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By:
  • Bill Chappell and
  • Claire Harbage
American Airlines planes are shown parked at Pittsburgh International Airport on March 31, 2020, in Imperial, Pa.

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  • Business

U.S. fines American Airlines for dozens of long tarmac delays

The U.S. Department of Transportation said Monday it is the largest such fine against an airline since rules covering long ground delays took effect about a decade ago.

August 28, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
From left to right: Former Vice President Mike Pence, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley during the first Republican presidential primary debate in Milwaukee on Wednesday.

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  • Politics

Climate change made it in the GOP debate. Some young Republicans say that's a win

Climate change is a top issue for young voters across political parties, but most of the Republican presidential candidates avoided the question.

August 28, 2023
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By:
  • Ximena Bustillo
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, left, speaks at a prayer vigil on Sunday for the victims of a mass shooting that took place Saturday in Jacksonville, Fla.

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  • Politics

'You're not welcome here!' DeSantis booed at vigil for Jacksonville shooting victims

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis visited Jacksonville on Sunday to mourn the three victims killed in a racially motivated shooting at a local Dollar General.

August 28, 2023
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  • Juliana Kim
Tropical Storm Idalia moves between Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, left, and Cuba, right, at 9:40 a.m. ET.

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  • Weather

Tropical Storm Idalia is forecast to become a major hurricane before it hits Florida

Forecasters warn of the possibility of dangerous storm surges caused by Idalia and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has suggested that some residents in coastal areas may have to evacuate.

August 28, 2023
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  • Joe Hernandez
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  • National

Alabama requests a date to execute an inmate via nitrogen hypoxia for the first time

Smith was supposed to be executed in November 2022 by lethal injection, but corrections officers failed to insert an IV properly. The U.S. Supreme Court has authorized nitrogen hypoxia in his case.

August 28, 2023
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  • Ayana Archie
Barack Obama answers a question from Joe Wurzelbacher, also known as "Joe the Plumber," right, while campaigning for the White House in Holland, Ohio, Oct. 12, 2008.

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  • Obituaries

Samuel Wurzelbacher, who became 'Joe the Plumber' after confronting Obama, dies at 49

Wurzelbacher was thrust into the political spotlight after questioning Barack Obama about his economic policies during the 2008 presidential campaign. He had been battling pancreatic cancer.

August 28, 2023
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  • Book Reviews

'A Guest in the House' rests on atmosphere, delivering an uncanny, wild ride

Though inscrutabilities persist in the plot of Emily Carroll's new adult horror graphic novel, the chilling ambiance makes this book one worth visiting.

August 28, 2023
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  • Tahneer Oksman
A portrait of the late owner of private military company Wagner Group Yevgeny Prigozhin sits at an informal memorial next to the former the group's headquarters in St. Petersburg, Russia, Aug. 24.

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  • World

Latest on Ukraine: Wagner chief Prigozhin died as Russia's war turned 18 months

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

August 28, 2023
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  • NPR Staff
Wayne Shorter performs during the Marciac Jazz festival in southern France in 2005. Two recent tribute projects each aim to capture the wandering spirit of the late saxophonist.

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  • Music Features

Wayne Shorter, From Here to Eternity

Nearly six months after his death, a tribute concert and a documentary attempt to capture the spirit of the perpetually exploring saxophonist and composer.

August 28, 2023
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By:
  • Nate Chinen
Wayne Shorter performs during the Marciac Jazz festival in southern France in 2005. Two recent tribute projects each aim to capture the wandering spirit of the late saxophonist.

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  • Music Features

Wayne Shorter, From Here to Eternity

Nearly six months after his death, a tribute concert and a documentary attempt to capture the spirit of the perpetually exploring saxophonist and composer.

August 28, 2023
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By:
  • Nate Chinen
Members of Safe Street Rebel place a cone on a self-driving Cruise car in San Francisco.

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  • Business

Armed with traffic cones, protesters are immobilizing driverless cars

Self-driving cars have flooded San Francisco's streets, and not everyone is happy. Street activists have been using a low-tech solution to incapacitate the vehicles.

August 28, 2023
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By:
  • Dara Kerr
Former President Donald Trump speaks at his Mar-a-Lago estate on April 4, in Palm Beach, Fla.

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  • Law

Judge sets March 4, 2024, as Trump trial date in election interference case

The judge overseeing a criminal case against former President Donald Trump for interfering with the 2020 presidential election has set a trial date of March 4, 2024.

August 28, 2023
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By:
  • Carrie Johnson
<em>Sundial</em> is against sitting idle, and calls not just to hear its own voice, but to enter into conversation in the griot tradition of call and response.

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  • Music Reviews

Noname's 'Sundial' pursues a hip-hop revolution

The Chicago rapper and poet is among the greatest lyricists of her generation. In asking tough questions of the art she practices, her third album reveals a fearless and visionary performer.

August 28, 2023
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  • Harmony Holiday
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