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  • Music

An Elmo Hope centennial celebration: Giving a jazz piano pioneer his due

One hundred years after his birth in 1923, we celebrate the legacy of Elmo Hope — one of the most influential pianists you've probably never heard of.

August 17, 2023
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  • Christopher Johnson
The indictment in Georgia against former President Donald Trump is photographed Monday, Aug. 14, 2023.

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  • Law

Trump's tweets count as an 'overt act' in the Georgia case. What does that mean?

Former President Donald Trump made speeches and tweets that furthered the conspiracy to overturn the election results, according to Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' office.

August 17, 2023
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
A Winn Dixie shopping cart is seen in the parking lot of the Palm Harbor, Fla., store on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023.

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  • Business

Aldi says it will buy 400 Winn-Dixie, Harveys groceries across the southern U.S.

Under a proposed merger agreement, Aldi will acquire all outstanding shares of Jacksonville, Florida-based Southeastern Grocers Inc., the parent company of Winn-Dixie and Harveys.

August 17, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Bradley Cooper plays Leonard Bernstein in a new biopic.

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  • Movies

Leonard Bernstein's family defends appearance in 'Maestro' nose flap

Leonard Bernstein's family defends the prosthetic nose Bradley Cooper wears to portray the late conductor.

August 17, 2023
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  • Mandalit del Barco
Hannah Gross, Sophia Lillis and Michael Cera play grown siblings in <em>The Adults.</em>

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  • Movie Reviews

Snark and sarcasm rule the roost in 'The Adults,' a comedy about grown siblings

Michael Cera plays a man who returns home to see his two sisters after three years apart. This squirmy film about adults who act like overgrown children might just break your heart.

August 17, 2023
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  • Justin Chang
Rescue workers in Seaside Heights, New Jersey, walk past homes wrecked by Superstorm Sandy in 2012. Early reports suggested dozens of people died in the storm, but later assessments found the death toll to be at least 20 times higher.

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  • Climate

Hurricanes cause vast majority of storm deaths in vulnerable communities

New research puts stark numbers on a well-known disparity: poor and vulnerable communities suffer over 90% of deaths associated with major storms.

August 17, 2023
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  • Alejandra Borunda
OpenAI, maker of ChatGPT, has in recent weeks been hit with lawsuits from comedian Sarah Silverman, U.S. novelists, and others alleging copyright infringement. Now, <em>The New York Times</em> is weighing possible legal action.

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  • Media

'New York Times' considers legal action against OpenAI as copyright tensions swirl

The news publisher and maker of ChatGPT have held tense negotiations over striking a licensing deal for the use of the paper's articles to train the chatbot. Now, legal action is being considered.

August 17, 2023
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  • Bobby Allyn
Ukraine's First Lady Olena Zelenska heads the country's mental health campaign, called How Are You? She says the country is still overcoming the legacy of the Soviet era, when the government sometimes said dissidents had 'psychiatric problems' and locked them in mental institutions. She's shown here meeting with students in Paris last December.

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  • Europe

With a simple question, Ukrainians probe mental health at a time of war

Ukraine calculates the agony of war in many ways. Lives lost, homes destroyed, families turned into refugees. There's also trauma that's harder to measure — the collective mental health crisis.

August 17, 2023
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  • Greg Myre
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks to NPR about the Democrats' upcoming plans with the Inflation Reduction Act, at the Capitol, on Aug. 16.

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  • Politics

Schumer says Inflation Reduction Act provides contrast with Republicans in 2024

The Senate majority leader concedes it will take time for law's full impact to be felt, but says its effect is "cumulative" and Democratic candidates would be persistent in touting the law.

August 17, 2023
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  • Deirdre Walsh
Jerry Moss, right, and Herb Alpert, co-founders of A&M Records, appear during their induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in New York on March 13, 2006. Moss, a music industry giant who co-founded A&M Records, died Wednesday at his home in Bel Air, Calif. He was 88.

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  • Music News

Jerry Moss, co-founder of A&M Records and Rock Hall of Fame member, dies at 88

With Herb Alpert, Moss presided over one of the industry's most successful independent labels with hits by the Carpenters, the Police, Janet Jackson, Carole King, Janet Jackson and hundreds of others.

August 17, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction John Sopko speaks in April during a hearing of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee concerning the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Sopko says the U.S. also needs to keep an eye on the billions of dollars provided to Ukraine.

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  • Europe

Corruption in Afghanistan offers lessons for billions going to Ukraine

John Sopko has long been a U.S. government-appointed watchdog for how money was distributed in Afghanistan. He believes there are lessons that apply to aiding Ukraine's fight against Russia.

August 17, 2023
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  • Tom Bowman
The circuitous journey by Chinese Muslims reflects the extraordinary means China is undertaking to surveil and stop its citizens from making the Hajj — as well as the equally resourceful ways believers circumvent them.

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  • Asia

China makes it harder for its Muslim citizens to go to Mecca, or anywhere else

Chinese Muslims take roundabout trips for their Hajj pilgrimage, trying to circumvent China's tightened surveillance at every turn — and possible arrest on their return, pilgrims and tour leaders say.

August 17, 2023
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  • Emily Feng

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  • Arts & Life

From a '70s cold case to a cross-country horseback ride, find your new go-to podcast

Whether you're heading back to school or back to the beach, there are plenty of public media podcasts to take with you. Here's the NPR One team's latest list of new and noteworthy releases.

August 17, 2023
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  • The NPR One Team
A patient prepares to take mifepristone, for a medication abortion. A federal appeals court ruled to impose new restrictions on the drug Wednesday but the ruling will not take effect until the Supreme Court weighs in.

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  • News

Up First briefing: Mifepristone ruling; summer COVID tips; Rainn Wilson gets spiritual

A federal appeals court backs abortion pill restrictions. COVID numbers are ticking up this summer. Why The Office's Rainn Wilson wants a spiritual revolution.

August 17, 2023
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  • Suzanne Nuyen
Carelle Calvan in blue T-shirt, hugs Nora Bulosan as they gather near a checkpoint in hopes to get access to their home destroyed in recent wildfires in Lahaina, Hawaii, Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023.

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  • National

Hawaii governor vows to block land grabs as fire-ravaged Maui rebuilds

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said he had instructed the state attorney general to work toward a moratorium on land transactions in Lahaina. He acknowledged the move will likely face legal challenges.

August 17, 2023
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