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Former President Donald Trump is seen on Jan. 28 in Columbia, S.C.

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  • Politics

Donald Trump is indicted in Georgia for seeking to overturn the 2020 election

The charges in Fulton County implicate the former president as the head of a sweeping conspiracy to subvert his defeat. It's the fourth indictment in as many months for Trump.

August 15, 2023
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis poses for a portrait on April 19 in Atlanta.

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  • Law

In charging Trump, the Atlanta-area DA relies on RICO law. Here's what it is

Georgia's Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations statute allows prosecutors to pursue criminal enterprises, and it was based on — and is broader than — federal RICO law.

August 15, 2023
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Fulton County Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis is photographed in her office in Atlanta on Jan. 4, 2022.

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  • Law

Fani Willis, the Atlanta DA who's charging Trump, is no stranger to high-stakes cases

"My career has taught me, no matter the political pressure, just do what's right," Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis pledged as she took office.

August 15, 2023
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By:
  • Sam Gringlas
Eric Meyer, publisher of the Marion County (Kansas) Record, shown speaking with a British radio station about the raid on his newspaper's offices and his home by local police.

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  • Media

Kansas newspaper says it investigated local police chief prior to newsroom raid

The Marion County Record had been looking into allegations of misconduct against the local police chief just months ago, according to the paper's publisher, raising concerns about their motives.

August 14, 2023
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By:
  • Danielle Kaye and
  • David Folkenflik
Lawmakers, teachers, school board members and parents gather for a town hall meeting on new Florida curriculum standards for Black history on Thursday in Miami Gardens, Fla.

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  • Education

A lot is happening in Florida education. These are some of the changes kids will see

The Florida education system has been in the spotlight lately after Gov. Ron DeSantis banned diversity and inclusion programs in public colleges and approved a controversial social studies curriculum.

August 14, 2023
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
A woman at the scene of a building damaged after Russian missile strikes in Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Aug. 9.

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  • World

Latest on Ukraine: Ukraine makes some gains; China's defense minister visits Russia

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

August 14, 2023
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  • NPR Staff
A screenshot of video posted by @noelskeez on X, formerly known as Twitter, shows masked robbers ransacking the department store in Topanga, Calif.

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  • Investigations

A 'mob of criminals' stole more than $300,000 worth of goods from an LA Nordstrom

Police said $300,000 worth of merchandise was stolen and one of the robbers used bear spray on a security guard.

August 14, 2023
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By:
  • Dustin Jones
This summer, three women at the peak of their powers lead a spectacular pop culture revival. Beyoncé, left, performs onstage during the Renaissance World Tour in May 2023. Margot Robbie stars in Greta Gerwig's <em>Barbie </em>movie. And Taylor Swift performs during The Eras Tour in March 2023.

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  • Pop Culture

How three female artists lead this summer's billion-dollar pop culture revival

This summer, three women at the peak of their powers lead a spectacular pop culture revival. Barbie, Beyoncé and Taylor Swift shattered records and created a communal economy of irrational exuberance.

August 14, 2023
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By:
  • Bilal Qureshi
The exterior of MSU's first campus observatory, circa 1900.

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  • Education

Michigan State students discover traces of school's first observatory built in 1881

The foundation of Michigan State's first observatory was discovered this summer after construction workers, drilling hammock posts, hit something unusually hard underground.

August 14, 2023
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By:
  • Juliana Kim
GPB  NPR

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  • Health

Young women get proactive before heading to HBCUs in states with abortion bans

As some young women head to HBCUs in states where abortion is restricted or banned, they're getting education and birth control to help safeguard their reproductive health during college.

August 14, 2023
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By:
  • April Dembosky
The Matildas celebrate their victory in the epic penalty shoot-out against France.

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  • Sports

Matilda mania is sweeping Australia as its World Cup team breaks viewership records

Call it soccer or football, the Australian women's team is on an unprecedented run in the World Cup.

August 14, 2023
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By:
  • Manuela López Restrepo
The offices of the <em>Marion County Record</em> sit across from the Marion County Courthouse in Marion, Kan., on Sunday.

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  • Media

A police raid of a Kansas newsroom raises alarms about violations of press freedom

Law enforcement officers raided the office of a local newspaper and a journalist's home. First Amendment experts are calling it a likely violation of federal law.

August 14, 2023
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By:
  • Danielle Kaye and
  • Bill Chappell
The U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy brought four divers back to their families after a search aircraft spotted an SOS strobe.

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  • National

Coast Guard says 4 divers who went missing off S.C. coast were found alive

The divers plunged into the Atlantic Ocean off a pleasure craft more than 60 miles from Myrtle Beach, S.C. It wasn't until after midnight that they were seen again.

August 14, 2023
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
GPB  NPR

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  • Business

Silicon Valley's new product: Eyeball-scanning silver orbs to confirm you're human

Hundreds of people around the world lined up to have their eyeballs scanned by a tech startup that says it wants to authenticate humans in the age of AI.

August 14, 2023
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn

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  • Book Reviews

James McBride's 'Heaven & Earth' is an all-American mix of prejudice and hope

Set in a neighborhood where Blacks and immigrant Jews have lived next to each other for decades, The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store is one of the best novels critic Maureen Corrigan has read this year.

August 14, 2023
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By:
  • Maureen Corrigan
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