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Jackson and his barber, Ree.

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A boy on the autism spectrum struggled with a haircut. His barber saved the day

Getting haircuts was one of Jackson's biggest fears. But one barber's patience and creativity made the ordeal something he now looks forward to.

August 09, 2023
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  • Autumn Barnes
A Mega Millions ticket is seen as a person makes a purchase inside a convenience store, ahead of Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing of $1.55 billion, Monday, Aug. 7, 2023, in Kennesaw, Georgia.

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  • National

The winning $1.58 billion Mega Millions ticket is sold in Florida

Someone in Florida won a $1.58 billion Mega Millions jackpot Tuesday night, ending a stretch of lottery futility that had stretched for nearly four months.

August 09, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Windham, N.H., on August 8.

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  • Law

A protective order is unlikely to curb Trump or affect his popularity

A hearing is set for Friday on the parameters of a possible protective order dictating how former President Donald Trump and his legal team can talk about evidence in the Jan. 6 criminal case.

August 08, 2023
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
People pray during a "Evangelicals for Trump" campaign event in 2020.

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  • Religion

He was a top church official who criticized Trump. He says Christianity is in crisis

Russell Moore criticized Donald Trump and the Southern Baptist Convention's response to a sexual abuse crisis. Then he found himself on the outside.

August 08, 2023
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  • Scott Detrow,
  • Gabriel J. Sánchez,
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A copy of the book "And Tango Makes Three" is photographed on a bookstore shelf in Chicago in 2006. Months after access to the popular children's book about a male penguin couple hatching a chick was restricted at school libraries, a central Florida school district says it has reversed that decision.

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  • National

Shakespeare and penguin book get caught in Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' laws

Students in a Florida school district will be reading only excerpts from William Shakespeare's plays for class rather than the full texts under redesigned curriculum guides.

August 08, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
The sun sets behind the memorial for the victims of the massacre at Robb Elementary School in August 2022 in Uvalde, Texas.

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  • National

Uvalde shooter's cousin arrested in San Antonio for threatening to shoot a school

Nathan James Cruz, 17, was arrested on charges of making a terroristic threat and making a terroristic threat against his family. His mother reported his statements to police.

August 08, 2023
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  • Laurel Wamsley
A portion of Grand Canyon National Park and the newly designated Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument

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  • Religion

New national monument comes after more than a decade of advocacy by Native nations

The new national monument that President Biden is designating in Arizona today comes after Native nations advocated for decades to protect the area

August 08, 2023
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  • Ryan Heinsius
Maya Tilousi, member of the Hopi Tribe, Havasupai Tribe of Grand Canyon, and the Cheyanne and Arapaho Tribes, shakes hands with President Biden after introducing him at Red Butte Airfield, 25 miles south of Tusayan, Ariz., on Tuesday.

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  • Politics

Biden creates a new national monument near the Grand Canyon

The proclamation signed in the area by the president protects lands that are sacred to indigenous peoples and blocks new uranium mine claims.

August 08, 2023
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  • Tamara Keith
Ukrainian soldiers fire artillery towards Russian positions near the eastern town of Bakhmut in November 2022.

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  • Europe

From drone videos to selfies at the front, Ukraine is the most documented war ever

NPR's Greg Myre has covered more than a dozen wars dating back to the 1980s. He says the conflict in Ukraine is the most documented war ever, providing a view we've never had before.

August 08, 2023
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  • Greg Myre
Franz Rogowski as Tomas and Adèle Exarchopoulos as Agathe in <em>Passages</em>.

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  • Movie Reviews

'Passages' captures intimacy up-close — and the result is messy and mesmerizing

A narcissistic film director leaves his husband for a woman in Ira Sachs' new drama. But ending a marriage is rarely clean or easy — as this thrilling, tempestuous film proves.

August 08, 2023
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  • Justin Chang
GPB  NPR

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  • National

Fentanyl makes its way into the U.S. from Mexico. Who's smuggling it in?

Most of the fentanyl comes through legal ports of entry. We hear the story of one of the couriers.

August 08, 2023
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  • Joel Rose
GPB  NPR

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  • National

Recent controversial laws in Florida interfere with the state's tourism industry

Florida is losing tourism dollars over divisive policies passed by the state legislature. Civil rights groups have advised some groups not to travel to the state.

August 08, 2023
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  • Tom Hudson
A man holding an umbrella stands near a fallen tree during stormy weather in Washington, D.C., on Monday.

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  • Weather

Powerful storms killed 2 people and left more than 1 million customers without power

A severe summer storm system swept from Alabama to New York on Monday, leaving a trail of toppled trees, damaged buildings and transportation headaches in its wake.

August 08, 2023
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  • Emily Olson
Residents of Brooklyn's Flatbush neighborhood register to vote at a voter registration event on Sept. 29, 2021.

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  • Elections

Some states are trying to boost youth voter registration. Here's what they're doing

More states are adopting policies to increase voter registration, including for young people. Those policies include automatic voter registration and pre-registration before age 18.

August 08, 2023
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By:
  • Ashley Lopez
DJ Casper, born Willie Perry Jr., performs during rehearsals for his performance on <em>The Jenny Jones Show</em> in Chicago in September 2000. Perry has died at age 58.

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  • Obituaries

DJ Casper, creator of the iconic and ubiquitous 'Cha Cha Slide,' has died at 58

The Chicago native, born Willie Perry Jr., wrote the song as an exercise track for his nephew in the late 1990s before it exploded in popularity and became a worldwide hit.

August 08, 2023
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  • Joe Hernandez
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