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This undated photo provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Portland Field Office shows the interior of a makeshift cinderblock cell in Klamath Falls, Ore., allegedly used as a prison cell from which a woman eventually escaped and found help.

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Woman's escape from cinder block cell likely spared others from same fate, FBI says

A woman who escaped her kidnapper by punching her way out of a homemade cell in southern Oregon likely saved other women from a similar fate, authorities said.

August 03, 2023
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Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife, Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, arrive at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, Ontario, Sept. 11, 2019. The Canadian prime minister and his wife announced Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023, that they are separating after 18 years of marriage.

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  • World

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife announce their separation

Justin Trudeau is the 51-year-old scion of one of Canada's most famous politicians. Sophie Trudeau is a former model and TV host. Together, they brought star power to the prime minister's office.

August 03, 2023
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Delano Lewis, a former president of National Public Radio and U.S. ambassador to South Africa, is dead at 84.

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  • Obituaries

Former NPR President and U.S. Ambassador Delano Lewis has died at 84

Lewis was named president of NPR in 1993, becoming the first Black person to take the role. He came to the job with a long resume from his time in Washington politics and business circles.

August 02, 2023
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  • Natalie Escobar
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  • Politics

What a Delaware beach vacation looks like for President Biden

President Biden is spending the week at his vacation home in Rehoboth Beach, Del. While he may get some downtime, it's impossible to fully check out from the job.

August 02, 2023
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  • Barbara Sprunt
Fitch downgraded the U.S sovereign rating. The markets took the decision largely on their stride — but that doesn't make the decision inconsequential.

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  • Business

Fitch just downgraded the U.S. credit rating — how much does it matter?

The U.S. is no longer rated at the top-notch AAA by Fitch. Here's what credit ratings are, and why they (mostly) matter.

August 02, 2023
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  • Rafael Nam
Brazil forward Marta waves after the World Cup match against Jamaica in Melbourne on Wednesday.

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  • Sports

With Brazil's exit, Marta delivers an emotional farewell to the World Cup

"For them, it's just the beginning. For me, it's the end of the line now," said Marta after her team's tie with Jamaica. She holds the record for most World Cup goals scored by a man or woman.

August 02, 2023
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  • Laurel Wamsley
Going back to her earliest days as a performer, Sinéad O'Connor has always rode an uneasy tension between suffering and liberation.

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  • Music Features

Sinéad O'Connor was our freedom singer, our keener and our feminist killjoy

O'Connor committed to a lifetime program of dissent, discontent and refusal against establishment evils. She carried all that swirling vehemence in her body and exorcised it through her howling music.

August 02, 2023
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  • Jason King
Amazon laid off workers at its brick-and-mortar grocery stores last week — the latest sign of the e-commerce giant's struggles to stand out in the competitive grocery landscape.

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  • Business

Amazon may have met its match in the grocery aisles

Amazon laid off workers at its brick-and-mortar grocery stores last week — the latest sign of the e-commerce giant's struggles to stand out in the competitive grocery landscape.

August 02, 2023
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  • Danielle Kaye
Los Angeles based background actors Rebecca Safier (left), Alexandria Rubalcaba and Dom Lubsey have all had production companies scan their faces and bodies to make digital replicas.

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  • Technology

Movie extras worry they'll be replaced by AI. Hollywood is already doing body scans

Five background actors told NPR they had to undergo face and body digital scans while on TV and movie sets. The use of digital replicas is a sticking point in the ongoing strikes in Hollywood.

August 02, 2023
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  • Bobby Allyn
A fire truck heads toward the York Fire on July 30 in the Mojave National Preserve, Calif.

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  • Weather

What is a 'fire whirl,' the rare weather phenomenon spotted in a California wildfire

Firefighters recently spotted the spinning columns of flames as they battled the York Fire along the California-Nevada border.

August 02, 2023
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  • Joe Hernandez
Former President Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a political rally while campaigning for the GOP nomination in Erie, Pa., in July.

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  • Law

5 things to know about the latest charges against Donald Trump

Former President Donald Trump was indicted Tuesday on charges that he led a web of conspiracies with the ultimate goal of overturning 2020 election results. Read this if you need to get up to speed.

August 02, 2023
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  • Emily Olson,
  • Jaclyn Diaz,
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Special counsel Jack Smith speaks about an indictment of former President Donald Trump on Tuesday at a Department of Justice office in Washington.

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  • Law

The charges facing Trump in the Jan. 6 investigation, explained

Trump was charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States, witness tampering, conspiracy against the rights of citizens, and obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding.

August 02, 2023
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
The sturgeon supermoon rises over the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Istanbul on Wednesday.

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  • Space

Missed last night's supermoon? Check out these stellar images from around the world

Photographers across the globe capitalized on the lunar event, delivering out of this world images of the sturgeon supermoon.

August 02, 2023
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  • Dustin Jones and
  • Emily Bogle
Linda Caicedo of Colombia celebrates after scoring her team's first goal during the World Cup match between Germany and Colombia.

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  • Sports

This 18-year-old Colombian survived cancer. Now she's the World Cup star

After surviving cancer and signing to Real Madrid, Linda Caicedo is making her mark at the World Cup. The 18-year-old player already scored a goal in each of Colombia's first two matches.

August 02, 2023
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  • Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
Cardi B, seen here on July 3, was performing in Las Vegas when a fan threw a drink at her. Concertgoers have thrown objects at musical artists in several highly publicized instances in the past few months.

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  • Concerts

Cardi B is the latest artist to have something thrown at them. So she threw a mic

Cardi B was performing in Las Vegas when a fan threw a drink at her. Concertgoers have thrown objects at musical artists in several highly publicized instances in the past few months.

August 02, 2023
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  • Ayana Archie
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