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The awnings of a store advertise the sale of lottery tickets, including Mega Millions, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023, in New York.

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  • National

Mega Millions jackpot climbs to $1.25 billion after no one hits the top prize

Tuesday night's drawing was the 30th straight without a winner. The lottery drought is due to poor luck and terrible odds: the chance of winning the Mega Millions jackpot is 1 in 302.6 million.

August 02, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
In this undated photo provided by El Roi Haiti, Alix Dorsainvil, right, poses with her husband, Sandro Dorsainvil. Alix Dorsainvil, a nurse for El Roi Haiti, and her daughter were kidnapped on Thursday, July 27, the organization said.

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  • World

Aid efforts for Haitians suffer blow with kidnapping of American nurse and daughter

Gang warfare has increasingly plagued Haiti since the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse. Criminal control has worsened and today the innocent are often killed, raped and held for ransom.

August 02, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
GPB  NPR

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  • Politics

What Trump's indictments could mean for his political future

As former President Donald Trump is indicted again, this time on charges related to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, here's a look at the political implications of these criminal proceedings.

August 01, 2023
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By:
  • Franco Ordoñez
GPB  NPR

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  • Economy

Fitch drops the United States' credit rating to AA+

Fitch Ratings cut the U.S.'s rating by one notch, moving it from the previous top-rated AAA to AA+, citing worsening governance as a key factor — just months after the country averted a debt default.

August 01, 2023
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By:
  • Scott Horsley
GPB  NPR

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  • Law

How Trump's latest indictment fits into the bigger Jan. 6 investigation

Former President Donald Trump was indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury on four counts related to the efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

August 01, 2023
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By:
  • Tom Dreisbach
Then-President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a rally near the White House on Jan. 6, 2021.

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  • Law

Trump charged with 4 felony counts for attempt to overturn the 2020 election

Former President Donald Trump was indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury on four counts related to efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, according to court documents.

August 01, 2023
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By:
  • Carrie Johnson,
  • Ryan Lucas,
  • and 1 more
Special counsel Jack Smith arrives to speak to reporters on June 9 in Washington.

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  • Law

Special counsel Jack Smith speaks about the latest indictment against Trump

Special counsel Jack Smith spoke briefly about the indictment and praised the men and women who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

August 01, 2023
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By:
  • Emily Olson
Fitch cut the United States' rating by one notch, moving it from the previous top-rated AAA to AA+, just two months after the government avoided a devastating default.

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  • Economy

The U.S. loses its top AAA rating from Fitch over worries about the nation's finances

Fitch cut the federal government's top rating, citing rising deficits and a steady deterioration in governance over the last two decades. The action drew a sharp rebuke from the Biden administration.

August 01, 2023
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By:
  • Scott Horsley and
  • David Gura
GPB  NPR

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  • Health

The push to expand testing for cancer predisposition

Cancer is the second-leading cause of death in the U.S., and 10% of it comes from inherited gene mutations. Tests for genetic risk factors are inexpensive, and yet many people don't take them.

August 01, 2023
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By:
  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
Matthew DePerno, the 2022 Republican nominee for Michigan attorney general, speaks during a Trump rally in Warren, Mich. DePerno is being investigated for his involvement in an alleged scheme to tamper with voting machines.

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  • Elections

Former Michigan GOP attorney general nominee is charged in voting machine breach

Matthew DePerno, the most recent Republican nominee for Michigan attorney general, has been charged with undue possession of a voting machine and conspiracy.

August 01, 2023
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  • NPR Washington Desk
A Bed Bath & Beyond sign is displayed in 2012, in Mountain View, Calif. Overstock.com is dumping its name online and becoming Bed Bath & Beyond.

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  • Business

Overstock.com is revamping using Bed Bath & Beyond's name

Overstock bought Bed Bath & Beyond's intellectual property in bankruptcy court. Overstock CEO Jonathan Johnson said the company wanted Bed Bath & Beyond's name recognition.

August 01, 2023
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By:
  • Ayana Archie and
  • Alina Selyukh
A painting of Henrietta Lacks by Kadir Nelson is displayed at the HeLa Project exhibit in New York City in 2017. Lacks' genetic material, taken without her knowledge in 1951, has helped facilitate numerous scientific breakthroughs. Her life was the subject of the popular nonfiction book <em>The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks</em>.

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  • Science

Henrietta Lacks' descendants reach a settlement over the use of her 'stolen' cells

Her genetic material, taken without her knowledge in 1951, has helped facilitate numerous scientific breakthroughs, including the development of the polio and COVID-19 vaccines.

August 01, 2023
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
A Star of David hands from a fence outside the dormant landmark Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh in July.

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  • National

A jury deliberates over the sentence for the Tree of Life synagogue shooter

The man convicted of killing 11 worshipers and wounding six others at the Tree of Life Synagogue in 2018 could face the death penalty. The attack is the deadliest antisemitic assault in U.S. history.

August 01, 2023
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By:
  • Oliver Morrison and
  • Julia Zenkevich
The special Afghan unit would deploy with U.S. troops and speak with women and children.

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  • National

They fought alongside the U.S. — now this female Afghan military platoon is in limbo

After the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, members of the Female Tactical Platoon came to America under a temporary humanitarian program. Many are now in immigration limbo.

August 01, 2023
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By:
  • Kai McNamee
The Mega Millions lottery jackpot hit $1.05 billion. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

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  • National

A Mega Millions jackpot of over $1 billion is at stake in Tuesday night's drawing

The Mega Millions jackpot has reached $1.1 billion, the fourth highest jackpot in the game's history.

August 01, 2023
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By:
  • Tilda Wilson
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