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A Pakistani police officer stands guard at the site of Sunday's suicide bomber attack in the Bajur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, on Monday, July 31, 2023.

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  • Asia

The death toll in the Pakistan suicide bombing rises as families hold funerals

No one immediately claimed responsibility for Sunday's bombing, which killed dozens and wounded nearly 200 people.

July 31, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
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  • Health

Stone countertop workers are getting sick and dying due to exposure to silica dust

A study examines the toll of silicosis on stone workers. Dozens of young Latino men in California developed severe lung disease and at least 10 died. (Story aired on ATC on July 24, 2023.)

July 31, 2023
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By:
  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
The median age of U.S. senators is 65 — a record high — while the median age of representatives in the House is 58.

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  • Politics

After McConnell's and Feinstein's episodes, should age limits be on the table?

Two of the oldest members of the U.S. Senate showed the vulnerabilities that come with gerontocracy last week. But age limits can still be difficult to talk about or pass as law.

July 31, 2023
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By:
  • Juliana Kim
Members of the U.S. Women's National Team celebrate their game-tying goal against the Netherlands at the Women's World Cup on July 27 in Wellington, New Zealand.

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  • Sports

What time is the U.S. playing Portugal in the Women's World Cup? Not when you think

Fox Sports is telling viewers that coverage begins at 1 a.m. ET Tuesday for the U.S.'s crucial game against Portugal at the Women's World Cup. But the match actually kicks off two hours later.

July 31, 2023
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By:
  • Russell Lewis
Yellow box trailers are seen last month at a terminal in Medley, Fla. Despite no official announcement from the trucking company, industry experts say Yellow faces an imminent shutdown.

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  • Business

The Yellow trucking company meltdown, explained

Yellow's demise stems from an exodus of customers, union strife and longstanding financial troubles.

July 30, 2023
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By:
  • Emma Bowman
Professor Lisa Miller has dedicated most of her career to the study of neuroscience and spirituality.

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  • Religion

This Ivy League researcher says spirituality is good for our mental health

A Columbia University professor says spiritual beliefs can decrease our rates of anxiety and depression. I needed to understand how she came to these conclusions.

July 30, 2023
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By:
  • Rachel Martin
In this photo provided by Rescue 1122 Head Quarters, rescue workers carry a wounded man after a bomb explosion in the Bajur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan on Sunday.

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  • Middle East

A bombing at a political rally in Pakistan has killed at least 44 and wounded some 200

The attack tore through a rally by supporters of a hard-line cleric and political leader in the country's northwestern Bajur district. Nearly 200 others were wounded in the blast.

July 30, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
A girl walks through a ravine filled with garbage in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on July 13.

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  • World

A New Hampshire nurse and her child have been kidnapped in Haiti

The humanitarian group El Roi Haiti said Alix Dorsainvil and her child were taken from the organization's campus near Port-au-Prince.

July 30, 2023
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  • Joe Hernandez
Donald Trump arrives for a CNN town hall at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, S.C., on Feb. 18, 2016.

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  • Politics

A federal judge has dismissed Trump's defamation case against CNN over 'the Big Lie'

The former president claimed that references in news articles or by the network's hosts to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election as "the Big Lie" was tantamount to comparing him to Adolf Hitler.

July 30, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
GPB  NPR

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  • Economy

Auto companies are making big profits, but still stumbling when it comes to EVs

The U.S. auto industry is experiencing unanticipated stumbles and challenges as it pivots to producing more electric vehicles, even as it makes large profits.

July 30, 2023
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By:
  • Ayesha Rascoe and
  • Camila Domonoske
GPB  NPR

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  • National

Over 1,100 rioters have been charged for Jan. 6. Many name Trump in their statements

More than 1,100 people have already been charged for their actions around Jan. 6 and many of them invoked Former President Donald Trump, who may also be indicted.

July 30, 2023
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By:
  • Ayesha Rascoe and
  • Tom Dreisbach

4 questions to ask yourself if you're considering going back to school

When is more education required to advance your career? A professional career coach weighs in with questions to consider before going back to school.

July 30, 2023
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  • Life Kit
Investigators examine a damaged skyscraper in the "Moscow City" business district after a reported drone attack in Moscow, Russia, early Sunday, July 30, 2023.

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  • World

A drone attack on Moscow briefly shut one of its airports and injured one

Russian authorities say three Ukrainian drones attacked Moscow in the early hours on Sunday, injuring one person and prompting a temporary closure for traffic of one of four airports near the capital.

July 30, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Nigeriens participate in a march called by supporters of coup leader Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani in Niamey, Niger, Sunday, July 30, 2023. Days after mutinous soldiers ousted Niger's democratically elected president, uncertainty is mounting about the country's future and some are calling out the junta's reasons for seizing control. The sign reads: "Down with France, long live Putin."

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  • Africa

Supporters of Niger's coup march, waving Russian flags and denouncing France

Thousands of supporters of the junta that took over Niger in a coup this week marched through the streets of the capital waving Russian flags, chanting Vladimir Putin's name, and denouncing France.

July 30, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Nate Coulter, executive director of the Central Arkansas Library System (CALS), looks at a book in the main branch of the public library in downtown Little Rock, Ark., on May 23, 2023. Arkansas is temporarily blocked from enforcing a law that would have allowed criminal charges against librarians and booksellers for providing "harmful" materials to minors, a federal judge ruled Saturday, July 29.

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  • National

An Arkansas judge has blocked a law targetting librarians over 'harmful' books

Arkansas is temporarily blocked from enforcing a law that would have allowed criminal charges against librarians and booksellers for providing "harmful" materials to minors.

July 30, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
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