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Vice President Harris campaigns in Raleigh, N.C., on Oct. 12 — part of a push to try to shore up her support among Black men.

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  • Politics

In outreach to Black men, Harris to vow to legalize weed, protect crypto

Polls show that some Black men may be gravitating toward former President Trump or not vote at all. Vice President Harris and other prominent Democrats are trying to counter that.

October 14, 2024
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  • Deepa Shivaram
A young child is restrained before receiving a vaccination for polio in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on Sept. 4 during the first round of a massive polio vaccination campaign led by the United Nations.

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  • World

To curb polio outbreak, children in Gaza are receiving a booster vaccine dose

The World Health Organization said a second dose will be crucial in order to stop the spread of the virus in Gaza and internationally.

October 14, 2024
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  • Juliana Kim
The jet-powered 'Spirit of America,' with Craig Breedlove at the wheel, on the Bonneville Salt Flats. The three-wheeled racer was powered by a J47 engine — the same type used in an F104 jet fighter plane.

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60 years ago, a jet-powered tricycle shattered the land speed record

Craig Breedlove became the first person to drive faster than 500 miles per hour. But his record-breaking run almost ended in disaster.

October 14, 2024
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  • Julian Ring
Mumbai police personnel stand guard outside the residence of Baba Siddique, a senior politician, who was shot at outside his son's office in Mumbai and later succumbed to his wounds in a hospital on Saturday night, in Mumbai, India.

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  • World

Indian politician known for his close ties with Bollywood is killed in Mumbai

Baba Siddique was close to several Bollywood superstars and known for throwing lavish parties.

October 14, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Emergency services personnel attend the scene of a drone strike launched by Hezbollah on Sunday in Binyamina, Israel.

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  • Middle East

4 Israeli soldiers killed in Hezbollah drone attack that leaves dozens injured

The Lebanese militant group targeted an Israeli army base near the central city of Binyamina, in one of the most serious mass casualty attacks the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group has caused in Israel.

October 13, 2024
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  • Daniel Estrin
Sheriff deputies found a shotgun, a loaded handgun and a high-capacity magazine inside the car of 49-year-old Vem Miller.

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  • National

Man with guns arrested near Trump rally in Coachella, sheriff says

Shotgun, handgun and magazines were found in car of man arrested on Saturday, according to authorities

October 13, 2024
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  • Luke Garrett
People walk past a 7-Eleven convenience store in New York City on Wednesday. The company plans to shut down 444 stores across North America to recoup costs lost to inflation, a drop in store traffic and declining cigarette sales.

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7-Eleven to close over 400 stores in North America

The ubiquitous convenience store owed its recent revenue drops to inflation, declining cigarette sales and a shift in palates toward fresh food and specialty drinks.

October 13, 2024
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  • Emma Bowman
“The Salmon Eye,” run by Eide Fjordbruck, is an education center located at the mouth of Norway’s Hardangersfjord. It is the world’s largest floating art installation and a vision of the company’s CEO Sondre Eide.

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Deep inside a Norwegian fjord, a dream of farming salmon sustainably

In Norway, one man's solution to the threat posed by farmed salmon and the impact on the fjords they swim in.

October 13, 2024
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  • Rob Schmitz

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A little mouse sets sail on a big adventure in 'The Ship in the Window'

Author Travis Jonker and illustrator Matthew Cordell talk about the real model ship that inspired their picture book about a man, his son, a mouse, and the voyage that brings them together.

October 13, 2024
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The cover of <em>Song of Myself: A Novel </em>by Arnie Kantrowitz

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Walt Whitman, gay love and a posthumous novel

Gay rights pioneer Arnie Kantrowitz shelved dreams of publishing his novel. Three years after his death, his partner fulfils his wish.

October 13, 2024
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  • Ryan Benk
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Sunday Puzzle: The 'Pits' puzzle

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz and WERN listener Bob Jahn of Blue Mounds, Wisconsin.

October 13, 2024
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  • Will Shortz
President Biden, right, walks during a tour of areas affected by Hurricane Milton in St. Pete Beach, Fla., following an aerial tour on Sunday.

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  • Politics

Biden surveys Milton damage in Florida and announces funding for electric grid

President Biden touched down in St. Pete Beach, on one of Florida's barrier islands hit hard by the storm. He announced more than $600 million for shoring up parts of the nation's electric grid.

October 13, 2024
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  • Jaclyn Diaz and
  • Miles Parks
Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya celebrates after crossing the finish line to win the 2024 Chicago Marathon with a new world record time of 2:09:56 at Grant Park in Chicago on Sunday.

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  • Sports

Ruth Chepngetich breaks women's world record by almost 2 minutes at Chicago Marathon

The 30-year-old Kenyan became the first woman to break a marathon time of 2 hours 10 minutes, and cut almost 2 minutes off the previous women's record.

October 13, 2024
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  • Emma Bowman
Israeli air defense system fires to intercept rockets fired from Iran, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, over Hadera, Israel.

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  • National Security

U.S. to send air defense system and troops to Israel

The Pentagon said it will deploy the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense battery and crew to Israel after recent Iranian missile attacks.

October 13, 2024
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  • Luke Garrett
Jerry Cahill has been flushing toilets as a volunteer since his studio in Asheville's River Arts District was destroyed by flooding from the remnants of Helene.

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  • National

With no running water, Asheville finds other ways to flush thousands of toilets

Since the remnants of Hurricane Helene hit Asheville, most of the city has been without running water. The people of Asheville have devised elaborate systems to stay clean and flush their toilets.

October 13, 2024
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