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The waters off Central California are now part of the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary, the result of a decades-long campaign by local Indigenous leaders.

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  • Climate

The U.S. gets a new national marine sanctuary, the first led by a tribe

Over 4,500 square miles of ocean will be protected off the California coast. It will also be managed in partnership with the Indigenous groups that fought to create it.

October 16, 2024
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  • Lauren Sommer
People prepare bodies for funeral following a tanker explosion in Majiya town, Nigeria, on Wednesday.

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  • Africa

More than 140 people die and dozens are injured in a Nigeria gasoline tanker explosion

More than 140 people, including children, were killed and dozens were injured after an overturned tanker truck exploded in flames while they were trying to scoop up fuel pouring from the vehicle.

October 16, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Fox Sports lead NFL analyst Tom Brady stands on the field before a game between the Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys in Arlington, Texas, on Sunday. The former NFL star quarterback has purchased a minority stake in the Las Vegas Raiders.

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  • Sports

Tom Brady is now a part owner of the Las Vegas Raiders

The seven-time Super Bowl champion purchased a minority stake in the Las Vegas Raiders, a deal unanimously approved by NFL team owners at the league's annual fall meeting.

October 16, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Walgreens said Tuesday it would close 1,200 stores. Rival drugstore chain CVS recently laid off thousands of employees to cut costs.

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  • Business

CVS and Walgreens are ailing. Here’s why

America’s biggest pharmacy chains are closing hundreds of stores, laying off thousands of workers and rethinking their role in our lives.

October 16, 2024
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  • Alina Selyukh
Mosab Abu Toha and his wife and children are currently living in Syracuse, N.Y., where he is a fellow at the University of Syracuse.

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  • Middle East

'My losses started the day I was born': A poet on what it’s like to call Gaza home

Mosab Abu Toha was able to escape Gaza, along with his wife and three young children. The award-winning poet talks about parenting in war and the devastation of leaving his family and friends behind.

October 16, 2024
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  • Terry Gross
GPB News NPR

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  • Mental Health

COMIC: Science-backed mood boosters to (almost instantly) snap you out of a funk

Six techniques to energize you when you feel sluggish and relax you when you feel stressed. Feel the transformation in 15 minutes or less.

October 16, 2024
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  • Marielle Segarra and
  • Connie Hanzhang Jin
GPB News NPR

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  • Law

'Cheat Code to Life': Jailhouse lawyers help incarcerated people — and themselves, too

A new trove of letters and oral histories is shining a light on the successes and challenges of jailhouse lawyers: people in prison who help themselves and others navigate the legal system.

October 16, 2024
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  • Carrie Johnson
Tyra Banks walks the runway during the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show on Tuesday in Brooklyn, N.Y. — her first time doing so since 2005.

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  • Business

After 6 years, the Victoria's Secret fashion show brings big names back to its runway

After weathering a series of controversies, the lingerie company's first official show since 2018 featured iconic Angels like Adriana Lima and Tyra Banks, plus debuts by Ashley Graham and Kate Moss.

October 16, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman and
  • Alana Wise
GPB News NPR

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  • News

Trump gains momentum in the election. And, how to handle political disagreements

New NPR data shows former President Donald Trump edging out Vice President Harris in the race for the White House. And, a full list of tips on how to handle political disagreements and destress.

October 16, 2024
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  • Brittney Melton
Christopher Columbus landing in America with the Piuzon Brothers bearing flags and crosses, 1492.

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  • Europe

Christopher Columbus may have been a Spanish Jew, according to a new documentary

A recently televised documentary in Spain rekindles competing versions of the famed explorer's origins, but the scientific community is viewing it with caution.

October 16, 2024
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  • Miguel Macias
House Minority Leader and Leader of the House Democratic Caucus, Hakeem Jeffries, speaks to campaign volunteers for Susan Wild, the US Representative for Pennsylvania’s 7th District, at the Italian Center in Williams Township, Pennsylvania, on Thursday, October 10, 2024.

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  • Politics

Hakeem Jeffries could be the first Black speaker of the House. First, he needs to win

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is campaigning in competitive districts across the U.S. with the goal of flipping control of the House of Representatives in the November election.

October 16, 2024
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  • Deirdre Walsh
A house, center, lies toppled off its stilts after the passage of Hurricane Milton, alongside an empty lot where a home was swept away by Hurricane Helen, in Bradenton Beach on Anna Maria Island, Fla., on Thursday.

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  • National

Small business disaster loan program is out of money until new funds are approved

The SBA’s disaster loan program has run out of money, it announced on Tuesday. The agency expects to receive new funding from Congress, and will continue to accept applications in the meantime.

October 16, 2024
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By:
  • Andrea Hsu and
  • Miguel Macias
A tourist rides a camel at the Treasury site in Petra, Jordan, in December 2022. Archaeologists have discovered a hidden tomb at the site.

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  • World

Archaeologists discover 12 skeletons at a buried tomb in Petra, Jordan

The Treasury in Petra, Jordan, is a famous tourist site and features in an Indiana Jones movie. Now archaeologists say they've found a remarkable 12 complete skeletons in a hidden tomb beneath it.

October 16, 2024
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By:
  • James Doubek
Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris delivers remarks at a Republicans for Harris event in Scottsdale, Arizona, Oct. 11.

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  • Politics

Kamala Harris is wooing Republicans in Pennsylvania Wednesday with a call for unity

In remarks focused on unity and patriotism, Kamala Harris will speak alongside prominent Republicans Wednesday as her campaign and its allies focus on winning over disaffected Republican voters.

October 16, 2024
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  • Sarah McCammon
Palestinians evacuate the Jabalia refugee camp and the Sheikh Radwan and Abu Iskandar neighborhoods in the northern Gaza Strip on Saturday.

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  • Middle East

Israel threatens to starve out northern Gaza, U.N. aid agencies say

Israel has allowed almost no food aid into north Gaza for two weeks. Humanitarian groups say it leaves 400,000 people with the choice of eventual starvation or fleeing their homes to the south.

October 16, 2024
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  • Aya Batrawy
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