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New research looks into how the wrinkles on an elephant's trunk helps it feed.

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  • Science

There’s a wrinkle — or many — in the story behind an elephant’s trunk

A bump in the elephant brain stem pointed scientists to the wrinkles on their trunks and the role those folds play in the animal’s life.

October 13, 2024
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  • Ari Daniel
Cecilia and Gerardo Gallardo at Matanzas, Jalisco’s 2024 Mexican Independence Day parade.

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My parents once worked 7 days a week. Now, they’re reclaiming their joy in life

Aging can be a lifeline for immigrants, like my parents, whose life was defined by work.

October 13, 2024
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  • Adriana Gallardo
"I Voted Early" stickers are made available at the Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services building on Sept. 20 in Minneapolis, Minn., on the first day of early voting in the state.

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  • Politics

This year's 'October surprise' may be no surprise at all

It is not uncommon for political commentators to call a late-breaking story during a presidential election an "October surprise" — even when there is little evidence that it mattered all that much.

October 13, 2024
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  • Ron Elving
Gael García Bernal was basically fated to be an actor.

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Gael García Bernal believes that nothing ends — it just transforms

Gael García Bernal was basically fated to be an actor. He talks to NPR's Wild Card about being the best version of himself, how he thinks about death and what has surprised him about getting older.

October 13, 2024
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  • Rachel Martin
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'There is no home:' Floridians find helping hands after floods

Many residents impacted by inland flooding near Tampa can't return home as floodwaters slowly recede. One church in Valrico is providing food and other resources to residents in the neighborhood.

October 13, 2024
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
A person stops to watch a screen in Washington, D.C., displaying the presidential debate between Vice President Harris and former President Donald Trump in September.

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The stark divide between Harris and Trump on voting rights

Harris wants to make it easier for eligible voters to cast ballots and rebuild Voting Rights Act protections against racial discrimination, while Trump pushes for more restrictions to voting access.

October 13, 2024
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  • Hansi Lo Wang
Vice President Harris takes questions from reporters at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Oct.12, 2024.

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  • Politics

Harris releases her medical report — and uses it to raise questions about Trump

Vice President Harris' campaign is using the report to underscore the fact that she is younger than her Republican rival — who has not released much information about his health.

October 13, 2024
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  • Elena Moore and
  • Miguel Macias
FILE - Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., left, and Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., right speak during a hearing, Oct. 5, 2021, in Washington.

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Senators call on TikTok to produce documents in response to NPR report

Two senators, who have pushed online child safety legislation in Congress, demanded that TikTok executives share all materials the company has about the dangers kids may encounter on the wildly popular service.

October 12, 2024
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  • Bobby Allyn
(Left to right) Nimisha Ladva with daughter Himani Steingard, husband David Steingard and daughter Medha Steingard.

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  • Religion

How to pass along religious traditions (without embarrassing your teenagers)

The Hindu holiday of Navaratri involves some complicated dance moves, passed down from parents to children. But as one mother discovered, the line between passing on cultural traditions and mortifying your teenager daughters can be perilously thin.

October 12, 2024
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  • Justin Kramon
Ethel Kennedy, wife of the late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, is shown July 27, 1970.

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Opinion: Remembering Ethel Kennedy

NPR's Scott Simon remarks on the legacy of Ethel Kennedy, widow of Robert F. Kennedy. She died Oct. 10 at the age of 96.

October 12, 2024
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  • Scott Simon
Cherita Evans aka Storm the Barber, with Christian Pounds in her chair at Head Changerz Barber Lounge in Rocky Mount, N.C. on May 23, 2024.

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  • Politics

What the Harris campaign is doing to try to win over more Black men

Former President Barack Obama bluntly told Black men this week that they need to get over it if they "just aren't feeling the idea of having a woman as president."

October 12, 2024
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  • Tamara Keith
The Department of Justice is photographed on June 8, 2023. The department has brought a suit against Virginia election officials that accuses the state of striking names from voter rolls in violation of U.S. law.

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  • Politics

The Justice Department says Virginia is illegally striking voters off of voter rolls

The lawsuit alleges that an executive order issued in August by Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin requiring daily updates to voter lists to remove ineligible voters violates federal law.

October 12, 2024
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Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images

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  • Arts & Life

'Wait Wait' for October 12, 2024: With Not My Job guest Eric Idle

This week, Wait Wait is live in Chicago with special guest Eric Idle and panelists Eugene Cordero, Shane O'Neill, and Negin Farsad

October 12, 2024
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Voters fill out their ballots on the second day of early voting in the 2024 presidential election at the Board of Elections Loop Super Site in Chicago on Oct. 4.

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  • Politics

6 facts about false noncitizen voting claims and the election

All the available evidence suggests that a miniscule number of noncitizens vote illegally in federal elections and not in numbers that would sway the outcome of any race.

October 12, 2024
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  • Jude Joffe-Block
Michelle Pfeiffer and George Clooney play single parents trying to get through a very busy day in New York in <em>One Fine Day.</em>

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  • Movie Reviews

It's an A+ idea to watch a B-list '90s romantic comedy this weekend

Maybe you rented them from Blockbuster on VHS, or maybe you're seeing them for the first time — but there was an age when nearly every movie actor took a swing at romantic comedy. And it was glorious.

October 12, 2024
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  • Linda Holmes
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