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Environmental journalist Ben Goldfarb says in nature, the weaker animals are usually the ones killed by predators. That changes when cars are involved: "Roadkill is not only eliminating animals, it's in many cases eliminating those healthy animals that populations need to remain strong,"

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  • Animals

Cars are a major predator for wildlife. How is nature adapting to our roads?

Environmental journalist Ben Goldfarb says cars are killing animals, while highways cut off them off from their food sources and migration paths. His new book is Crossings.

September 26, 2023
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  • Terry Gross
This grab taken from video distributed by Siranush Sargsyan's Twitter account on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023, shows smoke rising after a fuel depot explosion near Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh.

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  • World

At least 20 dead in gas station blast as Nagorno-Karabakh residents flee to Armenia

Separatist authorities in Nagorno-Karabakh said at least 20 people were killed and nearly 300 others injured by an explosion at a gas station as people seeking to flee to Armenia lined up for fuel.

September 26, 2023
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  • The Associated Press

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  • Book Reviews

The dystopian suspense 'Land of Milk and Honey' satisfies all manner of appetites

Set in the near future, C Pam Zhang's atmospheric novel centers on a chef who takes a job at a tech entrepreneur's isolated compound after smog kills most of Earth's plant and animal species.

September 26, 2023
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By:
  • Maureen Corrigan
"Obviously, it's very disheartening to be accused of cheating," chess grandmaster Hans Niemann said. Asked about a bizarre idea that vibrating anal beads could signal players about the best moves, he replied, "That is not a serious theory."

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  • Sports

Hans Niemann pooh-poohs a chess cheating theory that's based on vibrating beads

Chess prodigy Hans Niemann is competing in the World Junior Chess Championship — but he's also answering questions about an outlandish cheating theory.

September 26, 2023
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
This March 28, 2017, photo provided by the New York State Sex Offender Registry shows Jeffrey Epstein. JPMorgan Chase has agreed to pay $75 million to the U.S. Virgin Islands to settle claims that the bank enabled Epstein's sex trafficking.

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  • Business

JPMorgan to pay $75 million over claims it enabled Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking

The Virgin Islands had argued that JPMorgan had been complicit in Epstein's behavior and did not raise any red flags to law enforcement or bank regulators about Epstein being a "high risk" customer.

September 26, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
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NPR investigation finds flaws in U.S. claims about civilian deaths in raid that killed ISIS leader

NPR investigates whether the U.S. government told the truth in saying that no civilians were killed when the Pentagon took out the leader of ISIS in 2019.

September 26, 2023
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By:
  • Ayesha Rascoe and
  • Daniel Estrin
Horseshoe crabs are bled alive at a facility in Charleston, S.C., in June 2014.

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  • Investigations

Vaccines are still tested with horseshoe crab blood. The industry is finally changing

The horseshoe crab bleeding industry is in transition. One biomedical company agreed to more oversight, and a regulatory group is paving the way for drug companies to use animal-free alternatives.

September 26, 2023
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  • Chiara Eisner

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  • Politics

Hunter Biden sues Rudy Giuliani for 'total annihilation' of digital privacy

The lawsuit alleges that Rudy Giuliani and an associate's actions are unlawful under California law, and it says Giuliani and the associate have refused to return Hunter Biden's data.

September 26, 2023
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  • Washington Desk
The king of R&B? It depends who you ask.

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  • Music

Usher will soon have Super Bowl halftime validation. But can he top Rihanna?

In the immortalized-by-meme words of Usher: Watch this.

September 26, 2023
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  • Mallory Yu
Hunter College's class of 2023 gathered for their commencement ceremony on May 30 in New York City. Many of these graduates are due to make their first student loan payments in the coming weeks.

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  • Education

How new borrowers can prepare for their first student loan payment

When student loan bills begin coming due in October, new borrowers will take their first steps on the long road to paying off their debt. These tools and tips can help ease the journey.

September 26, 2023
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By:
  • Cory Turner and
  • Nicole Cohen
Customers at SolDias ice cream shops in Texas are encouraged to pay with cash instead of credit cards. Owner Victor Garcia is backing a legislative effort that aims to lower credit card processing fees through increased competition.

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  • Economy

Why many business owners would love it if you stopped using your credit card

The fees merchants pay for accepting credit cards are much higher in the U.S. than in Europe. Ice cream shop owner Victor Garcia, for example, paid more than $25,000 in swipe fees last year.

September 26, 2023
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  • Scott Horsley
A government shutdown is looming even though House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and President Biden made an agreement earlier this year that was supposed to prevent this exact outcome.

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  • Politics

Washington prepares for the shutdown that was never supposed to happen

Congress is just days away from a possible government shutdown with few solutions being discussed.

September 26, 2023
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By:
  • Kelsey Snell,
  • Susan Davis,
  • and 2 more
With the General Motors world headquarters in the background, United Auto Workers members attend a solidarity rally as the UAW strikes the Big Three automakers on Sept. 15 in Detroit. President Biden will join the workers in solidarity on Tuesday.

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  • News

Up First briefing: Biden visits UAW; Congress tackles shutdown; Olympic doping hearing

Biden will make a historic visit to picketing autoworkers. Congress returns four days before a potential government shutdown. A hearing for Kamila Valieva's Olympic doping scandal begins today.

September 26, 2023
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  • Suzanne Nuyen
With the General Motors world headquarters in the background, United Auto Workers members attend a solidarity rally as the UAW strikes the Big Three automakers on Sept. 15 in Detroit. President Biden will join the workers in solidarity on Tuesday.

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  • Politics

Autoworkers will get a historic visitor to the picket line: President Biden

Biden will join the United Auto Workers in Michigan on Tuesday, an extraordinary step for a sitting president.

September 26, 2023
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  • Deepa Shivaram
Kamila Valieva, then 15, of the Russian Olympic Committee, competed at the 2022 Beijing Olympics despite testing positive for a banned substance. Her case goes before an international sports tribunal this week.

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  • Sports

Kamila Valieva doping scandal that rocked the Beijing Olympics may finally be settled

The Court of Arbitration for Sport begins a hearing Tuesday into the doping scandal of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva. U.S. skaters still haven't received team medals from the 2022 Winter Games.

September 26, 2023
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  • Brian Mann
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