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Brian Nelson has been a WGA member for 30 years. On the picket line outside CBS Radford Studios on Friday, The screenwriter said "whatever deal we make may be the template for other deals going forward."

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  • Arts & Life

Three things to know about the Hollywood Writers' tentative agreement

Writers are set to vote to ratify a new contract before they can end their nearly five month strike against the studios.

September 25, 2023
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By:
  • Mandalit del Barco and
  • Eric Deggans
UAW workers picket outside of the Stellantis Mopar parts facility in Naperville, Ill., on Sept. 22, 2023. The UAW strike against Big Three automakers may not have much of an impact on car shoppers, though that could change.

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  • Business

How the UAW strikes could impact car shoppers

Historic as the UAW strikes may be, analysts say the actions are unlikely to impact car prices too much — for now. A new strike on parts distribution centers, however, could sting.

September 25, 2023
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By:
  • Camila Domonoske
Haley Van Voorhis' play led to an incomplete third-down pass by the Juniata quarterback on Saturday. Shenandoah went on to win, 48-7.

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  • Sports

Haley Van Voorhis makes NCAA football history as the first female non-kicker player

The safety, a junior at Shenandoah University in Winchester, Va., was tapped to play Saturday against Juniata College during a Division III game — delivering a successful quarterback hurry.

September 25, 2023
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  • Juliana Kim
Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Thom Tillis, R-N.C., face off in a game of pickleball in the Dirksen Senate Office Building, along with members of the D.C. professional team.

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  • Politics

Senate pickleball caucus leaves politics off the court

Some bipartisan senators are picking up paddles and trying out America's fasting growing sport as a way to build relationships. They're trading partisan barbs for friendly competition.

September 25, 2023
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By:
  • Deirdre Walsh and
  • Lexie Schapitl
A rural mail carrier in 1905 trying out new transportation technology.

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  • History

Horseless carriages were once a lot like driverless cars. What can history teach us?

Historians say that a little more than a century ago, when cars first hit the roads, they caused nervous laughter and raised real concerns, much like driverless vehicles today.

September 25, 2023
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  • Neda Ulaby
In this Sept. 19, 2021 file photo, flames burn up a tree as part of the Windy Fire in the Trail of 100 Giants grove in Sequoia National Forest, Calif.

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  • Politics

Thousands of federal firefighters face a looming pay cut. How much is up to Congress

The bipartisan infrastructure law granted federal firefighters a big pay bump. Amid a looming government shutdown, that wage increase will expire, leaving first responders unsure about their income.

September 25, 2023
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  • Ximena Bustillo
A screenshot taken from social media shows passengers dangling from the area after the abrupt stop of of the Lumberjack ride at Ontario's Wonderland theme park.

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  • National

Ride passengers rescued after dangling upside down, 75 feet up, for half an hour

The oscillating Lumberjack ride at Canada's Wonderland theme park stopped suddenly, in mid-air, on Sunday. Videos posted to social media captured the sounds of passengers crying for help.

September 25, 2023
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  • Emily Olson
FILE - This photo reproduction of a computer-generated image released by Italian Police of  Matteo Messina Denaro is displayed at the Palermo police headquarters, Italy, Thursday, April 6, 2007.

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  • World

A Mafia boss on the run for decades dies in hospital months after his capture

Matteo Messina Denaro died on Monday in a hospital prison ward several months after being captured following decades on the run, Italian state radio said.

September 25, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Jamileh Alamolhoda is the wife of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi.

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  • World

Why Iran won't budge on mandatory hijab laws — according to the president's wife

Jamileh Alamolhoda, the wife of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, talks about why Iran's government is unwilling to compromise on compulsory headscarf rules.

September 25, 2023
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  • Steve Inskeep
Screenwriters on strike protest in front of Paramount Studios on May 2, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.

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  • News

Up First briefing: Hollywood writers deal, NASA asteroid sample, pickleball caucus

Hollywood writers reached a tentative deal with major studios. NASA scientists are celebrating the successful landing of an asteroid sample. A pickleball caucus is uniting senators across parties.

September 25, 2023
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  • Anandita Bhalerao
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  • Politics

Federal wildland firefighters are facing a sudden pay cut

Wildland firefighters are in demand these days, but federal money to pay their salaries is quickly running out.

September 25, 2023
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By:
  • Ximena Bustillo
Cellist Katie Tertell (front right) performs at the <a href="https://www.appalachianchamber.org/">Appalachian Chamber Music Festival</a>, which featured what's believed to be the U.S. premiere of Cassadó's String Quartet No. 1 this year.

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  • Music Features

American cellist hunts for Gaspar Cassadó's nearly lost treasures

American cellist Katie Tertell is seeking to recover from Japan forgotten manuscripts by Spanish composer Gaspar Cassadó.

September 25, 2023
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By:
  • Olivia Hampton
Screenwriters on strike protest in front of Paramount Studios on May 2, 2023 in Los Angeles, Calif.

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  • Arts & Life

Hollywood writers reach a tentative deal with studios after nearly five month strike

Hollywood production has been halted for months as actors and writers have been on strike. Now, the writers are headed back to work. Actors represented by SAG-AFTRA remain on strike.

September 25, 2023
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By:
  • Mandalit del Barco
Male giant panda Xiao Qi Ji rolls around in his enclosure during a "Panda Palooza" event at the Smithsonian National Zoo on Saturday, in Washington, D.C. We're guessing he hasn't heard about the looming government shutdown.

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  • Animals

A government shutdown could cut short the National Zoo's panda goodbye celebrations

Through the rest of the month, the zoo is inviting the public to commemorate the departure of the three giant pandas who will return to China in December. A shutdown could kill the party's finale.

September 25, 2023
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By:
  • Emma Bowman
Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Rapid City, S.D., on Sept. 8.

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  • Elections

5 things to know about the 14th Amendment effort to block Trump from the presidency

Some legal scholars and activists say an obscure provision of the Constitution, dating back to just after the Civil War, should disqualify Donald Trump from a second White House term.

September 25, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman
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