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Surfers ride the waves Saturday as the ocean is whipped up by Tropical Storm Ophelia at Wrightsville Beach near Wilmington, N.C. The cyclone weakened to a tropical depression by evening.

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  • Weather

Ophelia, now a post-tropical cyclone, batters Northeast with heavy rain

The National Hurricane Center expect some areas in the Mid-Atlantic to southern New England to recieve between 1 and 3 inches of rainfall, posing risk of urban and flash flooding.

September 24, 2023
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  • Juliana Kim and
  • Emma Bowman
GPB News NPR

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  • Movies

'Here I am, closer to the gutter than ever': John Waters gets his Hollywood star

A new exhibition at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures celebrates the life and outrageous cinema of John Waters, queer icon and proud maker of "filth."

September 24, 2023
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By:
  • Mandalit del Barco
A Kosovo police officer guards the road near the village of Banjska, 55 kilometers (35 miles) north of the capital Pristina, northern Kosovo, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023. Prime Minister Albin Kurti on Sunday said one police officer was killed and another wounded in an attack he blamed on support from neighboring Serbia, increasing tensions between the two former war foes.

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  • Europe

One Kosovo police officer killed and one wounded, raising tensions with Serbia

Kosovo's prime minister on Sunday said one police officer was killed and another wounded in an attack he blamed on support from neighboring Serbia, increasing tensions between the two former war foes.

September 24, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Linda Evangelista, left, Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell and Christy Turlington in <em>The Super Models.</em>

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  • TV Reviews

'The Super Models,' in their own words

A documentary produced by its subject can come off as hagiography. But The Super Models is a corrective produced by women who were rarely given the opportunity to be seen as complete human beings.

September 24, 2023
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  • Linda Holmes
An alligator is seen at the Everglades National Park, Fla. On Friday, a gator was reportedly spotted with human remains in its mouth in a canal in Largo, Florida.

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  • Animals

Florida authorities killed an alligator that was seen with human remains in its mouth

A 13-foot-8.5-inch male alligator was "humanely killed" and removed from the water, authorities said, after a local resident saw the reptile latching onto human remains in a Tampa Bay area canal.

September 23, 2023
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  • Emma Bowman
Light shines through new stained-glass windows with a theme of racial justice during an unveiling and dedication ceremony at the Washington National Cathedral for the windows on Saturday, Sept. 23 in Washington.

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  • National

National Cathedral unveils racial justice-themed windows, replacing Confederate ones

The windows, titled "Now and Forever," were created by artist Kerry James Marshall. They show a group of protesters holding up large signs that read "Fairness" and "No Foul Play."

September 23, 2023
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  • Juliana Kim
With all of this condemnation swirling, it's worth wondering what about enduring monuments like the Rock Hall keeps stirring people up.

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  • Music Features

Jann Wenner's Rock Hall is crumbling — is it worth fixing?

Rolling Stone co-founder Jann Wenner was removed from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's board after sexist and racist comments. But he is, and always has been, an avatar for an exclusionary framework.

September 23, 2023
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  • Sheldon Pearce
GPB News NPR

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  • Your Health

Encore: A study of this champion's heart helped prove the benefits of exercise

More than a 100 years ago, doctors thought that too much running or other vigorous activity could harm us. Marathoner Clarence DeMar proved them wrong.

September 23, 2023
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  • Paul Cuno-Booth
Darryl George, a 17-year-old junior at Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu, Texas, has been suspended for not cutting his hair.

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  • National

A Black Texas student sues after he was suspended over his hairstyle

Darryl George was penalized for wearing his natural hairstyle that officials say violates a dress code. He's suing the state for failing to enforce an anti-discrimination law.

September 23, 2023
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  • Jonathan Franklin
Florence Griffith-Joyner celebrates with her gold medal after winning the Women's 100 meters final event during the 1988 Summer Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea.

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  • Arts & Life

Remembering Olympic gold medalist Florence 'Flo-Jo' Griffith Joyner

Olympic gold medalist Florence "Flo-Jo" Griffith Joyner died 25 years ago on Sept. 21, 1998. The sprinter's world records for the 100 meter and 200 meter events remain unbroken.

September 23, 2023
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  • Ashley Montgomery
In <em>The </em><em>Enchanted Symphony</em>, a young boy named Piccolino harnesses the power of art, nature and community.

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  • Author Interviews

A concert audience of houseplants? A new kids' book tells the surprisingly true tale

The latest children's book from Julie Andrews, Emma Walton Hamilton and illustrator Elly McKay is about the power of nature and music. They discussed their creative process in an interview with NPR.

September 23, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman and
  • Samantha Balaban
<em>The Real Housewives of New York</em> was a hit. So ... why not Real Houseplants of Scottsdale?

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  • Opinion

Opinion: Let's make this Fall TV slate a 'reality'

As the writer's strike continues into the fall TV season, NPR's Scott Simon imagines a fresh crop of reality show substitutes for regular programming.

September 23, 2023
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  • Scott Simon
A family of five who said they were from Guatemala and a man in a pink shirt from Peru walk through the desert after crossing in the Tucson Sector of the U.S.-Mexico border last month.

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  • National

Despite efforts of 3 U.S. administrations, migrant families keep crossing the border

Immigration authorities arrested more families in August than in any month on record. U.S. officials have long grappled with discouraging families from coming — and found there are no easy solutions.

September 23, 2023
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  • Joel Rose
Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks with Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., on the House floor about the 14th round of voting for speaker on Jan. 6, 2023, at the U.S. Capitol.

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  • Politics

House GOP rebels recall a distant era when dissidents rose up against 'Czar Cannon'

Cannon resisted government regulation of business, supported protective tariffs and frowned upon change in general. It was said that had he been present at the Creation he would have voted against it.

September 23, 2023
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  • Ron Elving
Theoretical physicist and YouTuber Sabine Hossenfelder, shown in a photo taken in December at the University of Oxford in England, turned to YouTube "to keep my sanity" during the dark days of the pandemic.

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  • Science

She got famous on YouTube. Now it helps fund her research in quantum gravity

This theoretical physicist and mathematician drops a new video several times a month, dispensing her dry wit and pithy wisdom to a loyal fan base of nerds across the internet.

September 23, 2023
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  • Scott Neuman
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