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The Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison is seen in 2018. Two votes there Thursday are tied to Republican efforts to shape election rules before 2024.

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  • Elections

2 controversial votes at Wisconsin's state Capitol show GOP efforts to shape elections

Two votes in the Wisconsin Capitol Thursday demonstrate Republicans' controversial efforts to shape election rules in the battleground state going into the 2024 election cycle.

September 15, 2023
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  • Anya van Wagtendonk
The child poverty rate in the U.S. more than doubled in a year.

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  • Family

A pediatrician's view on child poverty rates: 'I need policymakers to do their job'

After the expanded credit took effect, child poverty hit a historic low of 5.2% a year ago. New Census data shows it has since rocketed to 12.4%. Doctors are seeing this play out in real time.

September 15, 2023
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  • Lauren Hodges
Search and rescue operations are underway in the region affected by floods due to Storm Daniel in Derna, Libya, Sept. 14.

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  • World

Survivors of Libya's deadly floods describe catastrophic scenes and tragic losses

"They have seen death, not just in their families but within themselves as well," a Libyan doctor tells NPR. "Their souls are crushed, their hope is lost. How can you come back from such a thing?"

September 15, 2023
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By:
  • Fatima Al-Kassab
Colombian painter and sculptor Fernando Botero poses inside the "<em>Tren de La Cultura"</em> ("Train of Culture"), during a news conference for the exhibition "Fernando Botero: The Circus," in Medellín, Colombia, Jan. 30, 2015.

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  • Obituaries

Fernando Botero, Colombian artist famous for rotund and oversize figures, dies at 91

Colombian artist Fernando Botero has died at the age of 91. "I don't paint fat women," he once told Spain's El Mundo newspaper, "I am interested in volume, the sensuality of the form."

September 15, 2023
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  • John Otis
The Google Doodle on Sept. 15 celebrates Luisa Moreno, who founded one of the first Latino civil rights assemblies in the U.S. and fought for improved working conditions and fair treatment for Latino laborers.

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  • History

Google Doodle honors Guatemalan-American labor activist Luisa Moreno

For the first day of Hispanic Heritage Month, labor organizer Luisa Moreno, who founded one of the first Latino civil rights assemblies in the U.S., inspired Friday's Google Doodle.

September 15, 2023
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  • Juliana Kim
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  • Movie Reviews

Craig Gillespie's 'Dumb Money' tells the story of the GameStop short squeeze

Craig Gillespie's dramedy Dumb Money chronicles the 2021 Wall Street phenomenon known as the GameStop short squeeze, which pitted small investors against major hedge funds.

September 15, 2023
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  • Bob Mondello
GPB News NPR

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Hollywood relies on China to stay afloat. What does that mean for movies?

Red Carpet author Erich Schwartzel says that film studios increasingly need Chinese audiences to break even — which can result in self-censorship. Originally broadcast Feb. 21, 2022.

September 15, 2023
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  • Terry Gross
Gael García Bernal and El Hijo del Santo in <em>Cassandro</em>.

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  • Movie Reviews

Gael García Bernal crushes it (and others) as 'Cassandro,' lucha libre's queer pioneer

Bernal flirts and struts and gives one of the best performances of his career in a film inspired by the life of Mexican American professional wrestling star Saúl Armendáriz.

September 15, 2023
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  • Justin Chang
UAW President Shawn Fain speaks as UAW members and their supporters gather for Solidarity Sunday at the UAW Region 1 office in Warren, Mich., on Aug. 20. The UAW has started an unprecedented strike against all three big automakers.

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  • News

Up First briefing: UAW strike; Birmingham church bombing anniversary; NPR news quiz

The United Auto Workers union strikes against the Big 3 automakers. Lessons learned 60 years after the Birmingham church bombing. See how much news you remember with this week's quiz.

September 15, 2023
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  • Suzanne Nuyen
Evan Gershkovich stands inside a defendants' cage before a June hearing in Moscow.

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  • Religion

Jews around the world send Rosh Hashana wishes to detained reporter Evan Gershkovich

The Wall Street Journal reporter has been held in Russia since March. Thousands have written him letters for the Jewish new year, as the campaign for his release hones in on next week's U.N. meeting.

September 15, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman
A couple walks in a flooded Saint Mark's Square during high waters on Nov. 19, 2013, in Venice, Italy.

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  • Climate

Venice won't be listed as one of the world's most endangered sites

UNESCO, the United Nations body that designates and protects World Heritage sites, says it will continue to monitor the famed Italian city's issues, including climate change and over-tourism.

September 15, 2023
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  • Chloe Veltman
People walk by the MGM Grand hotel-casino in Las Vegas on Wednesday.

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  • Business

Cyberattacks strike casino giants Caesars and MGM

The disclosure by Caesars came after MGM Resorts International reported publicly that a cyberattack it detected led it to shut down computer systems at its properties across the U.S. to protect data.

September 15, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Lyft announced it's rolling out a new safety feature in San Francisco, San Jose, San Diego, Phoenix, and Chicago.

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  • Business

In an effort to make rides safer, Lyft launches Women+ Connect

The new opt-in feature lets women and nonbinary drivers prioritize passengers who fit the same description. But it's not a guarantee and is only available in a handful of cities for now.

September 15, 2023
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  • Vanessa Romo
Internal Exxon documents obtained by <em>The Wall Street Journal</em> span Rex Tillerson's tenure as the company's chief executive from 2006 until 2016.

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  • Climate

Exxon minimized climate change internally after conceding that fossil fuels cause it

The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that as recently as 2016, Exxon executives were privately pushing back on the idea that humans need to cut their use of oil and gas to limit global warming.

September 15, 2023
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  • Michael Copley
A golden retriever named Kilian is part of a Swedish rescue team in Morocco after the earthquake. He's a veteran of past disaster rescue missions and his handlers say he helped find 18 people alive under the rubble in Turkey earlier this year.

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  • World

Kilian the sniffer dog searches for survivors after the Morocco quake

The golden retriever, part of a Swedish rescue team, helped find 18 people alive under the rubble in Turkey earlier this year. He searched this week for the last missing person in a Moroccan village.

September 15, 2023
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  • Lauren Frayer
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