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Go behind the scenes at a New Jersey Spirit Halloween store
Each year, about 1,400 Spirit Halloween shops pop up across the U.S. Two student journalists, Isabel Jacobson and Adam Sanders, visited their local shop to meet the spirited employees who work there.
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Shutdown puts thousands of schoolkids at risk of losing Head Start services
If the government shutdown isn't resolved by Nov. 1, some 65,000 low-income children will be at-risk of losing access to Head Start child care and early learning.
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Planet Money team is getting into the board game business
Planet Money thought it was the perfect team to get into the board game business, since many games are all about economics. But making a game that's fun and teaches people about economics turns out to be hard.
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Toads have found their way to 6 out of the 7 continents ... so far
Toads have made their way to just about every corner of the world, even potentially Antarctica, something deemed unthinkable in the past. What's behind this vast toad migration?v
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For one volunteer firefighter in Pine Haven, Wyoming, helping is the biggest reward
Volunteer firefighters are essential in many small, rural communities. They're especially needed in the Western U.S. where fires have been growing. We'll meet one of them.
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How the town of Cortina, Italy, is preparing to co-host the 2026 Winter Olympics
Residents of Cortina, Italy, worry about the effects of the 2026 Winter Olympics on their town.
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Sen. Peter Welch on efforts in Congress to fund SNAP amid the shutdown
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Sen. Peter Welch of Vermont about his support for a bill to provide SNAP benefits to recipients in spite of the shutdown.
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The 'clippers' who make internet stars viral
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Bloomberg digital culture reporter Cecilia D'Anastasio about an emerging industry of video editing -- designed to help content creators go viral online.
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Time for an interstellar flyby! Meet 3i/ATLAS, a very old comet
Scientists are observing the skies as the comet 3i/ATLAS makes a close flyby of Earth.
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Federal Reserve cuts interest rates again as concerns grow about U.S. job market
The Federal Reserve lowered its benchmark interest rate today for the second time in six weeks. The central bank is trying to shore up the sagging job market.
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A day after a deadly police raid in Rio de Janeiro, 2 very different stories emerge
More than 130 people were killed in Rio de Janeiro's deadliest-ever police raid targeting a major drug cartel.
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Phyllis Trible, a groundbreaking feminist Bible scholar, dies at 92
Noted feminist Bible scholar Phyllis Trible influenced generations of Christians. She died this month at the age of 92.