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A cable TV dispute is disrupting the industry at a crucial time
A dispute between Disney and DirecTV is interrupting broadcasts, limiting access to the U.S. open, the start of college football season and more during a crucial time for the industry.
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Ballistic missile strike kills dozens at Ukrainian military installation
Russian missile strikes on a city in central Ukraine today killed at least 51 people and wounded more than 200. Ukrainian authorities say it’s the deadliest attack of the year.
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Abuse claims trigger a reckoning in India's Mollywood
A report into sexual assault in one of India's most respected film industries has triggered a MeToo style reckoning.
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More than 10,000 hotel workers are on strike
This Labor Day, workers in industries from airlines to hotels to universities are agitating for better wages and working conditions. Meanwhile, Americans' support for labor unions remains high.
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A new book celebrates author Kazuo Ishiguro and singer Stacey Kent's collaboration
Author Kazuo Ishiguro and jazz singer Stacey Kent turned a friendship into a songwriting collaboration. Sixteen lyrics have been compiled in a new book The Summer We Crossed Europe in the Rain.
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How scientists have reshaped the Big Bang theory
Scientists have long been interested in the early history of the universe. Famed physicist Stephen Hawking helped popularize that the Big Bang was a singular point in time -- but that's not how many cosmologists think of the Big Bang today.
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Vermont allows out of state patients to end their lives with medical supervision
Vermont allows terminally ill people from out-of-state to end their lives in Vermont with medical supervision. But doctors who provide the service say they're struggling to serve everyone.
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Far-right wins in two German states
Voters in two German states deliver a boost to the country's far-right party, the Alternativ für Deutschland.
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Edwidge Danticat's new collection of essays says 'We're Alone'
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with author Edwidge Dandicat about her new essay collection, We're Alone.
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Thousands attend funeral of Israeli-American hostage killed by Hamas
Hersh Goldberg-Polin, one of the six hostages killed by Hamas this week, was laid to rest in Israel today. Israeli's packed his funeral in a show of support to the hostages still held in Gaza, to the family, and to express anger at the government of Prime Minister Netanyahu at not doing more to secure their release.
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The new movie 'Ezra' stars an actor with autism playing an autistic character
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Ezra producer Alex Plank and screenwriter Tony Spiridakis -- who said the story comes from his own life with his son -- about portraying autistic people in their film.
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Deadline for school districts to assist homeless students approaches
School districts could lose out on more than 300 million dollars in federal funds to assist homeless students if they don’t use the money by the end of September.