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Episodes
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North Carolina is airlifting food and water to communities cut off by Helene
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper says the damage is "widespread and catastrophic" following Hurricane Helene. Many remote mountain communities remain cut off.
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Israel mulls its next steps after killing Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah
Israel’s military campaign is expanding. After assassinating Hezbollah’s leader, Israel’s air force bombed more targets in Lebanon, and stuck Houthi targets in Yemen.
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Israel strikes hit central Beirut for the first time in nearly a year of the conflict
The city has been reeling from Friday’s airstrikes that killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.
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After six years in power, Mexico's president is about to leave office
Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is in his final day in office, before the inauguration of his political protégée Claudia Sheinbaum.
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Kris Kristofferson, musical rebel and movie star, dies at age 88
Kristofferson, who wrote indelible songs about lovers, loners and boozers, has died at age 88. He later became a screen star. His performance in "A Star Is Born" earned him a Golden Globe in 1976.
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Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus tasked with helping to chart his country’s future
NPR's Michel Martin talks to Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus about how he sees his country's future.
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Academy Award-winning actress Dame Maggie Smith dies at 89
Smith's seven-decade stage and screen career included many beloved roles, from "Harry Potter" Professor Minerva McGonagall, to Dowager Countess Violet Crawley in "Downton Abbey."
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Hurricane Helene is downgraded to a tropical storm but it will still cause problems
The eye of Helene crashed into Florida's Big Bend region as a major hurricane. It brought punishing winds, a worrying storm surge and concern for those far inland as the storm moves north.
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Poland is at the center of pressing global challenges — including the war in Ukraine
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, who says his country backs Ukraine in its war against Russia, and Warsaw will work with the candidate who wins the U.S. presidency.
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Book recommendations for Hispanic Heritage Month
National Hispanic Heritage Month is observed from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. Lupita Aquino, also known as "Lupita Reads" on social media, shares a few book recommendations by Latino authors.
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New York Mayor Adams will be in court to be arraigned on bribery and other charges
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with New York City Council Member Shekar Krishnan about the indictment of Mayor Eric Abrams.
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LinkedIn is rolling back its use of artificial intelligence
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Christopher Zara of Fast Company, who has been following the company's forays into artificial intelligence.