Morning Edition
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Episodes
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Teenage boys have a new hair style obsession: alpaca hair
Teenage boys have a new hair style obsession. Shaved on the sides, with a lot of fluff on top, it looks like the tuft of hair between an alpaca's ears.
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'Planet Money': What it means that the Fed is about to lower interest rates
The Federal Reserve is expected to cut interest rates this week for the first time since it started raising them in response to inflation. One group in particular is watching: Homeowners.
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Fox News hangs in the balance as Rupert Murdoch confronts his kids in court
The future of Fox News — and the rest of the Murdoch media empire — is at stake in a trial this week in Reno, Nevada. Rupert Murdoch wants to change his will to consolidate his eldest son’s power.
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Tracing the path of an artillery shell -- from Pa. factory to Ukraine's frontline
The journey U.S.-made ammunition make to the frontline in Ukraine is nearly 5,000 miles. We began in Pennsylvania, where workers make ammunition. Now we trace its path across the Atlantic.
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Floods are causing thousands to flee towns and villages in Central Europe
Heavy rainfall that created flooding in several countries in Central Europe has led to the evacuations of tens of thousands, and the deaths of at least 16 people.
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The private entity that handles evictions in Philadelphia is expected to close
Private companies have handled many of Philadelphia's forced evictions. But after several evictions resulted in injury, insurance companies who covered the eviction business are walking away.
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The Great Salt Lake is drying up. Environmentalists want mandatory water cuts
In a Salt Lake City courtroom Tuesday, environmentalists suing Utah will accuse the state of not doing enough to prevent the Great Salt Lake from drying up.
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Aubrey Plaza plays the older, wiser version of herself in 'My Old Ass'
In the new movie "My Old Ass," an 18-year-old girl is visited by her 39-year-old self, who provides guidance and an unexplained warning.
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Morning news brief
The man accused of planning to assassinate Donald Trump wanted to fight in Ukraine. Ohio state police to monitor schools in Springfield. Media magnate Rupert Murdoch is facing his children in court.
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Besides the postal service, what other options do voters have to cast early ballots
As early voting has begun, NPR's Steve Inskeep asks David Becker, executive director and founder of the nonpartisan Center for Election Innovation & Research, what options voters have to cast ballots.
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As Trump news spread, Harris says 'violence has no place in America'
The Trump campaign was the first to alert people with a statement from spokesman Steven Cheung: “President Trump is safe following gunshots in his vicinity.” VP Harris says she's glad he's safe.
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FBI investigates what could be the 2nd attempt on Donald Trump's life
A man is in custody after what the FBI says was an apparent attempt to assassinate former President Donald Trump while he was golfing in West Palm Beach, Fla.