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Atlanta Braves win the World Series after dominating the Houston Astros in Game 6
The Atlanta Braves are again World Series champions. It's been a long wait for the team that last won it all back in 1995.They defeated the Houston Astros 7-0 in Game 6 to take the series, 4-2.
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Some Florida professors are blocked from testifying in suits against the state
A fourth professor has come forward in a controversy at the University of Florida involving free speech, academic freedom and the right of faculty members to testify in lawsuits against the state.
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Tunisia's President Saied makes moves to become more powerful
Tunisians don't seem to be alarmed that their president dissolved parliament and heighten his own power. Kais Saied has widespread support — at least for now.
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The majority of New York City employees comply with the vaccine mandate
Officials in New York City says nine out of 10 municipal workers got vaccinated in time to comply with the city's new vaccine mandate. Still about 9,000 workers were put on unpaid leave.
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Biden administration proposes rules to cut climate-warming methane emissions
In a major expansion, the new rules would apply not just to new operations but to older ones as well. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, and considered key to slowing global warming quickly.
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Researchers study London cab drivers' brains to learn more about Alzheimer's
To get licensed, cabbies have to memorize thousands of streets and know how to get to them without a GPS. MRI scans show that the part of the brain that handles memory has grown in London cab drivers.
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A Texas bar wants Mariah Carey's holiday hit only played in December
Carey had a hit with "All I Want For Christmas Is You." There's a sign in a Dallas bar the warns: her song will be skipped if played before Dec. 1. After that, it is only allowed one time a night.
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Morning news brief
The climate summit continues in Glasgow, Scotland. The Supreme Court heard two challenges to the Texas abortion law. Virginia voters will cast ballots in a tight governor's race.
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Audiences gravitate to TV shows with more diverse writers and casts, report says
A new UCLA report shows television viewers like show with diverse casts and writers. But while some groups are making gains in Hollywood, Latinx people remain severely underrepresented.
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Evictions rise sharply in places with no pandemic protections for renters
After the Supreme Court struck down a federal eviction moratorium, landlords began filing more eviction notices --- despite billions of dollars in aid from Congress that is finally reaching renters.
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'All in the Family': The show that began in 1971 changed television history
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to All in the Family creator Norman Lear, and author Jim Colucci, about the show that changed television.
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Colorado's Dolores River should be raging through canyons — instead it's nearly dry
Drought conditions exacerbated by climate change is forcing tough choices for the water-starved regions of southwest Colorado, where farmers count on irrigated lands for farming and industry.