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Can Joe Biden Win In Red Western Pennsylvania?
In 2016, Donald Trump trounced Hillary Clinton in that area of the state which used to be a Democratic stronghold. NPR's Noel King talks to George Rattay of the Fayette County Democratic Party.
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2 Months Out From The Election, Presidential Campaigns Hit The Trail
Joe Biden goes to Kenosha, Wis., Thursday, while President Trump goes to Latrobe, Pa. That's as new fundraising figures provide an indication of big ad spending to come.
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Parrot's Rendition Of Beyonce's 'If I Were A Boy' Goes Viral
The Lincolnshire Wildlife Park posted a video to Facebook of Chico — a 9-year-old yellow-crowned Amazon parrot — breaking into song for a crowd. He can also do Lady Gaga and Katy Perry.
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Nebraska Man Urges City Council To Take Up Chicken Wing Terminology
Andrew Christensen wants the council to mandate a name change. He says boneless chicken wings are just chicken tenders, which are already boneless, and shouldn't be called chicken wings.
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As Burning Man Goes Virtual, Organizers Try To Capture The Communal Aspect
Burners can attend an art class, DJ dance party — or even join a virtual group hug — via webcam or virtual reality. In place of statue burning, the event will end with backyard fires and candles.
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Alexei Navalny Was Poisoned With Novichok Nerve Agent, Merkel Says
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says the prominent Russian opposition leader was poisoned with a chemical nerve agent previously used by Russian agents, and says Moscow has some explaining to do.
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Legal Challenges Are Likely After CDC Bans Some Evictions Amid Pandmic
The Trump administration is trying to halt residential evictions through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but legal scholars are unsure it will stand up in court.
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Ridley Scott Directs New HBO Max Series 'Raised By Wolves'
The show is about a pair of androids who raise a group of children on a barren, distant world after Earth is destroyed by religious war. Our TV critic says the show is inspired and a little flawed.
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Famed New York Mets Pitcher Tom Seaver Dies At 75
Seaver, a baseball Hall of Fame pitcher, became a household name after helping carry the Mets to their "improbable" 1969 World Series Championship. He died of complications of dementia and COVID-19.
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It's A Bird, It's A Plane. No, It's A Guy In A Jetpack
A Fox TV affiliate in Los Angeles obtained audio of the moment a flight crew reported seeing a man flying alongside them in a jetpack. The FBI is investigating.
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Rolls-Royce Ghost Delivers An Extraordinarily Quiet Ride
The $300,000 luxury sedan has extra insulation to block noise. But in testing, riders found it too unnervingly quiet. Engineers had to let some noise back in.
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Former DHS Official: White House Failed To Take Far-Right Extremism Seriously
Elizabeth Neumann, a former assistant secretary at the Department of Homeland Security, says the Trump administration is creating the conditions for domestic extremism to flourish in the U.S.