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President Joe Biden speaks with US Customs and Border Protection officers as he visits the US-Mexico border in El Paso, Texas, on January 8, 2023.

President Joe Biden speaks with US Customs and Border Protection officers as he visits the US-Mexico border in El Paso, Texas, on January 8, 2023. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Pushed by public opinion shift, Democrats adopt immigration restrictions

President Biden has issued a number of immigration-related executive actions that mimic those of the Trump administration, and VP Harris has promised she’ll continue restrictive policies.

Democrats have shifted th

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Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the Fiserv Forum, the same place that hosted last summer's Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on Friday.

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Politics

Harris and Trump enter the home stretch with rallies in 2 key Midwest swing states

Former President Trump stopped in Dearborn, Mich. — a city where a majority of people are Arab American — largely without addressing concerns about the war in Gaza.
A machinists strike at Boeing reduced manufacturing employment in October, contributing to a weaker-than-expected jobs report.

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Economy

Employers added only 12,000 jobs in October. That seems bad — but there's a catch

U.S. employers added just 12,000 jobs last month — but the number was depressed by a machinists' strike at Boeing and Hurricanes Helene and Milton.

Employers added only 12,000 jobs in October. That seems bad — but there's a catch

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Sheer Mag: Tiny Desk Concert

The Philly band, a force for good in rock and roll, runs through a career-spanning set with a little help from some bagpipes.
Daren Abbey, 41, is being held on a charge of deliberate homicide in the killing of Dustin Kjersem earlier this month.

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A Montana camper offered his killer a beer — and it held suspect's DNA, sheriff says

A bear attack was initially suspected in Dustin Kjersem’s death. But police now say he was killed by a man he had just met — and that a beer can offered by Kjersem provided critical DNA evidence.
To sleep better, exercise daily and limit caffeine and alcohol.

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Life Kit

5 tips to help you reset after the time change

From the moment you wake up, your body starts to prepare for sleep. We show you how to adjust your daytime habits to get the best possible night of rest.

5 tips to help you reset after the time change

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A person holds the certificate of electoral votes from Pennsylvania during a joint session of Congress early on Jan. 7, 2021, as the counting of electoral votes resumed after the riot at the U.S. Capitol.

A person holds the certificate of electoral votes from Pennsylvania during a joint session of Congress early on Jan. 7, 2021, as the counting of electoral votes resumed after the riot at the U.S. Capitol. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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2024 Election

Here are the key Electoral College dates to keep in mind ahead of Inauguration Day

Former President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the last election put a spotlight on what are essentially ministerial steps between Election Day and Inauguration Day. Here are the key dates ahead.
(Left) Kamala Harris attends a pro-union march in Los Angeles on October 2, 2019; (Right) Donald Trump visited a McDonald's restaurant in Feasterville-Trevose, Pa., on October 20, 2024.

(Left) Kamala Harris attends a pro-union march in Los Angeles on October 2, 2019; (Right) Donald Trump visited a McDonald's restaurant in Feasterville-Trevose, Pa., on October 20, 2024. Mario Tama/Getty Images; Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption

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Business

Here’s where Trump and Harris stand on 5 issues affecting workers

Vice President Harris and former President Trump have both appealed to workers in this year's election. But the candidates’ stances on many issues affecting workers remain far apart.
A police officer looks through damage caused by a shell at the Omdurman Maternity Hospital in Omdurman, Sudan, on Sept. 7.

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World

Here's what life is like in a city in the grip of Sudan’s brutal war

The Sudanese city of Omdurman lives in the shadow of war, facing daily shelling and battered medical services. But some people are trying to eke out a return to life, however precarious.

Here's what life is like in a city in the grip of Sudan’s brutal war

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A mother and son are separated by the London 'Blitz' in this quietly radical film

In a film that has powerful moments of wonderment, humor and joy, Saoirse Ronan plays a London factory worker trying to protect her young son as German bombs fall across the city.

A mother and son are separated by the London 'Blitz' in this quietly radical film

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Young Thug, seen here in Los Angeles in 2021, plead guilty more than two years after being arrested and charged with participating in criminal gang activity.

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Music

Young Thug pleads guilty in YSL trial, will serve probation

The Atlanta rapper, who was charged with participating in criminal gang activity in what has become the longest criminal trial in Georgia history, suddenly changed his plea on Thursday.

YOUNG THUNG TRIAL ENDS

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An illustration shows a golden house key lost in high green grass, surrounded by wildflowers and insects.

Finding missing items is an art and a science. The next time you misplace your house key, try these strategies to hunt it down. Allie Sullberg/for NPR hide caption

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Life Kit

How to find lost objects: 6 techniques that really work

We asked visual search scientists, a metal-detecting enthusiast and a detective to share the most effective strategies to find missing objects.

How to find lost objects: 6 techniques that really work

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A photo taken on October 4, 2023 in Manta, near Turin, shows a smartphone and a laptop displaying the logos of the artificial intelligence OpenAI research laboratory and ChatGPT robot.

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Technology

OpenAI is rolling out a web search feature for ChatGPT

The function can be used manually or automatically. It is available now for certain users, and will be accessible for other users on a rolling basis.
Boeing workers gather on a picket line near the entrance to a Boeing facility during an ongoing strike in Seattle, Wash. About 33,000 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 751 have been on strike for nearly seven weeks.

Boeing workers gather on a picket line near the entrance to a Boeing facility during an ongoing strike in Seattle, Wash. About 33,000 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 751 have been on strike for nearly seven weeks. David Ryder/Getty Images hide caption

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Business

Boeing’s striking machinists union will vote Monday on a new contract offer

Boeing’s machinists union leaders are endorsing the company’s latest contract offer, setting the stage for a vote on Monday that could end the seven-week strike.
Ntombozuko 'Nozuko' Ndlwana (from left), Thozama, Nana, Zintle, Hlomela Msesele and Tsidi Zondi (in front) pose for a photo backstage during the Miss Lesbian beauty pageant in the Khayelitsha township of Cape Town, South Africa, in 2012.

Ntombozuko 'Nozuko' Ndlwana (from left), Thozama, Nana, Zintle, Hlomela Msesele and Tsidi Zondi (in front) pose for a photo backstage during the Miss Lesbian beauty pageant in the Khayelitsha township of Cape Town, South Africa, in 2012. Julia Gunther hide caption

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The Picture Show

Rainbow Girls: 10 years of protection and prejudice

Through her independent documentary project Rainbow Girls, photographer Julia Gunther captures the stories of protection and prejudice among a group of South African lesbian women.
Canvassers, Andrea Farmer and Alex Cook, mark off homes they have visited on their app while canvassing in a neighbor in Nashville, NC on Oct. 22, 2024.

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We, The Voters

Support from rural Democrats will be crucial for Harris to win this swing state

North Carolina has more rural voters than any other 2024 presidential swing state, and canvassing groups are working to turn out voters in one purple county as early voting continues in the state.

Support from rural Democrats will be crucial for Harris to win this swing state

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English lead singer, guitarist, primary songwriter, and only continuous member of the rock band the Cure Robert James Smith performs on stage during a concert a the Royal Arena in Oerestad in Copenhagen, on October 14, 2022. (Photo by Ida Marie Odgaard / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP) / Denmark OUT (Photo by IDA MARIE ODGAARD/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images)

English lead singer, guitarist, primary songwriter, and only continuous member of the rock band the Cure Robert James Smith performs on stage during a concert a the Royal Arena in Oerestad in Copenhagen, on October 14, 2022. (Photo by Ida Marie Odgaard / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP) / Denmark OUT (Photo by IDA MARIE ODGAARD/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images) Ida Marie Odgaard/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Music

‘How it will end is how it will end,’ but The Cure isn’t over, yet

The Cure's first album in 16 years, Songs of a Lost World, is thematically dark, but sonically rich and inviting. Still, though, Robert Smith says there's so much more to come.

THE CURE'S SONGS OF A LOST WORLD

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