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Former president Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris focus on different ways to bring down housing costs, but both say America needs to build more housing.

Former president Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris focus on different ways to bring down housing costs, but both say America needs to build more housing. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images; Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption

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Politics

Housing is expensive. Here’s how Harris and Trump promise to bring costs down

Housing costs are a top issue for many voters. Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Harris have proposed different ideas for addressing the country's housing woes.

Trump vs. Harris: Plans to address housing issues

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People line up to vote on the first day of in-person early voting in Las Vegas on Oct. 19.

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2024 Election

There are a lot of nonpartisan voters in Nevada, making the swing state hard to read

Since 2020, voters in Nevada who aren't registered with a party have become the largest voting group in the state. That means it's hard to predict how they'll vote so campaigns are courting them.

NEVADA NONPARTISAN VOTERS

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Katie Polfleit places an "I Voted" sticker on the grave of women's rights advocate Susan B. Anthony in Rochester, N.Y., on Nov. 2, 2020. The cemetery has put a plastic cover on the headstone so voters can place stickers on it without damaging the grave. Ted Shaffrey/AP hide caption

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Politics

Susan B. Anthony broke the law by voting in 1872. In 2024, women honor her courage

More than 150 years after Susan B. Anthony was arrested for voting despite being a woman, Americans take to the polls on the anniversary of her historic ballot casting.
To sleep better, exercise daily and limit caffeine and alcohol.

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Life Kit

5 tips to help you reset after the daylight saving 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 daylight saving time change

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Marchers walk the last three miles from Gurdwara Sahib Sikh Temple to the California state capitol after a journey from Bakersfield to Sacramento on Friday.

Marchers walk the last three miles from Gurdwara Sahib Sikh Temple to the California state capitol after a journey from Bakersfield to Sacramento on Friday. Mike Kai Chen for NPR hide caption

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Race

Sikhs march across California urging protections against threats from India on U.S. soil

Sikh activists marched 350 miles across California last month to mark the 40th anniversary of a massacre and call for protections from what they say is a growing threat from the Indian government.

SIKHS UNDER THREAT 

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Open enrollment for ACA plans began Nov. 1 and runs through Jan. 15, 2025. During the Trump administration, the enrollment period was shortened and funding for sign up help and advertising drastically cut. Jim Vallee/iStockphoto/Getty Images hide caption

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Policy-ish

As ACA sign ups start, more Americans have health insurance than ever. Will it last?

Enrollment in Affordable Care Act health plans has grown every year of the Biden administration, leading to record low numbers of people who are uninsured.
Representative Ruben Gallego (left, in blue shirt) joins community members in a traditional dance at the Supai Tribe village in the Grand Canyon on Oct. 14,2024.

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Politics

On Arizona's campaign trail, there are 22 tribal lands. He set out to visit them all

Democrat Ruben Gallego says his party has often taken Native American voters for granted. As he competes for an open Senate seat, he has vowed to visit all of Arizona’s federally recognized tribes.

AZ Gallego and Native Outreach

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Collage by Marci Suela/The Marshall Project. Source images: LinkedIn, João Vítor, via Unsplash; Heather Green, via Unsplash; David Greedy/Getty Images; and Jason Connolly/AFP via Getty Images

Investigations

A warden faced discipline over abuse at a prison. Now he runs a prison training site

Investigators said warden Andrew Ciolli should have stopped abuse of prisoners. He faced disciplinary action. Now he's the director of a federal center that teaches others how to run prisons.

Prison Warden Reassigned Again

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In this photo released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves to the crowd during a meeting with school and university students, in Tehran on Saturday.

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Middle East crisis — explained

Iran's supreme leader threatens Israel, U.S. with 'crushing response' to Israeli attack

Iran's supreme leader threatened Israel and the U.S. with “a crushing response” over attacks on Iran and its allies. The Pentagon said Friday that more U.S. forces would be coming to the region.
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A still from Broadway Votes' "Carrying the Message" video. The video is part of a campaign that engages New York theater talent to encourage audiences to head to the polls. Jenny Anderson/Broadway Votes hide caption

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Culture

Broadway stars campaign to get out the vote

The new nonprofit Broadway Votes is corralling musical theater celebrities to help with the effort both both on stage and online.

Broadway Votes

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As visitors explore each room on the White House public tour, they will find new signage and multi-sensory

As visitors explore each room on the White House public tour, they will find new signage and multi-sensory "reader rails" with educational information, tactile content, and replicas of materials, as seen in the Blue Room on Oct. 29, 2024, in Washington, D.C. Moriah Ratner for NPR hide caption

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Culture

I went on the new White House tour. This is what you can now see

About 10,000 people a week come to visit the White House. But until recently, they got a public tour that hadn’t changed in decades.

WHITE HOUSE TOURS GET A REVAMP

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Jerad Castillo (far right), a Texas Rangers fan, attended Game 1 of the 2023 World Series. He bought a souvenir ticket for that game — and it remains one of his favorite Rangers possessions. Castillo poses with his nephew Leo (left) and brother Lance (center) that night.

Jerad Castillo (far right), a Texas Rangers fan, attended Game 1 of the 2023 World Series. He bought a souvenir ticket for that game — and it remains one of his favorite Rangers possessions. Castillo poses with his nephew Leo (left) and brother Lance (center) that night. Jerad Castillo hide caption

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Business

Many sports fans really miss paper tickets. Now, teams are tapping into that demand

There's one thing that many sports and music fans miss in this digital age: the physical, paper tickets of the recent past. And now, they are making a bit of a comeback.

What happened to paper tickets and why are people paying for souvenir copies?

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In his new play The Other Americans, John Leguizamo is Nelson Castro, owner of a chain of laundromats in Queens, New York.

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Culture

John Leguizamo's parents knew the 'American dream hustle.' That informed his new play

In his new play The Other Americans, John Leguizamo stars as a Colombian Puerto Rican laundromat owner whose son is released from a mental wellness facility after suffering a trauma.

John Leguizamo's The Other Americans

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

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National

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 Vice President Harris has promised she’ll continue restrictive policies.

Democrats have shifted th

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This photo provided by Justice 360 shows death row inmate Richard Moore at Kirkland Reception and Evaluation Center in Columbia, S.C., Aug. 17, 2018.

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National

South Carolina executes Richard Moore despite broadly supported plea to cut sentence

Three jurors who condemned Moore to death, a former state prison director, Moore's trial judge, his son and daughter, and pastors called for the governor to change his sentence to life without parole.
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 Donald Trump stopped in Dearborn, Mich. — a city where a majority of people are Arab American — largely without addressing concerns about the war in Gaza.

WATCH

Mount Eerie With Julie Doiron: Tiny Desk Concert

Mount Eerie's new album, Night Palace, is out now. In early 2020, Phil Elverum came to the Tiny Desk to harmonize with one of his favorite singers, Julie Doiron.
Women receive food from an aid kitchen in Omdurman, Sudan, on Sept. 6.

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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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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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Men browse their tablet computers and smartphone at the Beijing Capital Airport on Nov. 30, 2013.

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Opinion

Simon Says

Don't get 'river-crabbed!' How China is cracking down on punny dissent

China's government is censoring puns and wordplay online. NPR's Scott Simon explains why double meanings are a problem for Beijing.

ESSAY 11022024

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Movie Reviews

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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A lot of pills scattered on a blue background. A question mark laid out of pills. Counterfeit medicinal products. Empty space to insert text

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Life Kit

Counterfeit goods sold online can be dangerous. Here's how to avoid getting duped

Counterfeit products, especially medicines and safety gear, can be dangerous. Here's how to spot them on e-commerce platforms like Amazon.

How to avoid counterfeit and unsafe products online

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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)

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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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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.
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