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Former President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign event for Vice President Harris in Pittsburgh on Thursday. Prior to the rally, Obama made a special plea to Black men who have been hesitant to support Harris.

Former President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign event for Vice President Harris in Pittsburgh on Thursday. Prior to the rally, Obama made a special plea to Black men who have been hesitant to support Harris. Ryan Collerd/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Obama, in blunt terms, tells Black men to get over their reluctance to support Harris

Lack of enthusiasm for Harris “seems to be more pronounced with the brothers," Obama said while campaigning for her in Pittsburgh. He said Black men need to get behind Harris and get out to vote.
Lindsay Williams, a small business and nonprofit specialist librarian, poses for a portrait at Toledo Lucas County Public Library in Toledo, Ohio on Oct. 3, 2024.

Lindsay Williams, a small business and nonprofit specialist librarian, poses for a portrait at Toledo Lucas County Public Library in Toledo, Ohio on Oct. 3, 2024. Nic Antaya for NPR hide caption

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Business

Beyond books: How a public library in Ohio's Rust Belt is spurring economic growth

The public library in Toledo, Ohio, is one of a number across the U.S. that have become entrepreneurial hubs. Business-specialist librarians are helping aspiring small-business owners and nonprofits for free.
From left: Wants to be retired, wants to be rehired, also wants to be rehired

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What did Trump secretly send Putin, according to a new book? Find out in the quiz

Also, who is playing Trump in a movie? Who's hitting the podcast circuit? Will any of this matter in 80,000 years? Plus: TWO questions about Nobel Prizes!
People gather for the America First Republicans meeting, a group of Republicans aligned with the Trump wing of the party on Oct. 3, 2024 in Hillsdale, Mich.

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We, The Voters

In a small Michigan town, election mistrust among Trump voters is on full display

Election workers faced an unprecedented wave of threats in the last presidential election. What are poll workers and election clerks in the swing state of Michigan doing to keep voting secure?

Election workers in Michigan town are anxious after Trump recruits poll watchers

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Curt and Ann Neal volunteer with Texans On Mission, a disaster relief organization connected to the Southern Baptist Convention. The couple says they’ve responded to about a dozen disasters this year.

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These missionaries have volunteered at a dozen disaster sites this year

Volunteers from across the country are in southern Appalachia to help with recovery from Hurricane Helene. Among them are a Texas couple who have volunteered at a dozen disaster sites this year.

A Texas couple has volunteered at a dozen disaster sites this year

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Toshiyuki Mimaki, the co-chair of Nihon Hidankyo, at a press conference after the group was awarded the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, in Hiroshima, Japan, on Friday.

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A Japanese organization of atomic bombing survivors wins the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize

The Japanese grassroots group Nihon Hidankyo, an organization of World War II atomic bombing survivors, has won the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to create a world free of nuclear weapons.

2024 Nobel Peace Prize is won by the Japanese organization Nihon Hidankyo

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Sheila E.: Tiny Desk Concert

One of the world’s most recognized drummers glides easily from genre to genre in this performance.
Signs and pictures of those killed, including journalists, are displayed on a fence during a protest against Russia's invasion of Ukraine in Lafayette Park near the White House on March 13, 2022, in Washington.

Signs and pictures of those killed, including journalists, are displayed on a fence during a protest against Russia's invasion of Ukraine in Lafayette Park near the White House on March 13, 2022, in Washington. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption

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Ukraine invasion — explained

Award-winning Ukrainian journalist dies in Russian captivity, Kyiv says

Ukrainian officials on Thursday confirmed the death of freelance journalist Victoria Roshchyna, though the circumstances surrounding her death were unclear.
Starship is the largest rocket ever built. Elon musk hopes it will one day fly humans and other species to Mars, but environmentalists say its doing damage to the local habitat around the launch site.

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SpaceX wants to go to Mars. To get there, environmentalists say it’s trashing Texas

With each launch, SpaceX has been discharging tens of thousands of gallons of industrial wastewater into sensitive wetlands. Environmentalists say an increase in launches will only make things worse.

ENVIRONMENTALISTS SAY SPACEX IS TRASHING TEXAS

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As they pass the Moloka’i coastline, Wa’akapaemua Canoe Club’s women’s crew (foreground) vies with 48 teams at the race’s start.

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Women connect with their Hawaiian culture in ‘Olympics’ of outrigger canoe racing

Conquering risky ocean conditions and putting their endurance to the test, hundreds of paddlers from around the world compete in the grueling Nā Wāhine O Ke Kai, a 41-mile outrigger canoe race in Hawaii on Sept. 29.

Hundreds of women are competing in Hawaii's grueling 41-mile canoe race

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The last remaining photos of Taqwa Abusaeid’s children: Suhaib (top left), Ibrahim (top center), Somaya (top right), Juman (bottom right), Mohammed (bottom center) and Riman (bottom right). The mother lost nearly all her photos in the Israeli airstrike that killed them.

The last remaining photos of Taqwa Abusaeid’s children: Suhaib (top left), Ibrahim (top center), Somaya (top right), Juman (bottom right), Mohammed (bottom center) and Riman (bottom right). The mother lost nearly all her photos in the Israeli airstrike that killed them. Abusaeid Family hide caption

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Abusaeid Family

A year since Oct. 7

Her last memory is by the window with her baby in Gaza. Then, Israeli airstrikes hit

Israel’s military dropped tens of thousands of bombs on Gaza in a year. This is a look at one airstrike, the lives it upended and the rights group's investigation saying it's a possible war crime.

A year into Israel's war in Gaza, a woman's grief exposes a possible war crime

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Vice President Harris reacts as she takes a question from a member of the audience during a Univision town hall at Cox Pavilion at UNLV on Thursday in Las Vegas.

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Harris uses town hall to show empathy with Latino voters

Vice President Harris took questions on inflation, immigration and the way she became the Democratic nominee from undecided voters in her first town hall.

HARRIS UNIVISION TOWN HALL

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Larry Woodall holds a Trump campaign flag in front of the Colorado State Capitol on Super Tuesday, as some people driving by honk in support and others flip him the bird. March 5, 2024.

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Trump to visit Aurora, site of false claims of ‘war zone’ overrun by immigrants

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Trump is speaking on the outskirts of Aurora, making good on an earlier promise to visit the city that his campaign has falsely labeled a “war zone.”
Maria Bakalova plays Ivana Trump in Ali Abbasi's The Apprentice, opposite Sebastian Stan as Donald Trump.

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Movie Interviews

'The Apprentice' director talks about the film Donald Trump doesn't want you to see

Ali Abbasi's new film The Apprentice shows ex-President Donald Trump's years as a real estate businessman under the tutelage of lawyer Roy Cohn. The film coincides with Trump seeking another term.

THE APPRENTICE - Ali Abbasi

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