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Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump arrives for a campaign rally at in Traverse City, Mich., on Friday.

Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump arrives for a campaign rally at in Traverse City, Mich., on Friday. Trump recorded the Joe Rogan Experience podcast earlier Friday and delayed his Michigan appearance by three hours. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption

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2024 Election

Trump spent 3 hours on Joe Rogan's podcast. Here's what he did — and didn't — say

Trump’s freewheeling Joe Rogan podcast interview covered polls, whales and potentially replacing income taxes with tariffs, as he left Michigan rally goers waiting an extra three hours Friday night.
Dr, Emily Boevers, an OBGYN based in Waverly, Iowa, poses for a portrait on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, at her family's farm in Tripoli, Iowa. Boevers is one of the few OBYNs serving rural north-central Iowa.

Dr, Emily Boevers, an OBGYN based in Waverly, Iowa, poses for a portrait on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, at her family's farm in Tripoli, Iowa. Boevers is one of the few OBYNs serving rural north-central Iowa. Geoff Stellfox for NPR hide caption

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Many state abortion bans include exceptions for rape. How often are they granted?

Since the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade in 2022, one study estimates there’s been nearly 65,000 pregnancies from rape in states that ban abortion.

Many state abortion bans include exceptions for rape. How often are exceptions grant?

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Director of the Board of Elections Tyler Burns holds a test ballot during a mail-in ballot processing demonstration at the Board of Elections office on September 30, 2024 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. A fake video purporting to show ballots being destroyed in Bucks County, Pa., showed different envelopes and ballots than the county actually uses.

Director of the Board of Elections Tyler Burns holds a test ballot during a mail-in ballot processing demonstration at the Board of Elections office on September 30, 2024 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. A fake video purporting to show ballots being destroyed in Bucks County, Pa., showed different envelopes and ballots than the county actually uses. Hannah Beier/Getty Images hide caption

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Untangling Disinformation

Russia is behind fake video of ballots being destroyed, U.S. officials say

Federal intelligence officials and the FBI say Russia is behind the video, which has spread widely on social media, including Elon Musk’s X.
Joshua Abate and Micah Coomer inside the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021.

Joshua Abate and Micah Coomer inside the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021. Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images hide caption

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The Jan. 6 riot included Marines. The military is wrestling with the consequences

A Marine and his buddies joined the mob that entered the Capitol on Jan. 6. They were not the only Marines there. NPR asked the Corps' top officer a question: Do the Marines have an extremism problem?

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This is one of the last photos ever taken of the species Achatinella lila in the wild. They now only live in the Snail Extinction Prevention Program’s captive rearing facility. On the right, Laminella sanguinea is a very striking and rare snail endemic to the Wai‘anae Mountains of O‘ahu.

This is one of the last photos ever taken of the species Achatinella lila in the wild. They now only live in the Snail Extinction Prevention Program’s captive rearing facility. On the right, Laminella sanguinea is a very striking and rare snail endemic to the Wai‘anae Mountains of O‘ahu. David Sicho hide caption

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Playing God: The race to save the world's biodiversity

Meet Hawaii's 'jewels of the forest' — some of the rarest animals on Earth

Hawaii's native tree snails, known as the "jewels of the forest," are rapidly disappearing. Some of the most imperiled only live in human care now, safeguarded 24 hours a day.

Bleeding edge of biodiversity crisis

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Lil Durk poses in the press room with the award for best melodic rap performance for

Lil Durk poses in the press room with the award for best melodic rap performance for "All My Life" by Lil Durk featuring J. Cole during the 66th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 4 in Los Angeles. Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP hide caption

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Grammy-winning rapper Lil Durk is charged in murder-for-hire conspiracy

The Grammy Award-winning rapper, whose real name is Durk Banks, was arrested in Florida on federal charges that he paid for the attempted 2022 revenge killing of rapper Quando Rondo at a gas station.
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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Don't get duped into buying fake products online. Look out for these 4 red flags

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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Gustavo Garagorry speaks to an NPR reporter at the Doral Park Country Club, in Doral, Florida, on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. Garagorry chairs the Venezuelan American Republican Club of Miami-Dade. He has lived in the United States for more than 20 years, and argues that the majority of Venezuelans entering the country are criminals, and supports their deportation. Photo by Marco Postigo Storel

Gustavo Garagorry speaks to an NPR reporter at the Doral Park Country Club, in Doral, Florida, on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. Garagorry chairs the Venezuelan American Republican Club of Miami-Dade. He has lived in the United States for more than 20 years, and argues that the majority of Venezuelans entering the country are criminals, and supports their deportation. Photo by Marco Postigo Storel Marco Postigo Storel for NPR hide caption

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Trump calls Venezuelan migrants criminals. Some Venezuelans agree, others fight back

Donald Trump often focuses on Venezuelans when he warns about criminal immigrants coming to the U.S. It's a narrative that has surprisingly taken root even in some Venezuelan-American communities. It offers a window into why support for deportations seems to be rising among some Latinos.

Trump calls Venezuelan migrants criminals. Some Venezuelans agree, others fight back

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Dr. Kelsey Leopardsmith (left) with her colleague Dylan Flunker in the garden of Family Tree Clinic in Minneapolis. The two run a program to train more doctors and nurses in the region to be able to provide gender affirming care, which is legal in Minnesota, but banned for youth in dozens of states around the country.

Dr. Kelsey Leopardsmith (left) with her colleague Dylan Flunker in the garden of Family Tree Clinic in Minneapolis. The two run a program to train more doctors and nurses in the region to be able to provide gender affirming care, which is legal in Minnesota, but banned for youth in dozens of states around the country. Selena Simmons-Duffin/NPR hide caption

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Treatments

Minnesota is a refuge for trans health care. Here's how doctors are meeting the need

As more states ban gender care for youth, doctors and clinics in Minnesota are building up capacity to help the influx of trans patients who are traveling or moving to the state for care.

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The Breeders: Tiny Desk Concert

Kim Deal just released Nobody Loves You More, her first-ever solo album. In 2018, she brought her long-running indie-rock band to the Tiny Desk.
Verlyn Rosenberger, 82, is among the many people in her central Illinois community who only learned about leaks at a nearby at carbon dioxide sequestration beneath Lake Decatur, their primary source of drinking water, from news reports.

Verlyn Rosenberger, 82, is among the many people in her central Illinois community who only learned about leaks at a nearby at carbon dioxide sequestration beneath Lake Decatur, their primary source of drinking water, from news reports. Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco/WBEZ hide caption

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The nation's first commercial carbon storage plant is up and running — but it leaks

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This emerging technology has become a cornerstone of strategies to slash fossil fuel emissions and meet climate goals, but there are worries that the leaks could put brine and heavy metals into nearby water supplies, making them undrinkable.
University of Chicago student Rudra Patel happily shows off the work of famed artist Ando Hiroshige that he'll get to display in his dorm room for one year. Hiroshige was a master of Japanese woodblock printing whose work focused on landscapes and everyday life in Edo-period Japan.

University of Chicago student Rudra Patel happily shows off the work of famed artist Ando Hiroshige that he'll get to display in his dorm room for one year. Hiroshige was a master of Japanese woodblock printing whose work focused on landscapes and everyday life in Edo-period Japan. Alison Cuddy for NPR hide caption

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Want a Picasso? UChicago students borrow original art for their dorms

College students often use posters to help spruce up their dorm. At the University of Chicago, they get a chance to borrow works by prominent artists for a year.

University of Chicago students can borrow a real Picasso or Miro for their dorm room

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Life Kit

COMIC: Science-backed mood boosters to (almost instantly) snap you out of a funk

Six techniques to energize you when you feel sluggish and relax you when you feel stressed. Feel the transformation in 15 minutes or less.

Boost your mood in 15 minutes

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Picture This

Granny is going on 'The Walk' to the polls — and the whole town is invited

"Leaders are not born," Granny says. "They're made through molding and modeling." That's why she and her granddaughter and putting on their hats and coats and walking to the polls.

PICTURE THIS: THE WALK

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Tony Aska, of Tulsa Okla., competes in the steer wrestling competition at the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo in Upper Marlboro, Md., last month.

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A black rodeo rides into Maryland, with roping, barrel racing and steer wrestling

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The Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo was created in 1984 by Lu Vason, an events promoter who went to Cheyenne Frontier Days in Wyoming and say little opportunity for competitive black cowboys and cowgirls.
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