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Supporters of Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump react as he speaks at a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden on Oct. 27, 2024 in New York City.

Supporters of Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump react as he speaks at a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden on Oct. 27, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption

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Donald Trump's closing argument: leaning into the extreme rhetoric

At a recent Trump rally, many speakers leaned into racist, misogynistic and vulgar rhetoric. So what could it do for his campaign in the final days of election season?
Former Miami Heat NBA basketball player Dwyane Wade looks at a bronze statue of his likeness during its unveiling ceremony outside the Kaseya Center in Miami, Fla. on Oct. 27.

Former Miami Heat NBA basketball player Dwyane Wade looks at a bronze statue of his likeness during its unveiling ceremony outside the Kaseya Center in Miami, Fla. on Oct. 27. Michael Laughlin/AP hide caption

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Sports

A new Dwyane Wade statue honors the NBA star. But some fans say it misses the mark

The statue was months in the making. Upon its unveiling Sunday, fans suggested it looks more like former professional boxer George Foreman and Matrix actor Laurence Fishburne.

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Sylo: Tiny Desk Concert

The Toronto-based R&B artist’s voice is light and airy, but cozy. In reimaginations of his songs, Sylo reflects his quick growth as an artist.
Dustin Kjersem poses for a photo, holding a fish.

Dustin Kjersem, 35, was found dead in his tent at a Montana campsite earlier this month. Authorities are investigating his death as a homicide and asking the public for help. Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office hide caption

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A Montana camper found dead was killed — but not by a bear, authorities say

Dustin Kjersem was found dead in his tent earlier this month of what was first thought to be a possible bear attack. Investigators have ruled it a homicide, saying he died of "multiple chop wounds."
Members of the class of 2016 are presented with their degrees during the commencement ceremony at Howard University in May, 2016.

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 07: Members of the class of 2016 are presented with their degrees during the 2016 commencement ceremony at Howard University May 7, 2016 in Washington, DC. President Obama is the sixth sitting U.S. president to deliver the commencement speech at Howard University. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption

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Fewer Black men are enrolling in HBCUs. Here's why and what's being done

The absolute number of Black men enrolled at Historically Black Colleges and Universities is the lowest it's been since 1976.
Boeing workers wave picket signs to passing drivers as they strike in Everett, Wash.. The machinists walked off the job more than six weeks ago as they bargain for higher pay and a return of their pension plan.

Boeing workers wave picket signs to passing drivers as they strike in Everett, Wash.. The machinists walked off the job more than six weeks ago as they bargain for higher pay and a return of their pension plan. Lindsey Wasson/AP hide caption

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Business

At the heart of the Boeing strike, an emotional fight over a lost pension plan

Pensions are a major sticking point between Boeing and its striking machinists union. Many workers want the company to restore the pension plan they lost a decade ago, but Boeing hasn’t budged.

BOEING PENSION FIGHT

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Eliza Griswold writes for the New Yorker and teaches at Princeton University. Her book Amity and Prosperity: One Family and the Fracturing of America was awarded the 2019 Pulitzer Prize in general nonfiction.

Eliza Griswold writes for the New Yorker and teaches at Princeton University. Her book Amity and Prosperity: One Family and the Fracturing of America was awarded the 2019 Pulitzer Prize in general nonfiction. Seamus Murphy/Macmillan hide caption

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How culture wars divided one small progressive church in Philadelphia

Journalist Eliza Griswold says complaints about homophobia, white privilege and diversity are splintering progressive organizations — including one particular church. Her book is Circle of Hope.

How culture wars divided one small progressive church in Philadelphia

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Presidential candidates Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump differ in how they'd tackle several health care issues, including drug pricing.

Presidential candidates Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump differ in how they'd tackle several health care issues, including drug pricing. Charles Rex Arbogast/AP hide caption

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Here's where Harris and Trump stand on 3 big health care issues

 TRADEOFFS

The next president will face decisions on drug price negotiations, enhanced subsidies for Affordable Care Act plans and medication abortion among other issues. Here's where the candidates stand.
Jaffa is a district in southern Tel Aviv, Israel, where Palestinian citizens of Israel and Jewish Israelis live and work. But the atmosphere has changed since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack in Israel.

Jaffa is a district in southern Tel Aviv, Israel, where Palestinian citizens of Israel and Jewish Israelis live and work. But the atmosphere has changed since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack in Israel. Ayman Oghanna for NPR hide caption

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A year since Oct. 7

Many Palestinian citizens of Israel live in fear amid a backlash after Hamas' attack

Palestinian citizens of Israel say they live in an atmosphere of fear, facing a backlash from Israeli society and arrests by authorities since the Hamas-led attack in southern Israel last year.

How life has changed for Palestinian citizens of Israel in the last year

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Ever felt so stressed you didn’t know what to do next? Try talking to your 'parts'

'Parts work' or Internal Family Systems is a type of talk therapy that’s surged in popularity. Here’s how it works and how it can help with stress.

Stress Less 5: Resilience amid conflict 

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Aedes aegypti mosquitoes have spread into Southern California in the past decade, likely introduced from the U.S. Southeast, where technicians photographed these mosquitoes trapped on a sticky pad. Unlike California's native mosquitoes, Aedes aegypti are capable of spreading dengue fever— a disease common in the tropics, but still rare in most of the United States. Last year was the first time the disease spread locally in Southern California.

Aedes aegypti mosquitoes have spread into Southern California in the past decade, likely introduced from the U.S. Southeast, where technicians photographed these mosquitoes trapped on a sticky pad. Unlike California's native mosquitoes, Aedes aegypti are capable of spreading dengue fever— a disease common in the tropics, but still rare in most of the United States. Last year was the first time the disease spread locally in Southern California. John Moore/Getty Images hide caption

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Health

Dengue fever is rare in LA. That could start to change because of climate change

Several people caught dengue fever locally in Los Angeles this fall. Climate change and invasive mosquitoes have made that possible, experts say.

LA County Dengue

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In this photo illustration, a McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburger meal is seen at a McDonald's on Oct. 23 in the Flatbush neighborhood in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.

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Health

McDonald's will begin selling its Quarter Pounders again amid E. coli outbreak

McDonald’s says Quarter Pounders will return to its menu at all of its restaurants after it said testing ruled out beef patties as the source of an E. coli poisoning outbreak tied to the burgers.
In this photo taken from video, Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili, left, speaks to the media as speaks to the media as and Nana Malashkhia, who leads the Coalition for Change parliament list, right, stands near, after the parliamentary election in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Sunday.

In this photo taken from video, Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili, left, speaks to the media as speaks to the media as and Nana Malashkhia, who leads the Coalition for Change parliament list, right, stands near, after the parliamentary election in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Sunday. Kostya Manenkov/AP hide caption

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World

Georgian president won't recognize parliamentary election result, calls for protest

Observers said the election took place in a "divisive" environment marked by intimidation and instances of vote buying and physical violence.
Joshua Abate and Micah Coomer inside the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021.

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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?

for Heidi - Embedded - A Good Guy

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