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Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani speaks during a press conference at the Unisphere in Flushing Meadows Corona Park on Wednesday in the Queens borough of New York City. Mamdani won a historic victory to become the city's 111th mayor defeating independent mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo and Republican mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa. Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images hide caption

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Daunting challenges await NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani after historic win

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The democratic socialist will have to overcome a divided Democratic Party and Republican President Donald Trump, who has threatened to punish the city.

A listeria outbreak linked to prepared pasta products has sickened over two dozen people and killed six across 18 states, federal health officials say. Jennifer Oosthuizen/CDC hide caption

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A worsening listeria outbreak tied to pasta products kills 6 people and hospitalizes 25

Certain prepared pasta dishes were recalled from retailers like Trader Joe's, Kroger and Walmart between June and October. Health officials urge customers to dispose of them and clean their fridges.

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The Doobie Brothers: Tiny Desk Concert

The Doobie Brothers, now more than 50 years in, start this set with "Takin' It to the Streets" and never let off the gas.

Fallen leaves show their autumn colors as they float on a puddle on a rainy morning in Overland Park, Kan. Researchers have yet to agree on why some trees' leaves go to the trouble of turning red before falling to the ground. Charlie Riedel/AP hide caption

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Why do only some leaves turn red in the fall? Scientists can't agree on an answer

The red pigments in some fall leaves have proven to be a puzzle for researchers who debate why leaves bother to go red.

Scientists can't agree on why some autumn leaves go red

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From left, Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., step away from reporters following a Republican policy lunch at U.S. Capitol on Oct. 15, 2025.
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How an enduring debate over health care sparked a now record-long shutdown

At the heart of the impasse is a debate about expiring subsidies for health insurance. It's the latest chapter in a fight over Obamacare that has dominated Congress since the law was signed in 2010.

The Grinnell Regional Medical Center in Iowa has seen a sharp increase in births since a neighboring rural hospital stopped delivering babies. For more than a year, the hospital has been trying to hire two doctors who can do obstetrics. Natalie Krebs/Iowa Public Radio hide caption

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Iowa doesn't have enough OB-GYNs. Is the state's abortion ban part of the problem?

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Iowa ranks last among states for the number of OB-GYNS per capita. State legislators are trying to recruit more, but some doctors say the state's strict abortion ban is partially to blame.

Iowa has an OB-GYN shortage. Some doctors blame the state's strict abortion ban

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Erik Thorsen, CEO of Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria, Oregon, stands on the hospital roof overlooking the construction. The project, designed to fortify the building in the event of an earthquake and provide shelter during a tsunami, is proceeding — even without funds promised from the federal government. Jay Fram for NPR hide caption

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FEMA promised funds to tsunami-proof an Oregon hospital. That money is MIA

The federal government promised an Oregon hospital millions of dollars to help prepare for an earthquake. They're still waiting for the money.

The Trump administration is withholding funding to tsunami-proof this hospital

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Nite Yun's debut cookbook is called My Cambodia: A Khmer Cookbook. Andria Lo hide caption

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Chef Nite Yun showcases flavors of her parents' home in new cookbook, 'My Cambodia'

Chef Nite Yun, who was born in a refugee camp and went on to become an acclaimed chef, discusses her debut cookbook, 'My Cambodia' — and shares a recipe essential for Khmer cooking.

Nite Yun showcases the flavors of her parent's home in new cookbook, 'My Cambodia'

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FILE - Commander Jared Isaacman speaks at a news conference after arriving at the Kennedy Space Center for an upcoming private human spaceflight mission in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Aug. 19, 2024. John Raoux/AP hide caption

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Trump once again nominates tech space traveler Jared Isaacman to serve as NASA administrator

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday he has decided to nominate Jared Isaacman to serve as his NASA administrator, months after withdrawing the tech billionaire's nomination because of concerns about his political leanings.

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins at a news conference on Capitol Hill on Oct. 31, 2025 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption

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As SNAP funding lapsed, a top official called the program 'corrupt'

The comments came as federal courts ordered the Trump administration to resume food assistance payments.

Agriculture secretary claims SNAP program is 'corrupt'

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In this photo released by the Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau, luxury sport vehicles are parked at one of the seized properties which belongs to the suspected head of a criminal scamming syndicate, in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau/AP hide caption

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Prosecutors seize yachts and luxury cars from a man accused of Cambodia cyberscams

Prosecutors in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore seized hundreds of millions of dollars in assets belonging to a Cambodian businessman whom the U.S. accuses of heading a global scam syndicate.

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A child disappears from a playdate and it's 'All Her Fault' in this gripping TV series

Sarah Snook plays a mother desperately trying to locate her 5-year-old son in this gripping Peacock miniseries. The psychological thriller is adapted from Andrea Mara's novel All Her Fault.

FA: TV Review: All Her Fault

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Sisters Rita (R), 81, Regina (L), 86, and Bernadette (C), 88, during a prayer service with over a dozen of supporters and former students, at the convent chapel of the Goldenstein castle, in the municipality of Elsbethen, south of Salzburg city, Austria on Sept. 20, 2025. Supporters of three rebel nuns in their 80s who had graced international headlines after fleeing their care home to occupy their former convent in Austria's Salzburg province flocked to the nunnery Saturday in a show of solidarity. Joe Klamar/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Meet the Austrian nuns who fled a care home to break into their old convent

Octogenarian Sisters Rita, Regina and Bernadette went back to their old convent with local support, and an Instagram following. "People are calling us the rebellious sisters!" Rita says.

The Story of Three Defiant Nuns in Austria

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Students run on the sports ground at the Tibetan Children's School in Dharamshala, a steep, alpine Himalayan town in northern India, which forms the de-facto capital of Tibetans in exile. Numbers of children attending the school are shrinking, echoing the fate of the exile community itself. Image by Diaa Hadid, Dharamshala, April 2025 Diaa Hadid/NPR hide caption

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The Dalai Lama created a Tibetan capital in exile in India. It's shrinking

For decades, Tibetans built a capital in exile in Dharamshala, India, and sent their kids to a school founded by the Dalai Lama. That's now changing.

Tibetan refugees once flocked to Dharamshala. But now that's changing

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Brand new songs to calm the nerves

Our fourth installment of music to slow the blood is a mix of releases from this year, from the world-building, ambient sounds of Ozbolt and Klein to the hope, optimism and good company found in the music of Samia.

New songs to calm the nerves: 2025

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