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Paul Pelosi's attacker reportedly had zip ties, an echo of the Jan. 6 insurrection

A police officer stands outside the home of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her husband Paul Pelosi in San Francisco on Friday, after Paul was attacked and severely beaten by an assailant who broke into their home early Friday. Godofredo A. Vásquez/AP hide caption

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Politics

Paul Pelosi's attacker reportedly had zip ties, an echo of the Jan. 6 insurrection

A source told the AP more details about how Paul Pelosi was attacked at the San Francisco home that he shares with his wife, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Nearly 100 people are dead and dozens are missing in storm-ravaged Philippines

Rescuers work to retrieve a body at Maguindanao's Datu Odin Sinsuat town, southern Philippines on Sunday. Victims of a huge mudslide set off by Tropical Storm Nalgae in a coastal Philippine village that had once been devastated by a killer tsunami mistakenly thought a tidal wave was coming and ran to higher ground toward a mountain and were buried alive, an official said Sunday. AP hide caption

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Nearly 100 people are dead and dozens are missing in storm-ravaged Philippines

Nearly 100 people have died in a destructive storm, with dozens more feared missing after villagers fled in the wrong direction and got buried in a boulder-laden mudslide.
Those fake active shooter calls to schools? A similar thing happened before
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National Security

There have been hundreds of fake reports of school shootings. And evidence points to just one caller

As schools across the U.S. are targeted by false calls about active shooters, NPR has found evidence that a similar scheme took place in the spring.

Those fake active shooter calls to schools? A similar thing happened before

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An Arizona grandmother was arrested for giving food to the hungry. Now, she's suing

Norma Thornton is arrested. Her misdemeanor charges for violating a city ordinance were later dropped. Bullhead City Police Department/Institute for Justice/Screenshot by NPR hide caption

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Law

An Arizona grandmother was arrested for giving food to the hungry. Now, she's suing

Bullhead City, Ariz., says Norma Thornton, 78, violated a city ordinance that prohibits people from giving out cooked food in public parks without a permit.
A deadly king cobra returns to Swedish zoo home after a week-long escapade

The Skansen Aquarium's entrance, part of the zoo on Djurgarden island, where a deadly snake escaped on Saturday via a light fixture in the ceiling of its glass enclosure, in Stockholm, Sweden, on Monday. Henrik Montgomery/TT News Agency via AP hide caption

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Animals

A king cobra escaped from the zoo — and a week later, came home on its own

Since "Sir Hiss" escaped from the Stockholm zoo six days ago, the venomous snake has been located inside the building where its terrarium is located — but has not yet been recaptured.
Fires from exploding e-bike batteries multiply in NYC — sometimes fatally

New York City is on track to experience twice as many e-bike-related fires this year compared to last. Above, the remains of a fire in January in a Bronx apartment. FDNY hide caption

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Fires from exploding e-bike batteries multiply in NYC, sometimes fatally

New York City is on track this year to record twice as many fires caused by e-bike and e-scooter batteries as last year, and four times as many as the year before.

Fires from exploding e-bike batteries multiply in NYC — sometimes fatally

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Use these tips to have fun with the latest food trend — butter boards

McFadden wrote about butter boards as early as 2017, when he released the cookbook Six Seasons: A New Way With Vegetables. Laura Dart hide caption

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In A Pinch

Use these tips to have fun with the latest food trend — butter boards

Joshua McFadden wrote about butter boards in his 2017 cookbook, Six Seasons: A New Way with Vegetables. The concept has taken over TikTok, and he has ideas for how you can up your butter board game.

Use these tips to have fun with the latest food trend — butter boards

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Buying guns in Oregon could become more difficult if voters pass ballot measure

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Law

Buying guns in Oregon could become more difficult if voters pass ballot measure

The ballot measure would require people who want to buy a gun to pay a fee, take a safety course, submit fingerprints and pass a background check to obtain a permit.

Buying guns in Oregon could become more difficult if voters pass ballot measure

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How big coal companies avoid cleaning up their messes

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Climate

How big coal companies avoid cleaning up their messes

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A Bloomberg News/NPR investigation found that large U.S. coal companies used bankruptcy and asset transfers to move old mines to shaky new owners, putting at risk federally mandated land reclamation.

How big coal companies avoid cleaning up their messes

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Cyclists in Vermont recently organized a ride to help raise money in support of a ballot measure that would establish a constitutional right to abortion in Vermont. Lexi Krupp / Vermont Public hide caption

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These Vermonters turned their passion into action to protect abortion rights

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This November, Vermonters will vote on whether to enshrine the right to abortion in the state Constitution. The overturning of Roe v. Wade helped spur some voters to advocate for the measure, including a group of friends who hosted a bike ride to raise money for the campaign.
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