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Autumn leaves in Bend, Ore. Caroline Simon hide caption

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Simon Says

Opinion: Nature dazzles in autumn

2 min

ESSAY 10-26-2024

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Adrian Consonery, Jr., and Brian Ramirez were part of a group of grassroots organizers that NPR met with at Manuel's Tavern in Atlanta on Oct. 22, 2024. Asma Khalid/NPR hide caption

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Grassroots organizers in Georgia say voting for Harris is 'harm mitigation'

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Publisher and CEO Will Lewis says the Washington Post' is "returning to our roots of not endorsing presidential candidates," although 1988 was the last time it abstained in a general election. Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post via Getty Images/The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption

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WASHINGTON POST EDITORIAL

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The FDA issued three health alerts about lead in cinnamon in 2024, after dangerous amounts of the harmful element were found in children's applesauce packets last fall. FDA hide caption

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Metals in cinnamon and other spices

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A person leaves an early voting site after casting a ballot on Oct. 21 in Deland, Fla. Florida is one of three states that recently sued the Biden administration over citizenship checks of voters. Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Untangling Disinformation

GOP lawsuits about an obscure immigration database may set up election challenges

4 min

Lawsuit Over Citizenship Data

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