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These organizers want you to know that New York does have good Mexican food
There's a misconception that New York City has no authentic Mexican food. But its first ever Mexican Restaurant Week, organized by an arts collective called Migo Events for Hispanic Heritage Month, raises visibility for the wide range of flavors and cuisines that unite the Mexican-American diaspora.
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How an anesthesiologist brought comfort to a woman on the operating table
On this week's "My Unsung Hero" from Hidden Brain: Samantha Hodge-Williams was terrified as she lay in the operating room. Then the anesthesiologist offered a surprising source of calm.
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BOOK: WAR PART II
NPR's Scott Detrow continues his interview with journalist Bob Woodward about his book War, which details how the Biden administration has navigated Russia’s war with Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas war.
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An illegal wine ring — busted in Europe — garnered up to 15 thousand euros per bottle
Six people have been arrested in connection with an international criminal network selling fake bottles of high-end French wine.
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Harris and Trump see federal land in the Southwest as an opportunity for more housing
Both major presidential candidates are reimagining swaths of land in the Southwest, much of it federally owned and maintained, as an opportunity to build more housing. Could this work on arid land?
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A man's colorful obituary for his father has gone viral
An obituary posted on Facebook mentions Robert Adolph Boehm’s habit of wearing unconventional hats, his possibly dangerous hobbies and his "last unintelligible and likely unnecessary curse."
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A Russian man us freed after serving time for daughter's anti-war art
A single father was sentenced to prison after his then 12-year-old daughter was caught with drawings critical of Russia’s war in Ukraine at her local school. He has been freed after nearly two years.
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In China, the price of vegetables has rocketed. The culprit: climate change
According to official statistics, the average price of fresh vegetables in China rose nearly 20% in August. A visit to the crops in China’s northeast helps explain the price spike.
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Actor Gael Garcia Bernal talks about finding his home in the theater for 'Wild Card'
Actor Gael Garcia Bernal draws a question from the Wild Card deck and talks about feeling at home in the theater.
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A whistleblower reveals how abuse of prisoners spreads from one prison to another
In 2023, the Federal Bureau of Prisons shut down a troubled unit at the prison in Illinois. The former warden is now the director of the federal center that does specialized training of prison staff.
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A surge of people are leaving Lebanon for Syria amid Israel-Hezbollah conflict
Some one million people in Lebanon have been displaced from their homes. Many of them have crossed the border into Syria -- fleeing one war-torn country for another.
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It's tight: here's where things stand with three weeks left in election season
Election day is 20 days away but many Americans are already voting. Harris is campaigning in Pennsylvania with Republicans, while Trump appeared in a Fox News town hall event taped in Georgia.