All Things Considered
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Researchers discover a Mayan settlement thought to be more than 1,000 years old
Researchers have discovered a Mayan site hidden deep in the jungle on the Yucatan Peninsula thought to have been built over a thousand years ago.
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At Vance's rally, Wisconsin voters react to the Puerto Rico joke controversy
The controversy over an offensive joke about Puerto Rico at a Trump rally has reached the battleground state of Wisconsin. Reaction there shows a divide between supporters of Trump and Harris.
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Ballot box arson attacks in Oregon have officials on high alert
Several fires at ballot drop boxes in and near Portland, Ore., have election officials concerned at attacks on the voting process.
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Harris speaks where Trump did on Jan. 6
Vice President Harris is delivering what her campaign describes as her "closing argument" Tuesday night. She's speaking from the same spot her opponent spoke on Jan. 6, 2021.
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Hackers are putting lives at risk at hundreds of hospitals across the country
Hackers are putting lives at risk at hundreds of hospitals across the United States. According to a new report from Microsoft, ransomware attacks on healthcare have gone up over 300% since 2015.
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Walking pneumonia cases are spiking, especially in kids. Here's what to know
Respiratory infections caused by the bacteria mycoplasma pneumoniae are on the rise across the US. People of all ages are being affected -- including an unusual surge in young children. The good news: It's usually mild. The bad news: It can take weeks for an infection to burn through a classroom or family.
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A wastewater recycling program could be a model for regions where water is scarce
The Orange County Water District's wastewater recycling program uses ponds, manmade waterfalls and technology to keep wells from running dry -- a model for other regions facing water scarcity.
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'Young Frankenstein' and 'Close Encounters' star Teri Garr has died
Teri Garr has died. The actress was in many top movies and TV shows of the 197's and '80s, including Young Frankenstein and Close Encounters of the Third Kind. In 2002, she disclosed she had MS.
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More than 250,000 subscribers have left 'Washington Post' over withheld endorsement
Subscribers keep deserting The Washington Post after it announced it would not endorse any candidate in the race for the White House.
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More than 50 million people have already voted. Some trends are emerging
More than 50 million people have already cast ballots in this year’s election. So what can this early voting data tell us -- if anything?
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Navy apologizes to Angoon community for bombarding village in 1882
This fall, the U.S. Navy issued two formal apologies to Lingít communities in Alaska for assaults committed over a century ago. On Oct. 26, one of those attacks was commemorated.
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What would be lost if the Internet Archive were no more?
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Brewster Khale, the founder of Internet Archive, about the attack by hackers that put the archive offline for days -- and what may have happened if it had succeeded.