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Donald Trump is a big reason for why third party candidates got fewer votes in 2024
After a drop in vote share in the 2024 election, what does the future hold for third parties in America?
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'Planet Money': The strange way the world's fastest microchips are made
We get a rare up close look inside the Dutch company ASML, and its technology behind the most advanced microchips.
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Feeding America on Thanksgiving: The challenges of addressing hunger in the U.S.
As many sit down for a Thanksgiving feast, millions worry about where their next meal will come from. Feeding America CEO Claire Babineaux-Fontenot talks to NPR's Rob Schmitz about hunger in the U.S.
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Pause in Israel-Hezbollah war may build momentum toward a ceasefire in Gaza
NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to Aaron David Miller at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace about prospects for replicating the Israel-Hezbollah truce with one in Gaza between Israel and Hamas.
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Here's how the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is brought to life
Meet the people who make the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, where balloons fly and imaginations soar.
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Why some nominees for Trump's Cabinet are either Fox hosts or guests of the network
NPR's Michel Martin asks author and CNN chief media analyst Brian Stelter about President-elect Trump's relationship with Fox News, which has served as a platform for many of his nominees.
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With ceasefire in place, Lebanese displaced by war are returning home
Following the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, Lebanese refugees are returning to the south of the country to see if their homes are still standing.
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Hungry pigs are a solution to keeping pumpkins out of landfills
There's a growing movement to keep the millions of pounds of pumpkins that serve as Jack-o'-lanterns for Halloween out of landfills, where they generate climate warming methane.
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Life Kit: How to have difficult conversations during the holidays
Sometimes holidays can lead to tense conversations -- if not everyone shares the same set of facts. NPR's Life Kit has some tips for navigating those conversations and setting the record straight.
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Abortion rights advocates are celebrating a victory in Wyoming
A judge recently struck down Wyoming's ban on abortions, citing a state constitutional amendment championed by the state's Republicans in 2012.
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The history behind NFL games being played on Thanksgiving Day
The NFL's Detroit Lions have hosted a home game almost every Thanksgiving since 1934. NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to sportswriter Bill Morris about how the tradition was born.
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After years on the brink, Barnes & Noble is going for a plot twist
The book chain Barnes & Noble is staging its biggest expansion in over a decade. (Story originally aired on All Things Considered on March 3, 2023. It's been updated for today's broadcast.)
