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Iran remains on the sidelines as Israel-Hezbollah fight intensifies. Government watchdog sheds light on FAFSA fiasco. Missouri executes Marcellus Williams for 1998 murder he said he didn’t commit.
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Travis Scott finally soars to No. 1 on the strength of vinyl
Since its re-release earlier this month, Travis Scott's album Days Before Rodeo has been bouncing up and down the charts, finally landing at number one.
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In Wisconsin, VP Harris says her campaign is focused on abortion rights
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Israeli forces closed Al Jazeera's West Bank bureau, but its coverage is undeterred
Al Jazeera’s bureau in the Israeli-occupied West Bank is closed after Israeli forces stormed its offices over the weekend.
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Can Biden tell the U.N. that the world is safer now than it was a few years ago?
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Jon Finer, President Biden's deputy national security adviser, about Biden's final address as president to the United Nations General Assembly.
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Human reviewers can't keep up with police bodycam videos. AI now gets the job
AI can improve police "professionalism" by monitoring officers' body camera footage, according to the first independent study on the topic. Police aren’t so sure the benefits are worth the cost.
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The moon will get a temporary sidekick. It's called a mini-moon but it's an asteroid
The moon is getting a little friend. For about two months a so-called mini-moon will orbit Earth.
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Southwest is changing how it boards planes, but don’t expect it to be faster
Southwest Airlines is expected to say more this week about its major change to assigned seats. It’s part of a larger shift across the industry to maximize revenue, even if it makes boarding slower.
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Independent study suggests Russian support for the war in Ukraine is complicated
Russian President Putin insists his country is united behind the war effort in Ukraine. Many Russian polls confirm it, but the findings of an independent study present a more complicated picture.
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Trump and Vance have a campaign strategy to turn out young male voters
Donald Trump and his running mate J.D. Vance are employing a new media strategy: They're giving lots of lengthy, sit-down interviews to male podcasters and influencers.
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Morning news brief
Thousands flee Israeli strikes in south Lebanon as fighting intensifies. VP Harris makes multiple stops in the swing state of Wisconsin. California sues ExxonMobil for misleading recycling claims.
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Thousands flee Israeli airstrikes in south Lebanon as fighting intensifies
Fighting has escalated at the Israeli-Lebanese border. Israeli strikes killed nearly 500 people largely in southern Lebanon on Monday, according to Lebanese health officials.