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Republican Rep. Jim Jordan calls for third House speaker vote
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan called for a third vote Friday on his nomination to be speaker of the House, telling reporters the House needs to "elect a speaker as soon as possible."
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A 96-year-old bottle of scotch is expected to sell for $1.4 million
Sotheby's is auctioning off the bottle of Macallan 1926, which was aged over six decades. Another bottle of Macallan sold in 2019 for $1.9 million.
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Officials monitor for sick birds at a lake in California's Central Valley
Officials are trying to contain an outbreak of bird botulism at Tulare Lake, which refilled this year due to California's extreme precipitation.
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A bitter truth of the war in Ukraine is that Russia's invading troops have allies
After a powerful Russian missile kills a fifth of a Ukrainian village's population, survivors grapple with revelations that pro-Russian neighbors may have helped coordinate the attack.
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A Colorado single mom was already struggling — then she was hit by lighting
In this week's StoryCorps, a mother recalls being struck by lightning and how it changed her relationship with her daughter.
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Israelis and Palestinians blame each other for the blast at a Gaza hospital
As the blame continues on who's responsible for a deadly attack on a Gaza City hospital. President Biden has weighed in. He says he believes it was an errant missile by a Palestinian faction.
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Ohio Republican Jim Jordan fails again to get the votes needed to be House speaker
The House is still without a speaker after Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio failed a second ballot. The path to filling the job is still very unclear.
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A museum dedicated to women in the arts is about to reopen after a renovation
The National Museum of Women in the Arts, the world's first major museum dedicated to championing women artists, reopens after a two-year renovation.
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Israel-Hamas war: Hamas spokesman says the group has no plans to release hostages
A spokesman for Hamas spoke to NPR's Steve Inskeep from an undisclosed location in Gaza. He said the group has no plans to release nearly 200 people that it took hostage from Israel on Oct. 7.
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There's a new hottest pepper in the world and it's called Pepper X
It was grown by the maker of the former hottest pepper in the world. The Scoville Scale, which measures heat, indicates a regular jalapeno is usually up to 8,000. Pepper X is rated nearly 2.7 million.
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Missouri man squashes record for longest journey by a pumpkin boat
The man spent almost 11 hours in a hollowed-out pumpkin — using it to paddle down the Missouri River for over 38 miles — from Kansas City, Kan., to Napoleon, Mo.
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EU official warns social media firms to monitor for false Israel-Hamas information
Thierry Breton cautions tech executives about the flood of misinformation on their platforms related to the Israel-Hamas war. He warns of severe financial penalties if the falsehoods go unchecked.