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As inflation intensifies, the IRS is increasing the standard deductions for 2023
High inflation means some taxpayers will pay less to the IRS next year, and some will be dropped into a lower tax bracket. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Jacob Bogage of The Washington Post.
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Under threat from China, Taiwan monitors the Chinese Communist Party's Congress
NPR's A Martínez speaks to Taiwan expert Shelley Rigger about the potential danger for the island, with China's Xi Jinping about to assume a third term in power.
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Ex-NBA star Abdul-Rauf writes about not standing for the national anthem in new book
NPR's A Martínez speaks with former NBA star Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf about his autobiography: In the Blink of an Eye.
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The newest national monument was once a winter combat training site for World War II
Colorado has a new national monument. Camp Hale was a World War II winter combat training site. (STATIONS NOTE: Story aired on Weekend Edition Saturday on Oct. 15, 2022.)
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Robot makes history by testifying before the upper chamber of U.K.'s Parliament
The humanoid robot named Ai-Da spoke about the future of artificial intelligence in creative industries. Ai-Da predicted the role of technology in art will keep growing. Then it needed to be reset.
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How Jack Baker and Michael McConnell became husbands in 1971
In this week's StoryCorps, we hear from two gay men who managed to get married in 1971 — long before same-sex marriage was legal.
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MLB playoffs: There are 4 division series matchups this weekend
The Major League Baseball playoffs are in full swing. NPR's A Martinez talks to Alanna Rizzo from the MLB Network about baseball's 2022 postseason.
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The committee investigating the insurrection could present new testimony
NPR's A Martínez talks to Denver Riggleman, a former Republican congressman and Jan. 6 committee adviser, about the House panel's upcoming hearing into the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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The Jan. 6 panel is back to present evidence in what may be its final hearing
The House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol holds its ninth public hearing Thursday, to present some new evidence about former President Trump's role in the insurrection
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For residents near Alameda Elementary, every Wednesday morning is a parade
Residents near this Portland, Ore., school cheer from the sidelines as some 200 kids roll by on bikes. Community members say the weekly event reduces traffic and pollution while promoting exercise.
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More details are being reported on why the FBI searched Trump's Mar-a-Lago
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Devlin Barrett of The Washington Post about a Trump employee reportedly told federal agents about moving boxes at Mar-a-Lago at direction of ex-President Trump.
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Urgent action is required if losses to nature are to be reversed, WWF report shows
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to Rebecca Shaw, chief scientist at the World Wildlife Fund, about the organization's new Living Planet Report that shows a huge drop in global wildlife population.