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A change to Florida's election law creates headaches for local officials
In Florida, a change to the state's election law invites the public to inspect signatures on mail-in ballots.
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After decades of public service, Anthony Fauci will step down in December
The country's top infectious disease expert is leaving the federal government. Fauci served under seven presidents and helped lead the country through multiple health crises.
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An Iranian American writer makes a case against censorship and for Rushdie
Following the attack on author Salman Rushdie, NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Iranian American writer Azar Nafisi about attempts to silence writers. Her latest book is: Read Dangerously.
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Candidates who deny the 2020 presidential election results are winning races
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to professor Rick Hasen at UCLA School of Law about the election deniers who may be in positions that have a direct role in the vote certification process.
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As primaries wind down, there are some hints about what's in store for midterms
There are primary elections Tuesday in Florida and New York. A special congressional election in New York could be a fresh indicator of which way the fall midterm elections are headed.
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High-speed internet on Mount Kilimanjaro will allow climbers to post selfies
Tanzania's Information Ministry is installing high-speed internet on Africa's highest mountain. Right now climbers can use it at roughly 12,200 feet. Connectivity to the summit comes later this year.
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The national 988 hotline is up and running but local centers need workers, funding
A look inside one of Pennsylvania's 13 centers taking calls for 988, the new national suicide prevention hotline. Centers across the U.S. need more money and staffers for the increase in calls.
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How drought threatens electricity producing, coal-fired power plants
The drought is forcing western states to rethink how much water they use — including dozens of coal-fired power plants that provide electricity to millions.(NOTE: The word "shit" is bleeped.)
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The daughter of Putin ally Alexander Dugin is killed in a car bomb explosion
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Max Seddon, Moscow bureau chief for The Financial Times, about a weekend car bombing outside of Moscow that killed the daughter of a key ally of President Putin.
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The new book 'The Stolen Year' details how the pandemic disrupted children's lives
Extended school closings during the pandemic were a calamity for education. NPR's Anya Kamenetz writes about how COVID changed children's lives in her new book: The Stolen Year.
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Tourists caught after speeding down Venice's Grand Canal on motorized surfboards
The mayor said the two intruders were making a mockery of the city. The tourists were fined and their surfboards confiscated — then they were expelled from the city of canals.
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Canada is criticized for not getting more endangered Afghans into the country
A year ago, tens of thousands of Afghans were airlifted to safety following the Taliban's takeover. Canada pledged to resettle 40,000 Afghans but many remain in limbo.