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This year's Thanksgiving dinner will have a slimming effect on your wallet
Inflation is impacting the cost of Thanksgiving dinner. According to the American Farm Bureau Federation's 36th annual survey, the cost of the holiday dinner has gone up by 14%.
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NPR's Book Concierge returns with a new name, a new look and new books
NPR's end of the year picks are collected in a recommendation tool we're calling: Books We Love. It's more than just a list of the year's best books.
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Why a world model to help the mentally ill is gradually being dismantled
Trieste is a model for deinstitutionalizing the mentally ill and integrating them into daily life. The system is under threat from conservative politicians who want to privatize mental health care.
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The suspect in the Wis. Christmas parade attack has a previous criminal record
There are more questions than answers as to why a person drove an SUV through a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wis., killing five people and injuring dozens of others.
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An outage leaves Tesla drivers unable to unlock or start their vehicles
The carmaker's app, which drivers can use as a key, was down. Owners posted on social media about seeing an error message on the mobile app that prevented them from connecting to their vehicles.
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Despite the holiday crunch, Beanie Babies should be in the hands of customers
Ty Warner, owner of the Beanie Baby brand, had trouble getting his miniature stuffed animals from Chinese factories. He booked more than 150 flights to airlift his product to his Illinois warehouse.
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Former inmates are cooking up some of Philly's best pizza
A former inmate started Down North Pizza to employ formerly incarcerated people. Philadelphia has had one of the highest incarceration rates in the nation.
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Morning news brief
The latest out of Wisconsin after an SUV plowed into a parade. President Biden taps Fed chair Jerome Powell for a second term. Austria returns to a lockdown to try to roll back a wave of COVID cases.
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The trial of 3 white men charged with murdering a Black jogger is nearing an end
In Georgia, the prosecution will deliver its rebuttal Tuesday in the case of the men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks to law professor Ayesha Bell Hardaway.
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Biden chooses to keep Fed Chairman Powell in place for a second term
President Biden plans to stick with Jerome Powell as chairman of the Federal Reserve. The Fed is wrestling with an uneven recovery and the highest inflation in more than three decades.
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Closing arguments are to begin in the Ga. murder trial over a Black jogger's death
On Monday, closing arguments are to begin in the trial of three white men accused of murdering 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery, who was killed as he ran through their Georgia neighborhood last year.
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For the first time, a Black Santa will greet kids at U.S. Disney parks
The jolly old elf has been spotted in Florida's Disney World and California's Disneyland. A spokesperson said Disney wanted Santa to represent the diversity of the parks' surrounding communities.