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Harris releases her medical report -- and uses it to raise questions about Trump

Harris releases health report targeting Trump

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4Kby Elena Moore / 11h

Vice President Harris' campaign is using the report to underscore the fact that she is younger than her Republican rival — who has not released much information about his health. (Image credit: Brendan Smialowski)

What the Harris campaign is doing to try to win over more Black men

Obama urges Black men to support Harris

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1Kby Tamara Keith / 8h

Former President Barack Obama bluntly told Black men this week that they need to get over it if they "just aren't feeling the idea of having a woman as president." (Image credit: Andrea Ellen Reed for NPR)

Opinion: Remembering Ethel Kennedy

Ethel Kennedy hospitalized after stroke

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300+by Scott Simon / 11h

NPR's Scott Simon remarks on the legacy of Ethel Kennedy, widow of Robert F. Kennedy. She died Oct. 10 at the age of 96. (Image credit: AP)

Today

7-Eleven to close over 400 stores in North America

7-Eleven closing over 400 stores

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by Emma Bowman / 3h

The ubiquitous convenience store owed its recent revenue drops to inflation, declining cigarette sales and a shift in palates toward fresh food and specialty drinks. (Image credit: Angela Weiss)

How to pass along religious traditions (without embarrassing your teenagers)

100+by Justin Kramon / 11h

The Hindu holiday of Navaratri involves some complicated dance moves, passed down from parents to children. But as one mother discovered, the line between passing on cultural traditions and mortifying your teenager daughters can be perilously thin. (Image credit: Justin Kramon)

The war is in Gaza, but Palestinians in the West Bank are targeted with violence too

200+by Kat Lonsdorf / 12h

In the year since the Hamas-led attacks on Israel, the occupied West Bank has seen an increase in Israeli military raids and attacks by Israeli settlers. More than 600 Palestinians have been killed. (Image credit: Maya Levin for NPR)

Why was a Kentucky judge killed? So far, it remains a mystery

85by Frank Langfitt / 13h

The one-of-a-kind killing of a Kentucky judge, allegedly by the local sheriff, has shaken tight-knit Letcher County, leaving people baffled and unnerved as police try to figure out a motive. (Image credit: Arden Barnes for NPR)

New rules should make methadone easier to get, but change is slow in many places

78by Karen Brown / 13h

An effective treatment for opioid addiction is easier to get after the Biden administration changed rules. That's making a difference for some people battling opioid use disorder, but access is still limited. (Image credit: Karen Brown/New England Public Media)

The Cuyahoga River was so polluted, it used to catch fire. Now it's making a comeback

300+by Scott Neuman / 14h

The plight of the river, which empties into Lake Erie at Cleveland, helped inspire the Clean Water Act. Now it attracts kayakers and anglers and could soon be removed from an EPA watchlist.

Some Democrats are still hesitant to vote for Harris, citing the crisis in Gaza

41by Clay Masters / 14h

Vice President Harris faces continued criticism from some inside her own party about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. How are protest voters that showed up in Democratic primary elections feeling now? (Image credit: Matt Rourke)

Yesterday

National Geographic team may have discovered the foot of a famed Mount Everest climber

Irvine remains found on Everest

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1Kby Alana Wise / 14h

A National Geographic team found the boot and foot of whom it suspects to be Andrew "Sandy" Irvine, a 22-year-old climber who went missing on Mount Everest a century ago. (Image credit: Lakpa Sherpa)

6 facts about false noncitizen voting claims and the election

1Kby Jude Joffe-Block / 15h

All the available evidence suggests that a miniscule number of noncitizens vote illegally in federal elections and not in numbers that would sway the outcome of any race. (Image credit: Kamil Krzaczynski)

Fisher-Price recalls parts of over 2 million 'Snuga Swings' following 5 infant deaths

Fisher-Price recalls 2 million swings

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21by The Associated Press / 15h

Fisher-Price is recalling parts of over 2 million infant swings across the U.S., Canada and Mexico due to a serious suffocation risk. (Image credit: AP)

Senators call on TikTok to produce documents in response to NPR report

TikTok's secret documents reveal concerns

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200+by Bobby Allyn / 23h

Two senators, who have pushed online child safety legislation in Congress, demanded that TikTok executives share all materials the company has about the dangers kids may encounter on the wildly popular service. (Image credit: Alex Brandon)

The Justice Department says Virginia is illegally striking voters off of voter rolls

Virginia faces voter roll purge

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500+by The Associated Press / 1d

The lawsuit filed Friday alleges that an executive order issued in August by Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin requiring daily updates to voter lists to remove ineligible voters violates federal law. (Image credit: Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)

Boeing will lay off 10% of employees as a strike shuts down airplane production

Boeing announces layoffs and losses

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50by The Associated Press / 1d

Boeing has been losing money for over five years and is now dealing with a strike that has shut down factories in the Seattle area. The staff cuts will include executives and managers, the CEO said. (Image credit: Lindsey Wasson)

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