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In this file photo, Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico speaks during a campaign rally on Aug. 31, 2026 in Kerrville, Texas. Labor Day often marks the unofficial kickoff of general election campaigning.

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The 2026 midterm general election season is upon us. Here's what to watch

The week of Labor Day marks the unofficial kickoff of the general election season. President Trump's unpopularity and Democratic enthusiasm means control of Congress is on the ballot.
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Ratboys: Tiny Desk Concert

Not many bands can pull off an eight-minute rocker at the Tiny Desk. Chicago's finest lean into its excellent guitar playing, poignant lyrics and a sturdy, Midwestern sensibility.
An Amazon cargo plane is seen after it crashed at Miami International Airport on Sunday in Miami, Florida. The Federal Aviation Administration said Prime Air Flight 7598 overran the runway while landing around 2 p.m. ET after departing from San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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Scene at Miami airport where five died described as 'utter devastation'

An Amazon Prime cargo plane overran the runway, crashed and rammed into vehicles, where it then caught on fire. All those who died were passengers on the ground.
FILE - Prince Harry, and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, arrive for an event, during a visit to Bondi Beach, Australia, April 17, 2026.

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King Charles III clarifies status of Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan

King Charles III has reiterated that Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, remain non-working members of the royal family following their return to the United Kingdom.
Former Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland speaks at the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington on April 12, 2023.

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World

Chrystia Freeland negotiated with Trump. Now she's watching a trade war unfold

Chrystia Freeland understands the U.S.-Canada relationship from her time at the negotiating table. Here's what she sees now.

Former Canadian Minister of Finance discusses trade war between the U.S. and Canada

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Kevin and Jenny Conlon in front of their home on Monday, March 10, 2025, in Queensbury, N.Y. Kevin Conlon is an Iraq war combat veteran who has struggled with PTSD and traumatic brain injury related to IED explosions. The Conlons have been left in the lurch while they try to get up-to-date on mortgage payments through a Veterans’ Administration home loan program. Cindy Schultz for NPR

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Kevin and Jenny Conlon in front of their home on Monday, March 10, 2025, in Queensbury, N.Y. Kevin Conlon is an Iraq war combat veteran who has struggled with PTSD and traumatic brain injury related to IED explosions. The Conlons have been left in the lurch while they try to get up-to-date on mortgage payments through a Veterans' Administration home loan program. Cindy Schultz for NPR Cindy Schultz for NPR hide caption

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Economy

Are you a veteran pushed into a higher-cost VA loan, or at risk of foreclosure?

Last year the VA abruptly ended the only low-interest, affordable loan modification option for thousands of vets who are behind on their mortgages. If you're a veteran who's been struggling because of this, we want to hear your story.

Life Kit: Tools to help you get it together

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Life Kit

What to do if you're struggling with your mental health at work

What to do if you're struggling with your mental health at work

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Adventurer Bear Grylls is the host of National Geographic's Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge.

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Bear Grylls on how to S-T-O-P fighting fear in everyday life

Bear Grylls on how to S-T-O-P fighting fear in everyday life

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FILE - A teenage boy uses his phone in Sydney, Nov. 8, 2024.

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Understanding AI

Australian social media users to be offered choice to opt out of algorithms

A government statement said on Tuesday social media platforms would be required to send a notification to new and existing users offering them a choice over their default feed.
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Global Health

Whatever happened to the Taliban threat: 'We will flog the women'?

In 2024, the ruling Taliban pledged to use flogging as well as stoning to punish people for not following certain of their precepts — committing adultery, running secret schools for girls. Have they followed through?
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Alex Ullom's sensibilities were shaped online. In his movie 'It Ends,' you can tell

In the new movie It Ends, four twentysomethings find themselves stuck on an endless road — literally. Filmmaker Alex Ullom says his sensibilities were shaped by growing up online.

Alex Ullom's sensibilities were shaped online. In his movie 'It Ends,' you can tell

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Relatives of recent flash flood victims hold banners urging authorities to step up efforts to find their missing loved ones during a demonstration in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Monday.

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Relatives of recent flash flood victims hold banners urging authorities to step up efforts to find their missing loved ones during a demonstration in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Monday.

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Asia

As Nepal identifies those killed in the floods, questions grow over China's reporting

One week after the deadly floods, very little is known about China's dead or missing. China's control over media and digital censorship is in stark contrast to open reporting in Nepal.
In this photo released by the Government of Primorsky Krai Region on Monday, Sept. 7, 2026, vehicles drive across the new bridge between Russia and North Korea named after the Soviet officer Yakov Novichenko, who is credited with saving North Korea's founding leader, Kim Il-sung, over the Tumannaya River in Primorsky Krai Region of Russia.

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Asia

Russia and North Korea open the first road across their shared border

Relations between Russia and North Korea have been flourishing, with North Korea supplying ammunition and troops to support Russia's war against Ukraine in return for economic and military assistance.
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'Her body temperature was 106': How heat is killing Americans in their homes

Heat kills thousands of people across the U.S. every year. The risk is especially high for the millions of Americans who live in manufactured housing like mobile homes and trailers.

‘Her body temperature was 106': How heat is killing Americans in their homes

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A St. Louis-based vegetable broker holds a freshly-picked handful of huitlacoche — a rare and edible fungus that grows as bulbous, grayish-black growths on ears of corn — at the Home Gardens Community Market on Monday, Aug. 24, 2026, near Fredricktown, Mo. St. Louis Public Radio has agreed not to use his name in this story because he’s afraid of losing his day job.

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This gnarly corn fungus is also a culinary delicacy

 St. Louis Public Radio

A corn infection that Midwestern farmers dread is also a culinary delicacy in Mexico. Now, farmers, chefs and a secretive vegetable broker are bringing it to Americans' plates.
AfD supporters celebrate with a sign featuring top candidate Ulrich Siegmund after the first results of the Saxony-Anhalt state election at the party’s election night gathering in Magdeburg, Germany, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026.

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AfD supporters celebrate with a sign featuring top candidate Ulrich Siegmund after the first results of the Saxony-Anhalt state election at the party’s election night gathering in Magdeburg, Germany, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026.

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World, reordering

Germany's far-right achieves an electoral breakthrough in key state election

Germany's populist, far-right Alternative for Germany party has declared victory in the state of Saxony-Anhalt after more than doubling its share of the vote in the first of several regional elections this fall.

Germany's far-right party wins landslide victory but falls short of outright majority

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From left to right, Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Brett Kavanaugh, Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Sonia Sotomayor bow their heads during presidential inauguration ceremonies on January 20, 2025 in Washington, D.C.

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From left to right, Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Brett Kavanaugh, Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Sonia Sotomayor bow their heads during presidential inauguration ceremonies on January 20, 2025 in Washington, D.C.

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Supersized arguments at the Supreme Court are testing the patience of justices

Chief Justice John Roberts says he's thinking about how to dial back extra-long oral arguments at the Supreme Court.

SCOTUS Supersized Oral Arguments

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Living Better

The copper peptide trend has gone from creams to injections — ahead of the science

The peptide is supposed to deliver flawless and firm skin, promote wound healing and other anti-aging effects. So what's the evidence behind GHK-Cu?

The copper peptide trend has gone from creams to injections — ahead of the science

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Gerald Gomez-Reina high-fives new kindergartener Ian Patterson after they track down his cubby just before the first day of school at Micheltorena Street Elementary in Los Angeles.

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Education

The first day of school: Bells, bikes, buses and big feelings

Fifth graders calm school kindergartners in Los Angeles. Kids take the "bike bus" in Oklahoma. High school students take in a new high school building in Oregon.

The first day of school: Bells, bikes, buses and big feelings

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Zain Shafi prepares to put briskets in the smoker at Goldee’s BBQ in Fort Worth, Texas.

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American Muslims are giving Texas barbecue a halal makeover

Even as anti-Muslim rhetoric rises in Texas, Muslim pitmasters are winning over diners and reshaping one of the state's most iconic culinary traditions.
Barbara Jane Johnson, the oldest player on the Colorado Peaches at 92, hits a foul ball. She said she is not much of a sitter, as she can only be in her rocker for two minutes before she is up and doing something else.

Barbara Jane Johnson, the oldest player on the Colorado Peaches at 92, hits a foul ball. She said she is not much of a sitter, as she can only be in her rocker for two minutes before she is up and doing something else. Adrian O'Farrill/Rocky Mountain PBS hide caption

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Barbara Jane Johnson, the oldest player on the Colorado Peaches at 92, hits a foul ball. She said she is not much of a sitter, as she can only be in her rocker for two minutes before she is up and doing something else.

Barbara Jane Johnson, the oldest player on the Colorado Peaches at 92, hits a foul ball. She said she is not much of a sitter, as she can only be in her rocker for two minutes before she is up and doing something else. Adrian O'Farrill/Rocky Mountain PBS hide caption

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Meet the women's softball team where the youngest player is 60

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With members from their 60s to their 90s, the Colorado Peaches are recognized as the oldest women's softball team in the country.

Short Wave podcast: Revealing the science behind everyday mysteries

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Short Wave

A new investigation shows heat is even deadlier than we thought

A new investigation shows heat is even deadlier than we thought

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Short Wave

Quiz Bowl! How Animals Sense The World

Quiz Bowl! How Animals Sense The World

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Short Wave Goes To The Circus

Short Wave Goes To The Circus

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently blocked the use of license plate readers on state roads, joining a host of other elected officials and political candidates speaking out against the law enforcement surveillance technology.

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently blocked the use of license plate readers on state roads, joining a host of other elected officials and political candidates speaking out against the law enforcement surveillance technology.

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Politics

Flock cameras draw opposition from across the political spectrum

As political races heat up heading into the midterms, candidates from both parties are increasingly joining the fray to voice concerns over Flock surveillance cameras.

Backlash from both parties over Flock surveillance cameras

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Abdul El-Sayed speaks during a student meet and greet in Ann Arbor, Mich., on August 26, 2026. After a bruising Senate primary contest, El-Sayed is working to unite Michigan Democrats.

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Abdul El-Sayed speaks during a student meet and greet in Ann Arbor, Mich., on August 26, 2026. After a bruising Senate primary contest, El-Sayed is working to unite Michigan Democrats.

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El-Sayed split Michigan Democrats. Whether they unify could decide Senate control

After a bruising Senate primary, Michigan Democrats are trying to unify to hold onto a must-win seat. But healing those fissures is proving not so simple.

El-Sayed divided Michigan Democrats. Whether they unify could decide Senate control

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A swimmer remains near the shore as a motorboat passes commercial vessels anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran,on Friday.

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A swimmer remains near the shore as a motorboat passes commercial vessels anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran,on Friday.

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