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A woman says a stranger caring about her in her darkest time saved her

4:41pm September 04, 2023

Triste Belmont was struggling with depression and found herself considering suicide while standing on a high bridge. She says a comment from a stranger in a passing car kept her from jumping.

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In this Sept. 29, 2008, file photo, singer Steve Harwell of Smash Mouth performs with the band during a rally celebrating the Los Angeles Angels' American League West Division Championship baseball title in Anaheim, Calif.

Steve Harwell, the former lead singer of Smash Mouth, has died at 56

1:22pm September 04, 2023

by Jackie Northam

The singer of such hits as "Walking on the Sun" and "All Star" died of acute liver failure in his home in Boise, Idaho.

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Far from the internet, these big, benevolent trolls lure humans to nature

6:05am September 04, 2023

by Elizabeth Blair

Thomas Dambo's gigantic trolls made out of recycled wood are turning up throughout the Pacific Northwest after making appearances all over the world.(Story aired on Morning Edition on May 16, 2021.)

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The new documentary Little Richard: I Am Everything premieres Monday Sept. 4. Above, Little Richard performs in 1975.

CNN's new Little Richard documentary is a worthy tribute to the rock 'n' roll legend

5:34am September 04, 2023

by Eric Deggans

Little Richard: I Am Everything focuses on the star's roots in — and struggle with — his connection to queer culture. TV critic Eric Deggans says it's a masterpiece.

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Musician Jimmy Buffett performs onstage at Jimmy Buffett & Friends: Live from the Gulf Coast, a concert presented by CMT at on the beach on July 11, 2010 in Gulf Shores, Alabama.

Jimmy Buffett died of a rare skin cancer

5:06pm September 03, 2023

by Joe Hernandez

Merkel cell carcinoma has a high risk of recurring and metastasizing, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation. About 3,000 new cases are diagnosed in the U.S. each year.

An interior spread from Our Pool shows swimmers floating in a turquoise blue pool from above.

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Before summer ends, let's squeeze in one last trip to 'Our Pool'

8:04am September 03, 2023

by Rose Friedman

Our Pool is a joyful, colorful, picture book ode to the neighborhood pool — the lockers, the sunscreen, the cannonballs. Author Lucy Ruth Cummins was inspired by trips to the local pool with her son.

Burning Man attendee Josh Lease climbed on top of his camp's trailer to take a photo of the rainbow that emerged after heavy rains brought muddy grounds at the Black Rock City playa on Saturday.

Stormy conditions leave thousands stranded at Burning Man Festival

9:31pm September 02, 2023

by Chloe Veltman

The festival organizers said access to and from Nevada's Black Rock Desert where the annual event takes place is closed, after nearly an inch of rainfall created mud-bath-like conditions.

Bob Seger sits in front of a mixing board.

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'Wait Wait' for September 2, 2023: Live in Michigan with Bob Seger

9:11am September 02, 2023

We're live from Ann Arbor, Mich., this week with local legend Bob Seger. He worked on his night moves, but can he answer our questions about knight moves?

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The idea that boundless customization is the way of the future misunderstands the relationship between creator and audience and the negotiation that goes on between the two. Above, Laura Marano as Cami and Jordi Webber as Jack in Choose Love.

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This romcom lets you pick the ending — that doesn't make it good

7:00am September 02, 2023

by Linda Holmes

Turns out multiple choice options work better for SATs than for storytelling. Netflix's Choose Love makes the case against AI writing — ordering a movie like a pizza doesn't make for good movies.

Migrants from majority-Muslim countries were unequally imprisoned in Del Rio, Texas

8:48pm September 01, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Hamed Aleaziz of The LA Times about his reporting on asylum seekers from majority-Muslim countries getting disproportionately imprisoned in a Texas district.

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