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Han Kang becomes the first South Korean writer to win the Nobel Prize in literature

7:11am October 10, 2024

The citation commended Han Kang's "intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life." She won the International Booker Prize for The Vegetarian in 2016.

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Milton sweeps across the Florida peninsula leaving damage in its wake

7:11am October 10, 2024

by Michel Martin

Todd Dunn of the Fire and Emergency Management Department of Charlotte County, Fla., talks to NPR's Michel Martin about conditions in his county which had issued mandatory evacuation orders.

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Taylor Lorenz at TheRetaility.com's Galentine's Day brunch in February 2024

Taylor Lorenz leaves 'Washington Post' after rift with editors

6:26am October 10, 2024

Washington Post editors lost faith in former tech columnist Taylor Lorenz, who called President Biden a "war criminal" and initially misled them about it. She has launched a new digital magazine.

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New York is 1 of 17 states with an adultery law on the books. That may change

5:02am October 10, 2024

Adultery is a crime in New York State. For more than 100 years it's been a misdemeanor, punishable by up to 90 days in jail. Legislation to overturn that now sits on Gov. Kathy Hochul’s desk.

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Maria Bakalova and Sebastian Stan in The Apprentice

'The Apprentice' director talks about the film Donald Trump doesn't want you to see

5:00am October 10, 2024

Ali Abbasi's new film The Apprentice shows ex-President Donald Trump's years as a real estate businessman under the tutelage of lawyer Roy Cohn. The film coincides with Trump seeking another term.

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Tesla is expected to unveil a robotaxi tonight: 5 things to know

5:00am October 10, 2024

On Thursday night, Tesla is holding a splashy event it’s calling “We, Robot.” CEO Elon Musk says fully autonomous vehicles are key to Tesla’s future, and for years he has promised they are coming.

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Some students are fighting to stay in college after the FAFSA delayed financial aid

5:00am October 10, 2024

Students had to make all kinds of decisions about college before knowing how much financial aid they would get. Now, some are scrambling to stay in school.

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Polls suggest Republicans are making gains among Black voters — especially Black men

4:13am October 10, 2024

by Leila Fadel

Polls show that former President Donald Trump has made inroads with Black voters. NPR's Leila Fadel visits one neighborhood in Detroit to see how he's gained appeal among this voting bloc.

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Hurricane makes landfall in Florida with warnings of life-threatening storm surges

4:03am October 10, 2024

by Michel Martin

Hurricane Milton brought devastating storm surges and high winds to a huge swath of Florida's western Gulf Coast. The storm is moving across the peninsula and into the Atlantic Ocean.

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NPR's investigations team looks into USDA's Wildlife Services which kills wild animals

4:01am October 10, 2024

by Michel Martin

A new NPR Investigation finds that the Wildlife Services department of the USDA is killing wild animals like wolves, coyotes and grizzly bears -- even when they don't prey on livestock.

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