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Florida prepares for major Hurricane Milton

5:23pm October 08, 2024

by Adrian Florido

Major Hurricane Milton is bearing down on Florida's Gulf Coast and expected to make landfall on Wednesday. Hundreds of thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate ahead of the storm's arrival.

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Supreme Court majority may embrace ATF's ghost gun rule

5:20pm October 08, 2024

The ATF classifies the kits as firearms under the 1968 Gun Control Act, but kit manufacturers and sellers challenged the rule in court, asserting that the ATF had exceeded its authority.

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Azerbaijan’s human-rights record is under fire as it prepares to host UN climate talks

5:20pm October 08, 2024

Azerbaijan has carried out an “escalating crackdown” on government critics and activists over the past two years, according to Human Rights Watch and Freedom Now.

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D.C. and more than a dozen states sue TikTok

4:50pm October 08, 2024

by Sarah Handel

NPR's Juana Summers talks with D.C. AG Brian Schwalb about the new lawsuit against TikTok alleging that the social media platform causes harm to kids and operates in an illegal virtual economy.

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How Austin, Texas, was able to lower the cost of rent

4:41pm October 08, 2024

Housing affordability and how best to spur new construction have become election issues. Austin, Texas, has seen a historic building boom that has lowered rents. Is it scalable to other cities?

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Two Jewish Democrats reflect on Congressional efforts to combat surge in antisemitism

4:38pm October 08, 2024

On the anniversary of Hamas’ attacks on Israel, Jewish lawmakers reflect on what role Congress can play in addressing rising antisemitism in the U.S.

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Hurricane Milton's path toward Florida

4:32pm October 08, 2024

by Courtney Dorning

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Austen Flannery, a meteorologist at National Weather Service's Tampa Bay Office, about Hurricane Milton's current path toward Florida.

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Like Kit preparedness roundup - Residents On Florida's West Coast Prepare For Hurricane Milton

Hurricane preparedness: Expert guidance on flooding, power outages and more

4:14pm October 08, 2024

The Atlantic hurricane season isn't over yet. Get ahead of the next storm with these emergency preparedness tips to protect you, your family and your home.

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Floridians reconsider staying home as Hurricane Milton edges closer

3:15pm October 08, 2024

Communities along Florida's west coast are bracing for a life-threatening storm. Many residents are taking Milton very seriously, heeding calls to evacuate to higher ground. Others are staying put.

Alive on paper but dead in reality — why fewer people may be reaching advanced age

2:17pm October 08, 2024

Research into some areas of the world that have a lot of centenarians shows that some of those people are no longer alive. Sometimes the fault is bad record-keeping and sometimes it’s outright fraud.

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