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Wave of campaign ads by the NAACP will try to persuade young Black men to vote

4:03am October 04, 2024

by Sandhya Dirks

The NAACP this week launched a sweeping ad campaign to mobilize Black voters in swing states. One ad addresses young Black men -- a key demographic for the Harris campaign.

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Israeli airstrikes rock southern suburbs of Beirut and cut off a key crossing into Syria

3:49am October 04, 2024

The latest strikes came after Israel warned people to evacuate communities in southern Lebanon that are outside a United Nations-declared buffer zone.

At least 78 people dead after boat capsizes in eastern Congo, official says

2:03am October 04, 2024

The governor of the South Kivu province said the death toll was provisional and the number of fatalities could rise further. He said there were 278 people on board, according to local authorities.

Dockworkers Strike Shuts Down Ports On Gulf And East Coasts

Port strikes end with deal on wages, averting economic disaster

7:18pm October 03, 2024

The two sides have agreed to a 62% wage increase over 6 years in a deal between the International Longshoremen's Association and the U.S. Maritime Alliance. The union had been seeking a 77% increase.

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3 ex-police officers found guilty on some charges in beating death of Tyre Nichols

7:04pm October 03, 2024

by Debbie Elliott

A federal jury has convicted three former Memphis police officers of some federal civil rights violations and found them not guilty of others in the 2023 beating death of Black motorist Tyre Nichols.

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Jury in Memphis convicts ex-officers on some charges in beating death of Tyre Nichols

6:24pm October 03, 2024

A jury in Memphis convicted three former officers on some charges in a federal civil rights case. The ex-cops beat him to death last year after a traffic stop, and conspired to cover up the attack.

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Utah's controversial effort to gain control of U.S. public lands

5:26pm October 03, 2024

by Kirk Siegler

In the upcoming Supreme Court term, Utah hopes the conservative justices will continue to overturn long-established legal precedents, including the federal government's control of U.S. public land.

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Elvis tribute artists on stage, Porthcawl in Wales

A small town in Wales claims the world's biggest Elvis festival. NPR visited

4:53pm October 03, 2024

You might expect the world’s biggest Elvis Presley festival to be in Las Vegas, or Memphis, Tenn. One small UK seaside town holds an annual -- and possibly the world's biggest -- Elvis Presley festival.

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Social Security is expected to run out. What does the future hold?

4:52pm October 03, 2024

by Darian Woods

As a record number of people retire, social security won’t be around for much longer either. We look at the origins of social security and some new ideas to tackle new retirement challenges.

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A look at elections for state legislatures — and why they matter

4:42pm October 03, 2024

by Ryland Barton

National elections get more attention, but state legislatures have been reshaping the daily lives of millions of Americans from abortion to education. Several are in contest in this fall's election.

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