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He's in a New York prison. Yet courts let him stay on a U.S. House ballot — in Alaska

11:15pm September 11, 2024

A fringe candidate who's never been to Alaska and is currently in federal prison in New York is set to appear on the general election ballot for Alaska’s lone U.S. House seat, after a judge’s ruling.

Alberto Fujimori, ex-president of Peru who was convicted of human rights abuses, dies

9:05pm September 11, 2024

Alberto Fujimori, whose decade-long presidency began with righting Peru’s economy and defeating a brutal insurgency only to end in a disgrace, has died. He was 86.

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An undecided swing-state voter watched the debate. It moved the needle

7:14pm September 11, 2024

Cameron Lewellen of Georgia headed into Tuesday's debate one of the small but potentially key slice of voters who are undecided about the presidential election. After, his vote is in sharper focus.

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A longtime wildland firefighter talks about what the job is actually like

6:06pm September 11, 2024

by Ari Shapiro

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Ben Elkind, a wildland firefighter based in Washington state who has traveled the country fighting fires for 17 years, about what it's like at the frontlines of wildfires.

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Watching the debate with 500 Trump supporters in Georgia

6:04pm September 11, 2024

by Stephen Fowler

NPR visited a suburban Atlanta debate watch party Tuesday, where Republicans expressed cautious optimism that this debate would boost former President Donald Trump's campaign.

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Hurricane Francine is packing intense winds, heavy rainfall and a big storm surge

5:58pm September 11, 2024

by Debbie Elliott

Francine is forecast to come ashore as a hurricane in southern Louisiana on Wednesday. A storm surge as high as ten feet could swamp the low-lying areas of the state.

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How immigration, economy and abortion were treated in the presidential debate

5:56pm September 11, 2024

by Scott Horsley

Tuesday's presidential debate touched on some of the issues that matter most to voters: inflation and the economy, immigration and border policy, and access to abortion and reproductive care.

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Taylor Swift has endorsed Harris. How big of a difference could it make?

5:37pm September 11, 2024

by Juana Summers

Just after the debate ended, Swift endorsed Vice President Harris on Instagram, where she has more than 280 million followers.

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New men's soccer coach Mauricio Pochettino takes the helm ahead of FIFA World Cup

5:35pm September 11, 2024

by Becky Sullivan

The U.S. Men's National Soccer Team has a new coach: Mauricio Pochettino. He takes over at a critical time as the team has been struggling leading up to the U.S. co-hosting the FIFA World Cup.

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Pennsylvania voters weigh in on the presidential debate

5:27pm September 11, 2024

Pennsylvania is an important swing state holding the most electoral votes out of any other competitive state this election season. Here's how residents are reacting to what the candidates had to say.

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