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Paris 2024 Summer Paralympic Games - Day 2

'Never lose courage': A Paralympian who could barely walk as a kid takes 2 track medals

11:00am September 04, 2024

Neighbors told Preeti Pal's parents she'd never marry because she was born with cerebral palsy. She just won two bronzes and is now a hero in India. Oh, and she has no interest in marriage.

'Echoes of Wisdom' Preview: Zelda leads a new spin on an old world

9:00am September 04, 2024

Where Tears of the Kingdom felt like a triumphant end of an era, Echoes of Wisdom may well be an understated but confident start to something new.

Ex-aide to N.Y. govs accused of working for China. And Russia’s deadly missile attack

8:12am September 04, 2024

A key aide to several New York Democratic governors has pleaded not guilty after being accused of working on behalf of China. And, a government reshuffle in Ukraine after deadly Russian missile strike.

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Could bird flu spread at state fairs? Here’s why health experts advise caution

7:00am September 04, 2024

Corn dogs, deep-fried Twinkies, butter sculptures and influenza virus? Here’s why state fairs could be potential breeding grounds for viral mutation.

Here are the new books we're looking forward to this fall

7:00am September 04, 2024

Bad news: Summer's over. Good news: Fall books are here! We've got a list of 16 titles — fiction and nonfiction — you'll want to look out for.

Ukraine's foreign minister submits resignation as Russian strikes kill 7 in Lviv

5:13am September 04, 2024

Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba's resignation offer comes days after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned about an imminent Cabinet reshuffle.

This boss vowed to help his workers with child care. It hasn't been easy

5:00am September 04, 2024

by Andrea Hsu

Child care continues to vex working parents. In Wisconsin, the CEO of the Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry has been trying — and struggling — to make a difference.

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Meet the evangelicals trying to make a case for VP Harris

5:00am September 04, 2024

by Jason DeRose

More than 80% of white evangelicals supported Donald Trump in 2016 and 2020, but a new group is trying to push some of those voters to the camp of Democratic nominee vice president Kamala Harris.

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Actor and singer James Darren, a teen heartthrob in the '60s, has died at age 88

4:03am September 04, 2024

by Elizabeth Blair

Actor and singer James Darren, a teen heartthrob in the 1960s, died this week at the age of 88. Tall, dark and handsome, he starred in three of the "Gidget" beach movies.

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Democrats face considerable challenges in efforts to retain control of the Senate

3:33am September 04, 2024

by Steve Inskeep

Democrats are facing significant challenges in efforts to retain control of the U.S. Senate in November. Jessica Taylor with the Cook Political Report talks with NPR's Steve Inskeep.

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