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Why mailing a ballot close to Election Day may get it rejected for a late postmark

Hansi Lo Wang

If you're using the U.S. Postal Service to return a ballot close to Election Day, officials recommend getting it postmarked at a post office to avoid getting caught up in mail processing changes.
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ChatGPT for Teens has special safeguards. A watchdog group finds most don't work

Rhitu Chatterjee

A study from Common Sense Media says most safeguards in ChatGPT for Teens failed. The chatbot talks to teens like a friend and doesn't alert parents when users talk about self-harm and suicide.

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Fill in the blank in the quiz: A plague research employee in Russia died from ____

Holly J. Morris

Plus: Nobels! Protests! Ambiguous quotes! A mysterious death in Russia!
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Aaron Sorkin warns of Facebook's recklessness in 'The Social Reckoning'

A Martínez, Olivia Hampton

Sorkin's latest film follows Mark Zuckerberg as his company fights lawsuits and whistleblowers after modifying its algorithm to promote reshares, which overwhelmingly tend to be divisive.
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South African human rights lawyer Navi Pillay wins the Nobel Peace Prize

Esme Nicholson, Emmet Livingstone

South African human rights lawyer Navi Pillay wins the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for advancing human rights and international law.
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Christa Pike is walking with help and eating after failed execution attempt

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Pike has begun walking and eating again at a hospital a week after surviving Tennessee's attempt to execute her with lethal drugs, her attorneys said Thursday.

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Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed

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The Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the execution would be "public.

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Isaias strengthens into Category 2 hurricane on collision course with the Gulf Coast

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OpenAI says Russian operatives used its AI chatbot to update their bosses, shedding light on influence campaigns previously not attributed to Russia.

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OpenAI caught Russians and Iranians using ChatGPT for influence campaigns

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The long-deployed USS Lincoln returns home to San Diego Bay

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The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier has returned home after a record-setting uninterrupted time at sea supporting the Iran war. The extended deployment drew attention following reports of crew stress and supply shortages.
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Discursive Verses: Vic Mensa and the rise of a rap manosphere counterculture

Rodney Carmichael

NPR Music culture critic and reporter Rodney Carmichael ruminates on the latest in rap culture. This week: an unbothered, radically different, equal but opposite response to rap's podcast bros.
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Suicide is up among Black Americans. We need to talk about it.

Michel Martin

NPR's Michel Martin hosted a panel conversation about mental health and suicide in the Black community, exploring a difficult subject in deeply personal conversations.
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The long-deployed USS Lincoln is returning home to San Diego

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The USS Abraham Lincoln is returning home to San Diego Thursday after supporting the Iran war during a record long deployment of 265 uninterrupted days at sea that included reports of deteriorating conditions among its crew.
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New U.S. indictment charges former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro with torture

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U.S. authorities added new torture charges to their case against former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, ramping up pressure on the ousted authoritarian leader already fighting drug trafficking allegations.