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'Avengers: Endgame' takes the box office crown back from 'Avatar'

Bob Mondello

Endgame and Avatar have been jockeying for the title for years now.
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What to know about nationwide protests in India over voter list changes

The Associated Press

The campaign is led in part by India's "Cockroach" youth movement, which previously forced the education minister to resign.

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Vietnamese police arrest 12 suspected of prowling city streets at night, snatching cats for meat

The Associated Press

State media cited investigators who said the network recruited people to ride motorcycles through neighborhoods at night, trapping up to 10 cats a night.
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A history of presidents naming things after themselves (It's short. They rarely do)

Chloe Veltman

While Trump pushes to get his name on the Kennedy Center and other public sites, history shows that sitting presidents have almost always avoided putting their brands on government assets.
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What voters in 6 key states could tell us about the 2026 midterms

Majd Al-Waheidi

Morning Edition is heading to Maine, Texas, North Carolina, Georgia, Ohio and Michigan to hear what voters say is shaping their choices ahead of the midterm elections.
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Francis Halzen wins Nobel Prize in physics for work on high-energy neutrinos from space

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The 82-year-old scientist, originally from Belgium, is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His research into capturing neutrinos at the South Pole dates back to the 1980s.

A demonstrator waves a "Protect Free Speech" sign following a protest against the suspension of the "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" show, held near the theater where the show is produced in Hollywood, on September 22, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.

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Disney, ABC battle Trump's FCC in court over free speech protections

David Folkenflik

President Trump has repeatedly called for Disney's ABC to fire late night comedian Jimmy Kimmel, for mocking him. Trump has also routinely denounced ABC's The View, accusing it of being unfair.

The U.S. Capitol stands on Sept. 23 in Washington, D.C.

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Democrats' advantage is clear with less than a month to go in the midterm elections

Domenico Montanaro

Olivia Sanderfoot of Cornell University is trying to understand how the smoke billowing off of wildfires is bothering birds — and what can be done to prevent that harm.

Ari Daniel

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Wildfire smoke affects animals in unique ways. Scientists are trying to understand it

Ari Daniel

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Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey's new Pentagon roles raise ethics worries

Katie McQue, Tom Bowman

Musk's company, SpaceX, and Luckey's company Anduril, could potentially benefit from recommendations made in the study about future autonomous weapon systems.
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New Hollywood era begins with an epic mega merger between Paramount and Warner Bros.

Mandalit del Barco

The Paramount and Warner Bros. merger has survived court challenges, public protests and regulatory scrutiny. Now, the Hollywood heavyweight, named Skydance, begins operating.
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What happened during Christa Pike's failed execution

Catherine Sweeney

Catherine Sweeney was in the witness room when Tennessee attempted to execute Christa Pike on Sept. 30. An attempted execution in May had also failed. Here's what Sweeney saw and heard.
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As Trump focuses the FBI on immigration, counterintelligence is falling behind

Ryan Lucas

The cuts come as a consequence of President Trump and FBI Director Kash Patel's focus on violent crime and immigration, leaving other priorities understaffed.
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Jim Bakker, who built 'PTL Club' televangelism empire, has died at 86

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Jim Bakker, along with his first wife Tammy Faye built an evangelical empire around the hugely successful "The PTL Club" TV show, only to lose it all over a sex scandal and financial crimes.