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Fears of return to war grow in Ethiopia's Tigray region

Emmet Livingstone

Fears are growing of a return to war in Ethiopia's Tigray region, just four years after a devastating conflict ended in a fragile peace deal.
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Hurricane Polo fuels fears of landslides in Mexico as Nolo closes in on Hawaii

The Associated Press

Southwestern Mexico braced for heavy rain and mudslides after Polo became a major hurricane. Forecasters warned another system headed for Hawaii could cause catastrophic flooding later in the week.

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Judge considers restoring journalists' access to White House after Trump's ban

Juliana Kim

Lawyers representing the White House and the three media outlets banned from the property sparred over the constitutional rights of journalists at a hearing in federal court Wednesday.
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Trump and Xi meet at moment of global consequence

Jennifer Pak, Emily Feng

It is the second time the leaders are meeting this year after the Beijing summit in May.
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Iran's president gives a rare wartime speech at the U.N.

Hadeel Al-Shalchi, Alex Leff

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian addressed the U.N. General Assembly a day after President Trump threatened from the same podium to "annihilate" Iran.
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A Catholic media star will be beatified in St. Louis, moving a step closer to sainthood

Aleja Hertzler-McCain

Bishop Fulton Sheen, who charmed millions of television viewers on his show Life Is Worth Living,'will come one step closer to being declared a saint.

A "For Rent" sign displays outside an apartment building in Skokie, Ill., in 2024. Researchers from the Urban Institute found that a growing number of renters in the U.S. are struggling to pay for housing each month.

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It's getting harder to afford rent in the U.S., even for middle-income families

Marissa J. Lang

Housing affordability challenges are spreading to higher income brackets, according to new research, which found one in five renters struggled last year to pay for their housing in full and on time.

Rebecca Rosman

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Greetings from Edinburgh, where a cheeky tour guide makes art history hilarious

Rebecca Rosman

The Nepali Army conducts a search-and-rescue operation on Sept. 10 inside the Chilime Hydropower Station tunnel days after the deadly flash floods and mudslides in Nepal's Rasuwa district in August. In the wake of the disaster, concerns are being raised about the impact of the construction of hydropower plants and dams in the Himalayas.

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Is Nepal's flood a harbinger of what's to come in the Himalayas?

Mamita Bhandari, Diaa Hadid

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U.N. Ambassador Mike Waltz on Iran, Venezuela and Trump's foreign policy

Steve Inskeep, Majd Al-Waheidi

Deals, threats and oil are all on the table as the president's foreign policy takes center stage.
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FDA advisory panel recommends a first: multi-cancer blood test

Yuki Noguchi

The company Grail says its Galleri blood test can detect up to 50 forms of cancer. An independent panel of experts weighed the evidence and decided to cautiously recommend it for FDA approval.
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DOJ defends White House media ban, urges court to reject lawsuit

NPR Staff

The Department of Justice defended President Trump's recent media ban, arguing that reporting by CNN, MS Now and Politico on a wide range of issues jeopardized national security and spread falsehoods.
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Major news outlets banned by Trump will have their day in court

David Folkenflik

CNN, MS NOW, and Politico are asking a federal judge to hold the president in check for what they say is a violation of their Constitutional rights simply because he doesn't like how they cover him.
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African pop was poised for a U.S. takeover. Can its stars finish the job?

Sheldon Pearce

The dam appeared to break in 2024, as South African phenom Tyla made Grammy and chart history. But for a wide field of buzzed-about voices, the path to a crossover has narrowed.