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Here are the 13 books that made the Booker Prize longlist

Meghan Collins Sullivan

The 2026 list includes new works from household names Douglas Stuart, Marlon James and Elizabeth Strout as well as a few debut authors.
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A 7.1 quake hits Japan's Kyushu, trapping people in a collapsed shopping center

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The quake shook Japan's southern main island of Kyushu late Tuesday afternoon local time, causing damage and injuries.

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AI tokens could become the kilowatt-hour of the AI age

Greg Rosalsky

AI companies use tokens to track usage and bill customers. Now economists are using them to track the spread of AI through the economy.
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Yes, it's possible to save money while paying off credit card debt. Here's how

Clare Marie Schneider

In fact, experts recommend it because it can keep you off the hamster wheel of debt. Here's how to find the money in your budget to put toward savings and credit card payments.
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Trump shattered ethics norms. Will voters trust Democrats to fix them?

Eric McDaniel

Democrats are making the case that now is the time to tackle anti-corruption reforms — to serve as a check on Donald Trump and to overhaul a system voters say is co-opted against their interests.
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Netanyahu to meet Trump in a first encounter since the Iran war began

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The meeting comes as both face pressures at home. Netanyahu is up for reelection, embattled in part due to his deteriorating relationship with Trump. Trump is under pressure to end an unpopular war.

Firefighters tackle a blaze as wildfires rage near Le Las, outside Bordeaux, France, Monday, July 27, 2026.

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With wildfires raging in France and Spain, fire crews race against next heat wave

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French authorities ordered nearly 4,000 people evacuated Tuesday from tourist sites on the Atlantic coast as returning heat threatened firefighters' fragile hold on a vast wildfire west of Bordeaux.

Dr. Anthony Fauci testifies before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic on June 3, 2024, in Washington, D.C. Fauci is expected to appear before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Wednesday.

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Rand Paul releases Anthony Fauci's pandemic-era diary notes. Here's what they tell us

Ari Daniel

AI company Anthropic will pay $1.5 billion dollars to hundreds of thousands of authors in a landmark copyright infringement settlement. But some authors have mixed feelings about the outcome.

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Authors have mixed feelings about the $1.5B Anthropic copyright infringement ruling

Chloe Veltman

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John's colleague told him he didn't belong. It was just what he needed to hear

Laura Kwerel

John Moe was languishing at his job when a woman in HR reminded him of his potential.
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A novelist followed her mother's advice: The more you read, the freer you are

Terry Gross

I'll Take the Fire is the third book in a trilogy inspired by generations of Leïla Slimani's Moroccan French family. She is also the author of the bestselling thriller The Perfect Nanny.
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The 'cockroach' in the machine: How Gen Z is rattling South Asia's elites

Šumit Ganguly

South Asia's leaders have long boasted about their demographic dividend. But the region's young people are turning it into a political reckoning.
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France continues to fight devastating wildfires, while progress is made in Spain

Miguel Macias

In southern France, a wildfire in the region of Gironde is still active, while two major fires in central Spain are finally coming under control, ahead of the fourth heat wave of the summer.
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How did you become a Deadhead?

Hazel Cills

Beginning Aug. 1, NPR Music will publish a week-long list of stories and podcast episodes exploring the legacy and future of the Grateful Dead. And we want to hear from you!