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School roof collapse kills at least 29, injures more than 3 dozen in Pakistan

The Associated Press

The roof of a private school collapsed in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least 28 children and a female teacher and injuring more than 50 other people.
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Aboard an icebreaker, a writer got a closer look at the Arctic's 'Sea Change'

Dave Davies

As polar ice melts in the Arctic, shipping lanes are opening up, making the region a new zone of superpower competition. Writer Rana Foroohar explains the stakes in Sea Change.

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'New Yorker' cartoonists admit to having 'The Two Saddest Kitchens'

Maureen Corrigan

The Two Saddest Kitchens is a comic conversation between Roz Chast and Jason Adam Katzenstein. Book critic Maureen Corrigan says it made her laugh and feel better about her own (lack of) cooking.
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Inflation sizzled in September — and Social Security benefits will get a boost

Scott Horsley

Consumer prices in September jumped 3.7% from a year ago. The Social Security Administration said benefits will increase next year to help keep pace with the rising cost of living.
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Hands-on with the Ocarina of Time remake, the most ornate Zelda game ever made

James Perkins Mastromarino

We got to play The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time early. Here are our impressions of the remake and its elaborate new style.
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These workers help train robots who could one day steal their jobs

Diaa Hadid, Omkar Khandekar

Factory workers in India are being asked to wear GoPro cameras to record the way they do their jobs. The ultimate goal is to train robots to take over. Will it work?

FILE - Kimberly Guilfoyle speaks as President Donald Trump listens at a reception celebrating Greek Independence Day in the East Room of the White House, March 24, 2025, in Washington.

Jacquelyn Martin

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Trump's ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle, resigns after allegations of improper conduct

The Associated Press

The White House publicly asked for U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle's resignation on Tuesday as she faced mounting accusations of improper conduct.

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VIDEO: The skincare sample is free. What happens next can cost thousands

Monika Evstatieva, Caley Fox Shannon, Bronson Arcuri, Barrie Hardymon

Collage by Jackie Lay/NPR

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The skincare scheme that led to consumer complaints, lawsuits and a federal investigation

Caley Fox Shannon, Monika Evstatieva

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In Kansas, a newly competitive Senate race tests limit of Trump's unpopular policies

Stephen Fowler

Kansas voters could send a Democrat to the Senate for the first time in nearly a century — and flip the governor's office back to Republican control, even in what could be a tough year for the GOP.
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Civil rights advocates plan to send thousands of observers to midterm polling places

Ashley Lopez

For many election cycles, civil rights groups and political parties have fanned out to monitor polling places, but the charged midterm environment has many organizations stepping up efforts this year.
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'They're stealing from the poor': A major source of SNAP fraud robs recipients of millions

Juliana Kim

Organized criminal rings target SNAP recipients because of the government program's outdated security features. But upgrading the tech costs money and states' SNAP budgets are getting squeezed.
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Pope Leo's cancer prognosis is 'very good,' according to outside medical experts

Scott Detrow, Lee Hale, Daniel Burke

Pope Leo XIV had surgery on Tuesday to remove a cancerous growth in his lung, the Vatican announced.
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CNN, MS NOW and Politico prevail against White House — for now

David Folkenflik

A federal judge ruled late Tuesday that President Trump cannot ban news organizations from covering him at the White House because he does not like the nature of their coverage - at least, not until the matter goes to a formal trial.