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Water supplies are dwindling in Asheville after Helene's devastation
Getting water has been a struggle for people in Asheville, N.C., where the water system was heavily damaged by Tropical Storm Helene.
Caitlin Clark smashes another record in her unprecedented college basketball run
Ari Shapiro talks with ESPN's Michael Voepel about Caitlin Clark's latest record. This time, it's the NCAA all-time points record for both men's and women's basketball.
Lebron James reaches 40,000 points, and doesn't look like he'll stop anytime soon
Ailsa Chang talks to Ben Golliver of the Washington Post about Lebron's latest career milestone — and how he keeps on scoring, despite being the oldest player in the league.
Airdropping aid is inefficient--so why is the U.S. doing it anyway?
Ari Shapiro speaks to Refugees International president Jeremy Konyndyk about airdrops, when they work and how oftentimes, they don't.
SCOTUS rules unanimously in favor of Trump but differ on scope of decision
by Nina Totenberg
The Supreme Court justices came together to agree Trump could not be removed from the Colorado ballot, but they are now differing as to how far they would go.
Here are the NPR College Podcast Challenge finalists
by Janet W. Lee
Here are the finalist entries from the 2023 NPR College Podcast Challenge.
How some companies hope to bring China's livestream shopping trend to the U.S.
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to reporter Caiwei Chen about the booming livestream shopping trend in China, and how Chinese companies and TikTok are training American influencers to sell on livestreams too.
Author Charles Duhigg is trying to help us have better conversations
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Charles Duhigg about his new book Supercommunicators.
This November will likely be a rematch election. What's new with Biden vs. Trump?
There's a good chance that this Nov. 5th, President Biden will again face Donald Trump. What might a second term for either candidate mean for the country?
Record-setting chess prodigies are getting younger
An 8-year-old recently beat a 37-year-old grandmaster. NPR's Scott Detrow talks with ChessKid.com's Mike Klein about the new generation of whiz kids.
Anthony Kim returns to golf
Professional golfer Anthony Kim made a surprise return to the game this week after a 10-year absence. The golf world has long speculated about why he left, and his sudden return is just as mysterious.