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Helene recovery in North Carolina is underway
by Scott Detrow
In western North Carolina, officials are struggling to rescue people following Tropical Storm Helene. Many are without power, water systems are offline and cell service is down.
Ahead of Sunday's Grammy Awards, women dominate nominations for biggest categories
Some of the biggest names in music are nominated for the Grammy Awards happening this weekend. Here's who we think could take home some wins.
The TV reboot of 'Mr. and Mrs. Smith' is a savvy and emotional spy story
by Eric Deggans
Donald Glover's reimagining of the spy couple film Mr. and Mrs. Smith as a series for Prime Video is a quirky reboot, set when the main characters first start working together.
An effort to reduce congestion in the streets of Paris goes before voters on Sunday
by Eleanor Beardsley
Parisians vote Sunday in a referendum that would impose huge parking fees on SUVs. It's an effort to get them out of the city to reduce pollution and crowding.
In surprising move, Lewis Hamilton ditches Mercedes, will join Ferrari
NPR's Mary Louie Kelly speaks with The Athletic reporter Madeline Coleman about the big news out of Formula 1: Lewis Hamilton is joining Ferrari.
Chef Tina feeds fellow immigrants traditional Haitian food weekly in Massachusetts
by Nirvani Williams // New England Public Media
Haitian refugees in Massachusetts have bonded with a local restaurant owner to hold dinners of their favorite traditional dishes.
Jackson, Miss.' water utility says the system is improving. Others disagree
by Stephan Bisaha
After an eight-year pause, the troubled water system in Jackson, Miss., will resume cutoffs for unpaid bills. But some say billing issues, which prompted the moratorium, persist.
Meet the 'chicken from hell' 2.0: a newly discovered dinosaur
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Kyle Atkins-Weltman, a PhD student of paleoecology at Oklahoma State University, about a newly discovered dinosaur dubbed the "chicken from hell".
The NAACP publication that was once a major source of news, poetry and essays
by Alana Wise
W.E.B DuBois started The Crisis magazine as an organ of the NAACP. At it's most popular time it took on politics, essays and the writings of creatives like poet Langston Hughes.
In this longevity lab, scientists are looking for ways to slow aging down
by Allison Aubrey
We all age at different rates. A longevity lab in Chicago can calculate your rate of aging, and hopes to find ways to slow it down to give people more years of good health.
House Speaker is forced to skirt his own party to pass bills
by Susan Davis
The bipartisan tax package that passed the House on Wednesday only made it through because Speaker Mike Johnson used a power that let him work around members of his own party — and rely on Democrats.