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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.
Remembering Tony Award-winning costume designer Franne Lee
by Elizabeth Blair
From SNL's Coneheads to Killer Bees, Broadway's Sweeney Todd and Candide, we remember Tony Award-winning costume designer Franne Lee who died on Aug. 27.
On the ground in Chad, where Sudanese refugees have been fleeing
by Michel Martin
NPR's Michel Martin travels to Chad, which has been inundated with refugees fleeing from neighboring Sudan.
Creating a heat standard for vulnerable farmworkers could take years
by Eva Tesfaye, Harvest Public Media
Farmworkers are particularly vulnerable to the extreme heat that's affected so many areas of the country including the Midwest. The push for a federal heatprotection policy is slow.
Georgia has charged 61 'Stop Cop City' protesters with racketeering
by Amanda Andrews
The state of Georgia has indicted 61 protesters on racketeering charges stemming from ongoing protests of a new public safety training facility near Atlanta, alleging "anarchist actions."
The U.S. Open in NYC has been heating up — literally
The U.S. Open in New York City is approaching its semifinals in sweltering conditions. Organizers partially closed the roofs on stadium courts to offer more shade but couldn't do much about the heat.
Minnesota is returning 1,400 acres of land to the Upper Sioux Community
Minnesota is returning the Upper Sioux Agency State Park, once used for religious and communal ceremonies, to the Native people whose ancestors were killed on the land more than a century ago.
The business of carbon removal
by Camila Domonoske
A U.S. oil company is investing heavily in what could become a game-changing technology: Sucking carbon from the sky. Two business models are vying for primacy over how this technology will be used.
Study shows NFL jersey numbers linked to perceptions of body type
by Gabriel Spitzer
A UCLA study finds that lower NFL jersey numbers tend to be associated with the idea that a player's body is slimmer and faster: evidence that "higher level" cognition steers "lower level" perception.
What studio executives are saying about the strike
by Mandalit del Barco
As writers and actors continue to picket in Hollywood, here's what studio executives are saying about the strike — and a look at how long the studios may last without writers and actors.
Blinken reaffirms U.S. support on trip to Ukraine
by Michele Kelemen
Ahead of the UN General Assembly, Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits Kyiv. There, he reaffirmed U.S. support for Ukraine and announced another $1 billion in aid.
NPR's new podcast 'Love Commandos' tells the story of a Bollywood kind of love
by Lauren Frayer
The Hindi-language film industry is famous for romantic comedies filled with singing and dancing. Sometimes, Bollywood films are more than pure entertainment — they can offer a blueprint for love.
Historical fiction 'The Fraud' is about a man's testimony of outrageous, obvious lies
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with author Zadie Smith about her first work of historical fiction The Fraud, about the trial of a man who says one provably false thing after another.