All Things Considered
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A Los Angeles community theater uses puppets to offer an escape amid wildfires
by Jonaki Mehta
Communities in Los Angeles are trying to find moments of togetherness and joy. That's included a singing and dancing puppet named Yellow Cat.
Local Kentucky TV Station Wants To 'Un-Hype' The News
by David Folkenflik
Sick of the hype that desperate local TV news programs use to try to draw viewers, a station in Louisville, Ky., is making a bold promise: If news isn't breaking at that moment, the station won't call it breaking news. It is part of a new compact with viewers and advertisers not to hype the news.
Zimbabweans Hope For Fair And Peaceful Presidential Election
by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton
Zimbabweans vote for a new president Wednesday, after a violent and disputed election in 2008 and five anxious and turbulent years since. The vote ends a power-sharing deal between veteran leader Robert Mugabe and his main political rival, who is the top challenger in the presidential race.
Where Do Drugs For Lethal Injections Come From? Few Know
by Kathy Lohr
Georgia, like many other states, protects the identity of companies that make drugs used in executions. The lawyer of a death row inmate says not being able to verify the effectiveness of the drug violates his client's right "to be free from cruel and unusual punishment."