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PolitiFact founder says both parties need factchecking. But they don’t lie equally
by David Folkenflik
CBS said that its moderators would largely leave fact checking up to the vice presidential candidates in Tuesday's debate. Journalist Bill Adair said the network sent a powerful message, though.
Dvorak's beloved 'New World' symphony was an anthem to what American music could be
by Tom Huizenga
Antonin Dvorak's "New World Symphony" is an anthem to American roots. It was written by a foreigner and required white classical musicians to respect Black spirituals and Native American music.
The White House defends the inclusion of cluster munitions in new Ukraine aid package
NPR's Daniel Estrin speaks with White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby about how the United States plans to supply Ukraine with controversial cluster munitions.
The Tachi Yokut Tribe reconnects with the long-dry Tulare Lake, back after wet winter
by Soreath Hok
After massive precipitation, the long-dry Tulare Lake is back. That's been hard on crops and homes, but has allowed the Tachi Yokut Tribe to reconnect with the lake they once built their lives around.
Online-only neobanks in Mexico are eager to win over new customers
by Wailin Wong
Many adults in Mexico don't have any kind of bank account, and a lot of those people are young and tech savvy. Financial tech startups see this as a big opportunity for online-only banks.
The water crisis — and government influence on the media — in the Philippines
by Ashley Westerman
Is there a water crisis happening in Manila? It depends on who you ask and from where you're getting your information. The answers, though, say a lot about the current state of Philippine media.
Macron is far from the first leader to blame violence on debunked video game theory
by Vanessa Romo
Violence erupted in France following the fatal police shooting of a teen. President Macron has, in part, blamed video games for the clashes. Other world leaders have used this widely debunked theory.
'Biosphere' takes a mostly comic look at a friendship between the last men on Earth
by Bob Mondello
In Mel Eslyn's film Biosphere, the last two men on Earth must adapt and evolve to save humanity... or play video games.
Wisconsin's governor wields his special power to boost school funding for 400 years
by Corrinne Hess
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers signed a budget bill. His partial veto increases school funding for four centuries.
Illegal deforestation of the Amazon rainforest has dropped significantly
by Carrie Kahn
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon dropped substantially in the first six months of this year, perhaps signaling a reversal after years of losses in the vast rainforest.
The rates of death for pregnant Black women have doubled the last 20 years
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with nurse midwife Karen Sheffield-Abdullah about Black maternal health.