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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.
It's an election year in Argentina, and politics could be shifting toward the right
by Carrie Kahn
A tanking economy and voter disillusion could lead to a shift to the right in Argentina, in an election year that's looking increasingly competitive.
What's next for SpaceX's (very expensive) Starship program?
by Geoff Brumfiel
Elon Musk is promising that SpaceX's newest rocket will one day take humans to Mars, but it's costing the company billions of dollars to develop. Can SpaceX afford to see the program through?
'The Covenant of Water' is the story of an Indian family haunted by a medical mystery
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with the author Abraham Verghese about his new novel The Covenant of Water in which a family in India is haunted by a medical mystery.
There have been no arrests after an NYC subway commuter killed a Black man on a train
by Brian Mann
The killing of a Black man who was put in a chokehold by a white man on a New York City subway train has sparked outrage. There have been no arrests.
Palestinians weigh in on Israeli street protests
by Daniel Estrin
Many Palestinians say they don't see a place — or seek a place — for themselves in the ongoing pro-democracy protests, whose leaders want to maintain their movement's mainstream appeal.
New signs of banking turmoil after First Republic Bank's failure — the third in 2023
by David Gura
Days after the second-largest bank failure in U.S. history, there are signs other regional banks are vulnerable.
What's next, now that the IRS has a new commissioner and a new budget
Danny Werfel is in place as the new IRS commissioner with a new budget courtesy of the Inflation Reduction Act. How's he going to spend it?
This week in science: Virtual reality sickness and the truth about 10,000 step goal
A look at the science making the rounds in the headlines this week — from a new study on virtual reality sickness to whether there's any science behind the ever-trendy 10,000 step goal and ice baths.
Jury finds Ed Sheeran didn't copy "Let's Get It On"
Ed Sheeran has won a copyright trial brought by the co-writer of Marvin Gaye's Let's Get It On.
How relevant is the Commonwealth of Nations today?
by Linah Mohammad
As a new British monarch is crowned. What will this mean for the fourteen commonwealth nations still under British rule?
Marvel's final 'Guardians of the Galaxy' movie tells Rocket's origin story
by Bob Mondello
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy concludes with the origin story of the shortest Guardian — Rocket (don't call him a raccoon).
New York rolls back bail reforms that gave judges more discretion
by Jasmine Garsd
New York is rolling back some bail reforms it passed earlier to give judges more discretion on who gets released from custody. The move follows criticism of no-bail reform enacted in 2022.