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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.
UBS rescues Credit Suisse in deal brokered by Swiss government
by Stacey Vanek Smith
Swiss bank Credit Suisse was purchased by a rival Swiss bank UBS today for roughly $3 billion in an emergency deal that likely saved Credit Suisse from going bust.
Light pollution frustrates astronomers looking for discoveries
When you look up at the night sky, can you see the stars? If you live in a large city or near one, the answer is probably no. The culprit is not just clouds and weather — it's light pollution.
The relationship between climate change and rising disease
NPR's Pien Huang talks to Dr. Benjamin Beard, deputy director of the CDC's division of vector borne diseases, about how climate change could be contributing to the spread of diseases.
Supreme Court cases could reshape Navajo Nation water rights
NPR's Pien Huang speaks with Gregory Ablavsky, professor at Stanford Law School, about a set of cases the Supreme Court will hear on Monday involving the water rights of the Navajo Nation.
A symbolic Moscow meeting between Xi and Putin
NPR's Pien Huang speaks with Joshua Yaffa, author of the book Between Two Fires: Truth, Ambition, and Compromise in Putin's Russia, about Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Moscow this week.
Young Iraqis are still trying to realize the democracy promised 20 years ago
by Ruth Sherlock
We hear from the generation that grew up in Iraq since the U.S. invasion 20 years ago that toppled Saddam Hussein.
Ireland's history plays into post-Brexit trade deal
NPR's Pien Huang speaks with Mary Lou McDonald, president of the Irish political party Sinn Fein, about efforts to smooth trade between the UK and Ireland in the wake of the Brexit deal.
Unpacking this week's bank panic
NPR's Pien Huang speaks with the Brookings Institution's David Wessel about the week's economic news, including the panic that took over the banking industry after the fall of Silicon Valley Bank.
A look at PEPFAR's legacy: 20 years of fighting AIDS
NPR's Pien Huang speaks with epidemiologist Dr. Helene Gayle about the 20th anniversary of PEPFAR, the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.
Mexico probes army's use of spyware against human rights activists
NPR's Pien Huang speaks with Dina Temple-Raston, of the Click Here podcast, about leaked documents that show the Mexican government used spyware to surveil journalists and human rights activists.
20 years on, remembering the mess of misinformation that propelled the Iraq War
NPR's Pien Huang speaks with Noreen Malone, host of the Slow Burn series The Road to the Iraq War, about the 20th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq.