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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.
'Grandmas Against the Far-Right' hope to change AfD supporters' minds in Germany
by Esme Nicholson
The far-right Alternative for Germany party is leading the polls ahead of state elections. A group called "Grandmas Against the Far-Right" is trying to get German voters to shun the AfD party.
Olympic champ Ryan Crouser goes for gold again with an intricate approach to shot put
by Steve Futterman
American Ryan Crouser has turned the shot put into a science. As he goes for his third Olympic gold in a row, he keeps tweaking ideas of rotation, radius and speed and utilizes computer mechanics.
Sorority sister of Kamala Harris remembers her as the 'consummate college student'
Before any public office, Kamala Harris went to Washington, D.C., to study at Howard University. Jill Louis, class of '87, joined Alpha Kappa Alpha at the same time as Harris.
Is Israel provoking a regional war in the Middle East?
NPR’S Ailsa Chang talks with former Israeli diplomat Alon Pinkas, about whether Israel might be provoking an escalation in the Middle East that could drag the U.S. into conflict.
Top U.S. hostage negotiator on lessons learned from prisoner swap with Russia
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs Roger Carstens. He helped negotiate Thursday's prisoner swap — one of the largest since the end of the Cold War.
The cost of putting on the Olympics is making it harder to find host cities
The Olympic Games almost always comes with a substantial financial burden for a host city. But are cost-benefit analysts too simplistic for how we evaluate their impact?
Harris courts Latino voters in Arizona
Democrats believe they have an opportunity to make inroads with an important voting bloc in swing state Arizona: Latinos.
USDA issues payments to address discrimination against Black farmers
by Ximena Bustillo
Black farmers got $2 billion in USDA payments to address discrimination in farm loans. For decades, Black farmers and others have argued that they’ve been left behind by the USDA’s lending programs.
The 100-year history of sex testing female athletes in elite sports
"Tested" from NPR’s podcast Embedded and CBC in Canada examines the 100-year history of the practice of sex testing female athletes in elite sports.
Pentagon sounds alarm over Russia-China cooperation in the Arctic
by Jackie Northam
The Pentagon is increasingly concerned about cooperation between Russia and China in the vast, inhospitable Arctic. A new strategy is aimed at countering that.
This week's new music releases: Khalid, Maren Morris and Orville Peck
by Daoud Tyler-Ameen
Our friends at NPR Music bring us their weekly roundup of new music from this week, including a song from Khalid’s new album, Sincere.