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A Florida family figures out what comes next after losing everything in Helene
A family escaped drowning during Helene with six people and 20 cats on a roof. The storm took everything but their lives. They have no insurance or savings and scant income.
Author George Saunders on his new book, "Liberation Day: Stories"
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with George Saunders about his new book, "Liberation Day: Stories."
Higher interest rates are both helping and hurting big banks
The Federal Reserve's attempts to slay the dragon of inflation are creating a major shift for large U.S. banks, with big-money deals falling through but interest income rising.
New Mexicans are applying for special federal fire recovery funds
by Alice Fordham
New Mexicans are learning how to apply for $2.5 billion in special federal fire recovery funds after escaped U.S. Forest controlled burns caused the largest fire in state history this summer.
Getting an abortion as a trans person is hard — with or without state restrictions
by Brianna Scott
Abortion restrictions across the U.S. affect transgender men and non-binary people who can get pregnant. For many trans people, getting an abortion is already a challenge even without restrictions.
Why Biden gave a speech about abortion rights
President Biden gave a speech about abortion rights Tuesday, billed as a political event ahead of the upcoming midterm elections.
Harper and Machado face off Tuesday night in Phillies v. Padres NLCS
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks to Marc Carig, MLB deputy managing editor at The Athletic, about the first game of the National League Championship, and the matchup between Bryce Harper and Manny Machado.
What Yankee Candle reviews can tell us about COVID
After seeing Twitter threads pointing out a potential link between negative candle reviews and spikes in COVID cases, one professor sought to determine if there was a relationship between the two.
Top Chinese Communist Party officials are meeting to choose their next leadership
by Emily Feng
Top Chinese Communist Party officials are meeting in Beijing to choose their next leadership. What happens at the Party Congress remains shrouded in secrecy.
Meet this all-female thrash metal band from Lebanon in a new documentary
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Lilas Mayassi and Rita Baghdadi about the new documentary, "Sirens." Baghdadi profiles Mayassi's female thrash metal band, Slave to Sirens, known as Lebanon's first.
Why a third term for Xi Jinping could mean uncertainty for China
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Yun Sun, Senior Fellow and Co-Director of the East Asia Program and Director of the China Program at the Stimson Center, about Xi Jinping and the 20th Party Congress.