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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.
Abigail Disney turns critical lens on her family's company in new doc
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with documentary filmmaker Abigail Disney, granddaughter of Disney co-founder Roy Disney, about her new film, The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales.
Russians against the war seek refuge in Turkey
by Fatma Tanis
Russian men are fleeing the country to avoid being forced into the military and the war in Ukraine. Many are going to Turkey, where they do not need a visa to enter.
New report finds 'shocking' levels of lead in Chicago water
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with journalists Taylor Moore and Erin McCormick, who analyzed thousands of Chicago water tests which yielded "shocking" results published in an investigation in The Guardian.
The world's biggest digital camera is almost ready to be installed on its telescope
by Joe Palca
Technicians are putting the final touches on the world's largest digital camera at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. The camera will be sent to Chile and installed on a telescope in the Andes.
STD rates are surging. Here's why
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with David Harvey, executive director of the National Coalition of STD Directors, about how STD rates are soaring in the U.S. — especially syphilis, which is up 26%.
'Sidney' is a look at an actor who pioneered a vision of racial equality in Hollywood
by Eric Deggans
Executive produced by Oprah Winfrey, directed by Reginald Hudlin and supported by Poitier's surviving family, Apple TV+'s documentary Sidney details the life of actor-director-activist Sidney Poitier.
In Puerto Rico, people rush to eat and share avocados knocked off trees by hurricane
by Adrian Florido
Hurricane Fiona knocked many of Puerto Rico's avocados off their trees. In the days since the storm, everywhere you go, people are scrambling to eat and give away avocados before they rot.
A look at the work of author Hilary Mantel, who has died at 70
by Barrie Hardymon
Acclaimed author Hilary Mantel had died at age 70. She is best known for writing the Wolf Hall trilogy.