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School vouchers are one example of the stakes in legislative elections
by Wayne Schutsky
The November election in Arizona could determine whether a rapidly expanding school voucher program is reined in by the Legislature. That's the goal Democrats have -- if they can get a majority.
Contact Tracing Still Taking Place For Recent Trump Fundraiser
by Joel Rose
Health officials are searching for people who may have been infected with coronavirus by President Trump at a recent fundraiser.
Michigan Lieutenant Governor Discusses Plot To Overthrow State's Government
In light of the plot and kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, the state's Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist talks about whether there are concerns about the prospect of additional schemes.
U.K. Musicians Protest Government's COVID-19 Response With Music
by Frank Langfitt
Hundreds of musicians turned out to play an orchestral number across from Britain's parliament in a protest of the pandemic-related drop in government financial aid to freelancers like themselves.
Tennessee Teen Becomes Youngest Person To Achieve Nuclear Fusion
Jackson Oswalt has been waiting for three years for confirmation that he broke a Guinness World record when he made a working nuclear fusion reactor at the age of twelve.
How Law Enforcement Has Historically Targeted Hip-Hop Artists
NPR's new podcast Louder Than A Riot looks at the interconnected rise of hip-hop and mass incarceration.
You Can Rent An Underground Cave To Escape From Election News
A man-made cave 50 feet underground in New Mexico is available to rent for those that don't want to be stressed out by news during the upcoming presidential election.
The Shady World Of Call Center Work
by Amanda Aronczyk
NPR's Planet Money podcast explores how America's best-known companies figured out how to slash costs for call center work: by relying on a secretive industry and a potentially illegal business model.
What Voters Of Color In Michigan Care About Ahead Of The November Election
by Asma Khalid
How young and nonwhite voters in Detroit are thinking about the presidential election.
Category 3 Storm Hurricane Delta Heads To Louisiana
by John Burnett
Hurricane Delta, a 'major' category 3 storm, is expected to make landfall Friday evening in the same area Laura hit in August. Forecasters warn of a life-threatening storm surge and powerful winds.
Football Coach Is Among The 210,000 U.S. Coronavirus Deaths
High school football coach Charles Peterson of Columbia, S.C., is remembered as someone who looked out for others. He died of COVID-19 on Sept. 13 at the age of 46.