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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.
Democratic Rep. Hakeem Jeffries Discusses Vice Presidential Debate
NPR's Noel King talks to Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York, who chairs the House Democratic Caucus and is a Biden campaign surrogate, about the effectiveness of vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris.
Literature Prize Will Be The 4th Nobel Announced This Week
by Neda Ulaby
The Nobel Prize in Literature will be announced Thursday morning. We look at potential winners, and what the Swedish Academy will have to do to overcome past controversies.
How Did The Vice Presidential Candidates Come Across To Voters?
Sen. Kamala Harris is the first Black and South Asian vice presidential candidate, and only the fourth female nominated for the job. During the debate, she faced off against Vice President Mike Pence.
What Will The Pence-Harris Debate Mean To The Presidential Campaigns?
by Domenico Montanaro
Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris had their only debate Wednesday in Salt Lake City, with the COVID-19 outbreak at the White House as a major backdrop.
Neighborhood Rollerblader Maneuvers Street Detriments
by Chad Campbell
Meet a rollerblader who has to watch out for bike riders, squirrels and pebbles while skating through his neighborhood for exercise each morning.
Conspiracy Theories, Such As QAnon, Appear To Gain Ground In Britain
by Frank Langfitt
QAnon, the Internet conspiracy theory, has spread across the Atlantic where it's helping fuel protests against coronavirus restrictions in the United Kingdom.
News Brief: Pence-Harris Debate, Census Battle, Breonna Taylor Case
A review of the vice presidential debate. Trump officials ask the Supreme Court to block an order that extends census counting. And, police release an internal report on the Breonna Taylor shooting.
Facebook Removes Seed Company's Ad Because Of Sexual Suggestiveness
The ad featured a picture of half a dozen onions in a wicker basket. An official told the CBC, "You'd have to have a pretty active imagination to look at that and get something sexual out of it."