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These missionaries have volunteered at a dozen disaster sites this year
by Jeff Brady
Volunteers from across the country are in southern Appalachia to help with recovery from Hurricane Helene. Among them are a Texas couple who have volunteered at a dozen disaster sites this year.
Migrant Protection Protocols May Not Deliver Promised Aid To Asylum-Seekers
by Mónica Ortiz Uribe
A federal appeals court ruled this week that a Trump administration program that returns some asylum-seekers to Mexico to wait out cases can continue for now. Advocates are concerned for migrants.
Drugmakers Protest Rule Ordering Prices To Be Shown In TV Ads
Steve Inskeep talks to Nick Florko of the news site Stat, which covers health and medicine, about the White House requiring drugmakers to display the cost of drugs when they advertise on TV.
As Region Waits For Hurricane Aid, Trump Holds Rally In Florida Panhandle
The region was devastated by Hurricane Michael. NPR's Noel King talks to Philip Griffitts, chairman of the Bay County Commissioners, about Wednesday night's rally and the storm recovery.
Child Who Yelled 'Wow' At Mozart Concert Charms Boston Audience
The country's oldest orchestra, Handel and Haydn Society, reached the end of Mozart's "Masonic Funeral," when a child exclaimed, "Wow." The group is looking for the child to give them a recording.
'Biggest Little Farm': Offers Ways To Improve Man's Relationship With Nature
by Mandalit del Barco
A new documentary chronicles the life of a couple who left the city for a farm north of LA. They built a bio-diverse farm that survived the recent wildfires and offers lessons for sustainable living.
Legal Challenges Expected After Thai Election Results Are Posted
by Michael Sullivan
Weeks after Thai voters went to the polls, the country's election commission has revealed the allocation of seats that will make up the parliament. Neither party received a majority.
U.S. Customs Stops Chef With 40 Vacuum-Sealed, Frozen Piranhas
The chef, who was questioned for five hour, persuaded them not to take his piranhas. The Los Angeles Times reports the Peruvian chef was invited to cook at Los Angeles restaurants.
Placebos May Be A Powerful Tool That Medicine Has Overlooked
by Shankar Vedantam
Physicians believe placebos work only if patients think they're getting medicine. In other words, doctors have to deceive patients. But there might be a way to get placebos to work without deception.
Planet Money: Dollar Stores' Effects On Communities
by Sarah Gonzalez
Every day, four new dollar stores will open in the U.S. Dollar stores open in places where few other businesses will go: rural and urban areas. They're threatening businesses that survived Walmart.
News Brief: Contempt Outcome, Trade Talks, TV Drug Ads
House panel votes to hold Attorney General Barr in contempt of Congress. U.S.-China trade delegations to begin two days of talks. Pharmaceutical firms must include a drug's wholesale price in TV ads.
Maduro's Government Would Lose An Election, Ex-State Department Official Says
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Tom Shannon, retired undersecretary of State for Political Affairs, about Venezuela's future. He says the government is fractured, and those fissures can be exploited.
Soccer Fans Are In Disbelief After Liverpool Beats Barcelona 4-0
Liverpool upset Barcelona to advance to the Champions League final. NPR's Noel King talks to Wright Thompson of ESPN The Magazine who says the soccer team "perfectly reflects" the city of Liverpool.