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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.
Officer In New York Spots Mannequin Riding In Carpool Lane
A Long Island police officer saw a driver in the HOV lane, and noticed something off with the passenger. He saw a mannequin dressed in sunglasses, a hat and a sweatshirt sitting in the passenger seat.
South Africans Begin Voting In Election To Decide President, Parliament
by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton
South Africans go to the polls to choose their next president in what is likely to be a referendum on the African National Congress' failure to achieve its post-apartheid promises amid corruption.
News Brief: House Contempt Vote, Iran Nuclear Deal, South Africa Election
House panel moves forward with contempt vote against Attorney General William Barr. A year has passed since the U.S. pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal. And, South African voters head to the polls.
Amid Rising Tensions With Iran, Pompeo Visits Neighboring Iraq
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Brian Hook, a State Department adviser on Iran, about Secretary of State Pompeo's trip to Iraq, and what the U.S. has gained since pulling out of the Iran nuclear deal.
U.N. Report: 1 Million Animal And Plant Species Are At Risk Of Extinction
Humans are threatening the natural world as we know it. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to marine biologist Dr. David Obura, one of the lead authors of the U.N. report.
News Brief: U.S.-China Trade Talks, Humans Accelerate Species' Extinction
The White House is fighting China in trade talks, but a new report found top advisers battled over whether to impose tariffs on Chinese imports. The U.N. warns which species are at risk of extinction.
26 Million South Africans Are Eligible To Vote In Wednesday's Election
by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton
It's been 25 years since the African National Congress came to power, but it's failed to deliver on its promise to close the gulf between the haves and the largely black have-nots.
House Panel Plans Contempt Vote For Barr Over Mueller Report
NPR's David Greene talks to Democratic Rep. Ted Deutch of Florida about what is accomplished by holding the attorney general in contempt over the Meuller report. NPR's Kelsey Snell weighs in.