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Austria's far-right party wins national vote but its chances of governing are unclear
by Rob Schmitz
The far-right Freedom Party of Austria has won the most votes in national parliamentary elections but has fallen short of an absolute majority.
News brief: North Korean missile tests; Ethiopian cease fire; Biden on democracy
Two days of North Korean missile tests increase tensions. Ethiopia and Tigray agree to a cease fire. And, Biden sounds the alarm on the state of democracy.
Democrats give their final arguments before Election Day
NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, chair of the House Democratic Caucus, for the party's closing argument to voters ahead of the midterm elections.
Biden gives speech on the state of democracy ahead of the midterms
by Deepa Shivaram
President Biden gave an 11th hour pitch to voters on threats to democracy ahead of the midterm elections, using the backdrop of the Capitol to make his case.
Rising crime statistics are not all that they seem
by Sandhya Dirks
In the run up to the midterms, we keep hearing about a crime wave. But the claims are often rife with misinformation and racism.
New district maps could help Democrats in the upcoming election
by Laura Benshoff
In a few key battleground states, new district voting maps may help Democrats pick up some state legislative seats in this midterm election.
What it's like inside a Michigan abortion clinic, days before the midterm elections
by Kate Wells | Michigan Radio
Abortion rights are on the ballot in Michigan, which has already become a regional abortion haven. Kate Wells spent weeks observing procedures and talking to patients inside a clinic outside Detroit.
Cristian Javier and the Houston Astros pitch the second ever no-hitter in World Series history
Not one member of the Phillies got a hit and the Astros won the game, tying the Series against the Phillies, two games each. The only other World Series no-hitter ever belongs to Don Larsen.
A beach tribute to Dobby the house elf in Wales can stay, but the socks need to go
Fans of Harry Potter erected a memorial to Dobby the house elf on the beach where he dies in the series. But the amount of socks they leave there is becoming a problem.
North Korea's missile strikes are escalating tensions
by Anthony Kuhn
Tensions between North and South Korea are increasing with both sides firing missiles into disputed maritime areas for the first time since the Korean peninsula was divided more than 70 years ago.
Ethiopia and Tigray have agreed to a cessation of hostilities
After two years of catastrophic and brutal conflict, Ethiopia's warring sides have agreed to a permanent cessation of hostilities.
Franny Choi's latest poetry finds hope for the future in our past apocalypses
by Julie Depenbrock
A Jackson, Mississippi suburb decided to create its own water system
by Stephan Bisaha
Failing infrastructure left tens of thousands in Jackson, Mississippi without safe tap water for more than a month this summer. For the Jackson suburb of Byram, the solution is to go their own way.