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Hurricane Milton is poised to hit Florida's Gulf Coast. It's expected to be historic
by A Martínez
Sarasota is still cleaning up from Hurricane Helene which hit less than two weeks ago. Mayor Liz Alpert tells NPR's A Martinez the city is likely to take a direct hit from Milton, a stronger storm.
A Virginia Tech entomologist named a new millipede species after Taylor Swift
Derek Hennen is a huge fan of Taylor Swift. When his team discovered a new species of millipede in Swift's home state of Tennessee, he named it after her. It's called: "Swift Twisted-Claw Millipede."
A Jack Russell terrier in Ukraine makes a heroic name for himself
Patron, the mascot of the State Emergency Service is saving lives by sniffing out undetonated landmines and bombs in Chernihiv. So far, he's rooted out more than 90 explosive devices.
The latest in the Russia-Ukraine war: Mariupol
A Ukrainian fighter calls on the world to save their lives and extract them and civilians out of the destroyed city of Mariupol.
News brief: battle for eastern Ukraine, travel mask mandate, China's COVID lockdown
Ukraine's president says the Russian offensive in the east has begun. A federal judge has struck down the transportation mask mandate. Dozens of Chinese cities are in some kind of COVID lockdown.
Louisa Lim's 'Indelible City' examines the U.K.'s handover of Hong Kong to China
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with former NPR Beijing correspondent Louisa Lim about her new book: Indelible City: Dispossession and Defiance in Hong Kong.
Federal judge strikes down travel mask mandate. What's this mean for air travelers?
A federal judge in Florida has struck down the Biden administration's mask mandate on planes, trains, buses and other public transportation — saying the CDC exceeded its statutory authority.
'Sesame Street' asks 'Ted Lasso' actor to talk about an F-word
Actor Brett Goldstein plays Roy Kent — a kind but crotchety British footballer with an exceptionally foul mouth. The word Sesame Street asked Goldstein to talks about: fairness.
China's temp agencies recruit underemployed migrants to enforce lockdown restrictions
by Emily Feng
China's "zero COVID" approach requires hundreds of thousands of temporary workers. They are poorly paid and poorly treated. Where are the new COVID control workers coming from?
Pentagon says Russia is still laying the groundwork for offensive in eastern Ukraine
Ukraine's president says the long awaited Russian offensive in the east of the east has begun. After Ukraine's surprising resilience in the north, this next phase of the fighting is seen as critical.
Finishing the Boston Marathon had special significance for Henry Richard
Henry Richard, 20, crossed the finish line Monday in honor of his late brother Martin, who at eights years old, was the youngest victim of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.
Encore: Concussions don't necessarily hurt your ears, but they can hurt your hearing
by Jon Hamilton
People who sustain a concussion can develop an unusual hearing problem. Their ears work fine, but their brain struggles to process sounds. (Story first aired on All Things Considered on Nov. 3, 2021.)
Ex-Chicago police officer avoids federal charges in Laquan McDonald's death
by Cheryl Corley
Federal authorities in Chicago say Jason Van Dyke will not face federal charges. The former police officer, who is white, was convicted in the 2014 murder of a Black teenager.