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Rep. Nydia Velázquez Urges White House For More Help In Puerto Rico

4:30pm September 26, 2017

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks to Democratic Rep. Nydia Velázquez of New York, about her efforts to get the U.S. government to do more to help Puerto Rico. She visited there after the hurricane, and is leading a group of lawmakers who asked the executive branch for the same consideration as was given to Texas and Florida.

People have been waiting in line inside cars and on foot with gas canisters since before sunrise on Monday in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.

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At A Gas Station With No Gas, Puerto Ricans Settle In For An Interminable Wait

4:22pm September 26, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

Gas is scarce in Puerto Rico. East of San Juan, a station is due to receive fuel — but no one knows when the tanker will show up. Some people are angry. Others are playing dominoes.

Teens involved in contact sports were more likely to report concussions.

1 In 5 Teens Reports A Concussion Diagnosis

4:15pm September 26, 2017

by Greta Jochem

Doctors know that concussions can cause serious health impacts. Research now shows that rates among adolescents, especially those involved in contact sports, may be pretty high.

People carry water in bottles retrieved from a canal due to lack of water after Hurricane Maria, in Toa Alta, Puerto Rico, on Monday.

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Puerto Rico Struggles To Deliver Aid To Millions Of Stricken Americans

3:45pm September 26, 2017

by Bill Chappell

President Trump says he'll visit the island next week, planning a Tuesday trip to survey the damage in an area he says was "literally destroyed."

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Flooding in Immokalee, Fla., after Hurricane Irma hit was still present days afterward. Public health officials say that even after waters recede, issues such as mold and mosquitos can remain.

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Long After The Hurricanes Have Passed, Hard Work — And Hazards — Remain

3:44pm September 26, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

During Harvey, Irma and Maria, rising floodwaters and high winds raised alarm. But afterward there are new risks — standing water, mold, mosquitoes, deadly heat. Despair can linger, too.

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Muscadines May Be The Best Grapes You've Never Tasted

1:27pm September 26, 2017

by Tanya Ballard Brown

It's muscadine season, and for writer Tanya Ballard Brown, the smell and taste are a throwback to childhood. But for others who grew up outside the South, these thick-skinned grapes are a mystery.

Pat Tillman's Widow Pushes Back On Trump NFL Tweet

1:24pm September 26, 2017

by Scott Neuman

After the president retweeted a photo of the late NFL player-turned Army Ranger with the hashtags #StandForOurAnthem and #BoycottNFL, Marie Tillman said his service "should never be politicized."

Piper Su, seen here with her son, Elliot, lives in Alexandria, Va. She has registered with several transplant centers in hopes of increasing the odds of getting an organ.

Searching For A Fairer Way To Distribute Donor Livers

12:11pm September 26, 2017

by Rob Stein

The nation's organ transplant network is considering changing how livers are distributed. The goal is to make the system fairer, but critics worry patients in poorer rural areas could lose out.

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Amid a low unemployment rate, Target and other retailers must use better pay and perks to attract workers for the holiday season.

Target Raises Its Base Pay, Tries To One-Up Its Competition

11:55am September 26, 2017

by Doreen McCallister

In an attempt to hire and retain the best retail employees, Target Corp is raising its minimum hourly wage for workers to $11 next month and then to $15 by the end of 2020.

From left, Bill Wanlund of the Falls Church electoral board, Jessica Wilson of voting machine company Hart InterCivic and David Bjerke, the Falls Church director of elections test the city's new voting machines ahead of this November's election.

Learning 2016's Lessons, Virginia Prepares Election Cyberdefenses

9:19am September 26, 2017

by Pam Fessler

One of the most drastic steps was a decision to adopt all new paper-backed voting machines before November after deciding that the paperless electronic equipment was vulnerable to attack.

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