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Fans react to what might be Serena Williams' final U.S. Open

5:11pm August 29, 2022

As the U.S. Open began Monday in New York, tennis fans tuned into what could be Serena Williams' final matches. The tennis icon hinted she might retire after this year's tournament.

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Lack of homes for people are leading to more burns from hot pavement in Phoenix

4:20pm August 29, 2022

by Katherine Davis-Young

Phoenix is seeing an alarming rise in people with skin burns from falling on hot pavement. Elderly people usually make up the small number of cases, but unhoused people account for much of the surge.

988 mental health hotline doesn't fix the lack of in-person resources in rural areas

4:20pm August 29, 2022

by Aaron Bolton

Even with the upgraded 988 mental health hotline, there are still some callers who need to be connected with in-person services. In rural areas especially, those resources remain few and far between.

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Some records seized at Mar-a-Lago may be protected by client-attorney privilege

11:54am August 29, 2022

by Washington Desk

A team has already reviewed some of the material seized at Mar-a-Lago and found some of the materials may contain information protected by attorney-client privilege, the Department of Justice said.

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After Mar-a-Lago, officials are analyzing the potential damage to national security

7:09am August 29, 2022

by Ryan Lucas

The intelligence community is counting the cost of what might have been compromised as they review the classified material former President Donald Trump had at his Florida property.

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A former federal prosecutor reacts to the redacted Mar-a-Lago affidavit

7:09am August 29, 2022

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with former federal prosecutor Brandon Van Grack about the investigation into materials seized from former President Donald Trump's Florida home.

Bullet holes from a prior shooting are still visible in a storefront window at the scene of a fatal overnight shooting on South Street in Philadelphia on June 5, 2022.

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Shootings spiked during the pandemic. The spike now looks like a 'new normal'

6:07am August 29, 2022

by Martin Kaste

People in hard-hit communities say guns have become more present, and deadly gunplay more common and chaotic.

Revitalizing the Detroit-area Negro League baseball stadium

5:36am August 29, 2022

NPR's Don Gonyea talks with Gary Gillette — Chair Of The Board Of Directors at Friends of Historic Hamtramck Stadium -– about the efforts to restore an historic Negro League ballpark in Michigan.

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Morning news brief

5:09am August 29, 2022

Intelligence officials look at the classified materials found at Mar-a-Lago. NASA will launch a rocket to the moon. And, more than 1,000 people have died from flooding in Pakistan.

What will school look like for you and your family this year?

A new school year begins. What are your goals for teachers and students?

5:09am August 29, 2022

With a new school year underway, we're wondering what goals you might be setting for yourselves. NPR poet-in-residence Kwame Alexander asks you to write about one of your goals in the form of a poem.