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Steven Hoffenberg, pictured in 1993, was found dead in a Connecticut apartment earlier this week. The 77-year-old Hoffenberg is believed to have died at least seven days before his body was found.

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Jeffrey Epstein's mentor — who once ran a Ponzi scheme — was found dead. He was 77

5:35pm August 26, 2022

by The Associated Press

Steven Hoffenberg is believed to have died at least seven days before his body was found this week in Connecticut by police, who responded to a request to check on his welfare.

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Thieves may have just pulled off the 'heist of the century'

4:20pm August 26, 2022

A brazen, early morning robbery of a Brinks truck may be the largest jewelry heist in U.S. history. Thieves took 22 containers, each weighing about 100 pounds, which could be worth $100 million total.

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Game over? Why some Twitch streamers are burning out

4:20pm August 26, 2022

by Keller Gordon

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Keller Gordon, contributor and reporter for NPR's Join the Game, about burnout among professional Twitch streamers.

Unusually large number of earthquakes hit South Carolina

4:20pm August 26, 2022

by Nick de la Canal

A mystery is shaking up South Carolina — literally. An unusually large number of earthquakes have hit the state this year and scientists don't know why.

Interest rates will rise until inflation is under control, Fed chair Powell says

4:20pm August 26, 2022

by Scott Horsley

Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell pledged that he and his colleagues will keep raising interest rates until they're confident that inflation is under control.

The redacted affidavit used to justify the Mar-a-Lago search has been released

4:14pm August 26, 2022

by Ryan Lucas

The affidavit the FBI used in to get a warrant to search former president Trump's home at Mar-a-Lago is now public. A redacted version of the document was released by a federal court in Florida.

What we're learning from the redacted Mar-a-Lago search affidavit

4:14pm August 26, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with former federal prosecutor Andrew Weissmann to discuss findings from the Justice Department's release of the Mar-a-Lago search warrant affidavit.

1 year later, more details emerge about the Americans killed in Kabul airport bombing

4:14pm August 26, 2022

by Steve Walsh

A year ago, 13 Marines and more than 100 Afghans died when a bomb exploded at the Kabul Airport. Stories from the frenetic last days of the American evacuation are still coming out.

Remembering Joey DeFrancesco, pioneering Hammond organist who changed jazz music

4:14pm August 26, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with music critic Nate Chinen about the legacy of iconic jazz Hammond organ player Joey DeFrancesco, who died on Thursday.

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For one rape survivor, new abortion bans bring back old, painful memories

4:14pm August 26, 2022

The story of a young rape victim in Ohio who had to travel out of state for an abortion this summer is recalling painful memories for an older generation.