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Steve Holett surveys the aftermath of the Elmo 2 Fire at his property, where he had spent the last 18 months building a home.

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This Montana couple built their dream home, only to have it burn down in minutes

6:26am August 10, 2022

by Halisia Hubbard

After 18 months of building, the Holetts were nearly set to move into their dream home in Dayton, Mont. It took their life savings to build the cabin. It took one wildfire to burn it down in minutes.

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Changing pilots' retirement age is being looked at as a way to fix staffing issues

5:19am August 10, 2022

by David Schaper

Critics say a push to raise the mandatory pilot retirement age and cut flight time licensing requirements may ease a pilot shortage, but that could affect safety.

In this Jan. 20, 2001, file photo, standing in the rain, President George W. Bush waves as he watches his inaugural parade pass by the White House viewing stand in Washington, Saturday afternoon, Jan. 20, 2001. With him are his wife and first lady Laura B

Most Americans support using the popular vote to decide U.S. presidents, data shows

5:01am August 10, 2022

by Ayana Archie

There have been five presidents who won the electoral vote but not the popular vote, including George W. Bush and Donald Trump.

Dr. Nicole Scott, the residency program director at Indiana's largest teaching hospital, is worried what the near-total ban on abortion in the state means for her hospital's ability to recruit and retain the best doctors.

Their mentor was attacked. Now young OB-GYNs may leave Indiana

5:00am August 10, 2022

by Farah Yousry

Dr. Caitlin Bernard was publicly vilified for providing abortion care to a 10-year-old rape victim. And that's got some medical residents who were open to practicing in Indiana thinking again.

Mashpee Wampanoag Kerri Helme uses plant fiber to weave a basket while sitting next to a fire on November 15, 2018, at the Wampanoag Homesite at the Plimoth Patuxet Museums, in Plymouth, Mass.

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Some Native Americans say this Pilgrim site is failing as a bi-cultural museum

4:44am August 10, 2022

by The Associated Press

Members of Massachusetts's Wampanoag community say the people running the Patuxet living history site have done little to ingratiate themselves with tribes.

Tim Michels, Wisconsin Republican candidate for governor, right, speaks as former President Donald Trump listens at a rally Friday, Aug. 5, 2022, in Waukesha, Wisc.

With Trump's backing, Michels wins the Wisconsin GOP primary for governor

11:36pm August 09, 2022

by Shawn Johnson

Republican Tim Michels, a construction executive endorsed by former President Donald Trump, will face Democratic Gov. Tony Evers in what could be a tight race for Wisconsin governor in November.

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Albuquerque police arrest a suspect in murders of Muslim men

8:23pm August 09, 2022

by Megan Kamerick

Police in Albuquerque, N.M., say 51-year-old Muhammad Syed was taken into custody Tuesday, after fleeing his home. He's been charged for two killings so far and is suspected of the others.

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New report tracks criminal prosecutions of self-managed abortions

5:14pm August 09, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Laura Huss, lead researcher of the new If/When/How report, about what the group found when looking back at cases that criminalized self-managed abortions since 2000.

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Blinken will try to ease tensions between Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo

4:55pm August 09, 2022

by Michele Kelemen

A recent United Nations report accuses Rwanda of supporting rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo. United States Secretary of State Blinken is visiting both countries to try to cool tensions.

Right-wing media is coming to Trump's defense over the FBI's search of Mar-a-Lago

4:55pm August 09, 2022

by David Folkenflik

Fox News had begun to distance itself from Trump recently, as the Jan. 6 panel cast him in harsh light. The FBI raiding Mar-a-Lago has right-wing media, including Fox, snapping back to his defense.