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#NPRreads: 3 Great Stories To Bounce Around This Weekend

9:28am September 10, 2016

Correspondents, editors and producers from our newsroom share the pieces that have kept them reading, using the #NPRreads hashtag. Each weekend, we highlight some of the best stories.

Firefighters try to extinguish the fire at a packaging factory in the industrial zone of Tongi on Saturday.

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Factory Fire In Bangladesh Kills At Least 21

9:17am September 10, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Officials believe a boiler explosion set off the rapid blaze during a shift change at a packaging factory near the Bangladeshi capital. They fear that some missing workers are trapped in the building.

If An Elephant Can Wear Teva Sandals, What Shoes Suit Other Animals?

8:44am September 10, 2016

Shanthi the 41-year-old Asian elephant has a problem: arthritis. Teva designed her some special boots, which made us wonder what footwear other would animals wear. Our Facebook friends had some ideas.

Professor Translates 1,700-Year-Old Obituary From Ancient Greek

8:44am September 10, 2016

The inscription has just been translated by a professor at Brigham Young University. The epitaph, found in Egypt, honors a woman named Helene who loved and cared for orphans.

Justice Department Says Texas Is Misleading Voters In ID Law Re-Education

8:44am September 10, 2016

by Ashley Lopez

The Department of Justice and voting advocates say Texas is misleading voters with information about how its voter ID law is supposed to work after courts struck down an earlier version of the law.

The Week In Sports

8:44am September 10, 2016

Host Scott Simon talks about Serena Williams, and what's happening in American League baseball with regular commentator Howard Bryant, senior writer for ESPN and ESPN the magazine.

U.S. And Russia Announce Joint Truce Deal For Syria

8:44am September 10, 2016

The two nations agreed on a plan to join military targeting of ISIS. The deal could ease a humanitarian crisis that's left hundreds of thousands of people dead, and triggered a massive refugee crisis.

In Wake Of Sept. 11 Tragedy, Rerouted Passengers Find Resilience In Gander

8:44am September 10, 2016

Out of tragedy, comes humanity and generosity: Shirley Brooks-Jones speaks to NPR's Scott Simon about how the residents of Gander, Newfoundland, helped her and thousands of stranded passengers.

Federal Government Halts Construction Of Part Of North Dakota Pipeline

8:44am September 10, 2016

Tribal members protested the building of the controversial pipeline, near the Standing Rock Sioux reservation, because it would cut across burial grounds and threaten the reservation's water supply.

Now In Hillary's Corner, Businessman Mark Cuban Offers Up Debate Tips

8:44am September 10, 2016

Mark Cuban started out agnostic in the 2016 presidential race. He tells Scott Simon how he ended up stumping for Hillary Clinton, and how he thinks Clinton can get the better of Trump in the debates.