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In Kashmir, voting begins in first local elections since India revoked autonomy

3:43pm September 18, 2024

In Indian-controlled Kashmir, residents are voting in elections that some hope will lead to restoration of the territory's statehood, which ended when it became a federally governed territory in 2019.

CORRECTION Lebanon Israel Exploding Pagers

Another wave of blasts hits Lebanon, as Hezbollah reels from pager explosions

2:15pm September 18, 2024

Following Tuesday's stunning attack via pagers, Lebanon was hit by another deadly wave of exploding communications devices on Wednesday.

Tupperware, no longer a kitchen staple, files for bankruptcy

8:30am September 18, 2024

Tupperware's reliance on people selling its storage containers at home-and-garden parties or through social media was once its strength. Now it's a weakness, the company says in its bankruptcy filing.

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What today's interest rate cut means for you. And, a big drop in U.S. overdose deaths

7:55am September 18, 2024

The first interest rate cut since 2020 is expected to be announced today by the Federal Reserve. And, for the first time in decades, U.S. drug overdose deaths appear to be plummeting.

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Lebanon blames Israel for thousands of pagers that were turned into little bombs

7:10am September 18, 2024

by Leila Fadel

There were thousands of causalities when pagers carried by members of Hezbollah exploded in crowded stores and streets. The method of attack was highly unusual -- if not unprecedented.

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Morning news brief

5:12am September 18, 2024

by Steve Inskeep

Electronic pagers belonging to members of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah were attacked. The Federal Reserve is on the verge of cutting interest rates. Drug overdose deaths dropped in the U.S.

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Lael Wilcox rode around the world and then went for another bike ride

5:03am September 18, 2024

by Scott Detrow

American cyclist Lael Wilcox rode more than 18,000 miles in 108 days, 12 hours and 12 minutes. She's claiming the record for the fastest woman to ride around the world.

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Meet Moo Deng, the baby pygmy hippo so popular you can visit her for only 5 minutes

5:00am September 18, 2024

A baby pygmy hippopotamus in a Thailand zoo has become a worldwide internet sensation, leading to crowds at the zoo. Zoo officials say the increased attention has led to some bad visitor behavior.

Tracking the exploding pagers used in apparent Israeli attack on Hezbollah

4:50am September 18, 2024

Gold Apollo denied all involvement with the explosive pagers, telling NPR outside its offices in Taiwan that it was a Budapest-based company called BAC Consulting which manufactured the devices.

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David Rennie, of 'The Economist,' on the intrusiveness of the Chinese state

4:39am September 18, 2024

by Steve Inskeep

In Part 2 of David Rennie's exit interview with NPR's Steve Inskeep, the former Beijing Bureau chief for "The Economist" talks about living under the strict scrutiny of the Chinese Communist Party.

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