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Delayed - the government shutdown, the September jobs report finally arrives
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Arson engulfs Mississippi synagogue, a congregation once bombed - Ku Klux Klan
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Authorities say Bondi Beach mass shooting was inspired - Islamic State group
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Fears begin to mount for Iranians held prisoner - the regime as war enters fifth day
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Federal judge finds Trump violated free speech - ordering NPR and PBS defunded
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More than 160 people killed - suspected Islamist militants in Nigeria
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Lawmakers who urged servicemembers to refuse illegal orders being investigated - FBI
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Pope pushes interfaith dialogue in Lebanon, a country once torn - sectarian war
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Somber Minneapolis demonstrators protest fatal shooting of woman - ICE officer
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Two senators want to hold big tech accountable for harm caused - their algorithms
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Goddard Space Center staff say they're 'constantly being attacked' - the White House
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Artemis II astronauts swung - the moon, broke an Apollo record, and saw an eclipse
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A Turkish border town known for its cats - in times of peace
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Boston museum returns stoneware jars made - enslaved man to his descendants
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Iranian Kurds living in exile in Iraq are emboldened - attacks on regime
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Would you go to a play - yourself? Theaters are hoping so
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The Trump administration is reducing the number of federal agents in Minnesota - 700
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Plagued - delays, major airlines pressure lawmakers to end the shutdown
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The pop charts this week are influenced - the Grammys
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Minnesota official talks about fatal shooting of man - immigration agent
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Wife of British journalist detained - ICE says she's been left in the dark
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A U.S. citizen detained - ICE is pushing to hold agents accountable
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Your ballot or other mail may not get postmarked - USPS the day it's dropped off
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Minnesota AG Keith Ellison on deadly shooting of Minneapolis woman - an ICE officer
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Law professor examines the questions raised - the U.S. invasion of Venezuela
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, other local government officials subpoenaed - the DOJ
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Alarmed - Trump's comments, European leaders say Greenland 'belongs to its people'
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North Carolina residents affected - Hurricane Helene still waiting for aid from FEMA
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How one organization is trying to close the funding gap left - USAID's closure
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About a third of people arrested - ICE had no criminal record, new data shows
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UNSUNG HERO - SILVANA CLARK
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Dollars trickle into Venezuela’s economy after first sales of country's oil - U.S.
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Day one of CDC vaccine advisers meeting marked - conflict, chaos
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BBC World Service - Sporting Witness
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TRANSLATING NATURE - REED
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TRANSLATING NATURE - BEERY PT. 2
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TRANSLATING NATURE - BEERY
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MILLS - POW short film
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Rep. Greene's constituents say they are surprised - her decision to resign
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Encore: Amy Berg - It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley
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Rooted in Fire: Celebration of Native American and Mexican Cooking - Chef Pyet DeSpain
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These San Antonio grandmas show cultural pride and ‘stay young’ - dancing folklórico
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The latest on Ukraine peace deal brokered - American and Russian envoys
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COP30 - California's role
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Days of our tariffs - Planet Money
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Obesity drugs, so far only available to take - injection, will soon be in pill form
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REVIEW - JAY KELLY - SENTIMENTAL VALUE
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IRELAND - NEW PRESIDENT
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BBC World Service - Trending
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2026 Grammy nominations are led - Kendrick Lamar
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