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Former President Donald Trump speaks at a news conference on May 31, 2024, after he was found guilty in his hush-money trial, making him the first former president to be convicted of crimes.

Former President Donald Trump speaks at a news conference on May 31, 2024, after he was found guilty in his hush-money trial, making him the first former president to be convicted of crimes. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption

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Law

Trump gets criminal sentencing delayed till after presidential election

A New York judge agreed to delay the sentencing of former President Donald Trump in a criminal hush money case.

Judge delays sentencing timeline in Trump hush money case

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Ukrainians discuss the tactics of working in small groups at the military training called

Ukrainians discuss the tactics of working in small groups at the military training called "Test Week" for civilians provided by one of the most successful units of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Aug. 7. Its aim is to give civilians a sense of what they will experience if they are conscripted or decide to enlist in military service. Oksana Parafeniuk for NPR hide caption

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Ukraine invasion — explained

Ukraine's military trains civilians in 'Test Week' to give a sense of war with Russia

Ukraine needs more soldiers as its troops defend Ukrainian territory and carry out an offensive inside Russia. An elite Ukrainian military unit offers civilians a one-week tryout as soldiers.

Ukraine civilians try the army for a week

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This handout image supplied by NASA shows Boeing and NASA teams work around NASA's Boeing Crew Flight Test Starliner spacecraft after it landed uncrewed at White Sands Space Harbor, on Friday at White Sands, N.M.

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Science

With no crew aboard, spacecraft Starliner lands without a hitch

The spacecraft landed in New Mexico early Saturday morning leaving two astronauts behind on the International Space Station. The crew members will return to earth in February aboard a SpaceX craft.

With no crew aboard, spacecraft Starliner lands without a hitch

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Britain's Kay Stammers (right) and Alice Marble of the USA walk onto the Wimbledon court in 1939 to play the women's singles final, which Marble won.

Britain's Kay Stammers (right) and Alice Marble of the USA walk onto the Wimbledon court in 1939 to play the women's singles final, which Marble won. J. A. Hampton/Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption

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Sports

What would tennis trailblazer Alice Marble think about today's U.S. Open?

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Alice Marble, once internationally known, is now mostly forgotten, writes Madeleine Blais. Marble was a U.S. national champion and Wimbledon winner, and coached Billie Jean King in 1959.
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A cyclist rides past a "Now Hiring" sign posted on a business storefront in San Gabriel, Calif., on Aug. 21. U.S. employers added 142,000 jobs in August, more than the previous month but fewer than what economists had expected. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Economy

The latest jobs data provides a really confusing picture. Here are 4 ways to see it

There was both good news and bad news in the latest jobs report, providing an unclear picture as the Federal Reserve weighs how much to cut interest rates.

jobs friday august atc

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Competition and Markets Authority, a U.K. regulator, launched an investigation into how Ticketmaster priced its tickets for the Oasis reunion tour next summer and whether the company was transparent about it ahead of time.

Competition and Markets Authority, a U.K. regulator, launched an investigation into how Ticketmaster priced its tickets for the Oasis reunion tour next summer and whether the company was transparent about it ahead of time. Matt Cardy/Getty Images hide caption

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Business

U.K. is investigating Ticketmaster after Oasis tour prices surprised fans

British regulators are looking into how Ticketmaster uses "dynamic pricing" to hike prices in line with demand. A similar controversy prompted a federal lawsuit against the company in the U.S.
The debris at the site where an airplane crashed with 62 people on board, in Vinhedo, Sao Paulo state, Brazil, early on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024. Brazilian authorities are working to piece together what exactly caused the plane crash in Sao Paulo state the previous day, killing all 62 people aboard.

The debris at the site where an airplane crashed with 62 people on board, in Vinhedo, Sao Paulo state, Brazil, early on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024. Brazilian authorities are working to piece together what exactly caused the plane crash in Sao Paulo state the previous day, killing all 62 people aboard. Andre Penner/AP hide caption

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World

Cockpit audio indicates issues with de-icing in deadly Brazil plane crash

The pilots of a Brazilian passenger plane that crashed last month, killing all 62 people aboard, reported failure in the system to remove ice from the plane, according to a preliminary report.
Dr. Richard Clark, a cardiologist from the Sanford Cardiovascular Institute, checks a patient’s heartbeat during a monthly visit to Douglas County Memorial Hospital in Armour, SD on May 30, 2024. Dr. Clark and a team of nurses spends a day each week traveling from their Sioux Falls offices to one of four rural hospitals that do not have cardiologists on staff. Traveling specialists such as Dr. Clark have become an increasingly necessary practice to reduce some access barriers in medically underserved rural communities. Their visits help limit the need for seniors, who often cannot drive or must rely on others for rides, to travel hours from home for simple screenings and check-up appointments. In cases where more intervention is needed, patients must still travel to larger cities in order to receive care.

Dr. Richard Clark, a cardiologist from the Sanford Cardiovascular Institute, checks a patient’s heartbeat during a monthly visit to Douglas County Memorial Hospital in Armour, SD on May 30, 2024. Dr. Clark and a team of nurses spends a day each week traveling from their Sioux Falls offices to one of four rural hospitals that do not have cardiologists on staff. Traveling specialists such as Dr. Clark have become an increasingly necessary practice to reduce some access barriers in medically underserved rural communities. Their visits help limit the need for seniors, who often cannot drive or must rely on others for rides, to travel hours from home for simple screenings and check-up appointments. In cases where more intervention is needed, patients must still travel to larger cities in order to receive care. Tim Evans/for NPR hide caption

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The Picture Show

How older adults navigate their health care needs in rural America

Reporters for NPR traveled across North and South Dakota to see the challenges older adults in rural areas face when they need medical care — and to see what it's like for the people trying to help.
Colt Gray, charged as an adult with four counts of murder, sits in a Barrow County courtroom on Friday during his first appearance for the Wednesday shooting at Apalachee High School, in Winder, Ga. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, Pool)

Colt Gray, charged as an adult with four counts of murder, sits in a Barrow County courtroom on Friday during his first appearance for the Wednesday shooting at Apalachee High School, in Winder, Ga. Brynn Anderson/AP/Pool hide caption

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National

The Georgia high school shooting suspect won't face death penalty, a judge says

The father and son arrested in connection with the Apalachee High School shooting appeared in Georgia court for separate hearings on Friday. They will remain in custody as the investigation continues.

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Jazmine Sullivan fades a New Orleans barbershop

This past week, NPR Music revived the Field Recordings video series. Here's a throwback to 2014 when we had Jazmine Sullivan sing "Stupid Girls" in a barbershop.
Crowds stand along the Las Vegas Strip in September 2022 during a rally to celebrate the Las Vegas Aces' WNBA basketball championship in Las Vegas.

Crowds stand along the Las Vegas Strip in September 2022 during a rally to celebrate the Las Vegas Aces' WNBA basketball championship in Las Vegas. John Locher/AP hide caption

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Analysis

Election 2024

How the electorate has changed in key states and what it could mean this election

Significant changes in the U.S. population in the last two decades have already made an impact on politics. Here's how it's playing out in the seven most closely watched states this election.

The electorate changed since 2020's presidential election. What's it mean for 2024?

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Clockwise from left: Wicked, Here, Emilia Pérez, A Real Pain, Piece by Piece and Blitz.

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Review

Movie Reviews

Here are 25 movies we can't wait to watch this fall

Here are the new releases coming your way between now and Thanksgiving — we've got award contenders, goofy comedies, a smattering of romance, plenty of anti-heroes, and a musical documentary in LEGOs.
Woodland, the new album by Gillian Welch (left) and David Rawlings, is the latest in a long collaboration between two musicians who have built careers — and an influential legacy — out of the magnetic interplay between their voices and the strength of their musical ideas.

Woodland, the new album by Gillian Welch (left) and David Rawlings, is the latest in a long collaboration between two musicians who have built careers — and an influential legacy — out of the magnetic interplay between their voices and the strength of their musical ideas. Alysse Gafkjen/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Review

Music

'Woodland' is the sound of Gillian Welch and David Rawlings rebuilding together following disaster

The magnetic bond between Welch and Rawlings, partners in life and in music, has always been central to their songs. On their latest album, the "we" becomes existential.
Swimmer Ali Truwit wears a swim cap with an American flag during practice.

Swimmer Ali Truwit, pictured at practice in Stamford, Conn., in August, won silver in her first Paralympic Games, just over a year after losing part of her leg in a shark attack. Julia Nikhinson/AP hide caption

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Sports

Ali Truwit swims to Paralympic silver a year after losing her leg in a shark attack

Truwit's lower leg was amputated after a shark bit her during a post-graduation trip last May. This week, the 24-year-old won two Paralympic medals and set two new American records.
This illustration shows a scaled-up person taking up most of the frame, draped over in a hug-like posture and crowding another. smaller-scale person into the bottom right corner of the frame. The second, smaller figure is pushing up on the person crowding them trying to create more distance and show a codependent relationship.
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Perspective

Life Kit

How I broke free from codependency — and learned the meaning of loving relationships

"I thought: if I just helped my friends, colleagues and neighbors, maybe I’d get the connection I craved in love, work and life," writes journalist Gina Ryder.

How to know if you're in a codependent relationship

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Protesters demonstrate on July 29 in Caracas, Venezuela, against the official election results declaring President Nicolás Maduro won reelection.

Protesters demonstrate on July 29 in Caracas, Venezuela, against the official election results declaring President Nicolás Maduro won reelection. Cristian Hernandez/AP hide caption

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Opinion

Simon Says

Christmas is starting early in Venezuela

Christmas starts early in a lot of retail stores, but in Venezuela it's starting Oct. 1. NPR's Scott Simon explains.

Opinion: Christmas is starting early in Venezuela

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Husam Abukhedeir, a Palestinian neurosurgeon, left his native Gaza for the United Arab Emirates last November because he felt that conditions caused by the war had stripped him of his power as a physician — and endangered his family.

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Goats and Soda

Whatever happened to ... the Gaza neurosurgeon who faced a wrenching decision

Husam Abukhedeir, the chief neurosurgeon at Al-Shifa Hospital, helped the injured and watched many die, including his sister — then knew what he had to do to protect his family. How is he faring today?
Machine Dazzle in his Jersey City studio

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Amy Touchette

TED Radio Hour

Minimalism is in ... but maximalist fashion can change your outlook on life

Minimalist style evokes efficiency and order ... which designer Machine Dazzle finds boring and futile. He challenges us to embrace the colorful joy and abundance of a maximalist wardrobe.

The State of Fashion - Machine Dazzle

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Navigating a maze of giant Douglas firs, a large black bear explores it’s home in one of the last old-growth stands left in Oregon’s Coast Range. These towering trees provide important habitat for bears, who use tree cavities as denning sites for their young and for hibernation.

Navigating a maze of giant Douglas firs, a large black bear explores it’s home in one of the last old-growth stands left in Oregon’s Coast Range. These towering trees provide important habitat for bears, who use tree cavities as denning sites for their young and for hibernation. David Herasimtschuk hide caption

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The Picture Show

A photographer captures life in America’s last remaining old-growth forests

From salamanders and salmon to bears and mountain lions, David Herasimtschuk's images illustrate not only the beauty of the forests and their creatures but the symbiotic relationships that are vital to the forests’ health and the planet’s welfare.
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