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With days to go, Democrats' enthusiasm lags behind GOP, new NPR poll finds

The last NPR survey before all votes have to be cast shows inflation continues to be the top concern for voters, and Republicans are trusted more than Democrats on the issue by 20 points.

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Nevada campaigns see Latinos as key to winning elections

The two parties see this growing voting bloc as critical not just to the balance of power in 2022, but to future success in elections.

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Home Depot workers in Philadelphia vote on whether to form 1st unionized store

More than 260 workers will be able to begin voting on Wednesday. Results are expected late Saturday.

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Concerns of violence grow as Election Day nears

Researchers say the days following the election may pose a greater risk of violence than Election Day itself, particularly in locations where vote counting drags on.

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An owl twice attacked a Washington woman. A biologist says it's becoming more common

Such attacks have happened elsewhere in Washington state. They're more common now because of the shrinking availability of dense forests that allow the owls to be more secluded, an expert says.

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A kind word meant everything to Carolyn Hax as her mom battled ALS

Carolyn Hax's mother was battling ALS. That also took a toll on Hax herself, though she continued to work. A colleague that she didn't know well took notice and kept checking in until Hax was better.

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New York City employers are now required to post salary ranges on job listings

New York City employers must post the minimum and maximum salary amounts they are prepared to pay at the time of the listing. Vague language such as "$15 per hour and up" is prohibited, the law says.

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Investigators raid Seoul police over the deadly crowd surge

The raids by South Korea's National Police Agency on local police came a day after the national agency acknowledged that Seoul police failed to act for hours despite calls warning of a swelling crowd.

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One student repeatedly called 911 during the Uvalde shooting, reports say

A series of miscommunications from nearly 400 members of law enforcement led to long wait times for those stuck inside Robb Elementary School, where 19 students and two teachers died.

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What causes Alzheimer's? Study puts leading theory to 'ultimate test'

Researchers are launching a make-or-break study to test the conventional wisdom about what causes Alzheimer's disease.

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'I was their teacher': A chance encounter as Afghans protest after a suicide bombing

Pierre Kattar edited the pictures for an NPR story about two of the teenagers killed in the Sept. 30 attack. On Oct. 10, he went to a demonstration in Rome and made an unexpected connection.

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Takeoff, member of Atlanta rap group Migos, has died at 28

The rapper, part of Migos, the Atlanta group that was hugely commercially popular and both formally and culturally influential, was reportedly shot and killed in Houston on Tuesday.

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This urban mosquito threatens to derail the fight against malaria in Africa

The Anopheles stephensi is a well-known malaria mosquito, but still sort of new in Ethiopia, where it has caused dramatic, out-of-season outbreaks in ill-equipped cities, new research shows.

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Filmmaker says Emmett Till's mother deserves her rightful place in history

Director Chinonye Chukwu tells the story of Mamie Till-Mobley, whose decision to hold an open-casket funeral for her murdered son served as a catalyst for the civil rights movement.

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A rare copy of the first printing of the U.S. Constitution is going up for auction

The last time this particular document went up for auction was in 1894. It's one of only two of its kind that are in private hands — and the other one was sold last year.

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Author reminds Americans that Samuel Adams was a revolutionary before he was a beer

Adams' historical importance is often overlooked because he didn't keep copies of his own letters. Stacy Schiff's superb new biography explores his crucial role in inciting the American Revolution.

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Qatar gives fans all-expenses-paid trips to sing at the World Cup ceremony

Up to 1,600 fans of qualifying teams will be put up for at least two weeks to join the opening ceremony and promote positive social media content about the soccer tournament and the host nation.

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After the tragic crush, hundreds of lost shoes await their owners at a Seoul gym

Police have assembled the crumpled shoes — part of the many personal objects left by victims and survivors of the tragedy — in hopes that the owners, or their friends and family, will retrieve them.

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Martin Luther King Jr. paid the bill for Julia Roberts' birth. Here's the backstory

As fans marked Julia Roberts' birthday last week, they also uncovered a connection between her family and that of the civil rights icon. It all started when her parents opened an acting school.

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Brazil's Bolsonaro still hasn't conceded defeat, over a day after Lula da Silva's win

Almost two days after Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's victory, President Jair Bolsonaro remains uncharacteristically silent.

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'Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions' has the makings of being the greatest yet

This year's tournament has arguably the strongest cast of competitors in history, but three contestants stand out from the rest.

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Israelis go to the polls as Netanyahu tries to stage a comeback

In the fifth election in 3 1/2 years, former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has partnered with fringe elements of Israel's far right to try to unseat centrist Prime Minister Yair Lapid.

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Millions of Ukrainians have escaped the war. Many still can't find enough work

Sixty percent of Ukrainians who fled their homes for other parts of the country have lost their jobs, as Russia's invasion has upended industries and destroyed businesses.

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How to make an ofrenda for Día de Muertos

Día de Muertos is a Mexican holiday that commemorates loved ones who have died. It is believed their spirits return to their families, who put up ofrendas, or altars, on Nov. 1.

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With 'Foster,' Claire Keegan asks that readers look outward

More than most books four times its size, Foster does several of the things we ask of great literature: It expands our world, diverting our attention outward, and it opens up our hearts and minds.

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Voters everywhere are talking about the same issues. Here's why that matters

In Iowa's competitive 3rd Congressional District, candidates and voters are talking about the same issues as those everywhere else. That's part of a long-growing pattern.

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Florida is poised to change the way it imposes the death sentence in trials

Florida is poised to change how it imposes the death penalty following a jury's decision to recommend life without parole for the gunman who killed 17 people at a high school in Parkland.

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Netanyahu eyes a comeback as Israel votes in fifth election in four years

Israelis go to the polls today in their fifth election in less than four years.

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David DePape, who attacked Nancy Pelosi's husband, is charged with attempted murder

The man accused of attacking Nancy Pelosi's husband has now been charged with attempted murder and attempted kidnapping of a U.S. official, as he was looking for the Speaker of the House.

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What college admissions would look like if affirmative action is reversed

Stella Flores is associate professor of higher education and public policy at the University of Texas at Austin. She discusses the implications of reversing affirmative action in college admissions.

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