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Ecuador: La reinvención andina de la cumbia

Celebration of San Juanes in Cotacachi, province of Imbabura, Ecuador.  The Cumbia Andina is a mixture of indigenous rythms from the north of the country, such as San Juanitos played and danced to during the celebrations, and Colombian cumbia.

Uno de los géneros más escuchados en las Américas, los fotógrafos Karla Gachet e Iván Kashinsky documentan la cumbia en Colombia, México, Ecuador, Perú, Argentina y Estados Unidos.

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Ecuador: The Andean reinvention of cumbia

Celebration of San Juanes in Cotacachi, province of Imbabura, Ecuador.  The Cumbia Andina is a mixture of indigenous rythms from the north of the country, such as San Juanitos played and danced to during the celebrations, and Colombian cumbia.

Photographers and storytellers Karla Gachet and Ivan Kashinsky document cumbia music in Colombia, Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, Argentina and the United States.

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Tackles, projectiles and gunfire: Many fear ICE tactics are growing more violent

Federal officers detain a person while members of the community and activists protest near the 3900 block of South Kedzie Avenue, Oct. 4, in Chicago.

Videos taken by eye witnesses of federal agent encounters with immigrants in Chicago and elsewhere have shown increasingly tense incidents. Immigrant advocates and observers say they're indicative of a larger trend of aggression among federal immigration officers.

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As the ceasefire begins, a look at the Gaza war by the numbers

People walk amid the destruction in Gaza City on Oct. 11, 2025, a day after a ceasefire took effect. Israel pulled back its forces on Oct. 10, and tens of thousands of Palestinians made their way back to their devastated homes.

With start of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and release of hostages and prisoners, here are some key figures related to the Gaza war and the Hamas-led attack on Israel that sparked it.

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Palestinians celebrate as prisoners are released by Israel under Gaza ceasefire deal

A Palestinian prisoner who was released from an Israeli prison as part of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, upon his arrival in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Monday.

Among the 2,000 Palestinians freed in the Gaza ceasefire deal were 250 serving life terms for attacks on Israelis dating back decades.

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Kids who use social media score lower on reading and memory tests, a study shows

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Data from a large, ongoing study of adolescents shows a link between increasing social media use and lower cognition and memory in teens.

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This wedding photographer now removes landmines for a group that's won a top prize

Mofida Majzoub oversees a demining operation in Lebanon. A former wedding photographer, Majzoub switched careers to help people living in areas contaminated with landmines.

The Mines Advisory Group has been removing landmines for more than three decades. This year, it received the Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize, a prestigious award with a $3 million prize.

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Natural gas prices are low, but your monthly gas bill is up. Here's why

A gas pipeline construction crew in Wyncote, Pa., replaces older pipes that are prone to leaking climate-heating methane. Projects like this are increasing gas customers

Gas utility bills are rising even though natural gas prices are down. That's because a much larger share of your gas bill now goes to infrastructure instead of fuel.

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Highlighting Indigenous stories from across NPR's network

Karen Little Thunder and her cousin Phil Little Thunder greet attendees of a memorial ceremony in Nebraska

NPR is highlighting Indigenous stories from across its network in celebrations of Indigenous Peoples Day.

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Media companies thought late night TV was irrelevant. Kimmel proved them wrong

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Jimmy Kimmel's return to airwaves might just point the way forward for late night TV to prove its relevance to American audiences — and to itself.

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Amid shutdown, Trump administration guts department overseeing special education

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Multiple sources tell NPR that, as part of the Trump administration's latest reduction-in-force, the U.S. Department of Education has gutted the office that handles special education.

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She was about to drop out of college, but then her professor stepped in

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Midway through her first semester of college, Silvana Clark realized she didn't have enough money to finish the year. Then, her drama professor stepped in.

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3 share Nobel Prize in Economics for work on technology, growth and creative destruction

A bust of Swedish chemist, inventor and businessman Alfred Nobel, founder and namesake of the Nobel Prizes, is pictured on October 6, 2025 at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden.

Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt won the Nobel memorial prize in economics Monday for their research on how technological innovation fuels economic growth and creative destruction.

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In a major milestone, Hamas begins releasing final Israeli hostages

Israelis react as they wait for the release of Israelis still held in Gaza at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv early on Oct. 13, 2025.

Hamas on Monday began releasing the final Israeli hostages held captive in Gaza, a major milestone in the efforts to end the devastating two years of war in the Palestinian territory.

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Pastors and staff from underground church are arrested in China

Pastor Ezra Jin leads a class on the basics of Christian beliefs at the Zion Church in Beijing, China, in August 2018.

China has in recent years arrested and detained Christian leaders of underground churches, who are not registered with the government and under its control.

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U.S. measles cases continue to climb, with outbreaks across the country

Raynard Covarrubio fills a syringe with the MMR vaccine, at a vaccine clinic put on by Lubbock Public Health Department on March 1 in Lubbock, Texas. West Texas saw a measles outbreak this year.

In South Carolina, more than 150 unvaccinated schoolkids are under quarantine after being exposed to measles. Across the U.S., total case counts could be even higher than the official number.

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Who are the 20 Gaza hostages believed to be alive and expected to be released?

A man walks past a billboard bearing the portraits of Israelis held hostage in the Gaza Strip by Palestinian militants since Oct.2023.

After more than two years in captivity, 20 hostages abducted during Hamas's Oct. 7, 2023, attacks, are set to return to Israel.

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Vance says administration will keep fighting to send National Guard to Chicago

Runners participate in the Chicago Marathon on Sunday.

On Saturday, a federal appeals court blocked the Trump administration from deploying federalized National Guard troops in Illinois.

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4 killed and 20 more injured in shooting at a bar in South Carolina, sheriff says

A mass shooting at a crowded bar on an idyllic South Carolina island has left four people dead and at least 20 injured, officials say.

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"It feels terrible." Federal worker's family tightens their belts as shutdown drags on

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With no end in sight to the funding standoff, financial anxiety is growing. One single mom in Colorado raided her retirement savings to get through the shutdown.

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Afghanistan says it has killed 58 Pakistani soldiers in overnight border operations

Afghan refugees sit next to their belongings loaded onto vehicles as they wait for opening of the border crossing point, which closed following Afghan and Pakistani security forces exchanged cross border firing, at a camp in Chaman, Pakistan, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025.

Afghanistan said Sunday it killed 58 Pakistani soldiers in overnight border operations, in response to what it called repeated violations of its territory and airspace.

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China vows to stand firm against Trump's 100% tariff threat

An aerial view of a container port is seen in Qingdao in east China

China signaled Sunday that it would not back down in the face of a 100% tariff threat from President Donald Trump, urging the U.S. to resolve differences through negotiations instead of threats.

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5 things to know about the health care fight behind the shutdown

Rep. Mike Lawler (right), R-N.Y., confronts House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., about signing on to a bill that would extend Affordable Care Act tax credits, on Oct. 8.

If Congress doesn't act, costs will rise on premiums for health care plans on the Affordable Care Act marketplaces. Here's what to know about the politics and real-world impact of this issue.

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Preparations begin to ramp up aid in Gaza as ceasefire brings hope for end to 2-year war

Egyptian Red Crecent members monitor trucks carrying humanitarian aid as they enter the Rafah crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, following an agreement between Israel and Hamas on a ceasefire, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025.

Preparations were also underway Sunday for the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza and Palestinian prisoners held in Israel.

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Hollywood's quirky leading lady, Diane Keaton, dies aged 79

Actress Diane Keaton poses at the 45th AFI Life Achievement Award Tribute to Keaton at the Dolby Theatre on Thursday, June 8, 2017, in Los Angeles.

Diane Keaton, who remained one of Hollywood's quirkiest and most beloved actors decades after her Academy Award-winning performance in the movie Annie Hall, has died aged 79.

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16 people died in a blast at a Tennessee explosives factory early Friday, sheriff says

Residents attend a vigil honoring the victims of a blast at an explosives plant, Accurate Energetic Systems, on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025, in Centerville Tenn.

A blast in rural Tennessee that leveled an explosives plant and was felt for miles around killed 16 people and left no survivors, authorities said.

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Diane Keaton, Oscar-winning star of 'Annie Hall' and 'The Godfather,' dies at 79

Diane Keaton appears at the Ralph Lauren Spring 2023 Fashion Experience in Pasadena, Calif., on Oct. 13, 2022.

The actor, known for her quirky, vibrant manner and depth was 79. Across her decades-long career, she worked with prominent filmmakers including Francis Ford Coppola, Woody Allen and Nancy Meyers.

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Trump slashes mental health agency as shutdown drags on

Sign for the 988 Lifeline mental health emergency hotline, Walnut Creek, California, December 20, 2024. The Trump administration has laid off more than 100 employees at the agency responsible for overseeing the number.

Sources tell NPR that more than 100 employees have been laid off at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Agency. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had some cuts reversed late Saturday.

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Nobel Prize winner Machado says Venezuela is in 'chaos' under current regime

Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado gives a speech during an Anti-government protest on Jan. 9, 2025 in Caracas, Venezuela.

The far-right leader of Venezuela's opposition party said that the current president is illegitimate and called for his removal.

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Trump directs Pentagon to use 'available funds' to pay military during shutdown

President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a press conference at the White House along with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.

President Trump's announcement comes days before active duty members would have missed their first full paycheck as the shutdown of the federal government continues.

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