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Pennsylvania says an unvaccinated woman has died from measles-related complications

Electron microscope image of a measles virus particle. (Cynthia Goldsmith/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, via AP, File)

Pennsylvania has announced its third measles-related death in less than three weeks. A local coroner says the 40-year-old woman was unvaccinated.

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Trump warns against slowing down AI but he is not against some guardrails

U.S. President Donald Trump attends the Irish Open golf tournament at Trump International Golf Links in Doonbeg, Ireland, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026.

President Trump said there were "negative forces" predicting things that he says won't happen.

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Can Gulf states and Iran negotiate the Strait of Hormuz without the U.S.?

Dania Thafer of the Gulf International Forum weighs in on previously scheduled talks between Iran and Gulf states. Shortly before this interview aired, Oman announced that the talks were postponed.

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Wisconsin congressman survives emergency plane landing, swims to safety

Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Wis., speaks at the Wisconsin Air National Guard facility at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport, July 8, 2026, in Milwaukee.

Wisconsin Congressman Tom Tiffany escaped a sinking plane and swam to shallow water after an emergency landing in a lake. Tiffany and the pilot called 911 from on top of the plane.

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Actor Tatyana Ali is advocating for Black and Indigenous maternal health

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Actor Tatyana Ali says her healing journey after a traumatic childbirth has inspired her advocacy for Black maternal health, including support for midwives, doulas and other birth workers.

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Politics chat: Trump's $5,000 promise to voters, Vance invokes Charlie Kirk

Following the midterm convention in Dallas, President Trump's $5,000 campaign promise has generated attention, but not belief. And, Vice President JD Vance characterizes Democrats as extremists.

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From fracking to data centers: Hearing from people on both sides of the opposition

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with environmentalist, Bill McKibben, and public relations specialist, Frank Maisano, about opposition to industrial development projects like fracking and data centers.

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Can you imagine a universe without a new 'Star Trek' on the horizon?

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As Star Trek celebrates its 60th birthday, the long-running franchise is also grappling with the challenges of timing and technology. "Its audience is aging," says Strange New Worlds star Anson Mount.

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Indonesian passenger ship overturns, sparking search for about 130 missing

People look for the names of their family members on a passenger list after a ferry overturned in bad weather in the Java Sea, at the rescuers command center in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026.

Indonesian rescuers said about 130 passengers and crew are missing after a ferry carrying more than 240 people sank in bad weather in the Java Sea on Sunday.

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How a young woman became an ISIS bride — and then an informant, helping save others

S. was born in Pakistan to Somali parents and raised in Canada. She joined ISIS as a young woman and eventually escaped, becoming an informant against the group.

A young Canadian mother shares her memories of being an ISIS bride, and her harrowing escape from the extremist group.

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Celine Dion returns to the stage after battling rare illness

Singer Celine Dion performs during the opening concert of her

The Canadian singer opened up her 16-show residency in Paris at the Plenitude Arena. The entire series is sold out.

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Alien Terrorist Removal Court deports legal US resident to Afghanistan in first-ever case

FILE - The U.S. Department of Justice logo is seen on a podium before a news conference, May 4, 2026, in Washington.

Nazira Haji Zada, a lawful permanent resident, conceded to being an "alien terrorist." It marks the first case in the Alien Terrorist Removal Court.

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'People are still afraid of those three letters': Fighting the stigma of HIV

Retired rugby star Gareth Thomas, who is HIV positive, came to Rio de Janeiro

That's a quote from former rugby star Gareth Thomas, who is HIV positive. At the International AIDS Conference in Rio this year, he spoke out about the isolation and discrimination tied to the virus.

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OPINION: 25 years on, a nation still mourns

People pause as they stand at the memorial during a ceremony commemorating the 25th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center at the National 9/11 Memorial & Museum on September 11, 2026 in New York City.

A moment to remember those lost in the 9/11 terrorist attacks 25 years ago yesterday.

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A cancer survivor hoped to work — then she lost her Medicaid disability coverage

Taya Hailstone has been in remission from Hodgkin lymphoma for five years, but the cancer

As state governments grapple with how to determine who's sick enough to be excused from new Medicaid work requirements, some families are already struggling with what illnesses guarantee health coverage because of a disability.

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Trump meets Ireland's leaders before heading to his golf club in Doonbeg

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, center right, arrives for the BRICS summit in New Delhi, India, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. (Indian Foreign Ministry via AP)

U.S. President Donald Trump has held talks in Dublin with Irish President Catherine Connolly and Ireland's Prime Minister Micheál Martin during a weekend visit centered on a major golf tournament.

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The secret quest to preserve Palestinian writer Raja Shehadeh's diaries

Raja Shehadeh looks at folders from his archive in 2026.

Leading Palestinian writer Raja Shehadeh has documented Israel's occupation of the West Bank since day one. Fearing the occupation might consume his archive, he secretly moved it to Scotland

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Why are the people building the most powerful AI so worried about what it could do?

Demonstrators participate in the "Stop the AI Race" protest march in San Francisco on July 11, 2026. Researchers who spoke to NPR say the leading AI companies are too focused on racing to develop more capable and autonomous AI systems while safety is falling behind.

As an Anthropic resignation and OpenAI agents' hack on Hugging Face capture public attention, some researchers worry the industry is racing too fast to develop powerful AI while safety measures lag.

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Neighbor turned on neighbor after Charlie Kirk's killing. Is the divide here to stay?

People walk in front of a memorial for slain conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on September 29, 2025.

The assassination of far right activist Charlie Kirk opened the floodgates of neighbor-on-neighbor doxing. A year later, the damage to political discourse in the U.S. remains.

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Miami crash raises concerns about the jet's operator, and why it's flying for Amazon

Officials investigate a Prime Air cargo plane at Miami International Airport after it overran the runway at Miami International Airport in Miami, Fla., on Sept. 6, 2026. An Amazon cargo plane overshot a runway as it landed in Miami, crashing into vehicles and catching fire, officials said.

The cargo plane crash in Miami is raising concerns about the safety culture at 21 Air, one of the carriers that fly for Amazon. Former pilots were sounding alarms even before Sunday's accident.

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BRICS leaders meet in India as wars and US tensions test the bloc

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, center right, arrives for the BRICS summit in New Delhi, India, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. (Indian Foreign Ministry via AP)

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosts Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders of the BRICS nations for a summit on trade, investment, and global conflicts.

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Yemen's Houthis capture a Red Sea island in threat to shipping

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Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have captured a strategic island in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. The move threatens Saudi oil exports through a key commercial lane. And Saudi Arabia said it shut down a major oil pipeline as a precaution after it came under attack.

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How shofars became the spiritual soundtrack of Rosh Hashanah

A man blows a shofar, or ram

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, begins at sunset Friday. For many Jews around the world, a highlight of the holiday will be hearing the shofar: an animal's horn blown like a trumpet.

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Amid war and sanctions, many Iranians are losing their jobs and struggling to get by

People walk past closed shops at the nearly empty traditional main bazaar during Iranian New Year, or Nowruz, holidays in Tehran, Iran, March 29, 2026.

Many Iranians lost their jobs because of the war and the US blockade. Now some are even losing their back-up jobs as sanctions tighten

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In photos: Remembering the Sept. 11 attacks, 25 years later

A woman places flowers at the September 11 memorial plaza in Lower Manhattan ahead of a ceremony commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks at the National September 11 Memorial in New York on Friday.

Around the U.S., ceremonies commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11th terror attacks in New York and at the Pentagon.

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As diseases loom, CDC's response to measles deaths stirs fears about agency's reliability

David J. Sencer CDC Museum at the Edward R. Roybal campus, the headquarters of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia. CDC is the national public health agency of the United States, under the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

The worst U.S. measles outbreak in decades is growing and flu season is imminent. Experts are fretting about federal health data reliability after the CDC questioned two Pennsylvania measles deaths.

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Is Patagonia the new data center hub? + Harley-Davidson's role in the trade war

Mount Fitz Roy in Los Glaciares National Park, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina

Why Patagonia might become a new data center hub

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The voices of Sept. 11: 'My first thought was ... I can't believe that I survived'

We listen back to interviews recorded in the aftermath of Sept. 11, with a particular focus on stories of survival and loss at the World Trade Center, and some reflections in poetry and music.

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Remembering 9/11. And, Vance, Trump urge voters to back Republicans in the midterms

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NPR reflects on the events of 9/11 and the toll it left on the U.S. 25 years later. And, President Trump and Vice President Vance's convention speeches urge voters to back the GOP in the midterms.

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US diesel prices soar past $6 a gallon, deepening strain for hauling everyday goods

FILE - The price for diesel fuel is displayed on a pump at a gas station Friday, Sept. 4, 2026, in Dickson, Tenn.

Diesel prices in the U.S. has hit yet another record, soaring past $6 a gallon on average as Washington's war with Iran disrupts the world's flow of fuel

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