Kathryn Fink
Stories
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Politics
Support from rural Democrats will be crucial for Harris to win this swing state
North Carolina has more rural voters than any other 2024 presidential swing state, and canvassing groups are working to turn out voters in one purple county as early voting continues in the state.
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Politics
Why are some Evangelicals drawn to — and sticking by — Trump? This pastor weighs in
NPR sits down with North Carolina pastor Chad Harvey to talk about Donald Trump, religion and politics.
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Politics
The election looms large at the North Carolina State Fair
With less than two weeks until election day, the races loom large over the state fair in North Carolina, where voters are expressing both apathy and anxiety over their top issues and the candidates.
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A veteran meteorologist explains why Hurricane Milton made him emotional on air
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with longtime Florida meteorologist John Morales, who got emotional while reporting on Milton prior to the hurricane making landfall.
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Hurricane Milton's path toward Florida
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Austen Flannery, a meteorologist at National Weather Service's Tampa Bay Office, about Hurricane Milton's current path toward Florida.
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Health
Ozempic takes over the Kentucky city of Bowling Green
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Bloomberg News' Madison Muller, who reported on a Kentucky city that has one of the highest concentrations of people with weight loss drug prescriptions in the country.
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Business
A proposal to tax the uber-rich is gaining traction. But there are skeptics
The Brazilian government has proposed a 2% global wealth tax on the uber-rich. It would impact the 3,000 wealthiest people in the world.
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Latin America
Venezuela's election has left residents — and expats — wary of the nation's future
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Venezuelan journalist and novelist Karina Sainz Borgo about the uproar over the results of Venezuela's presidential election.
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Climate
As climate disasters go up, so do home insurance costs. HUD wants to fix the cycle
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with HUD secretary Adrienne Todman about how climate change is making home insurance pricier or even impossible to get -- a problem being addressed with a summit this week.
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Politics
Democratic support for Biden's nomination is weakening. Biden is doubling down anyway
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Evan Osnos, New Yorker staff writer and author of a Joe Biden biography, about this crossroads for the Biden campaign as more Democrats call for him to step aside.