Michel Martin
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Business
Nobel Prize in Economics goes to 3 American economists who study global inequality
The prize is shared by Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson of MIT and James Robinson of the University of Chicago. They will split the prize money of 11 million Swedish krona or about $1.058 million.
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Politics
As Election Day nears, presidential candidates take different approaches to voters
Kamala Harris has been appealing to non-MAGA Republicans. Donald Trump isn't softening his message. In an interview that aired on Fox News, he cast his ideological opponents as threats to the country.
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Hezbollah strikes back against Israel with one of its deadliest attacks of the year
A Hezbollah drone attack on an Israeli army training base killed four Israeli soldiers. The attack came shortly after the Pentagon announced it is sending Israel an advanced antimissile system.
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National
Milton was downgraded before it came ashore. Was the damage as bad as expected?
NPR's Michel Martin talks to Col. Brandon Bowman, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Jacksonville District, about assessing damage in Florida after Hurricane Milton.
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Books
South Korean author Han Kang has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature
Han Kang won "for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life." Her novel "The Vegetarian" won the International Booker Prize in 2016.
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The remnants of Hurricane Milton are moving out into the Atlantic
As the storm exits, residents in Tampa and surrounding areas have to navigate the damage. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Democratic Rep. Kathy Castor of Florida about the latest on Milton.
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On the Lebanon border with Israel the sound of explosions persist
Israel says its ground operations into Lebanon are limited, targeted raids. In Marjayoun, a town on Lebanon’s border with Israel, rocket fire and raids backed by airstrikes haven't let up.
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Milton sweeps across the Florida peninsula leaving damage in its wake
Todd Dunn of the Fire and Emergency Management Department of Charlotte County, Fla., talks to NPR's Michel Martin about conditions in his county which had issued mandatory evacuation orders.
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World
Morning news brief
Milton plows across Florida with high winds, torrential rain and tornadoes. Israeli military's ground incursion continues in southern Lebanon. Polls suggest Republicans make gains among Black voters.
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Politics
Polls suggest Republicans are making gains among Black voters — especially Black men
Polls show that former President Donald Trump has made inroads with Black voters. NPR's Leila Fadel visits one neighborhood in Detroit to see how he's gained appeal among this voting bloc.