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Hurricane Helene made landfall Thursday night in Florida. Israel's prime minister to address the U.N. General Assembly. Sudan's army launches an offensive in Khartoum in a bid to regain the capital.
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Indictment against New York City Mayor Eric Adams remains sealed
Mayor Adams has been criminally indicted, according to several sources. It’s not clear what the specific charges are, though the indictment is expected to be unsealed Thursday in New York.
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Fighting between Israel and Hezbollah puts Jordan in an uncomfortable spot
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Ayman Safadi, Jordan's deputy prime minister and foreign affairs minister, about the risk of an all-out war in Lebanon. Jordan has ties to Israel, Lebanon and the U.S.
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Helene bears down on Florida, with the worst impacts expected in Big Bend area
Hurricane Helene is expected to make landfall along Florida's Big Bend region on Thursday. Forecasters warn the storm surge could be as high as 20 feet -- with powerful winds and heavy rainfall.
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A woman didn’t just hike the 2,000-mile-long Appalachian Trail — she ran it
Tara Dower — trail name Candy Mama — has laid claim to the fastest known time for running the Appalachian Trail.
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Trump's N.C. campaign stops steer clear of scandalized GOP candidate for governor
Political aftershocks grow after CNN report that North Carolina’s GOP nominee for governor posted racist, anti-Semitic and other inflammatory comments on an adult forum more than a decade ago.
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Trump and Harris plan to end taxes on tips. The reaction is mixed in Las Vegas
Clark County, Nevada, runs on the hospitality industry. How will a plan to eliminate income tax on tips affect workers decision on who to vote for, or whether to vote at all?
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What can President Biden do to help end the war in Ukraine as his term runs out?
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in Washington Thursday, seeking President Biden’s approval on a strategy to end the war with Russia on Ukraine’s terms.
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We hear what's on Nevada voters' minds at a rodeo in rural Nye County
Clark County, home to Las Vegas, and Reno’s Washoe County are reliably Democratic -- and where nearly 90% of Nevadans live. The Silver State’s other 15 counties are heavily conservative. We vist Nye County.
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How Asian American voters in Nevada are feeling about November's election
As the fastest growing segment of the electorate nationwide, Asian and Pacific Islander American voters are being courted -- especially in Nevada, where 10% of the voting population is Asian American.
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Oklahoma prisoner Emmanuel Littlejohn asks for clemency
Emmanuel Littlejohn has been on death row for the killing of a clerk at an Oklahoma City gas station, after a robbery turned deadly. He is pleading for clemency, ahead of his execution Thursday.
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In her film 'Lee,' Kate Winslet plays a pioneering World War II-era photojournalist
In the new biopic "Lee," Kate Winslet stars as pioneering World War II-era photojournalist Lee Miller.