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Despite resistance, UAW plans to expand into sometimes hostile regions of the South
A year after the UAW's historic strike against the Big 3 Automakers, the union has tried to use the momentum to write its next success story in the South. However, it's getting pushback.
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We find out what Georgia voters are thinking about ahead of November's election
Georgia is a key swing state — it carries a lot of electoral votes. Only seven states have more. The Harris and Trump campaigns see it as key to their path to the presidency.
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Before an alleged attempt to kill Trump, man says he recruited soldiers for Ukraine
U.S. military veterans who support Ukraine worry about political blowback since the suspect in the apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump has connections to their movement.
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How families of hundreds of men missing in Bangladesh aim to get answers
Families of men who disappeared during the rule of the Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina hope for answers now that she's been ousted.
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Exit interview: David Rennie ends 6 years covering Beijing for 'The Economist'
David Rennie, longtime China Bureau Chief of "The Economist," is leaving Beijing. In Part 1 of an exit interview with NPR's Steve Inskeep, Rennie talks about where the Chinese economy is headed.
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Teenage boys have a new hair style obsession: alpaca hair
Teenage boys have a new hair style obsession. Shaved on the sides, with a lot of fluff on top, it looks like the tuft of hair between an alpaca's ears.
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'Planet Money': What it means that the Fed is about to lower interest rates
The Federal Reserve is expected to cut interest rates this week for the first time since it started raising them in response to inflation. One group in particular is watching: Homeowners.
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Fox News hangs in the balance as Rupert Murdoch confronts his kids in court
The future of Fox News — and the rest of the Murdoch media empire — is at stake in a trial this week in Reno, Nevada. Rupert Murdoch wants to change his will to consolidate his eldest son’s power.
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Tracing the path of an artillery shell -- from Pa. factory to Ukraine's frontline
The journey U.S.-made ammunition make to the frontline in Ukraine is nearly 5,000 miles. We began in Pennsylvania, where workers make ammunition. Now we trace its path across the Atlantic.
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Floods are causing thousands to flee towns and villages in Central Europe
Heavy rainfall that created flooding in several countries in Central Europe has led to the evacuations of tens of thousands, and the deaths of at least 16 people.
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The private entity that handles evictions in Philadelphia is expected to close
Private companies have handled many of Philadelphia's forced evictions. But after several evictions resulted in injury, insurance companies who covered the eviction business are walking away.
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The Great Salt Lake is drying up. Environmentalists want mandatory water cuts
In a Salt Lake City courtroom Tuesday, environmentalists suing Utah will accuse the state of not doing enough to prevent the Great Salt Lake from drying up.