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How was a man with an AK-style rifle able to get within 500 yards of Trump on Sunday?
NPR's Steve Inskeep asks that question to Bill Gage, a former Secret Service agent, who is now a senior security consultant with Safe Haven Security Group.
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Morning news brief
FBI says former President Trump was targeted in apparent attempted assassination. Venezuela accuses the CIA of plotting to assassinate its president. TikTok goes to court to try to avoid a U.S. ban.
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The billions of dollars approved to help Ukraine also benefits U.S. manufacturing
Morning Edition visits the Scranton, P.a, n Plant to get a behind the scenes look at how defense manufacturing contributes the economy in Northeastern Pa.
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Abortion pills will become controlled substances in Louisiana on Oct. 1
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to ER physician Jennifer Avegno, who heads the New Orleans Health Department, about a law classifying abortion drugs misoprostol and mifepristone as controlled substances.
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Campbell Soup is the latest company to change its name to adopt a new mission
The Campbell Soup Company which has been around for more than a century is changing its name to The Campbell’s Company -- dropping soup from its name. We look at company name change trends.
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Federal affordable housing program for agricultural workers falls short in Colorado
The program, designed to help agricultural workers find housing, often leaves workers without a place to live because their income is considered too high to qualify for affordable housing.
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Post debate: Harris and Trump hit the campaign trail as presidential election nears
With the presidential debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris over, the sprint is on to campaign for votes -- especially in swing states. We examine each campaign’s post-debate strategies.
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U.N. aims to expand the number of permanent members on the Security Counsel
The United States supports creating two new permanent U.N. Security Council seats for African states, and one seat to be rotated among small island developing states
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Beware: It's Friday the 13th. Don't say we didn't warn you
Friday the 13th is a widespread superstition around the world. Some countries, however, have their own bad luck days.
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A man who loves music remembers how drumming changed his life
In this week's StoryCorps, a man shares his love of playing drums on Philadelphia’s streets.
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Russia's war on Ukraine will top Biden-Starmer meeting agenda
President Biden hosts the new British prime minister at the White House. They’ll discuss whether to let Ukraine launch western weapons into Russia. If they do, Russia says it will respond accordingly.
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Popular Shanghai bookstore, closed by China, relocates to Washington, D.C.
Jifeng Bookstore in Shanghai used to be a gathering place for academics and students, but it closed in 2018 after the Chinese government declined to renew the lease on the building.