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Crypto companies poured over $119 million toward influencing federal elections
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Public Citizen researcher Rick Claypool about how donations from crypto companies are affecting the election.
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South Korean authorities have launched a crackdown on deepfake porn
why are so many fake images of porn, targeting South Korean women? Deefake porn the latest form of digital sex crime to afflict one of the world's most technologically advanced nations.
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Ukrainians hold off on having babies during the war — some families buck the trend
Against a backdrop of a declining birth rate, many families in Ukraine are trying to have a child in wartime.
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Morning news brief
French authorities indict Telegram founder on multiple charges. Donald Trump shares TikTok video including footage that may violate federal law. Republicans insist noncitizens will sway the election.
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French authorities indict Telegram founder Pavel Durov on multiple charges
Charges against the CEO of Telegram mark one of the few instances where the head of a major internet platform has been charged over alleged criminal failure to moderate what users do on its site.
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Parental stress is a significant public health issue, surgeon general advisory says
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy about his new report on stress in parenting.
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Harris is on a 2-day Georgia bus tour. It’s the latest sign the state is in play
Vice President Harris and running mate Tim Walz just kicked off on a two-day bus tour in Georgia. The state President Biden narrowly won in 2020 is again in play.
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Heads Up: What CDC guidance says about school kids and head lice
NPR's A Martinez talks to Dr. Dawn Nolt, a professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, about why CDC guidance says kids can stay in school even if they have lice, which may differ than what many adults recall.
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Ukraine has successfully tested ballistic missiles that were made in Ukraine
Ukraine has been dependent on Western countries for long-range ballistic missiles in its fight against Russia's invasion. Will producing these missiles in Ukraine make a difference in the war?
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Israel has begun a large-scale military operation in the occupied West Bank
It's Israel's largest military operation in the occupied West Bank since the start of the war in Gaza. Israeli military officials say they are thwarting terrorist groups.
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Trump campaign staffers have run-in with Arlington National Cemetery official
The two staffers had a verbal and physical altercation with an official at the cemetery after they were asked not to film or photograph where recent U.S. casualties are buried, sources tell NPR.
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Writer Yuval Levin thinks about frustrations with government in a divided nation
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with conservative writer Yuval Levin about the value of the U.S. Constitution in a divisive era.