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Maine's secretary of state tells NPR why she disqualified Trump from the ballot
Maine became the second state to rule the former president is ineligible to run because of what he did in the days leading up to, and on, Jan. 6, 2021.
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How The Pandemic Has Upended The Lives Of Thailand's Sex Workers
Many of them left rural areas to earn their living in the sex trade and send money home to help their families. COVID-19 restrictions have changed all that.
Trump has made more than 100 threats to prosecute or punish perceived enemies
An NPR investigation has found that since 2022, Trump has repeatedly threatened to investigate, prosecute, jail or otherwise punish his political opponents, rivals and even private citizens.
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The new generation of smart speakers doesn't always play nice with each other's ecosystems, but at least they all sound much better.
'Consumer Reports' Director Offers An Inside Take On The Car Testing Process
Jennifer Stockburger runs the Consumer Reports "test track," where the magazine takes stock of hundreds of cars, trucks and SUVs. She says more than 50 tests drive each vehicle's rating.
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WNC COVID-19 'Phase 2' Updates
This page is no longer being updated. For the latest news, go to our Phase 2.5 update page.(9/4 3:30 p.m.) A Cherokee County resident that was previously…
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Chastened since the turn of the millennium, the streaming revolution has now revivified the recording industry — at least, those at the top of it. What are the alternatives, then?
40 years after Challenger: Lingering guilt and lessons learned
Forty years after the Challenger disaster, NPR explores the engineers' last-minute efforts to stop the launch, their decades of guilt and the vital lessons that remain critical for NASA today.
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Remembering legendary music executive Seymour Stein, co-founder of Sire Records
Stein, who died Sunday at 80, signed a wide range of pioneering artists: The Ramones, Madonna, Talking Heads, The Pretenders, k.d. lang and Ice-T. We'll listen back to two of his Fresh Air interviews.
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Remembering legendary music executive Seymour Stein, co-founder of Sire Records
Stein, who died Sunday at 80, signed a wide range of pioneering artists: The Ramones, Madonna, Talking Heads, The Pretenders, k.d. lang and Ice-T. We'll listen back to two of his Fresh Air interviews.
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