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October 10, 2025
National Guard troops begin patrols in Memphis
Guard members in Memphis are operating under the governor's command — unlike other cities facing troop deployments, including Los Angeles, P...
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October 10, 2025
Peru: Chicha Cumbia, the electric pulse of Lima
Photographers and storytellers Karla Gachet and Ivan Kashinsky document cumbia music in Colombia, Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, Argentina and the U...
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October 10, 2025
White House says 'substantial' layoffs of federal workers have begun, with few details
The Trump administration says it has started the process of issuing reduction-in-force notices to federal employees. It's not clear how many...
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October 10, 2025
More than 20 kids in India have died from contaminated cough syrup. Who's to blame?
The cough syrup was contaminated with industrial chemicals. Experts say this is no accident. It's the latest case of what is being called a...
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October 10, 2025
Every moment pops in the nuclear thriller 'A House of Dynamite'
A single nuclear warhead, of unknown origin, is heading toward the U.S. mainland in Kathryn Bigelow's new Netflix film. It's an unnerving sc...
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October 10, 2025
'Kiss of the Spider Woman' works, even when the music doesn't
Jennifer Lopez is the marquee name, but this adaptation of the Kander and Ebb Tony-winning musical belongs to Tonatiuh and Diego Luna.
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October 10, 2025
Israel says it has begun a pull-back of troops in Gaza
Israeli forces have begun a pull-back of troops from Gaza Friday after Israel's cabinet approved a plan for a ceasefire aimed at ending the...
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October 10, 2025
In the age of algorithms, one Irish town still does love the old-fashioned way
Most won't leave the town of Lisdoonvarna with a partner. But for a few nights each fall, they find something rarer — company, ritual and th...
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October 10, 2025
Venezuela's opposition leader María Corina Machado wins 2025 Nobel Peace Prize
Venezuela's opposition leader María Corina Machado has won this year's Nobel Peace Prize for her tireless work promoting democratic rights f...
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October 10, 2025
Unlike the government, our quiz writer is still at work. Can you ace her test?
It's Nobel season — but other stuff happened, too. If you're up on France, legacy media and authors both high- and low-brow, you'll get at l...
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October 10, 2025
Macario Martínez: Tiny Desk Concert
Macario Martínez, the street sweeper who became a Mexican pop star, brings his evocative music and longing lyricism to the Tiny Desk.
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October 10, 2025
A real-life robber, a musical and 'Tron: Ares' — all in theaters this weekend
The AI story in Tron: Ares is grandiose but, according to our critic, a waste of pixels. Lucky for theater-goers, there are lots of choices...
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October 10, 2025
Social Security workers say the shutdown has them unable to help with benefit letters
Employees at Social Security field offices say the government shutdown has left them unable to carry out an important service: help recipien...
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October 10, 2025
Sorry, dad! Colin Hanks says John Candy was the 'nicest guy in Hollywood'
John Candy was one of the most beloved comedic actors of his time, with starring roles in Planes, Trains and Automobiles and Uncle Buck. His...
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October 10, 2025
Where has Trump suggested sending troops? In cities run by Democratic mayors
In just four months, Trump has suggested or ordered sending federal intervention to nearly a dozen cities.
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October 10, 2025
This museum immerses students in U.S. history: 'You can smell it, touch it, see it'
At New York City's Tenement Museum, high schoolers explore the American experience through the eyes of one 1860s-era Black family.
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October 10, 2025
From remote islands to the DMZ, an intrepid teen hits 118 countries before turning 20
Arjun Malaviya set out to travel the world on his 17th birthday in July 2023. Over 13 months, the California teenager traveled through some...
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October 10, 2025
Sora gives deepfakes 'a publicist and a distribution deal.' It could change the internet
OpenAI's new hit app has unleashed a new wave of AI slop across the internet. But what happens when there are no rules over hyper-realistic...
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October 10, 2025
Loyola's Sister Jean, who became a March Madness icon, dies at 106
Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the beloved chaplain for the Loyola Chicago men's basketball team who became an international celebrity during...
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October 10, 2025
Shut down but not silenced: Federal workers find their voice
After months of layoffs and funding cuts by the Trump administration, the government shutdown has given some federal employees hope that the...
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October 10, 2025
Peru's Congress removes President Boluarte as a crime wave grips the country
Lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to swiftly remove Peru's first female president shortly after midnight, marking yet another leadership shake-...
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October 10, 2025
The best new albums out Oct. 10 : All Songs Considered
Makaya McCraven. Madi Diaz. The return of Mobb Deep. Guest host Rodney Carmichael chats with Celia Gregory from WNXP in Nashville about thei...
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October 10, 2025
White House claims "more than 1,000%" rise in assaults on ICE agents, data says otherwise
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers claim assaults on their officers are up sharply since June. There's no public evidence that num...
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October 9, 2025
Federal judge partially grants state and city bid to block Trump administration National Guard deployment
Judge's order temporarily bars Trump administration 'from ordering the federalization and deployment of the National Guard of the United Sta...
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October 9, 2025
Dominion, the voting tech company at the center of false 2020 claims, is sold
Dominion Voting Systems, the company at the center of false fraud claims about the 2020 election, has been acquired by an entity called Libe...
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October 9, 2025
Letitia James, who prosecuted Trump in N.Y., is indicted on one count of bank fraud
The indictment comes after steady pressure from President Trump to prosecute James, who successfully sued Trump and his company for inflatin...
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October 9, 2025
Once the Gaza ceasefire goes into effect, what happens next? Here's what to know
Israel and Hamas have reached an agreement for the "first phase" of a plan promoted by President Trump to end the war in Gaza. A ceasefire i...
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October 9, 2025
This #MeToo melodrama isn't great, but Julia Roberts' performance is
Roberts plays a Yale professor whose life unravels after one of her colleagues is accused of sexually assaulting a student. After the Hunt i...
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October 9, 2025
What to know about the Nobel Peace Prize
Anticipation is growing and bookies around the world are taking bets on who'll be awarded this year's Nobel Peace Prize. Here is what to kno...
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October 9, 2025
The 10th and final escapee from a New Orleans jailbreak is captured after five months
Ten men escaped the Orleans Parish Justice Center through a hole in the wall behind a toilet on May 16. Most were captured within days, but...
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October 9, 2025
Why being in credit card debt doesn't mean you're bad with money
Financial educators bust three common myths about credit card debt — and explain why these negative assumptions can hold us back from making...
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October 9, 2025
Shutdown strains already short-staffed air traffic controllers, union president says
Understaffing at air traffic control towers has affected flights this week. But the The National Air Traffic Controllers Association preside...
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October 9, 2025
China curbs rare earth exports, raising stakes before Trump-Xi talks
Analysts say Thursday's announcement is China's bid to strengthen its leverage in trade talks with the U.S., ahead of a planned leaders' mee...
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October 9, 2025
Bipartisan negotiations are the 'obvious way out' of the shutdown, says Sen. Dick Durbin
As the government shutdown reaches its ninth day, Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin is calling on Republicans to resume negotiations in Washington...
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October 9, 2025
Pope Leo issues new document on poverty
The apostolic exhortation is Pope Leo's first since his election in May.
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October 9, 2025
In Utah, a group that helped prompt the redistricting says it's acting on faith
Mormon Women for Ethical Government was one of the plaintiffs in a lawsuit that could overturn Utah's Republican-leaning map for U.S. House...
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October 9, 2025
Need a laptop? This retiree refurbishes laptops, gives them away to those in need
Craig Clark, 79, calls himself the "Tech Fairy." Clark spends his time refurbishing old laptops and giving them away for free to people who...
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October 9, 2025
Renewable energy outpaces coal for electricity generation in historic first, report says
For the first time on record, renewable energy generated more electricity for the planet than coal, a new report says.
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October 9, 2025
This 4-year-old's heart is failing. A federal grant that might help him was canceled
A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold an...
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October 9, 2025
59% of Americans disapprove of RFK Jr.'s moves as health secretary, a new poll says
A new poll shows trust in federal health policies is plummeting, and what -- or who -- people believe increasingly depends on their politics...
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October 9, 2025
Trump's use of National Guard strays from role as 'minutemen,' military experts say
Military experts say they also worry how these new deployments will affect recruitment and public trust.
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October 9, 2025
In an age of streaming excess, cult rappers master the mini-album
Three new hip-hop releases show a way forward for mid-level artists: albums the length of a network sitcom, and committing to the audience y...
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October 9, 2025
XX wins 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature
The Nobel Prize in literature was announced Thursday, with this year's winner joining the ranks of Ernest Hemingway, John Steinbeck and Toni...
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October 9, 2025
Chicago puts up a fight against Trump, deployment of National Guard troops
National Guard troops from Illinois and Texas have been tasked with protecting federal government employees such as Immigration and Customs...
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October 8, 2025
At the Supreme Court, the case of the candidate who sued, even though he won
At issue was a suit by Rep. Michael Bost, R-Ill., challenging an Illinois regulation that allows ballots mailed in by Election Day to be cou...
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October 8, 2025
Israel and Hamas agree on the "first phase" of Gaza ceasefire deal
The deal raises the possibility that the war may now be over, ending the bloodiest fighting ever between Israelis and Palestinians.
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October 8, 2025
Federal appeals court ruling keeps Oregon National Guard federalized ahead of oral arguments
The ruling does not allow troops onto Portland streets.
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October 8, 2025
After Spain's blackout, critics blamed renewable energy. It's part of a bigger attack
When millions lost power in Spain and Portugal this spring, some were quick to blame too much solar and wind power. That wasn't the cause, b...
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October 8, 2025
'Fairyland' recalls a girl's life with her poet father in pre-AIDS San Francisco
Alysia Abbott's memoir about growing up in 1970s San Francisco with her gay, single father, has been adapted into a film directed by Andrew...
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October 8, 2025