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Health experts agree that the unseasonably early surges of RSV cases, especially among children, are a consequence of lifting COVID-19 precautions, which served to protect the public from a variety of viruses.

RSV is surging. Here's what to watch for and answers about treatment options

10:42am November 02, 2022

by Vanessa Romo

Doctors say they are seeing an unprecedented number of cases. How concerned should parents be? Why are young children so vulnerable? What's causing this year's outbreak? We offer some answers.

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Latino voters look beyond immigration, and hope candidates will, too

10:05am November 02, 2022

by Pablo Valdivia

While immigration remains a threshold issue for many Latino voters, it is not the only thing they're focused on ahead of the midterms.

ReAwaken America brings together some of the U.S.' most prolific conspiracy theorists

5:01am November 02, 2022

by Lisa Hagen

Some of the biggest proponents of conspiracy theories about vaccines and elections regularly tour the country together. Many of the speakers are closely tied to former president Donald Trump.

Morning news brief

5:01am November 02, 2022

Republicans have edge in enthusiasm in final six days before the midterms. Pelosi attack increases lawmakers' concerns for safety. AndFed expected to raise interest rates for the sixth time this year.

The Home Depot store is seen in Philadelphia on Feb. 22. Home Depot workers in the city could form the company's first unionized store.

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Home Depot workers in Philadelphia vote on whether to form 1st unionized store

5:00am November 02, 2022

by Alina Selyukh

More than 260 workers will be able to begin voting on Wednesday. Results are expected late Saturday.

Barred owls are known to be aggressive and territorial. A barred owl similar to this one recently attacked a Washington state woman — twice.

An owl twice attacked a Washington woman. A biologist says it's becoming more common

5:00am November 02, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

Such attacks have happened elsewhere in Washington state. They're more common now because of the shrinking availability of dense forests that allow the owls to be more secluded, an expert says.

Investigators search for evidence outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, May 25, 2022, after an 18-year-old gunman killed 19 students and two teachers. Four months after the Robb Elementary School shooting, the Uvalde school district on Friday, Oct. 7 pulled its entire embattled campus police force off the job.

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One student repeatedly called 911 during the Uvalde shooting, reports say

2:06am November 02, 2022

A series of miscommunications from nearly 400 members of law enforcement led to long wait times for those stuck inside Robb Elementary School, where 19 students and two teachers died.

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Sen. Lindsey Graham must testify before a grand jury in Georgia

4:46pm November 01, 2022

by Nina Totenberg

The Supreme Court said Sen. Lindsey Graham must testify before a grand jury in Georgia. Graham claimed that because he is a senator, he is immune to testifying under the constitution.

An image shows the first page of the first printing of the final text of the U.S. Constitution. The rare document will go up for auction in December, Sotheby's announced on Tuesday.

A rare copy of the first printing of the U.S. Constitution is going up for auction

1:40pm November 01, 2022

by Bill Chappell

The document last went up for auction in 1894. After the new auction was announced, the group that crowdfunded an attempt to buy a similar copy last year told NPR, "We're looking into it."

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What college admissions would look like if affirmative action is reversed

11:24am November 01, 2022

Stella Flores is associate professor of higher education and public policy at the University of Texas at Austin. She discusses the implications of reversing affirmative action in college admissions.

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