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Shortly after 9 p.m. Friday during Travis Scott's performance at the Astroworld Festival in Houston, the crowd started rushing the stage, authorities said.

8 people were killed at Houston's Astroworld Festival after crowd rushed the stage

6:52pm November 06, 2021

by Deepa Shivaram

Authorities in Houston said the victims range in age from 14 to 27, with one unknown. A criminal homicide and narcotics investigation is now underway.

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Climate activists carry out hunger strike in D.C.

6:07pm November 06, 2021

by Jeffrey Pierre

A small band of passionate climate activists feel so desperate about the climate crisis that they've launched a hunger strike to pressure lawmakers to commit to reducing greenhouse gases.

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Why voters rejected a plan to replace Minneapolis Police Department

5:43pm November 06, 2021

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with professor Michelle Phelps of the University of Minnesota, about Minneapolis voters striking down an amendment to replace the city's police department.

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The latest on Houston's Astroworld Festival after stampede kills 8

5:24pm November 06, 2021

by Sara Ernst

City officials spoke earlier Saturday about Friday night's tragedy that killed at least eight people at a Houston music festival.

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Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry, right, pictured with Gov. John Bel Edwards in 2020, said the court action halts President Biden's administration from "moving forward with his unlawful overreach."

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Appeals court temporarily halts Biden vaccine mandate for larger businesses

4:50pm November 06, 2021

by The Associated Press

A federal appeals court on Saturday temporarily blocked the Biden administration's vaccine requirement for businesses with 100 or more workers.

Home builders at work in Sacramento, Calif. Democrats in Congress are trying to pass a bill that would make the largest investment in affordable housing in history and try to boost construction of more moderately priced homes.

Democrats are seeking largest ever investment in affordable housing

12:41pm November 06, 2021

by Chris Arnold

The U.S. is facing its worst affordable housing crisis in generations. The heart of the problem is we just doesn't have enough homes. There's too much demand and not enough supply.

Simon Martinez, ranch manager of the Ute Mountain Ute Farm and Ranch, poses for a portrait.

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Drought is forcing farmers in Colorado to make tough choices

12:26pm November 06, 2021

by Nina Kravinsky

Farms in southwest Colorado are coping with a drought worsened by climate change. It means a big reduction in irrigated water for crops. Conditions this year, one farm manager says, are "the worst."

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Crystal Wahpepah researched the origins of various Native American foods as a part of opening her new restaurant, Wahpepah's Kitchen.

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An Indigenous chef is putting her heritage on the menu with landmark restaurant

11:54am November 06, 2021

by Mia Venkat

Bison blueberry sausage, venison meatballs and lots of squash are on the menu at Wahpepah's Kitchen, the new venture from a former caterer who researched the origins of various Indigenous foods.

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The crowd watches as Travis Scott performs at the Astroworld Festival at NRG park on Friday, in Houston.

8 people dead and several are injured at a music festival in Houston

10:52am November 06, 2021

by The Associated Press

Officials described a surge of the crowd at the Astroworld Festival Friday night while rapper Travis Scott was performing. An estimated 50,000 people were in attendance.

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Boston quietly settled a case where police thought Black stroke victim was drunk

8:54am November 06, 2021

by Ally Jarmanning

Last year, the city of Boston settled a case for $1.3 million after police mistook a Black man suffering a stroke for a drunk driver. The settlement is one of the largest in Boston's recent history.

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