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Remembering Rev. Cecil Williams, champion of equality in San Francisco, dead at 94
by Scott Shafer
The legendary pastor of Glide Church died this week at the age of 94. He was known as a champion of racial equality, LGBTQ rights and San Francisco's most impoverished residents.
In a Portuguese town, the wine flows as free as a river — but no one is drinking it
Roughly 581,000 gallons of wine poured out of two burst tanks at Destilaria Levira in Portugal Sunday, which led to a viral video of a "river of wine" coursing down a hilly street.
UAW withholds endorsement of Biden as he stays mostly quiet about contract talks
by Tamara Keith
President Biden loves to tout his support for unions. But the United Auto Workers union isn't returning the affection.
Scientists stumped by shiny golden egg discovered in deep sea
Using a remote operated vehicle, NOAA scientists on the Okeanos Explorer encountered a shiny golden orb deep in the Gulf of Alaska.
Patients and doctors in 3 states announce lawsuits over delayed and denied abortions
by Selena Simmons-Duffin
The Center for Reproductive Rights has announced lawsuits in Tennessee, Idaho and Oklahoma that tell dramatic stories describing how abortion laws interfered with patients' care.
Cultural heritage matters when it comes to combating human-created climate change
by Chloe Veltman
Officials from UNESCO are meeting to decide if Venice, Italy, should be listed as an "endangered" world heritage site in part for climate-change-related reasons.
The latest COVID boosters are in for the fall. Here's what that means for you
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Dr. Robert Wachter about the latest round of FDA approved COVID boosters and how people should think about COVID and its risk as the virus becomes endemic.
How the motivation to join the Marine Corps has changed since 9/11
by Tom Bowman
Twenty-two years after the Sept. 11 attacks, different motivations are drawing Marine recruits into service. New recruits were born years after the attacks.
50 years after the U.S.-backed coup toppled Chile's government, victims await justice
by Carrie Kahn
It's been 50 years since a U.S.-backed coup overthrew the democratically elected president of Chile and installed a dictatorship. After five decades, many victims say they still haven't seen justice.