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NYC mayor says 'outside agitators' are co-opting Columbia protests—students disagree
by Destinee Adams
In an NPR interview, NYC Mayor Eric Adams said he had a 'gut reaction' that outside agitators were leading Columbia anti-war protests. Students beg to differ.
Why one man has spent much of his life trying to climb a near-impossible summit
by Shelby Herbert
Known by rock climbers, Devil's Thumb stands about 9,000 feet high over the Gulf of Alaska. One man keeps trying to reach its summit. (Story aired on Weekend Edition Saturday on Sept. 9, 2023.)
Resort in Montenegro is holding a contest looking for the laziest citizen
To win the contest, all you have to do is lie down longer than everybody else. Seven competitors remain from a starting lineup of 21 — now in a record smashing 24th day.
Couple's colorful meadows become a bright spot in a Vermont community
by Nina Keck
Natalie Gilliard and Jonathan Yacko's pandemic project — turning a lawn into a meadow — helped them become a part of their new community.
Morning news brief
The death toll from the earthquake in Morocco surpasses 2,100 people. The FDA is poised to green light a new set of COVID boosters. President Biden is wrapping up his Asia trip with a stop in Vietnam.
The Food and Drug Administration is poised to approve new COVID boosters
The latest shots could bolster immunity as a new COVID-19 wave rises, and the season for peak respiratory illnesses approaches.
Latest Marine recruits at Parris Island, S.C., were all born after Sept. 11 attacks
by Tom Bowman
Twenty-two years after the Sept. 11 attacks, different motivations are drawing Marine recruits into service.
Decades after Pinochet's dictatorship in Chile, the fight for justice continues
by Carrie Kahn
It's been 50 years since a U.S. backed coup toppled the democratically elected president of Chile and installed a dictatorship. After five decades many victims say they still haven't seen justice.
Autoworkers are the latest union members to fight for an eye-popping raise
Big union demands — bolstered by a tight labor market and frustration throughout the COVID pandemic — are paying off in some sectors with significant raises for workers.
A rare chance to look into Nicaragua, a country that shuts itself off to journalists
For more than a year, Nicaragua has kept foreign journalists out. NPR's Eyder Peralta managed to get in, and he brings us some exclusive on-the-ground reporting.
Chipping away at the 'epidemic of loneliness,' one new friendship at a time
by Priyanka Dayal McCluskey
President Biden is wrapping up his Asia trip with a stop in Vietnam
President Biden has spent the last several days in Asia. He was at the G20 Summit in India, and is now wrapping up his trip to Vietnam.
The diamond industry, trying to lure new customers, turns to platonic relationships
With fewer weddings these days, the diamond industry is looking to build new markets. The latest is platonic gift giving between female friends.