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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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Jill Biden is hot on the campaign trail, while the president's approval lacks

7:06am November 01, 2022

by Tamara Keith

Jill Biden is a sought-after headliner on the midterm campaign trail in a way her husband, the president, is not.

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Morning news brief

5:02am November 01, 2022

David DePape makes his first court appearance after attacking Nancy Pelosi's husband. Russia sends more missiles to Ukraine. And, Israel has another election and Netanyahu guns for a comeback.

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David DePape, who attacked Nancy Pelosi's husband, is charged with attempted murder

5:02am November 01, 2022

The man accused of attacking Nancy Pelosi's husband has now been charged with attempted murder and attempted kidnapping of a U.S. official, as he was looking for the Speaker of the House.

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San Antonio residents create a touching Día de Muertos tribute to Uvalde

5:02am November 01, 2022

by Jack Morgan

In San Antonio, residents are honoring the 21 people killed in the Uvalde school shooting with Día de los Muertos altars.

How to confront rising antisemitism in the U.S.

5:02am November 01, 2022

U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism Deborah Lipstadt joins NPR's Steve Inskeep to discuss the rise in anti-Semitism in America and around the world.

Indiana State Police Peru Post Public Information Officer Tony Slocum provides the latest details of the investigation into the murders of teenage girls Liberty German, left, and Abigail Williams in Delphi, Ind., Feb. 22, 2017.

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Indiana drugstore worker held in 2017 killings of teen girls

2:52am November 01, 2022

by The Associated Press

Authorities on Monday announced an arrest in the unsolved murders of two teenage girls — a drugstore worker who has been living in the same small Indiana community where their bodies were found.

Drag queen Pattie Gonia's dress was made by Zero Waste Daniel, a designer in Brooklyn, N.Y., who focuses on sustainable clothing and accessories.

Drag queen Pattie Gonia wanted a scary Halloween costume. She went as climate change

10:53pm October 31, 2022

by Halisia Hubbard

Drag queen Pattie Gonia said she wanted a very scary costume for Halloween this year. The scariest thing she came up with is climate change.