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A historic agreement aims to pave the way for large scale solar farms

4:43pm October 13, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Dan Reicher of Stanford University's Woods Institute for the Environment about a historic agreement addressing land-use for large scale solar projects.

Israeli tanks are stationed near the border with Lebanon on Wednesday. A plurality of Americans say Israel's response to a deadly attack by Hamas has been about right.

Americans strongly support Israel, but there are generational and racial divides

4:43pm October 13, 2023

by Domenico Montanaro

In a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll, public opinion about Israel in its war with Hamas is supportive, though the role of the U.S. in the region isn't as clear as Biden faces sharp disapproval.

Passengers wait in line to enter a flight to Israel at the Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport in Athens, Greece, on Tuesday.

Visitors are scrambling to leave Israel and Gaza as the fighting rages

2:48pm October 13, 2023

by Jaclyn Diaz

The chaos of the conflict between Israel and Hamas has forced many airlines to cancel flights to Tel Aviv, preventing foreign visitors from returning home and damaging Israel's travel sector.

In Blackouts, Justin Torres plays with fact and fiction.

In 'Blackouts,' one writer brings America's hidden queer history to the forefront

2:37pm October 13, 2023

by Manuela López Restrepo

In Blackouts, Justin Torres plays with fact and fiction, and calls into question whose story gets told.

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Special counsel raises conflict of interest concern in Mar-a-Lago docs case

10:57am October 13, 2023

by Greg Allen

In the Mar-a-Lago documents case, prosecutors are in court today asking a federal judge to scrutinize one of the defense attorneys and determine whether the lawyer has a conflict of interest.

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Pupils, wearing protective glasses, look at the partial solar eclipse in Schiedam, the Netherlands, on June 10, 2021.

Here's how you can see Saturday's 'ring of fire' solar eclipse

10:15am October 13, 2023

by Joe Hernandez

People in some areas of the western U.S. will be able to see the annular eclipse, when the moon passes directly in front of the sun. Experts urge viewers to watch the eclipse safely.

Shein promotes clothes under $30, $20 or even $5, mostly made in China and shipped directly to shoppers.

America can't resist fast fashion. Shein, with all its issues, is tailored for it

8:14am October 13, 2023

by Alina Selyukh

With clothes cheaper than a latte, built for today's microtrends, Shein courts the same young women who launched the renaissance of thrifting and resale. Legal complaints about the company are many.

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Colorado jury convicts a white police officer in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain

7:56am October 13, 2023

by Allison Sherry

Jurors in Colorado have found a Denver-area police officer guilty of criminally negligent homicide and third-degree assault in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain.

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Missouri man squashes record for longest journey by a pumpkin boat

6:11am October 13, 2023

The man spent almost 11 hours in a hollowed-out pumpkin — using it to paddle down the Missouri River for over 38 miles — from Kansas City, Kan., to Napoleon, Mo.

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An Oklahoma woman finds healing in her Chickasaw roots

5:21am October 13, 2023

by Jo Corona

Shelby Rowe, a Chickasaw woman in Oklahoma City, describes how her connection to culture helped her heal from life challenges. She became a mom at 18 — followed by three difficult marriages.