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Calif. Gov. Newsom names Laphonza Butler to finish Sen. Feinstein's term

2:06pm October 03, 2023

by Scott Shafer

Laphonza Butler, a Democratic adviser and labor leader, is expected to be sworn in Tuesday as a U.S. senator representing California. Her appointment could disrupt a crowded Democratic primary race.

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The first test of the national wireless emergency system by the Federal Emergency Management Agency is shown on a cellular phone in 2018. This year's test will look a lot like this.

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A nationwide emergency alert test is coming to your phone on Wednesday

10:14am October 03, 2023

by Emma Bowman

The federal government will test the emergency alert system by sending messages to millions of cellphones, TVs and radios. Prepare for your phone to emit loud sounds and vibrations.

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If skydiving is on your bucket list, here's a story that might help you take the leap

7:23am October 03, 2023

A 104-year-old woman over the weekend ditched her walker before skydiving from more than 10,000 feet above northern Illinois. Dorothy Hoffner first skydived when she was 100 years old.

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During a campaign swing through New Hampshire, Nikki Haley gains momentum

5:02am October 03, 2023

by Josh Rogers

National polls put Donald Trump far head of his rivals for the GOP presidential nomination. But in the early voting state of New Hampshire, former U.N. Ambassador Haley has vaulted into second place.

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Amazon and contractors sued over nooses found at Connecticut construction site

5:00am October 03, 2023

by Juliana Kim

A group of Black and Hispanic employees accuse Amazon and two contractors of failing to implement measures that could have stopped the harassment after several nooses were found.

The offices of the Marion County Record weekly newspaper sit across the street from the Marion County, Kan., Courthouse, Aug. 21, 2023, in Marion. The police chief who led the August raid on the small weekly newspaper in central Kansas has resigned, just days after he was suspended from his post, a City Council member confirmed Monday, Oct. 2, 2023.

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The Kansas police chief who led the raid on a small newspaper has resigned

10:08pm October 02, 2023

by The Associated Press

Gideon Cody's resignation comes days after Cody was suspended for reasons that were not made public, and weeks after a prosecutor said that there wasn't sufficient evidence to justify the search.

Remembering Boston Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield

6:32pm October 02, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Red Sox reporter Ian Browne about the life of Major League Baseball player Tim Wakefield, who was known for throwing a knuckleball.

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Gen. Mark Milley looks back at the war in Afghanistan during exit interview

5:58pm October 02, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with now-retired Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Mark Milley about the U.S. military's departure from Afghanistan.

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Hurricane Idalia pushed flamingos up the East Coast. Some people hope they'll stay

5:58pm October 02, 2023

by Julia Cooper - WLRN

Hurricane Idalia brought some Flamingos from Mexico to the eastern United States. Now some hope the birds will stay and breed there.

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Philip Bermingham, who is 6'4", shot this portrait of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg after crawling down to the ground below her, to make it easier for the diminutive Ginsburg to look directly into the lens.

Here's the story of the portrait behind Ruth Bader Ginsburg's postage stamp

5:47pm October 02, 2023

by Bill Chappell

"It's like you feel a presence in the photograph," says Philip Bermingham. The striking image he captured became the U.S. Postal Service's reference for the new stamp.