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Flight attendants to get more rest time under a new FAA rule

5:53pm October 04, 2022

by David Schaper

The FAA will require airlines to give flight attendants at least 10 hours of rest time in between shifts, the same as pilots, to help reduce fatigue. Current rules allow as little as 8 hours of rest.

The Onion head writer Mike Gillis submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court this week. He says he hopes it will convince the court to take up an Ohio man's First Amendment case while educating the broader public.

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The man who wrote the Onion's Supreme Court brief takes parody very seriously

5:29pm October 04, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

The satirical site submitted a 23-page brief to the Supreme Court in support of a First Amendment case. Mike Gillis, The Onion writer who authored the brief, tells NPR why parody is worth defending.

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Transgender inmates are often abused in prison. Meet one woman fighting back in court

5:19pm October 04, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

When transgender people are arrested, they're often put in prisons that don't align with their gender identity. Some are taking legal action to try to get moved to prisons that match their gender.

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Scientists warned about flooding in the Florida communities hit by Hurricane Ian

4:11pm October 04, 2022

by Jenny Staletovich

Some of the Florida communities in Hurricane Ian's path doubled and tripled in size over the past decade, even though scientists knew climate change would make flooding worse.

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Damage from Hurricane Ian has made it hard for some Floridians to get to their homes

4:11pm October 04, 2022

by Liz Baker

Pine Island, Florida's largest Gulf Coast island, was devastated by Hurricane Ian. Many residents stayed behind but have limited access to the mainland after the main road leading there was destroyed.

Two groups want to put focus on carbon credits from urban forests

4:11pm October 04, 2022

by Bellamy Pailthorp

Carbon credits for urban forests by a Seattle nonprofit recently got some of the highest prices ever. The buyer hopes it's the start of a new marketplace that will fetch more from smaller projects.

Former Northeastern University employee charged with staging on-campus bomb hoax

4:11pm October 04, 2022

by Walter Wuthmann

An employee of Boston's Northeastern University who ran a media lab was charged Tuesday with staging a bomb hoax. Officials say they found a threatening letter on his computer.

Florida's insurance market was already on the edge — then Hurricane Ian hit

4:11pm October 04, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Mark Friedlander of the Insurance Information Institute about the economic cost of Hurricane Ian and what challenges Florida residents might face as they rebuild.

Playwright Charles Fuller, shown here in 1982, died of natural causes on Monday. He was 83.

Pulitzer prize-winning playwright Charles Fuller dies at 83

4:07pm October 04, 2022

by The Associated Press

Fuller often explored and exposed how social institutions can perpetuate racism, like he did in his best-known work, the searing and acclaimed "A Soldier's Play."

Russian President Vladimir Putin joins hands with the Russian-appointed leaders of four Ukrainian regions that Moscow annexed on Sept. 30, despite strong international opposition to the move. On the same day, Putin also raised the possibility of using a nuclear weapon in Ukraine.

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How likely is a Russian nuclear strike in Ukraine?

2:13pm October 04, 2022

by Greg Myre

Russian President Vladimir Putin is again raising the possibility of such an attack. Experts said the likelihood still remains low, though risks are rising.

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