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Former Trump executive Allan Weisselberg testifies in the Trump civil trial

4:53pm October 10, 2023

by Ximena Bustillo

Allan Weisselberg, a former executive of the Trump Organization, testified Tuesday as a defendant in an ongoing civil trial targeting Trump's business practices.

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North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper listens as Democratic gubernatorial candidate Josh Stein speaks at a rally Tuesday at Shaw University in Raleigh, N.C.

North Carolina Republicans enact election changes over Democratic governor's vetoes

4:05pm October 10, 2023

by The Associated Press

One law approved by North Carolina Republicans eliminates the governor's power to appoint the State Board of Elections; the other ends a three-day grace period to receive and count absentee ballots.

Hughes Van Ellis, one of the last known survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, has died at age 102. He's seen here smiling at a rally commemorating the 100th anniversary of the massacre in June 2021 in Tulsa, Okla.

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Hughes Van Ellis, who asked for justice over Tulsa Race Massacre, dies at age 102

3:39pm October 10, 2023

by Bill Chappell

"Please do not let me leave this earth without justice," Hughes Van Ellis said in 2021, the centennial of the racist violence that destroyed a thriving community once known as Black Wall Street.

Radio Diaries: Neil Harris, one among many buried at Hart Island

2:35pm October 10, 2023

Hart Island is where bodies in New York go when they are unclaimed or unidentifiable. One man buried there had lived two lives, in different places and under different names.

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Left to right: Rosalie Bablak, 86; David Reckless, 88; John Fuller, 81 at Passavant Community Abundant Life Center in Zelienople, Pa., on Sep. 21, 2023.

We spoke to older voters about Trump and Biden's age. We saw 3 recurring themes

10:51am October 10, 2023

In the next presidential election, voters might choose between the oldest would-be president ever, and the second oldest. NPR talked with seniors about electing a president their age.

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Pro-Palestinian events across the U.S. trigger outrage from many politicians

7:24am October 10, 2023

Pro-Palestinian events followed Hamas' incursion into Israel. But they were happening as images were televised and shared on social media of Israeli civilians being killed and kidnapped by Hamas.

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Morning news brief

5:09am October 10, 2023

Israel's military strikes back after Hamas' incursion into Israel. Several U.S. cities have seen marches in support of Palestinians. The House is paralyzed until Republicans can elect a new speaker.

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The struggles faced by the siblings of cancer survivors are often overlooked

5:09am October 10, 2023

by Claire Murashima

One woman who supported her sister through cancer wants siblings of cancer survivors to know that they are not alone.

Study finds the school absenteeism rate is double what it was before COVID

5:09am October 10, 2023

by Grant Blankenship

Schools across the country lost track of students at alarming rates during the pandemic. Almost two years into the return of in-person education, schools still struggle with chronic absenteeism.

U.S. universities and colleges face a huge demand for on-campus housing

5:09am October 10, 2023

by Maya Fawaz

The housing crisis has prompted many schools to get creative. For example: turning single-occupancy rooms into doubles and doubles into triples, or study rooms into bedrooms.