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Is your name Kyle? There's a gathering you may want to know about
by Maya Fawaz
A small city in Texas is calling on people named Kyle to help break the Guinness World Record for the largest same-name gathering. Calling all Kyles to the annual Kyle fest in Kyle, Texas!
Fossilized Human Trackway Discovered At White Sands National Park
The longest fossilized human trackway has been discovered at White Sands National Park in New Mexico. Details of this discovery will be informing history for generations, archaeologists say.
Former Mexican Defense Secretary Arrested In The U.S. On Drug-Trafficking Charges
by Carrie Kahn
U.S. authorities have arrested Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda, a former Mexican defense secretary, on charges of international drug trafficking and money laundering.
'Black Sun' Offers A Fantasy Set In Ancient Pre-Columbian Americas
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with writer Rebecca Roanhorse about her new book, Black Sun, which takes inspiration from ancient pre-Columbian Indigenous civilizations.
Pandemic Thins Out Savings Of Unemployed Americans
by Scott Horsley
Many unemployed Americans have had to tap into their savings to pay bills. Hopes for a new pandemic relief bill before the election are fading, and those savings for many are largely exhausted.
Pandemic Forces More Women To Leave The Workforce
by Brianna Scott
More than 800,000 American women dropped out of the labor force last month — a significantly larger number than men. For many, the move didn't happen by choice.
'Timber Wars' Podcast To Look At Cultural Divide Over How To Manage Forests
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Aaron Scott of Oregon Public Broadcasting about his new podcast, Timber Wars, which deals with the origins of the debate over how U.S. forests are managed.
How Americans Feel About Climate Change And Disasters That Affect The U.S.
As climate disasters grow in the U.S., NPR talks with people around the country about how they are feeling — both during this moment and about the future.
Update On Coronavirus Vaccine And Drugs
by Richard Harris
Pfizer announced Friday there would be no coronavirus vaccine before the election. And a new study questioned the effectiveness of remdesivir, a drug used to treat hospitalized COVID-19 patients.
Montana Is Calling For Help As Coronavirus Surge Overwhelms Health Care System
by Aaron Bolton
With coronavirus infections five times higher than a month ago, Montana's hospitals are scrambling, and the state is having a hard time finding enough health care workers.
What Are The Presidential Candidates' Views On Foreign Policy?
by Michele Kelemen
Foreign policy has taken a back seat in the campaign, but President Trump and Joe Biden have articulated clear differences in the way they see the U.S. role in the world.
Voting Rights Groups Help Americans 'Cure' Rejected Ballots
by Pam Fessler
More than 500,000 ballots were rejected in this year's primaries due to mistakes such as mismatched signatures. Voting rights groups are reaching out to affected voters to help them fix those ballots.
Assistant U.S. Attorney On Why He's Leaving DOJ After More Than 30 Years
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Phillip Halpern, a former assistant U.S. attorney in San Diego, about his resignation from the Justice Department and what he sees as the politicization of the DOJ.