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The best support for a friend with cancer? Presence, listening and space to vent
by Yuki Noguchi
People who get cancer say their friends often disappear when they hear the bad news. Don't be that person! Here's advice for what to do and say — and what not to say — when a loved one faces cancer.
DOJ officials appeal special master review of documents seized by the FBI
The Justice Department has filed an appeal and asked a federal judge to halt the order for a special master to review classified documents that it seized at ex-President Trump's Mar-a-largo estate.
Puzzling trend: large proportion of monkeypox cases have happened in people with HIV
by Pien Huang
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds that a disproportionate number of people who are contracting monkeypox in the U.S. are also HIV-positive.
Advocates look to credit card companies to track suspect gun sales
by Samantha Max
In New York, lawmakers and at least one pension fund are pushing credit card companies to create a category for gun and ammunition purchases. They say it could help flag suspicious purchases.
Kentucky's flooding victims face years of rebuilding efforts
by Katie Myers
After record flooding at the end of July in eastern Kentucky, residents reported more than 10,000 homes damaged or destroyed. Many residents remain in housing limbo as they apply for aid and rebuild.
Encore: Queen Elizabeth II, who brought stability to a changing nation
by Frank Langfitt
At age 96, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II died Thursday at her Balmoral estate in Scotland, after 70 years on the throne. (Story first aired on All Things Considered on Sept. 8, 2022.)
A 200-year-old Saguaro cactus has fallen due to a powerful monsoon
Catalina State Park officials in Arizona believe powerful monsoon rains brought it down last month. Its trunk has splintered and its large arms are now sprawled on the ground.
GOP aims to upset the Colo. Senate race, but Democrats are confident in Bennet
by Deirdre Walsh
In Colorado, Republicans are hoping their centrist candidate for the U.S. Senate will beat incumbent Democrat Michael Bennet
Encore: Experts aren't sure why South Carolina has been hit with many earthquakes
by Nick de la Canal
An unusually large number of earthquakes have hit South Carolina this year, but scientists don't know why. (Story first aired on All Things Considered on Aug. 26, 2022.)
The 2nd suspect in Canada's mass stabbing case dies in custody, police say
A man suspected of killing 10 people and injuring more than a dozen has died after he was taken into custody in Saskatchewan, Canada. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to CBC News reporter Yasmine Ghania.
Texas State Police downplay their role in Uvalde shooting failures, report says
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Lomi Kriel of the ProPublica-Texas Tribune investigative unit about state police shifting blame to local law enforcement for the school shooting that killed 21 people.
FBI finds information about a foreign country's nuclear program in Mar-a-Lago search
NPR's A Martinez talks to former CIA officer David Priess about reports that some of America's most closely guarded secrets were among documents seized from Donald Trump's Florida estate.
News brief: Russian filtration camps, Canadian stabbing case, Michigan abortion law
The U.N. general assembly prepares to address the war in Ukraine. The second suspect in the Canadian mass stabbings dies in police custody. A judge strikes down Michigan's strict anti-abortion law.