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As conditions worsen in Gaza, humanitarian workers' jobs become more difficult
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Bob Kitchen of the International Rescue Committee, about a letter aid groups wrote to President Biden demanding concrete action to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
Banks are taking their time adopting FedNow, a faster way to send money
by Emma Peaslee
Sending money from one bank to another just down the street can take longer than sending a package across the country. The Federal Reserve is trying to change that with a faster way to send money.
Turmoil on Capitol Hill makes for timely discussions in high school civics classes
This week's ouster of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and the resulting turmoil on Capitol Hill has made for some very timely discussions in high school civics classes.
All Things Go Music Festival continues its commitment to women and queer artists
by Lilly Quiroz
At this year's festival, the majority of the headliners were women and non-binary artists. Festival-goers said that made for a more relaxed and inclusive audience mood at the two-day event."
Candidates for speaker of the House are beginning to emerge
The race is on to find a new speaker of the House. So far, there are two candidates: House Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan of Ohio.
Virginia election officials scramble to add back voters mistakenly removed from rolls
by Ben Paviour
Virginia officials say they are working to fix an issue after an unknown number of eligible voters were removed from the state's rolls. The issue centers on people with felonies in their past.
The 2023 Nobel Prize in literature goes to Norwegian writer Jon Fosse
The playwright won "for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable," the Nobel panel said. Though little-known outside his home country, he is celebrated in literary circles.
The world is guzzling more and more sugary beverages, a new study says
by Ari Daniel
Worldwide, between 1990 and 2018, intake of sugary drinks was up by almost 16%, according to findings of a study published in the journal Nature Communications.
After Kevin McCarthy's ouster, could the U.S. House find a new way to govern?
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Norman Ornstein, a senior fellow emeritus at the American Enterprise Institute, who has been writing and thinking about Congress and American politics for decades.
A ship in the Mediterranean keeps a watch for migrants who are in trouble
by Ruth Sherlock
Record numbers of migrants who try to cross the Mediterranean Sea for Europe are dying in the attempt. We go aboard a search and rescue ship that is trying to help migrants in distress.
New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority reminds riders to be nice
With more workers heading back to the office it seems many have forgotten some rules for riding mass transit. The MTA reminds riders, among other things, to keep your feet off of the seats.