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Start your day with Morning Edition — a dynamic mix of national news, global reporting, and the local stories that matter most to the Piedmont and High Country. Hosted locally by Robin Lambert, with NPR’s Steve Inskeep, A Martínez, Leila Fadel, and Michel Martin, the show brings smart conversation, meaningful context, and real voices to the headlines. Whether it's breaking news, in-depth features, or powerful storytelling from StoryCorps, Morning Edition helps you make sense of the world — right from your radio.
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The FBI is investigating criminal hackers' claims of breaching its jobs website. The apparent hack poses a potential counterintelligence risk and a safety concern for employees and applicants.
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What can we expect from the Trump-Xi summit? NPR's A Martinez asks Daniel Kritenbrink, an assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific affairs in the Biden administration.
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrived in the United States on Wednesday evening for his first state visit in 11 years.
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A judge has temporarily restored White House access for three media outlets barred by Trump, Trump and China's Xi Jinping will meet today, Israel's prime minister to speak at UNGA.
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For NPR's Newsmakers, Steve Inskeep asks Tucker Carlson about the war in Iran, President Trump and tribalism.
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NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with New York Times reporter Emily Cochrane about a feud that has erupted over Dolly Parton's estate.
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As the fall harvest gets underway, many farmers are in the red. While crop prices have improved somewhat since last year, operating costs have increased, led by record high diesel prices.
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Infectious disease outbreaks are on the rise worldwide. A new analysis finds human actions, from deforestation to climate change, are partly responsible.
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More than six years after his first trial began, former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein's New York sex crimes case came to a close Wednesday when he was sentenced to 15 years in prison.
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The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art opened Tuesday in Los Angeles – a $1 billion "temple to the people's art" courtesy of Star Wars creator George Lucas.
