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Waking up is hard to do, but it's easier with NPR's Morning Edition. Hosts Renee Montagne, Steve Inskeep, and David Greene bring the day's stories and news to radio listeners on the go. Morning Edition provides news in context, airs thoughtful ideas and commentary, and reviews important new music, books, and events in the arts. All with voices and sounds that invite listeners to experience the stories.
What Arizona's Mexico-born Republican congressman thinks of the border situation
by Mansee Khurana
As part of the "We, The Voters" series exploring immigration, we meet Republican Rep. Juan Ciscomani, a Mexican American representing Arizona's Sixth Congressional District.
New Louisville museum exhibition highlights Helen LaFrance's 'memory paintings'
by Stephanie Wolf
Helen LaFrance was best known for her "memory paintings" depicting Black life in rural Kentucky. Now there are hopes her work will receive wider recognition with a retrospective in Louisville.
Texas' ban on firms who don't invest in firearms and fossil fuels are cost taxpayers
by Dave Davies
Texas laws bar Wall Street firms from operating in the state if they stop investing in firearms and fossil fuels. An analysis shows that has cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars this year.
Amazon's 'Lord of the Rings' prequel series spends a lot of time setting the scene
by Eric Deggans
Rings of Power, set thousands of years before the Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit movies, is Amazon's shot at a big, pop culture bending hit, with a budget estimated at least $100 million a season.
Europeans brace for a rough winter with surging gas prices
by Willem Marx
Europeans face a tough winter as the price of gas – used to generate electricity and heating — soars.
Ukrainian children head back to school in a country marked by war
by Elissa Nadworny
It's the first day of school in Ukraine, where about 2,300 educational institutions have been damaged and nearly 300 destroyed. Teachers are supporting children who have been severely traumatized.
Morning news brief
Trump's lawyers and Justice Department attorneys head to court. Sarah Palin is defeated in a special election for an Alaskan house seat. And, China is accused of crimes against humanity.
Biden to give a speech in Pennsylvania on the 'battle for the soul of the nation'
by Tamara Keith
President Biden is reviving the central theme of his campaign: the battle for the soul of the nation. He's giving a prime-time speech tonight, kicking off a push to help Democrats in the midterms.
Democrat Mary Peltola defeats Sarah Palin in special election for Alaska house seat
by Don Gonyea
Democrats scored a notable win last night in Alaska, defeating former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin in the process.
Could Pakistan's flooding be indicative of a permanent climate disaster?
Steve Inskeep talks with Pakistan's minister for climate change, Senator Sherry Rehman, about deadly floods and whether disasters have become a new normal in the time of climate change.
UN report says China may have committed crimes against humanity in Xinjiang
by Emily Feng
A crackdown in the Chinese region of Xinjiang (sheen-jang) may constitute crimes against humanity. That's according to a long-delayed United Nations human rights report.