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Some Progress Visible Amid Puerto Rico Hurricane Relief Effort

7:12am October 02, 2017

by John Burnett

Puerto Rico was hit hard by Hurricane Maria and there have been differing accounts over how well the relief effort has been going. Many towns remain isolated from food, water and other supplies.

Boston is not clowning around. When a city council candidate showed up at polling station dressed like a clown, concerned parents called the police. Pat Payaso thought it would be a fun way to engage voters (because his last name means clown in Spanish) b

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NPR News Nuggets: A Clown And A Bicycle Race, With A Side Of Spilt Nachos

11:26pm October 01, 2017

by Wynne Davis

Here's a quick roundup of some of the mini-moments you may have missed on this week's Morning Edition.

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Pedro Galindez Casillas looks at a destroyed house in the Playita neighborhood. Just five percent of the island has working electricity from the hurricane-devastated grid.

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Slowly, Painfully, A San Juan Neighborhood Sees Small Signs Of Improvement

10:44pm October 01, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

Like in many other parts of Puerto Rico, cell service is slowly returning and waters are receding in Playita after Maria's devastation. But for the residents there, the progress is painfully slow.

President Trump in Morristown, N.J., in September and Kim Jong Un following a military parade in Pyongyang earlier this year.

Trump Says Tillerson Is 'Wasting His Time' On Talks With North Korea

6:17pm October 01, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The tweets from the president come just one day after Secretary of State Rex Tillerson noted the U.S. has channels of negotiation "open to Pyongyang."

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Clean Water And Access To Power Remains An Issue For Puerto Ricans

6:06pm October 01, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

In Puerto Rico, residents are still struggling to get gasoline to keep generators operating and other resources while President Trump has continued to lash out against critics of his efforts.

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U.S. Local Authorities Expecting Influx Of Puerto Ricans After Hurricane Maria

6:06pm October 01, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

While authorities in Puerto Rico work on recovery efforts for the hurricane-battered island, parts of the U.S. mainland are getting ready as many Puerto Ricans are planning to relocate.

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Supreme Court Prepares To Hear Gerrymandering Case

6:06pm October 01, 2017

by Nina Totenberg

The Supreme Court will hear a case this week that could have repercussions on how politicians are elected throughout the country.

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What Can We Learn About The Effects Of Social Media Ads?

6:06pm October 01, 2017

Amid news that Russian operatives may have bought ads to fuel social and racial unrest, NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Scott Tranter, a director of analytics for a data and technology firm.

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A Look At The GOP's Plan To Cut Taxes

6:06pm October 01, 2017

NPR's Michel Martin talks with Republican Bruce Bartlett, former adviser to President Ronald Reagan, who says tax cuts don't spur economic growth.

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Mary Abagi on her farm. She used the payout from her merry-go-round savings club to buy a goat.

How To Buy A Goat When You're Really Poor? Join A 'Merry-Go-Round'

6:06pm October 01, 2017

by Nurith Aizenman

Skeptics say if you hand cash to the impoverished, they'll mismanage it. But it turns out, many poor people are great at saving — thanks to this ingenious system.

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