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Saltwater is moving up the Mississippi River. Here's what's being done to stop it

The saltwater is threatening drinking water supplies in the New Orleans metro area. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built an underwater levee to stop the intrusion.

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Antifa claims scrubbed from "2000 Mules"

Publisher scrambles to delete claims tying antifa and BLM to debunked election fraud lies

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Ohio and Pennsylvania voters aren't reading from their assigned scripts

Morning Edition spoke to more than 40 voters in two key districts in Ohio and Pennsylvania and found many aren't necessarily approaching issues as their parties would prefer. Here are four takeaways.

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Maryland State Police troopers allege racial discrimination in a new lawsuit

The 40-page class-action lawsuit alleges the state's law enforcement agency has a history of engaging in systemic discrimination against its officers of color.

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This North Carolina congressional district has a rare competitive midterm race

A Trump-endorsed Republican and a Democratic state senator are facing off in a congressional race that could help decide control of the House of Representatives.

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Rising costs and abortion access top voter concerns in key New Hampshire Senate race

In a race that could decide the fate of the Senate, Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan is facing retired Army Brig. Gen. Don Bolduc, a Republican who falsely claimed the 2020 election was stolen.

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Omicron keeps finding new evolutionary tricks to outsmart our immunity

SARS-CoV-2 is evolving "rapidly," spawning one new variant after another. But omicron continues to dominate, raising new questions about how evolution of the virus is headed.

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Trans inmates need access to gender-affirming care. Often they have to sue to get it

Lawyers and health experts, as well as incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals, say getting gender-affirming care in prison often comes only after threats of lawsuits or a full legal fight.

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Recycling plastic is practically impossible — and the problem is getting worse

A new report from Greenpeace found that people may be putting plastic into recycling bins — but almost none of it is actually being recycled. Meanwhile, plastic production is ramping up.

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Actor and comedian Leslie Jordan dead at 67

The Will & Grace actor died following a car crash this morning. Jordan's fame was on the rise as a social media star.

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Author Colleen Hoover went from tending cows to writing bestsellers

The top-selling author in the country right now is a 42-year-old mom and former social worker who lives in the same small Texas town where she's spent practically her entire life.

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Democrats are losing Latino voters as Republicans eye opportunities these midterms

While Democratic strategists acknowledge past mistakes and make renewed pledges to woo Latino voters, Republicans are also making inroads.

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Those fake active shooter calls to schools? A similar thing happened before

As schools across the U.S. are targeted by false calls about active shooters, NPR has found evidence that a similar scheme took place in the spring.

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Woodward's taped time with Trump reveals much about both the author and his subject

We hear the former president striving to court Woodward's favor, praising him as "a great historian" and "the great Bob Woodward." Yet these interviews veer often into disagreements and even debates.

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$1B in dark money pumped into GOP '22

Stephen Miller, other Trump officials steering massive dark money into Pennsylvania and other key Senate races

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Everyday people were civil rights heroes, too. This is the story of one town's fight

In 1970, the murder of a Black man in Oxford, N.C., led ordinary people to take extraordinary action. In a country that still struggles with race, stories like theirs show that the past is not dead.

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William Shatner experienced profound grief in space. It was the 'overview effect'

William Shatner was excited to go to space last year. He didn't realize he'd be overwhelmed with sadness and go through "the strongest feelings of grief" that he'd ever experienced.

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Young Ukrainians volunteer to clean up destroyed homes — and try to make it fun

Young volunteers blast techno music while helping people in destroyed villages and then hold dance parties to blow off steam. "Listening to music keeps us balanced, so we can keep working," one says.

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The ACLU and others urge border authorities to limit detention of pregnant migrants

Advocacy groups and doctors are asking U.S. Customs and Border Protection to expedite the intake proceedings for women and others who are pregnant, postpartum or nursing as well as infants.

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Precious memories: 8 refugees share the things they brought to remind them of home

If you had to leave your home, you'd bring essential items for survival. But if you could take one sentimental object, what would it be? We asked refugees from Ukraine, Afghanistan, Honduras and more.

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Chinese families navigate a maze of laws and COVID rules to have babies in the U.S.

There's a well-established industry centered in California that provides surrogate births and attracts Chinese mothers to the U.S. to engage in what's known as birth tourism.

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For 200-plus skaters in New York City, skating isn't just a throwback to the '90s

Wednesday Night Skate has zipped through the streets of New York since the 1990s but really picked up steam during the pandemic. These days, 200-300 skaters participate in the weekly event.

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USA Curling is in open revolt over its CEO

Members of a diversity, equity and inclusion panel are calling for the firing of CEO Jeff Plush over his handling of sexual abuse allegations when he was head of the women's pro soccer league.

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Rusty the red panda, who briefly ran free in D.C. in 2013, has unexpectedly died

Rusty the red panda escaped his National Zoo enclosure and was briefly free in Washington, D.C., in 2013. He has died at age 10 of unknown causes.

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Are you voting in the midterm elections? We want to know what issues matter to you

NPR wants to hear from people who are voting in this year's midterm elections. Are you planning to vote in the midterm election? What issues are you hoping that politicians address?

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