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Basketball icon Sue Bird plays her last game after two legendary decades in the WNBA

The Seattle Storm lost its semifinal game on Tuesday, bringing a bittersweet end to what the 41-year-old had said would be her final season. She retires as the winningest WNBA player of all time.

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The midterm elections need workers. Teens, veterans and lawyers are stepping up

Some election officials are sending the call out to high school students, veterans and lawyers to help staff the elections. But COVID and the political climate are making it harder to recruit.

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Best-selling horror writer Peter Straub has died

Straub was 79. He was known for his supernatural themes, including Ghost Story, The Hellfire Club and, in collaboration with Stephen King, The Talisman.

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A Florida woman touted as a 'Mother Teresa' ran a $196 million Ponzi scheme, feds say

Federal prosecutors say Johanna Garcia's company wasn't a funding miracle for small businesses but a lucrative Ponzi scheme whose co-conspirators spent millions of dollars on luxury items.

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Fox producer begged to ban Jeanine Pirro

"Fox cannot let host Jeanine Pirro back on the air," producer warned after she spread election conspiracy theories

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Fox producer's warning against Jeanine Pirro surfaces in Dominion defamation suit

Jeanine Pirro, Tucker Carlson and others are being grilled under oath in a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News for spreading lies about a voting tech company's role in the 2020 elections.

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A lawsuit over Nirvana's 'Nevermind' naked baby album cover is dismissed (again)

Spencer Elden accuses the band of profiting from "the lascivious nature of his image" in the photo taken when he was a baby. Now 31, he is appealing the judge's dismissal.

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In Jackson, Miss., volunteers work hard to bring water to residents who need help

Local nonprofits have been delivering water directly to some residents, but the groups are still working on scaling up to dealing with a problem that stretches across the city.

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Mindy Kaling: How Meghan’s latest podcast guest became a TV superpower

As Mindy Kaling appears on Meghan’s podcast ‘Archetypes’, Nicole Vassell explores how the writer, actor and producer went from comedy bit-character on ‘The Office’ to Netflix hitmaker

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The first hurricane of the season arrived late, but don't let your guard down

"Things are all upside-down," making it hard for hurricanes to form, an expert says. But experts warn not to assume there's less risk just because the first months of hurricane season have been calm.

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Russia-Ukraine war: A weekly recap and look ahead (Sept. 5)

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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"We, as a nation, failed our kids"

Author Anya Kamenetz talks about educating our children through COVID in her new book, "The Stolen Year"

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What Bank of America's mortgage pilot can and can't fix for homeownership disparities

The company says it hopes to help Black and Latino borrowers buy houses and build wealth with its new pilot program. Experts say it's a start, but doesn't go far enough.

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Avoiding the tap water in Jackson, Miss., has been a way of life for decades

Residents accuse the largely white state government of neglecting the needs of a city that's 82% Black. White flight in the 1970s devastated the tax base, posing a major challenge to any solution.

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At Latvia's border with Russia, the line grows long, and tempers short

European sanctions on Russia over Ukraine have caused major traffic backups along the Latvian border. And truckers can feel the mounting tension between Russia and NATO members like Latvia.

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In Jackson, Miss., football goes on despite the water crisis

Football is a way of life in Jackson, Mississippi. So are boil water notices. The latest water crisis has not stopped fans from filling the stands to support a local college team.

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Whatever happened to the African-born pizza chef who won over biased Italians?

Ibrahim Songne overcame local prejudice to gain success in Italy with his pizza joint and a spot on a list of top 50 global pizza joints. He's now made a special pizza in honor of ... Goats and Soda!

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A Paris shop gets in on the non-alcoholic wine trend. Will the French drink it?

French producers are making zero-proof wines now, and a new store in the capital wants to get in on the action. But market analysts say the drink has been slower to catch on in France than in the U.S.

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Tiffany Haddish and Aries Spears are accused of child abuse in a lawsuit

According a civil action filed in Los Angeles Superior Court Tuesday, the entertainers allegedly sexually abused a brother and sister when they were age 7 and 14.

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Whatever happened to the Botswana scientist who identified omicron — then caught it?

Sikhulile Moyo led the team that first identified omicron — and was dismayed by the world's reaction — blaming and blacklisting African nations. He's now a bit more optimistic.

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Ukraine's southern offensive relies on heavy weapons. Soldiers say there aren't enough

Progress has been slow but Ukrainian military officers say U.S.-supplied rockets and training are making a difference from when NPR visited in the spring.

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Esta maestra sobrevivió el tiroteo en Uvalde. Ahora explica por qué regresa a clases

Este año, mientras Nicole Ogburn prepara su salón de clases, su prioridad ya no son las decoraciones. En cambio, está comprando cosas para hacer que el salón sea más seguro.

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This teacher survived the Uvalde shooting. Here's why she is returning to the job

This year, as Nicole Ogburn prepares her classroom, her first priority is not the decorations she usually spends the summer picking out. Instead, it's buying things to make the classroom safer.

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Pregnant woman who claimed her fetus was an HOV lane passenger gets another ticket

Brandy Bottone got the first traffic violation dismissed, arguing that under Texas' abortion law, her fetus counted as a person. She's hoping to make the same argument again.

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An Oklahoma teacher gave her students access to banned books. Now she's under scrutiny

Summer Boismier resigned from Norman High School after a student's parent complained. Now, Oklahoma's secretary of education wants to revoke her teaching certificate.

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