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Nobel Prize goes to 3 economists who study the wealth and poverty of nations
The award is shared by Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson of MIT and James Robinson of the University of Chicago for their research on the institutional roots of national wealth and poverty. They will ...
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In an election race this close, Asian American voters have become a force
Asian Americans are the fastest growing-voting group in the country. That means parties are courting them in tight races in ...
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Nobel Prize in Economics goes to 3 American economists who study global inequality
The prize is shared by Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson of MIT and James Robinson of the University of Chicago. They will split the prize money of 11 million Swedish krona or about $1.058 million.
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As Election Day nears, presidential candidates take different approaches to voters
Kamala Harris has been appealing to non-MAGA Republicans. Donald Trump isn't softening his message. In an interview that aired on Fox News, he cast his ideological opponents as threats to the country.
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Life in a war zone: Israel ordered people in southern Lebanon to leave. Did they?
Southern Lebanon is being pounded by the Israeli air force. By some estimates, about a million people have left their homes. We her from some who have remained.
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'You're not alone:' A teen podcaster sends message to kids with incarcerated parents
Eden Alonso-Rivera of Grandville, Mich. is the high school winner of NPR's Student Podcast Challenge. Her winning entry, "A ...
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Are political disagreements stressing you out? Here are tips to bridge the divide
With only weeks to a divisive election it can be hard to talk politics. Polarization can damage our relationships and our ...
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Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin is locked in a tight race for reelection in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin attributes some of her previous successes to what she calls "Trump-Tammy" voters, but now those voters seem likely to vote for her GOP opponent.
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Harris returns to North Carolina to reach out to Black male voters
We check in with Black voters who weren't excited about President Biden's campaign to see what they think of Vice President Harris on the trail.
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Hezbollah strikes back against Israel with one of its deadliest attacks of the year
A Hezbollah drone attack on an Israeli army training base killed four Israeli soldiers. The attack came shortly after the Pentagon announced it is sending Israel an advanced antimissile system.
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Going deeper into some claims in legal filings against TikTok that NPR uncovered
Internal documents from TikTok that were reviewed by NPR indicate that company executives knew about the harm the app could cause young people. We talk to a researcher about what that harm looks like.
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World waits to see how Israeli will respond to deadly drone attack
Israel plans to respond after four Israeli soldiers were killed in the attack. NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Daniel Byman at the Center for Strategic and International Studies what form that could take.