Central Asia’s Ticking Time Bomb: Water from NPR Valerie Kipnis
The Aral Sea has nearly disappeared over the last 60 years. Now, its source rivers are depleting. (Image credit: Claire Harbage) Read More
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Voting officials face ‘an uphill battle’ to fight election lies from NPR Shannon Bond
The deck is stacked against election officials online, maybe even more so than in 2020. Conspiracy theories can quickly get millions of views while debunks gather a fraction of the attention. (Image credit: Yasuyoshi Chiba) Read More
America’s first Native American cabinet secretary says she’s righting historical wrongs from NPR Kirk Siegler
As the nation’s first ever indigenous cabinet secretary, Deb Haaland has made it her priority to right the US government’s historical wrongs in Indian Country, a monumental task that’s not been without controversy. (Image credit: Maansi Srivastava) Read More
Kids in Iowa’s capital will trick-or-treat on Halloween for the 1st time since 1938 from NPR Ayana Archie
Kids in the greater metro area of Iowa’s capital city typically go trick-or-treating the night before Halloween, a tradition that began in the 1930s as a way to help prevent vandalism. (Image credit: Charlie Neibergall) Read More
Americans bet $100 million on Trump v. Harris, but at what cost? from NPR Luke Garrett
Political prognosticators legally bet over $100 million on the 2024 presidential election, favoring Harris over Trump. (Image credit: Michael M. Santiago) Read More
A baseless voting claim is being amplified by a network of social media accounts from NPR Huo Jingnan
It’s unclear who runs the network of social media accounts that has gotten millions of views amplifying trending claims about alleged voting fraud. (Image credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Read More
With much at stake, labor unions knock on millions of doors in final campaign push from NPR Andrea Hsu
With much at stake on Election Day, labor unions have deployed canvassers to knock on doors in swing states. With polling tight, the focus is on turning out the vote. (Image credit: Andrea Hsu) Read More
Biden alarmed at Georgia’s disputed election and ‘Russian laws’ from the BBC
The US president calls on Georgia’s government to respond to concern at the scale of violations.Read More
Police recover more than 40,000 stolen Bluey coins from the BBC
Sixty-three thousand of the limited edition coins were reported stolen in July.Read More
‘Unrwa means everything to us’: Gazans fear aid collapse from the BBC
People in war-torn Gaza are already struggling with a deep humanitarian crisis but now they fear it will get much more difficult.Read More