Volcanic eruption burns houses in Indonesia, killing at least 10 people from ABC
Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency says that at least ten people have died as a series of volcanic eruptions widens on the remote island of FloresRead More
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You may have blocked someone on X but now they can see your public posts anyway from ABC
Elon Musk’s X has been modified so that accounts you’ve blocked on the social media platform can still see your public postsRead More
Many retailers offer ‘returnless refunds.’ Just don’t expect them to talk much about it from ABC
It’s one of the most under-publicized policies of some of the biggest U.S. retailers: sometimes they give customers full refunds and let them keep unwanted items tooRead More
A TV as big as a bed? With the holidays approaching, stores stock more supersize sets from ABC
For some television viewers, size apparently does matterRead More
Japanese nuclear reactor that restarted 13 years after Fukushima disaster is shut down again from ABC
A Japanese nuclear reactor that restarted last week for the first time in more than 13 years after it survived a massive earthquake and tsunami that badly damaged the nearby Fukushima nuclear plant has been shut down again due to an equipment problemRead More
In Cyprus, officials from Algeria to Iraq train to keep WMD from crossing their borders from ABC
A small facility in Cyprus is hosting senior government officials from as far as Algeria, Iraq and Georgia for training by top U.S. experts to prevent the kinds of materials used to build weapons of mass destruction from crossing their bordersRead More
Trump and Harris are in Reading, Pa., today, thanks to a bad joke about Puerto Rico from NPR Carmen Russell-Sluchansky
The candidates are both spending time on the last day of the campaign in Reading — a majority-Latino city — where that bad joke about Puerto Rico has resonated. (Image credit: Carmen Russell-Sluchansky) Read More
‘Traitors within’: How one group tried to radicalize the American right in the ’60s from NPR Nellie Gilles
In today’s political climate, conspiracy theories are commonplace. But they’re nothing new. In the 1960s, the John Birch Society built a movement around them. (Image credit: /) Read More
Near the front line of the Russia-Ukraine war, Ukrainians are bracing for the U.S. election from NPR Joanna Kakissis
In Ukraine’s industrial east, near the front line in the almost 3-year-old war with Russia, Ukrainians are bracing for a U.S. election they fear will have major repercussions for their country. (Image credit: Michael Robinson Chávez for NPR) Read More
Anxious at the Portland airport? Beni the Llama is here for you, spreading joy from NPR Katia Riddle
The gentle animals are part of Portland International Airport’s effort to counter travel stress with soothing elements from nature. (Image credit: Jay Fram for NPR) Read More