Autonomous truck company Aurora delays hauling freight without human drivers until April from ABC
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Handsy fans disrupted a World Series game. Here are 5 notable MLB interference cases from NPR Rachel Treisman
Two Yankees fans were ejected from Game 4 of the World Series for trying to pry a ball out of a Dodgers player’s glove. It’s a particularly brazen instance of fan interference, but far from the first. (Image credit: Al Bello) Read More
Worried about your 2024 ballot being counted? These states let you track it online from NPR Bill Chappell
“There’s no need to panic,” an elections expert tells NPR. All but three states have free tracking sites that send updates to voters as their ballot goes through the system. (Image credit: Frederic J. Brown) Read More
The U.S. economy is growing solidly. Here’s what’s working — and what’s not from NPR Scott Horsley
The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 2.8% in the third quarter, led by strong consumer spending. The news comes days before a presidential election in which the economy has been top of mind for many voters. (Image credit: Spencer Platt) Read More
The World’s Largest River is Running Low from NPR Carrie Kahn
The region drained by the Amazon River, including the Amazon Rainforest, is in the second year of a punishing drought. That has lead to the lowest water levels in more than 100 years for the Amazon and its major tributaries. Millions of people and an array of wildlife depend on those quickly disappearing waters. We…
What could happen at the Supreme Court under Harris and Trump from NPR Nina Totenberg
Depending on who wins the presidential election and the Senate, the conservative supermajority could remain the same, be trimmed or expand to an even larger and more lopsided conservative majority. (Image credit: Saul Loeb) Read More
Enforcement was considered discriminatory. Now New Yorkers can jaywalk legally from NPR Alana Wise
The NYPD can no longer ticket jaywalkers, after years of protest that enforcement unfairly targeted Black and Hispanic New Yorkers. (Image credit: Charly Triballeau) Read More
‘Witches marks’ and curses found carved into the walls of historic England manor from NPR Chandelis Duster
About 20 carvings in “a wide range of designs” including some meant to trap demons or to seek help from the Virgin Mary have been found at Gainsborough Old Hall in Lincolnshire, England. Read More
Bird flu has been found in a pig for the first time in the U.S. from NPR The Associated Press
The discovery of an infected pig at a backyard farm in Oregon raises concerns about bird flu’s potential to become a human threat. (Image credit: Cynthia Goldsmith, Jackie Katz) Read More
Harris will spend election night at Howard University, the HBCU that helped shape her from NPR Deepa Shivaram
Harris is the first vice president to be an alum of a historically Black college, and if she wins, would make history as the first president to be an HBCU graduate. (Image credit: Brendan Smialowski) Read More