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Drive-Through Voting? Texas Gets Creative In Its Scramble For Polling Places

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Drive-Through Voting? Texas Gets Creative In Its Scramble For Polling Places

The coronavirus pandemic has made some past polling locations, like grocery stores and nursing homes, less appealing this year. So state officials are searching elsewhere.

U.S. COVID-19 Death Toll Might Reach 300,000 by December, Researchers Predict

by Nurith Aizenman

U.S. COVID-19 Death Toll Might Reach 300,000 by December, Researchers Predict

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How President Trump's False Claims Can Affect Society

by David Folkenflik

How President Trump's False Claims Can Affect Society

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Magnolias, Beer Cans and Football: Mississippi Is Designing A New State Flag

The public submitted nearly 3,000 proposals for a new Mississippi flag, featuring magnolias, stars, a Gulf Coast lighthouse and more. The designs were posted on Monday on the Mississippi Department of Archives and History website. Mississippi Department of Archives and History via AP hide caption

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Magnolias, Beer Cans and Football: Mississippi Is Designing A New State Flag

by Christianna Silva

Magnolias, Beer Cans and Football: Mississippi Is Designing A New State Flag

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Divina Toro Y Moi

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Nomade Slang Ibrahim Maalouf

National

How North Florida Is Becoming More Democratic

by Asma Khalid

How North Florida Is Becoming More Democratic

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National

Minneapolis Charter Commission Puts Police Changes On Hold

by Brandt Williams (MPR)

Minneapolis Charter Commission Puts Police Changes On Hold

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City Club The Growlers

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Crimewave Crystal Castles

National

New York Attorney General Seeks To Dissolve NRA

by Tim Mak

New York Attorney General Seeks To Dissolve NRA

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Eric Gay/AP

Elections

Drive-Through Voting? Texas Gets Creative In Its Scramble For Polling Places

by Ashley Lopez

Drive-Through Voting? Texas Gets Creative In Its Scramble For Polling Places

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Shadow Wild Nothing

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South Dakota Motorcycle Rally To Take Place Despite Local Opposition

by Lee Strubinger

South Dakota Motorcycle Rally To Take Place Despite Local Opposition

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Oh Devil Electric Guest

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So So Lovely Shigeto

'And The World Went Crazy': How Hollywood Changed After Hiroshima

Since Aug. 6, 1945, artists of every stripe have had to reckon with a world forever altered by nuclear weapons — Hollywood included. Above, Stanley Kubrick's 1964 film, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. Express/Getty Images hide caption

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Movies

'And The World Went Crazy': How Hollywood Changed After Hiroshima

by Bob Mondello

'And The World Went Crazy': How Hollywood Changed After Hiroshima

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Are You With Me Lost Frequencies

National

New York Attorney General On The Lawsuit To Dissolve NRA

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With $600 Unemployment Aid Gone, Homelessness Is What Keeps This Mother Up At Night

Now that the $600 in additional weekly unemployment benefits has expired for Sandy Villatoro, she's not sure how she and her husband will support their family in the coming months. Courtesy of Sandy Villatoro hide caption

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Courtesy of Sandy Villatoro

Economy

With $600 Unemployment Aid Gone, Homelessness Is What Keeps This Mother Up At Night

by Stacey Vanek Smith , Emma Bowman

With $600 Unemployment Aid Gone, Homelessness Is What Keeps This Mother Up At Night

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Animals

What's The Value Of Seabird Poop?

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Current Carry Vetiver

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'68 Only Time Lemon Jelly

Middle East

Lebanese Criticize Government Over Massive Explosion In Beirut

by Ruth Sherlock

Lebanese Criticize Government Over Massive Explosion In Beirut

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National Security

Gen. Charles Brown Jr. To Become 1st Black Military Service Chief

by Tom Bowman

Gen. Charles Brown Jr. To Become 1st Black Military Service Chief

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Obituaries

Coronavirus Victims: Chicago Civil Engineer Kai Wong Sam

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Lamentation for a Lost Life Max Richter

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Sequence II Library Tapes

Education

Listener Questions On School Reopenings Answered

by Allison Aubrey , Cory Turner

Listener Questions On School Reopenings Answered

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Juniper New Madrid

National

Portland Protests De-Escalate As Federal Agents Leave City Streets

by Conrad Wilson

Portland Protests De-Escalate As Federal Agents Leave City Streets

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3WW alt-J

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Parting Mitis

Cutting-Edge Research Shows How Hair Dulls Razor Blades

Researchers uncover why shaving can cause sharp blades to dull quickly. Gustavo Rezende Dos Santos/EyeEm/Getty Images hide caption

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Gustavo Rezende Dos Santos/EyeEm/Getty Images

Science

Cutting-Edge Research Shows How Hair Dulls Razor Blades

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Cutting-Edge Research Shows How Hair Dulls Razor Blades

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National

Who Is Sen. Anne Ranch?

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do do do Gershwin with the NY Philharmonic

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Sincere Sunset Abstract Idea

U.S. COVID-19 Death Toll Might Reach 300,000 by December, Researchers Predict

How President Trump's False Claims Can Affect Society

Magnolias, Beer Cans and Football: Mississippi Is Designing A New State Flag

How North Florida Is Becoming More Democratic

Minneapolis Charter Commission Puts Police Changes On Hold

New York Attorney General Seeks To Dissolve NRA

Drive-Through Voting? Texas Gets Creative In Its Scramble For Polling Places

South Dakota Motorcycle Rally To Take Place Despite Local Opposition

'And The World Went Crazy': How Hollywood Changed After Hiroshima

New York Attorney General On The Lawsuit To Dissolve NRA

With $600 Unemployment Aid Gone, Homelessness Is What Keeps This Mother Up At Night

What's The Value Of Seabird Poop?

Lebanese Criticize Government Over Massive Explosion In Beirut

Gen. Charles Brown Jr. To Become 1st Black Military Service Chief

Coronavirus Victims: Chicago Civil Engineer Kai Wong Sam

Listener Questions On School Reopenings Answered

Portland Protests De-Escalate As Federal Agents Leave City Streets

Cutting-Edge Research Shows How Hair Dulls Razor Blades

Who Is Sen. Anne Ranch?

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