Morning Edition
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Episodes
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100 years ago a female governor was elected. Is it time for a female president?
On Nov. 4, 1924, Nellie Tayloe Ross was elected to become Wyoming's governor, the first time a woman held a governorship in the United States.
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Morning news brief
Vice President Harris and former President Donald Trump visit Arizona and Nevada. Reports offer a picture of the economy ahead of Election Day. Labor unions deploy thousands of canvassers.
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'The Indicator from Planet Money': Why the publishing industry is hot for romance
Romance is one of the few profitable genres in the self-publishing industry. How romance writers turned e-books into a publishing juggernaut.
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VP Harris pledges to listen to experts in contrast to Trump's previous actions
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Tom Nichols, a contributing writer at "The Atlantic," about why some Americans have grown increasingly hostile to expertise, and what it means in this election.
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Some Israelis want land in Gaza seized as payback for the Oct. 7 Hamas attack
The humanitarian crisis in northern Gaza is getting worse by the day, and there are increasing questions over what Israel’s end-game there might be.
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Morgan Library and Museum in New York identifies unknown Chopin waltz
A nearly 200-year-old music manuscript by composer Frédéric Chopin was recently unearthed at a museum in New York.
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Bangladesh's garment workers impacted by Western buyers paying 10% less for clothes
Western brands are paying less for clothes manufactured in Bangladesh. Workers hope recent political changes in the country will lead to improvements in their conditions.
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How much power does a president have when it comes to abortion access?
Vice President Harris has said if she’s elected president, she’ll sign a bill enshrining the right to an abortion. Former President Donald Trump also has talked about abortion.
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Crowdsourced voting fraud claims could become grist for Republican lawsuits
One hub for rumors and conspiracies about voting is X, the social media site once known as Twitter. There, users are floating unverified and false claims about voting that can quickly go viral.
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After a chaotic vote count in 2020, here's what Detroit will do differently this year
Four years ago, Trump supporters, motivated in part by false election fraud claims, loudly protested at a Detroit counting facility. Election officials are determined to avoid a repeat of the chaos.
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As the presidential race nears an end, crucial moments can be traced to the Midwest
The 2024 presidential race began like others with a crowded primary in Iowa. And as the race continued, a lot crucial moments can be traced back to how voters in the Midwest viewed the candidates.
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How California Gov. Newsom is trying to keep Hollywood filmmaking magic in Los Angeles
Film and TV production has been moving out of Los Angeles for the past few years. California Gov. Gavin Newsom has unveiled a proposal to reverse that trend, but industry leaders are still worried.
