Morning Edition
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Episodes
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Her piano concert was six years in the making. Then Puerto Rico's power went out
Puerto Rico’s unstable electric grid affects every sector of society, including the island’s rich cultural scene. An outage abruptly ended an emerging pianist’s recent concert, touching a nerve.
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What can we learn from the bitter and divisive term of the 2nd U.S. president?
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with historian Lindsay Chervinsky about lessons on the American presidency that can be learned from the then fledgling nation's second president, John Adams.
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Venezuela accuses the CIA of plotting to assassinate its president
The U.S. is dismissing the Venezuelan government's claim that the CIA is behind an alleged plot to destabilize the country.
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How was a man with an AK-style rifle able to get within 500 yards of Trump on Sunday?
NPR's Steve Inskeep asks that question to Bill Gage, a former Secret Service agent, who is now a senior security consultant with Safe Haven Security Group.
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Morning news brief
FBI says former President Trump was targeted in apparent attempted assassination. Venezuela accuses the CIA of plotting to assassinate its president. TikTok goes to court to try to avoid a U.S. ban.
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The billions of dollars approved to help Ukraine also benefits U.S. manufacturing
Morning Edition visits the Scranton, P.a, n Plant to get a behind the scenes look at how defense manufacturing contributes the economy in Northeastern Pa.
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Abortion pills will become controlled substances in Louisiana on Oct. 1
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to ER physician Jennifer Avegno, who heads the New Orleans Health Department, about a law classifying abortion drugs misoprostol and mifepristone as controlled substances.
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Campbell Soup is the latest company to change its name to adopt a new mission
The Campbell Soup Company which has been around for more than a century is changing its name to The Campbell’s Company -- dropping soup from its name. We look at company name change trends.
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Federal affordable housing program for agricultural workers falls short in Colorado
The program, designed to help agricultural workers find housing, often leaves workers without a place to live because their income is considered too high to qualify for affordable housing.
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Post debate: Harris and Trump hit the campaign trail as presidential election nears
With the presidential debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris over, the sprint is on to campaign for votes -- especially in swing states. We examine each campaign’s post-debate strategies.
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U.N. aims to expand the number of permanent members on the Security Counsel
The United States supports creating two new permanent U.N. Security Council seats for African states, and one seat to be rotated among small island developing states
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Beware: It's Friday the 13th. Don't say we didn't warn you
Friday the 13th is a widespread superstition around the world. Some countries, however, have their own bad luck days.
