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Vice President Harris and former President Donald Trump made stops in North Carolina, a state that last went Democratic in a presidential election in 2008, as the campaigns race toward Election Day.

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The casual dining chain, which saw dozens of its U.S. restaurants close this year, said its financial woes stem from the coronavirus pandemic.

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The images show a devastating transformation of eastern Spain, where at least 205 people have been killed by flash floods.

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The party elected Kemi Badenoch as its new leader as it tries to rebound from a crushing defeat that ended 14 years in power. She is the first Black woman to lead a major British political party.

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After three decades in Southern cuisine, Lee's next culinary chapter explores Korean American cooking, moving beyond traditional recipes and fusion concepts.

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Iran's supreme leader threatened Israel and the U.S. with “a crushing response” over attacks on Iran and its allies. The Pentagon said Friday that more U.S. forces would be coming to the region.

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Even before Election Day, unsubstantiated rumors about voter fraud are beginning to focus on specific public servants and voters, leading to harassment and threats.

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Sikh activists marched 350 miles across California in October, marking the 40th anniversary of a massacre and calling for protection from what they say is a growing threat — transnational repression from the Indian government.

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At a historic Southern cemetery, a Mexican tradition has found a home.

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China's government is censoring puns and wordplay on-line. NPR's Scott Simon explains why double meanings are a problem for Beijing.

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Enrollment in Affordable Care Act health plans has grown every year of the Biden administration, leading to record low numbers of people who are uninsured.

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Women who have suffered unnecessarily after being denied abortions are talking about it publicly, and to support candidates. Could these stories have a political impact in the upcoming election?

More than 150 years after Susan B. Anthony was arrested for voting despite being a woman, Americans take to the polls on the anniversary of her historic ballot casting.

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In a state decided recently by tiny margins, subtle shifts among any demographic can matter. These five groups could be key in determining who wins Georgia — and possibly the presidency.

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Democrat Ruben Gallego says his party has often taken Native American voters for granted. As he competes for an open Senate seat, he has vowed to visit all of Arizona’s federally-recognized tribes.

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As election day nears, the races loom large over the state fair in North Carolina, where voters are expressing both apathy and anxiety over their top issues and the candidates.

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About 10,000 people a week come to visit the White House. But until recently, they got a public tour that hadn’t changed in decades.

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The new nonprofit Broadway Votes is corralling musical theater celebrities to help with the effort both both on stage and online.

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Three jurors who condemned Moore to death, a former state prison director, Moore's trial judge, his son and daughter, and pastors called for the governor to change his sentence to life without parole.

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Intelligence officials says the video, which purported to show a Haitian immigrant claiming he had voted multiple times in Georgie, is the product of a Russian propaganda operation.

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