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How voters from different economic sectors see the 2024 election

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How voters from different economic sectors see the 2024 election

Americans often rank the economy as a number one voting issue. As part of NPR's "We the Voters" series we check back in with four Americans we've been following since the pandemic.

How voters from different economic sectors see the 2024 election

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Breaking down the legal case at the center of the political universe

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Breaking down the legal case at the center of the political universe

The broad outlines of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's case have been known for months.

Breaking down the legal case at the center of the political universe

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The push to deliver high-speed rail to Texas

High speed trains are lined up after undergoing maintenance in preparation for the annual Lunar New Year travel peak, at a maintenance base in Wuhan, in China's central Hubei province early on January 26, 2024. China has the world's largest high-speed rail network, covering nearly 28 thousand miles. STR/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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The push to deliver high-speed rail to Texas

For the last 60 years a transportation revolution has largely passed America by.

The push to deliver high-speed rail to Texas

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Is this fictitious civil war closer to reality than we think?

Civil War, the new A24 film from British director Alex Garland, imagines a scenario that might not seem so far-fetched to some; a contemporary civil war breaking out in the United States.

Is this fictitious civil war closer to reality than we think?

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Trump's anti-abortion stance helped him win in 2016. Will it hurt him in 2024?

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Trump's anti-abortion stance helped him win in 2016. Will it hurt him in 2024?

Back in 1999 when Donald Trump was flirting with a presidential run, he was pro-abortion rights. In an interview on Meet the Press with NBC's Tim Russert, the New York real estate developer said he didn't like abortion, but he wouldn't ban it.

Trump's anti-abortion stance helped him win in 2016. Will it hurt him in 2024?

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What happened when the threat of danger became Salman Rushdie's reality?

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What happened when the threat of danger became Salman Rushdie's reality?

Salman Rushdie is probably most closely associated with his 1988 novel The Satanic Verses, a book inspired by the life of the prophet Muhummad. The book was notorious not just for its contents but because of the intense backlash, and the threat it posed to his safety and wellbeing.

What happened when the threat of danger became Salman Rushdie's reality?

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The man who inspired 'Hotel Rwanda' is still taking risks for his country

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The man who inspired 'Hotel Rwanda' is still taking risks for his country

In 1994, the world watched as genocide unfolded in Rwanda. Nearly one million people died as neighbors brutally killed their neighbors. Paul Rusesabagina is credited for keeping more than 1,200 people safe in his hotel through weeks of violence. His life and story inspired the 2004 film Hotel Rwanda.

The man who inspired 'Hotel Rwanda' is still taking risks for his country

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Iran's attack on Israel is a major escalation. What comes next for the region?

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Iran's attack on Israel is a major escalation. What comes next for the region?

Iran launched a barrage of more than 300 drones and missiles at Israel over the weekend, saying it was in response to an airstrike earlier this month that hit Iran's consulate in Syria and killed seven Iranian military officials, including two generals.

Iran's attack on Israel is a major escalation. What comes next for the region?

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How do defense attorneys select an impartial jury when their client is famous?

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How do defense attorneys select an impartial jury when their client is famous?

On Monday, former President Donald Trump will enter a Manhattan courtroom for his first criminal trial. But before a verdict can be rendered a jury must be selected. And for Trump's legal team that is going to be a challenge.

How do defense attorneys select an impartial jury when their client is famous?

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Is Israel perpetuating a cycle of radicalization rather than ending it?

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Is Israel perpetuating a cycle of radicalization rather than ending it?

For months, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been insisting that the goal of Israel's bombardment in Gaza is to "destroy Hamas."

Is Israel perpetuating a cycle of radicalization rather than ending it?

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