County officials urged immediate action for storm-damaged households while state and federal teams assessed the need for individual assistance.
Fontaines D.C. Sophia Stel. The Avalanches. Host Stephen Thompson breaks down the best albums out Friday, Oct. 16 with DJs from around the NPR Music network: Celia Gregory from WNXP in Nashville, Skylar Rochelle from 90.9 The Bridge in Kansas City and Andrew Brown from KUTX in Austin. Plus, a handful of NPR Music writers and critics offer their personal picks in the lightning round.
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Their message was helping the working class deal with rising inflation, a lack of health care and unlimited campaign financing by "the oligarchy."
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One of NPR's most gifted storytellers, his soft voice and vivid writing helped define the network's sound for a generation of Americans.
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Pope Leo XIV thanked thousands of faithful in St. Peter's Square on Sunday for their prayers while he was hospitalized, and said he plans to gradually return to his usual duties.
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The U.S. has no law guaranteeing paid parental leave. But in states with their own programs, more dads are using the benefit to bond with their new children, exceeding moms in some states.
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President Trump's executive order deferring federal taxes on diesel is aimed at helping farmers but it's more complicated than it sounds and states are warning drivers they may owe taxes later.
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