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Poll: In the midst of a tight presidential race, Trump draws support from voters disillusioned with democracy
New polling shows this year’s Harris v. Trump presidential race is too close to call, with Trump drawing support from voters who are disillusioned with democracy. Results from the McCourtney Institute for Democracy’s Sept. 23-27, 2024 Mood of the Nation Poll.
Harris is pressed for more specifics in a wide-ranging interview with '60 Minutes'
The interview followed criticism from former President Donald Trump that Kamala Harris has been unwilling to sit for hard interviews. She was pressed on everything from her economic proposals to immigration.
A European spacecraft launches to perform a crash scene investigation on an asteroid
A NASA spacecraft knocked into an asteroid two years ago to test planetary defense. Now, a new mission will inspect the damage, with the goal of helping future asteroid deflection.
'All this blood, all this death': Palestinians protest Israel war with no end in sight
For Palestinian civilians caught in the middle of the ongoing conflict between Israeli forces and the Hamas militant group, the consequences have been unremittingly difficult, and deadly.
In Queens, N.Y., an immigrant street vendor is forced to confront crippling shyness
New York is known for its street food vendors. NPR spent time with a recently arrived migrant who is hitting the streets to sell for the first time, but has to overcome a huge hurdle: his shyness.
3-time U.S. hockey Olympian Gigi Marvin retires at 37, happy to have closed her career in PWHL
Three-time U.S. Olympian Gigi Marvin is retiring at 37, saying her career would not have been complete without the chance to have played in the Professional Women's Hockey League's inaugural season in Boston last year. Marvin is from northern Minnesota and now makes her home in Massachusetts.