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NPR: The ubiquitous convenience store owed its recent revenue drops to inflation, declining cigarette sales and a shift in palates toward fresh food and specialty drinks.#news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2024/10/12/g-s1-28033/7-eleven-store-closures-us-canada

NPR: As Yom Kippur approaches, many Jews are engaging in self-reflection and a process of atonement. One woman shares her story of seeking repair.#news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2024/10/11/nx-s1-5131241/how-one-woman-is-seeking-atonement-this-year-during-yom-kippur

NPR: The public library in Toledo, Ohio, is one of a number across the U.S. that have become entrepreneurial hubs. Business-specialist librarians are helping aspiring small-business owners and nonprofits for free.#news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2024/10/10/nx-s1-5107904/public-library-small-business-nonprofit-entrepreneurs

NPR: Lebanon is a cultural hub for Arab music. Lebanese music writer Danny Hajjar has been talking with musicians there about how they're dealing with escalating conflict in the region.#news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2024/10/10/nx-s1-5147220/lebanon-israel-hezbollah-music-middle-east-war

NPR: The attack on residents of Pont-Sondé on Oct. 3 was one of the biggest massacres that Haiti has seen in recent history. The U.N. had previously said that at least 70 people were killed.#news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2024/10/10/g-s1-27385/death-toll-in-a-gang-attack-on-a-haitian-town-rises-to-115

NPR: Former President Donald Trump has made several claims about FEMA's disaster response. NPR has fact-checked them ahead of Hurricane Milton. And, how you can turn climate anxiety into collective action.#news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2024/10/08/g-s1-26840/up-first-newsletter-fema-disaster-response-hurricane-helene-october-7-israel-remembrance

NPR: As China celebrates 75 years of Communist Party rule, there is a fight over who gets to tell the history of those years. The party would prefer to make sure the story is a positive one and is exerting power to control that narrative. One high profile example of that is playing out far away, in California.#news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2024/10/02/1202966858/the-fight-over-who-writes-the-history-of-modern-china

NPR: With Israel and Hezbollah locked in the fiercest fighting in decades, many Lebanese have taken refuge in schools, hotels and other shelters.#news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2024/09/26/nx-s1-5127325/israel-hezbollah-conflict-lebanon-displaced-residents

NPR: New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted by a grand jury on federal criminal charges. The indictment detailing the charges against Adams, a Democrat, was still sealed late Wednesday.#news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2024/09/25/g-s1-24613/new-york-city-mayor-eric-adams-has-been-indicted

NPR: For Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, access to water has been a struggle for years. But since last Oct. 7, water has become even harder for them to obtain.#news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2024/09/25/g-s1-24207/palestinians-west-bank-water-israel

NPR: Boeing said Monday it made a “best and final offer” to striking machinists, but the workers' union said the proposal isn't good enough and there won't be a ratification vote before Boeing's deadline.#news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2024/09/24/g-s1-24282/boeing-offer-striking-workers

NPR: At Weihenstephan, non-alcoholic wheat beer and lager now make up 10% of the volume. The increase over the last few years mirrors the statistics for the rest of Germany's beer industry.#news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2024/09/23/g-s1-24124/alcohol-free-beer-is-gaining-popularity-even-at-oktoberfest

NPR: As they fought to keep Sean "Diddy" Combs out of jail after his sex trafficking arrest, the music mogul's lawyers highlighted a litany of horrors at the Brooklyn federal lockup where he was headed.#news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2024/09/19/g-s1-23689/inside-the-brooklyn-jail-where-sean-combs-is-locked-up

NPR: Tupperware's reliance on people selling its storage containers at home-and-garden parties or through social media was once its strength. Now it's a weakness, the company says in its bankruptcy filing.#news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2024/09/18/nx-s1-5115873/tupperware-bankruptcy

NPR: The FBI and the U.S. Postal Service were investigating the origin of suspicious packages that have been sent to elections officials in more than 15 states. There were no immediate reports of injuries.#news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2024/09/18/g-s1-23542/the-fbi-is-investigating-suspicious-packages-sent-to-election-officials

NPR: Sen. JD Vance, in a media appearance, blames the media for ignoring the situation in Springfield, Ohio, and justifies false stories about Haitian migrants.#news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2024/09/15/nx-s1-5113140/vance-false-claims-haitian-migrants-pets

NPR: The Argentinian manager who has led some of Europe's biggest clubs will now take over the U.S. men's squad with less than two years to go before the U.S. co-hosts the FIFA World Cup in 2026.#news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2024/09/10/g-s1-18047/mauricio-pochettino-usmnt-coach-us-soccer-chelsea

NPR: Mr. Greedy, a beloved member of the Maryland Zoo, was a prolific breeder who helped boost the endangered African penguin population. He died following an age-related health decline, the zoo said.#news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2024/09/08/g-s1-21460/mr-greedy-penguin-maryland-zoo

NPR: Dr. Frank Hoffman was appalled by the sheer numbers of cases of early-stage breast cancer that were being missed. Then he had an idea: What if "we were to specially train others to do it."#news #NPR https://www.npr.org/sections/goats-and-soda/2024/09/08/g-s1-15690/breast-cancer-tumors-women-blind

NPR: The departure of Edmundo González, who Venezuela’s opposition and several foreign governments consider the legitimate winner of July’s presidential race, was announced by Venezuela's vice president.#news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2024/09/08/g-s1-21431/venezuelan-opposition-candidate-gonzalez-asylum-spain