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Drifters Mile performs on KSMU Studio Live on October 9, 2026.
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Aurore Marechal/Getty Images; Amy Sussman/Getty Images; Chad Salvador/Variety via Getty ImagesPlus, this week saw comings and goings at the White House, the revenge of a child (reality) star, and Elon Musk doing Elon Musk things. -
Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty ImagesA focus group of eight Gen Z Trump voters reported feeling unhappy or disappointed with the state of politics, with some going as far as to say they regret supporting him in 2024.
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Alon Skuy/Getty ImagesThe administration says papers created in the White House belong to Donald Trump, not to the American people. The case could ultimately end up at the conservative-leaning Supreme Court. -
Three children and a teacher were killed in a shooting at an Oregon school, how Russia is viewing Ukraine's strikes and its growing rift with the U.S., DOJ sues California over its voter rolls.
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The Milwaukee Brewers are headed to the World Series for the first time since 1982. The Brewers swept the Los Angeles Dodgers, the two-time defending World Series champion.
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The Irish band Fontaines D.C. builds on their global success with the new album "Dopamine Chamber," which a band member describes as the soundtrack to our "glorious age of distraction."
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President Trump has canceled the livestreaming of the execution of the man behind the attack at Fort Hood in 2009. Some say the public proposal itself - from a Cabinet member - changes norms.
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Republican María Elvira Salazar faces a tough contest in her Miami-area congressional district, with many voters upset about President Trump's immigration policies.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Washington Post investigative reporter Sarah Blaskey about new documents obtained by the Post that detail donors to the White House ballroom project.
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NPR investigations spent more than a year uncovering the company behind a skincare scheme that led to consumer complaints, lawsuits and a federal investigation.
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Russian authorities say Ukraine struck a major oil refinery southeast of Moscow Thursday. The strike was in response to Russia's attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure.
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Journalist and Russia analyst Julia Ioffe lays out how Vladimir Putin might be trying to exploit the current divide between the U.S. and Ukraine over striking Russian oil refineries.
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A hunger strike by detainees at a South Georgia ICE facility enters into its second week. They want better conditions.
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For StoryCorps, a public health nurse in Minnesota speaks with her college mentor about a moment when she almost gave up on her career aspirations.
