Thai business tycoon and transgender activist Chakrapong “Anne” Chakrajutathib poses for a photo after a news conference Thursday in Bangkok. Sakchai Lalit/AP hide caption toggle caption Sakchai Lalit/AP Thai business tycoon and transgender activist Chakrapong “Anne” Chakrajutathib poses for a photo after a news conference Thursday in Bangkok. Sakchai Lalit/AP BANGKOK — A Thai business...
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Sen. Chuck Grassley asks Iowa voters for eighth term in Senate race : NPR
Iowa Republican U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley poses for a photo outside Atlantic Coca Cola Bottling Co. in Walcott on Oct. 14. Clay Masters/Iowa Public Radio hide caption toggle caption Clay Masters/Iowa Public Radio Iowa Republican U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley poses for a photo outside Atlantic Coca Cola Bottling Co. in Walcott on Oct. 14. Clay...
Twitter could be Elon Musk’s white whale : NPR
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is about to seal the deal to buy Twitter for $44 billion. Jae C. Hong/AP hide caption toggle caption Jae C. Hong/AP Tesla CEO Elon Musk is about to seal the deal to buy Twitter for $44 billion. Jae C. Hong/AP Elon Musk has been founding companies since the dawn of...
Greenhouse gases reach a new record as nations fall behind on climate pledges : NPR
A cow walks through a field as an oil pumpjack and a flare burning off methane and other hydrocarbons stand in the background in the Permian Basin in Jal, N.M., Oct. 14, 2021. David Goldman/AP hide caption toggle caption David Goldman/AP A cow walks through a field as an oil pumpjack and a flare burning...
Saturday’s Powerball lottery drawing balloons to $800 million : NPR
A patron enters a liquor store as a sign displays the Powerball jackpot, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022, in Baltimore. Julio Cortez/AP hide caption toggle caption Julio Cortez/AP A patron enters a liquor store as a sign displays the Powerball jackpot, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022, in Baltimore. Julio Cortez/AP DES MOINES, Iowa — No one won...
How voting patterns have changed since 2020, and how early voting is going in Georgia : NPR
A look at how voting patterns have changed since 2020, and how early voting is going so far in the key state of Georgia. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: More than 12 million people have cast ballots so far in the midterm elections. That is according to the United States Election Project. We want to talk now...
Facebook parent Meta reports revenue drop amid Big Tech slump : NPR
Meta employees demonstrate the Meta Quest Pro virtual reality headset during a media preview at the Meta Store in Burlingame, Calif. on Tuesday, Oct. 25. Nic Coury/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Nic Coury/Bloomberg via Getty Images Meta employees demonstrate the Meta Quest Pro virtual reality headset during a media preview at the...
Ukrainians are starting new lives in safer parts of the country : NPR
Millions of Ukrainians forced from their homes and jobs are starting new lives in safer parts of the country. Some are finding it hard to make ends meet. AILSA CHANG, HOST: The U.N.’s International Organization for Migration says more than 10 million Ukrainians have fled their homes in eight months of war. Many fled the...
Kanye West showed up to Skechers’ L.A. office unannounced and was thrown out : NPR
Kanye West holds a Yeezy shoe as he speaks on stage at the “Kanye West and Steven Smith in Conversation with Mark Wilson” at the on Nov. 7, 2019 in New York City. Brad Barket/Getty Images for Fast Company hide caption toggle caption Brad Barket/Getty Images for Fast Company Kanye West holds a Yeezy shoe...
Pennsylvania Senate candidates Fetterman and Oz spar in only formal debate : NPR
In a debate hosted by NewsNation Tuesday night, Democrat John Fetterman and Republican Mehmet Oz sparred over issues such as abortion, foreign policy and fracking. NewsNation/Screenshot by NPR hide caption toggle caption NewsNation/Screenshot by NPR In a debate hosted by NewsNation Tuesday night, Democrat John Fetterman and Republican Mehmet Oz sparred over issues such as...