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In close races, Republicans attack Democrats over fentanyl and the overdose crisis

Brian Mann — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 09:00:00 +0000

Many Republicans have recast the debate over drugs and fentanyl as a crime and border security problem. Often their attacks are based on conspiracy theories and discredited ideas about addiction.

Many bars and restaurants not reporting wage data, says report, but D.C. also isn’t making it easy

Amanda Michelle Gomez — Wed, 26 Oct 2022 22:32:54 +0000

Most D.C. bars and restaurants do not report tipped wage data to the D.C. government, according to an analysis from pro Initiative 82 groups. But the local restaurant industry says the government hasn't created the tip portal that helps their payroll companies submit data.

Republicans recast drugs and fentanyl as a crime and border security problem

Array — Wed, 26 Oct 2022 22:09:00 +0000

Ahead of the midterms, Republicans have recast the debate over drugs and fentanyl addiction as a crime and border security problem.

A new group of TikTok-savvy Palestinian fighters tests Israeli forces in the West Bank

Daniel Estrin — Wed, 26 Oct 2022 18:52:00 +0000

Israeli troops raided the occupied West Bank saying they were targeting members of the Lions' Den. Here's what we know about the new armed Palestinian group.

Did the so-called Deep State protect the country from Trump?

Dave Davies — Wed, 26 Oct 2022 17:55:00 +0000

American Resistance author David Rothkopf says veteran government officials served as guardrails, preventing initiatives that were illegal, unworkable, immoral or against the country's interests.

A farmer gets dumped by his best friend in ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’

Justin Chang — Wed, 26 Oct 2022 17:55:00 +0000

Colin Farrell plays the sweet-souled Irish farmer in Martin McDonagh's film. One day, his friend Colm (Brendan Gleeson) abruptly refuses to join him for their usual afternoon pint down at the pub.

Record Club: Taylor Swift’s ‘Midnights’

Wed, 26 Oct 2022 13:07:52 +0000

The new album broke Spotify’s record for most streams in a day and briefly crashed the service.

Record numbers of migrants are crossing the dangerous Darién Gap to get to the U.S.

Wed, 26 Oct 2022 12:54:05 +0000

“I thought that I was going to die; I wanted to die.”

Are the new boosters that target omicron better than the previous shots?

Wed, 26 Oct 2022 11:37:00 +0000

President Biden is urging more Americans to get a COVID booster shot, even as research suggests the new vaccines might not be any better than the old ones.

The Chinese power structure lined up behind Xi Jinping but financial markets did not

Wed, 26 Oct 2022 11:37:00 +0000

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Stephen Roach of the Paul Tsai China Center at Yale Law School about China's economic relationship with the world under Xi Jinping.