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Carve a pumpkin? You can do better than that. Fun and unusual ways to celebrate the season, from writing a gratitude letter to making an ancestral altar.

Indian authorities have launched a major security crackdown in New Delhi, detaining thousands of protesters who intended to hold a mass demonstration against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.

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The prediction market company says it wants to prevent its platform from being abused by criminals. The company is facing mounting pressure over market manipulation and insider trading on the site.

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The three fired workers say OpenAI punished them for being outspoken about safety. The company disputes the claims and says they were fired over mishandling sensitive information.

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Trump says the U.S. will obtain diesel from Russia, relaxing years of U.S. pressure on Moscow, to combat prices before midterms. He said he struck the deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call.

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The Pentagon says it will livestream the firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan at Fort Hood, the site of his 2009 mass shooting. That would be the first public execution in the U.S. since the 1930s.

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The Trump administration's effort to return Ahmed Soliman to the U.S. come after an Arizona judge said his deportation violated due process.

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A global treaty signed by 197 countries — including Russia — requires reporting any death that could be a sign of an outbreak to come.

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Hurricane Isaias is this season's first Atlantic hurricane, and is on a path to hit the northern Gulf Coast. How is the oil industry preparing?

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Trump announced that the U.S. will not attack Iran ahead of the midterms. And, a 28-year-old man is receiving treatment at the hospital after an ICE agent shot him in the neck.

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As European defense spending takes off, just about half of the funding in Europe's defense tech industry is coming from American investors this year. One reason why: European investment firms have restrictions on how they can invest.

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The Trump administration says it has deported more than 25,000 people to countries to which they have no ties. NPR spoke to three men who say it feels like they've lost control over their own lives.

Plus: Nobels! Protests! Ambiguous quotes! A mysterious death in Russia!

Why one teen can't let go of the time he ate fries with his great-grandpa.

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A study from Common Sense Media says most safeguards in ChatGPT for Teens failed. The chatbot talks to teens like a friend and doesn't alert parents when users talk about self-harm and suicide.

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Rep. Mike Lawler, R-NY, is in a tight race for re-election in a toss-up district that could help determine control of Congress in November.

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If you're using the U.S. Postal Service to return a ballot close to Election Day, officials recommend getting it postmarked at a post office to avoid getting caught up in mail processing changes.

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Middle schooler Cora Walsh of Long Island, N.Y., has won the 2026 NPR Student Podcast Challenge with a story about her journey with dyslexia.

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Gulf Coast Preps for Isaias, Ukraine expects Russian winter offensive, and Trump's Iran War in focus as Midterms approach.

Twenty-five years ago this week, the U.S. invaded Afghanistan. For StoryCorps, one Afghan couple offers an account of their experience after the invasion and eventual U.S. withdrawal.