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At this time’s high tales
Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Harris are dashing to marketing campaign for votes, particularly in swing states, after their first and presumably solely presidential debate. This week, Harris has been rallying voters in North Carolina and can quickly head to Pennsylvania, whereas Trump has gone to Arizona and now heads to Nevada. There aren’t any additional debates at the moment scheduled. Harris is pushing for an additional one, however Trump says he gained’t debate her once more.
Georgia US Home Consultant Nikema Williams leaves the bus carrying her and different Harris surrogates on a reproductive rights tour of Georgia, at a cease in Macon.
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- 🎧 At her post-debate rallies, Harris has been attacking Trump’s insurance policies and dealing to chop into his margins in purple areas in swing states, NPR’s Danielle Kurtzleben tells Up First. At one rally, she jabbed at Trump for saying he had “concepts of a plan” to interchange the Reasonably priced Care Act. As for Trump, he introduced a brand new coverage yesterday: no tax on time beyond regulation. This is without doubt one of the methods he’s seeking to enhance help among the many working class, which makes up a whole lot of his base. It’s unclear how that may work. His marketing campaign has not launched particulars.
- ➡️ Taylor Swift has entered her election period. Her post-debate presidential endorsement has pushed tens of hundreds of individuals to register to vote.
One among Boeing’s largest unions, which represents greater than 30,000 machinists, overwhelmingly voted yesterday to strike. Union members rejected a tentative contract supply as a result of it fell wanting the pay elevate and pension modifications they have been in search of. Union members have been asking for a 40% elevate when the deal would have raised it by 25%. It’s the newest blow for the aerospace big, which was already reeling from security and high quality issues.
- 🎧 NPR’s Joel Rose says union members say the pay enhance provided shouldn’t be sufficient cash to reside on. Earlier than the vote, firm leaders urged the union to take the deal. However 94% of union members voted to reject the contract and 96% voted in favor of placing. The corporate has been struggling to rebuild belief with airways, regulators and the flying public after a door plug blew out of a jet in January. Boeing is able to get again to the bargaining desk.
President Biden is anticipated to host British Prime Minister Keir Starmer right this moment on the White Home. Russia’s struggle on Ukraine will likely be on the high of their agenda. There’s vast hypothesis Biden might use the event to announce he is dropping his ban on Ukraine utilizing long-range weapons supplied by Washington to strike targets deep inside Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy needs his forces to have the ability to destroy Russian missiles and drones earlier than they ever get off the bottom and head towards Ukraine. He has been lobbying exhausting to achieve permission to make use of the weapons which are already within the nation.
- 🎧 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken appeared to have modified minds on the subject this week when he stated there was proof that Iran is offering Russia with ballistic missiles, NPR’s Teri Schultz says. Western nations worry they’d be seen as escalating the battle by letting Ukraine use the weapons. The overwhelming majority of NATO allies have made clear Ukraine can use its weapons nevertheless it chooses and say Kyiv has the proper underneath worldwide legislation to defend its territory. NATO has been closely pressuring the U.S. to say the identical factor.
Local weather options week
Local weather change is affecting our meals, and our meals is affecting the local weather. NPR is dedicating per week to tales and conversations about the seek for options.
ChoViva chocolate, which is a cocoa-free chocolate different, is being examined and processed by an worker on the testing lab of Planet A Meals.
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Your favourite sweet bars, desserts and dipped fruit might be at risk resulting from local weather change. Why? Chocolate provides are dwindling. Final 12 months, equatorial nations that account for two-thirds of the worldwide cocoa provide noticed document rainfall. The intense climate patterns induced infections in cocoa timber that rotted the cocoa fruit. This shortfall set the stage for corporations like Marquart’s Planet A Meals, whose scientists have been engaged on a chocolate substitute for the previous three years. However, making meals that appears like chocolate, looks like chocolate, and tastes like chocolate – however isn’t chocolate – takes time.
Weekend picks
Clockwise from left: Depraved, Right here, Emilia Pérez, A Actual Ache, Piece by Piece and Blitz.
Common Footage, Sony Footage, Shanna Besson/Pathé, Searchlight Footage and Apple TV+
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Common Footage, Sony Footage, Shanna Besson/Pathé, Searchlight Footage and Apple TV+
Take a look at what NPR is watching, studying and listening to this weekend:
🍿Films: Want an escape from actuality? We’ve bought you lined with 25 motion pictures popping out this fall. The record has award contenders, goofy comedies, a smattering of romance, loads of anti-heroes and extra.
📺 TV: With fall comes new TV present premieres. Right here’s what to be careful for, from scary and soapy to hopefully humorous, with journeys to each Marvel and DC worlds.
📚 Books: Edwidge Danticat’s We’re Alone delves into harsh matters like racism and injustice with out shedding its humorousness, proving as soon as once more that she is one among up to date literature’s strongest, most swish voices.
🎵 Music: MJ Lenderman’s newly launched fifth solo album, Manning Fireworks, holds tales of people that can’t keep connections. One of many songs, “You Don’t Know the Shape I’m In,” stands out as a very tender love tune sung after the rationale for its existence has petered out. NPR critic Ann Powers breaks down extra of the songs right here.
❓Quiz: There was a debate this week… however fortunately this week’s quiz questions should not all about that. I’m patting myself on the again for my rating. Suppose you possibly can ace it too?
3 issues to know earlier than you go
Daybreak Richard arrives on the Latin American Music Awards on the Dolby Theatre on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015, in Los Angeles.
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- Daybreak Richard, a former member of the American woman group Danity Kane, filed a lawsuit towards Sean “Diddy” Combs, alleging he sexually assaulted her, disadvantaged her of meals and sleep and refused to pay her adequately.
- Janet Kahn-Scolaro’s sister, Susan Kahn, was identified with terminal pancreatic most cancers in 2013 and admitted to the hospital the following 12 months. Kahn wished to attend her daughter’s highschool commencement, however her situation rapidly bought worse. Hospital employees, the household’s unsung hero, was capable of thoughtfully recreate the ceremony proper there for her.
- Keurig agreed to pay $1.5 million in penalties with out admitting guilt or denying the SEC’s findings that the Okay-Cup pod producer made deceptive statements concerning the recyclability of its Okay-Cup single-use espresso pods.
This article was edited by Suzanne Nuyen.
