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The Risk Associated With Buying A Discount Airline Ticket

By editor • Oct 4, 2018

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST:

Good morning, I'm Rachel Martin. A discount airline ticket has risks. But what's the worst that can happen - no leg room, bad snacks? Turns out, the worst that can happen is that the airline folds and doesn't tell you.

Seattle Karaoke Host Sings Garth Brooks' Song For 36 Hours

By editor • Oct 4, 2018

DAVID GREENE, HOST:

Good morning. I'm David Greene. You know, when I'm at karaoke, I always hope someone will do Garth Brooks. I mean, I could listen to "Friends In Low Places" any time, even multiple times. A karaoke deejay in Seattle sang this over and over again...

No Longer Under ISIS Control, How Has Raqqa Changed?

By Tom Bowman • Oct 4, 2018

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We are going to visit Raqqa now. It was once the capital of ISIS territory in Syria, but it was captured nearly a year ago. NPR's Tom Bowman was in the Syrian city when he spoke to our colleague Steve Inskeep.

'New York Times' Report Reignites Interest In Trump's Tax Returns

By editor • Oct 4, 2018

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Chinese Leaders Leverage Media To Shape How The World Perceives China

By Anthony Kuhn • Oct 4, 2018

"A thousand newspapers with the same front page" is how the Chinese have for decades described the enforced uniformity of the country's state-controlled media.

Now, one face increasingly dominates those front pages. It belongs to China's president, Xi Jinping, who has gone to extraordinary lengths to control the narrative about China.

"The party controls the media, and of course, that means it controls the message," says University of Hong Kong media expert David Bandurski. "And basically, Xi Jinping is the message."

National Alert Test To Include Text Message, Broadcast

By Scott Pohl • Oct 3, 2018

A nationwide test of the system alerting the country in the event of an emergency is scheduled for Wednesday.

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WKAR's Scott Pohl reports on FEMA/FCC national alert test.

U.S. Stops Visas For Diplomats' Same-Sex Partners If They're Not Married

By Michele Kelemen • Oct 3, 2018

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A new State Department visa policy declared that, starting this month, diplomats who want to bring their same-sex partners to the U.S. will have to be married. Here's NPR's Michele Kelemen.

Brett Kavanaugh Faces Skepticism About The Way He Defended Himself

By editor • Oct 3, 2018

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh faces questions not only over accusations about his past, but about the way he has defended himself.

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'Forbes' Investigates President Trump's Finances

By editor • Oct 3, 2018

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Hole In The Ground In Arkansas Spouts Flames For 40 Minutes

By editor • Oct 3, 2018

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News Brief: Trump Wealth, Brett Kavanaugh's Nomination

By Rachel Martin & Steve Inskeep • Oct 3, 2018

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There was a time when President Trump boasted that he might be the first person ever to make a profit off running for president.

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Recovery Efforts Continue In Indonesia As Many Wait For Aid

By Julie McCarthy • Oct 3, 2018

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Winners Of Nobel Prize In Chemistry Announced In Stockholm

By Nell Greenfieldboyce • Oct 3, 2018

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST:

It is Nobel Prize week. So far, Nobels have been handed out for physics and medicine, and today is chemistry. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced the winners in Stockholm.

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