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Media Monitor: NPR Launches Midlife-Focused Podcast and Newsletter With Allison Aubrey
NPR health and science correspondent Allison Aubrey is launching "Your Turn," a podcast and newsletter journey about midlife transitions, purpose and living well, the network said in a promotional email.
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Texas Tech Faculty Protest Teaching Restrictions as Colleges Rework Admissions
NPR reports professors say rules on race, sex and gender have led to self-censorship, while some colleges waive fees and enlist faculty to recruit students.
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Media Monitor: NPR Recaps Melania Trump's Russia-Ukraine Meeting, Newsom's Death Row Commutations and Russell Brand Conviction
NPR's morning newsletter reports first lady Melania Trump hosted a rare meeting between Russian and Ukrainian officials, Gavin Newsom moved to commute 548 death sentences and Russell Brand was convicted of rape.
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Media Monitor: NPR Books Newsletter Turns to Readers on 'Middlebrow' Literature
NPR's Book of the Day newsletter, hosted by Andrew Limbong, focuses on "middlebrow" literature and shares reader emails following last week's discussion of romantasy fandom and meeting fellow readers.
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Media Monitor: NPR Reports on Trump Global Health Strategy, Teen Exercise Gap and a New Crisis Playbook
NPR's Global Health newsletter reports the Trump administration has shifted U.S. global health aid strategy, cites data showing few teens exercise enough, and interviews Dr. Raj Panjabi on his new crisis playbook.
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House Republicans Pick Jim Jordan as Minority Leader; Hegseth Impeachment Bid Sidelined
Jordan defeated Majority Leader Steve Scalise 106-73 on a secret ballot, while the House voted 211-204 to send an impeachment resolution against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to the Judiciary Committee, effectively killing it.
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Social Psychologist Vanessa Bohns Shares Tips on Vulnerability, Apologies and Sharing Good News
Life Kit newsletter draws on social psychologist Vanessa Bohns' new book to explain how to get vulnerable with someone new, apologize well and share good news without sounding braggy.
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Media Monitor: NPR Reports on Midterm Fallout, Court Block of Trump's Arch, and School Enrollment Decline
NPR's Up First newsletter reports rising prices and stagnant wages drove midterm frustration, a judge temporarily blocked Trump's 250-foot arch, and school enrollment is set to plunge by 2 million by 2030.
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Media Monitor: NPR Promotes Post-Election Coverage and App Features
NPR is pointing listeners to its Politics podcast, NPR One and the NPR App for post-election analysis, plus a weekly politics newsletter and local station headlines.
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Michigan's First Muslim Senator-Elect Backs Trump Plan to Cut Israel Military Aid
Abdul El-Sayed also called for an end to arms sales, according to NPR, which said he discussed his victory and the political divisions that remain.
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NPR Reports Sweeping Democratic Election Night Victories, Offers Six Takeaways
The outlet described the depth and breadth of the wins as jaw-dropping, saying the scale exceeded expectations.
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Democrats Win Control of Both Chambers of Congress in Midterm Wave
The new majorities are not seated until January 3, 2027, and President Donald Trump retains his veto in a divided government.
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Trust in US news falls to all-time low as Americans vote in midterms, Reuters Institute finds
Just a quarter of Americans say they trust news most of the time, a Reuters Institute survey finds, as midterm voters head to the polls and the Institute prepares to dissect the results.
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Voters Head to Polls in Costliest US Midterms as Senate Control May Take Days or Weeks
Democrats are widely projected to retake the House, while Senate races in seven competitive states and two ranked-choice-voting states could leave control undecided for days, NPR reports.
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Haley Stevens Backs Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan Senate Race Days Before Midterms
The Democratic congresswoman's endorsement drew condemnation from party leaders, the resignation of her chief of staff and praise from President Trump, who said he would welcome her into the Republican Party.
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Media Monitor: NPR Reports Voters in Six Pivotal States Weary as Midterms Near
NPR is reporting that its Morning Edition hosts traveled to six battleground states ahead of Election Day, finding voter fatigue, frustration over costs and thin congressional margins.
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Media Monitor: NPR Books Newsletter Invites Reader Feedback on "Book Monoculture" Debate
NPR's Book of the Day newsletter, in an Oct. 31 edition by Andrew Limbong, revisits last week's discussion of a "book monoculture" and shares reader responses, inviting more emails.
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Justice Dept. Issues New Subpoenas in Alaska Senate Ballot-Stacking Inquiry as Governor Orders Probe
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy ordered an investigation into whether Democrat Mary Peltola should face charges, after a New York Times report on efforts to recruit a second Dan Sullivan into the race.
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Media Monitor: NPR Reports Tight Midterm Races, Deadlocked Israeli Election and a DHS Hack
NPR's Up First newsletter reports Democrats and Republicans pouring six-figure sums into 70 House districts, Israel's election deadlocked with over 90% counted, and hackers breaching DHS personnel files.
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Israel's Election Ends in Deadlock as Likud Alleges Fraud and Police Reject Claims
Netanyahu's bloc holds a narrow lead with Arab parties set for record seats, but neither camp nears a 61-seat majority, leaving weeks or months of coalition talks.
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Media Monitor: NPR launching new AI podcast 'Machine Gods' with Kevin Roose and Casey Newton
NPR is launching "Machine Gods," a weekly AI podcast hosted by former New York Times "Hard Fork" co-hosts Kevin Roose and Casey Newton, promising an "AI realism" approach to covering the technology.
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Media Monitor: NPR Poll Shows Democrats Favored for House; Israelis Vote in Pivotal Election
NPR reports a new poll gives Democrats an 8-point edge among likely voters and a strong chance at the House, while Israelis cast ballots in an election that could unseat Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Media Monitor: NPR Reports Possible Renewed Fighting in Iran, Record Early Voting and Trump Deposition Order in BBC Suit
NPR's Up First newsletter reports military reinforcements arriving in the Middle East, nearly 21 million early votes cast, and a judge ordering Trump to sit for a deposition in his BBC defamation case.
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Casey Newton and Kevin Roose Launch 'Machine Gods' AI Podcast With NPR, Betting on 'AI Realism'
Platformer's Casey Newton and Kevin Roose launch Machine Gods, a twice-weekly AI podcast with NPR, promising "considered uncertainty" between doomer panic and booster hype.
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Media Monitor: NPR Previews High-Stakes 2026 Midterms and Their Post-Trump Implications
NPR is reporting that the 2026 midterm elections carry high stakes, with cost-of-living dissatisfaction driving voters and control of Congress poised to reshape oversight of President Trump's agenda.
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Media Monitor: NPR Reports on Midterm Campaign Push, Possible Iran Strike Plans and a Tesla-SpaceX Merger
NPR reports Democrats deploying Obama and Harris in the midterm homestretch, U.S.-Israel preparations for a possible Iran strike, and Tesla and SpaceX exploring a merger.
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Media Monitor: NPR Reports on DOJ Voter List Dispute, U.N. Emissions Findings and Witkoff's Moscow Talks
NPR reports Los Angeles County election officials call a Justice Department list of 20,000 "likely" noncitizen voters unreliable, a U.N. report faults U.S. emissions, and Steve Witkoff meets Kremlin officials.
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Trump DOJ Charges 28 in California Voter Fraud Case as Officials Concede Citizens May Be on Suspect List
The charges follow claims of up to 190,000 illegal voters in the state and a list of 20,000 suspects that Los Angeles County says includes people born in the U.S.
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Media Monitor: NPR Expands NPR+ With Three Sponsor-Free Shows and Live AI Event
NPR is telling supporters it has added three sponsor-free shows to NPR+ and will host a live Zoom Q&A on AI and jobs with economists Daron Acemoglu and Erik Brynjolfsson.
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Media Monitor: NPR Reports Record Midterm Spending, Deadly Drone Strike on St. Petersburg and Unrest in France
NPR reports the 2026 midterms are set to be the most expensive on record at more than $15 billion, a deadly Ukrainian drone strike on St. Petersburg, and unrest across France.
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