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Muni Long takes her Grammy nominations to heart.

Before 'Hrs and Hrs,' Muni Long spent years and years working for others

The Grammy-nominated R&B artist made her name in the music industry as a songwriter. It took a career pivot for her to write a hit song for herself.

Boys play in a stairwell in Cissie Gool House, an abandoned hospital now home to over 1,000 people. By painting, decorating and maintaining the building, its new residents have managed to turn it into a decent home for themselves and their families within striking distance of central Cape Town.

Inside South Africa's 'hijacked' buildings: 'All we want is a place to call home'

Compelling photos capture the lives of occupiers who say gentrification and a lack of affordable housing in Cape Town have left them no choice but to reclaim space in a city that's squeezing them out.

Al-Bayt Stadium in al-Khor hosts the opening game of the 2022 World Cup between host country Qatar and Ecuador.

The 2022 World Cup in Qatar begins, warts and all

Ever since FIFA awarded the world's biggest sporting event to Qatar in 2010, the soccer tournament has been clouded by bribery, migrant deaths and questions about the country's human rights record.

<em>Rolling Stone</em> Editor-in-Chief Noah Shachtman (left) omitted a key fact from an October story about an FBI raid on the home of national security journalist James Gordon Meek (right).

The FBI raided a notable journalist's home. Rolling Stone didn't tell readers why

Rolling Stone broke the story of an FBI raid on the home of national security journalist James Gordon Meek. As edited, the story left out a key detail originally included: why Meek had been targeted.

The Ash Grove Cement factory, which burns hazardous waste for fuel, is in compliance with EPA pollution standards.

EPA Regulations Give Kilns Permission To Pollute

Cement plants, like Ash Grove in Chanute, Kan., burn hazardous waste for fuel, causing anxiety for nearby residents despite assurances of regulators.

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Whether President Biden should withdrawal from 2024 race, puts his VP under scrutiny. Biden camp focuses on tying Donald Trump with Project 2025. Houston reels after Hurricane Beryl tore through.

Kamala Harris accepts her nomination on the final night of the DNC.

Debates have proved a tough test for vice presidents running for president

A look back at other sitting vice presidents who were running for the top job and debating on TV against the nominee of the opposition party: Gore in 2000, George H.W. Bush in 1988 and Nixon in 1960.

A woman (right), whose son was kidnapped and executed in August 2009, is one of thousands of people living in the Juarez Valley. Like many, she said she feels trapped there.

Mexico's Drug War: A Rigged Fight?

NPR News investigation: Ciudad Juarez is ground zero for Mexican President Felipe Calderon's war against his country's ruthless drug cartels. But there's strong evidence that federal forces there appear to be favoring Mexico's largest, oldest and most powerful cartel, the Sinaloa.

Mexico's Drug War: A Rigged Fight?

NPR News investigation: Ciudad Juarez is ground zero for Mexican President Felipe Calderon's war against his country's ruthless drug cartels. But there's strong evidence that federal forces there appear to be favoring Mexico's largest, oldest and most powerful cartel, the Sinaloa.

First Gaza, now Lebanon: How support for Israel’s war is influencing Michigan voting

Many Muslim and Arab American voters are leaning toward third-party candidates or not voting, feeling neither main candidate values their families' lives. Others are choosing between Harris and Trump.

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