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Mountain View, CA

This year's festival in Scarborough is no longer going ahead, organisers have announced.

Music festival cancelled due to low ticket sales

Time now for "My Unsung Hero," our series from the team at Hidden Brain. "My Unsung Hero" tells the stories of people whose kindness left a lasting impression on someone else. And today's story comes from Leahruth Jemilo. One Friday afternoon in 2021, Jemilo was on her way to a weekend getaway with friends. Her work week had been exhausting. So as she drove down the highway, she started to cry.

How a stranger's kind words changed an exhausted traveler's day

Washington, DC

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A woman says she overheard Texas Roadhouse corporate managers plotting to terminate an employee who is in the intensive care unit (ICU) by baiting her husband with a fake benefits package. The story has sparked outrage in a now-viral TikTok.

Woman catches Texas Roadhouse managers allegedly scheming to terminate an injured worker

Audio will be available later today. Corn sweat is real. Corn draws in water, then releases it into the air through evaporation. And all that moisture produced by more than 90 million acres of corn nationwide can make it more humid.

Corn sweat is real, and it's made extreme heat in the Midwest even more uncomfortable

LORI LIZARRAGA, BYLINE: Hey, y'all. You're listening to CODE SWITCH. I'm Lori Lizarraga, and I'm here with Gene and Parker. DEMBY: We've got some exciting news for y'all. LIZARRAGA: That's right. We are bringing a whole new extra segment of the CODE SWITCH podcast you know in love to our feed.

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A man has sparked heated debate online after deciding to take a solo trip for his 40th birthday, despite his girlfriend's financial struggles. The man, who has been dating his girlfriend for three months, shared his dilemma on a popular Reddit forum.

Boyfriend Taking Vacation Alone Since Girlfriend Can't Afford It Asks if He's in the Wrong

London — A damning report on a deadly London high-rise fire concluded Wednesday that decades of failures by government, regulators and industry turned Grenfell Tower into a "death trap" where 72 people lost their lives. The public inquiry into the 2017 blaze found no "single cause" of the tragedy,...

Decades of failures turned Grenfell Tower into a 'death trap,' report says

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There are many complex and nuanced reasons why people might get back together with an ex. Taking an ex-partner back is a big decision that's not to be taken lightly but sometimes the decision is in the stars. Some zodiac signs are even known for potentially getting back with their exes more than others. Let's see which 4 are the most likely and dive in why.

4 Zodiac Signs That Always Go Back to Their Exes

Chicago, IL

Four people were killed on a commuter train in the Chicago area on Labor Day, police said. Police were dispatched to a train station in Forest Park, a village 10 miles west of Chicago, at about 5:30 a.m. after receiving a call that three people were shot. Three people were pronounced dead on the scene, while one was transported to the hospital and died there, Forest Park police said.

4 people were killed on a train in the Chicago area on Labor Day, police say

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Louisville, KY

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Federal, state and local public health officials have confirmed the first case of the Oropouche virus in Kentucky and Jefferson County in a person who had returned to Louisville after traveling to the Caribbean.

Health officials report first case of Oropouche virus, aka ‘Sloth Fever,’ confirmed in Kentucky

An oyster festival in Cornwall has been cancelled due to rising costs, organisers have said. They confirmed the 2024 Falmouth Oyster Festival was "no longer financially viable". The festival’s honorary chairman Mike Rangecroft said it was "disappointing". Organisers said the team would work to bring the festival back in...

Oyster festival cancelled due to rising costs

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Reno, NV

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Burning Man ticket holders have been accepting huge losses in a desperate bid to sell unwanted tickets, with the event failing to sell out for the first time in more than a decade

Burning Man Festival shows one 'positive sign' amid ticket chaos and failure to sell out

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Libra Moon trines Pluto on September 4 and will bring good luck to three zodiac signs. The astrological transition will favor them and earn them a fortune. Things will go their way everywhere. Some signs will envy them as they will excel at home and work. Are you anticipating good luck?

3 Zodiac Signs That Will Encounter Good Luck | September 4, 2024

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SYLVIE DOUGLIS, BYLINE: NPR. (SOUNDBITE OF DROP ELECTRIC SONG, "WAKING UP TO THE FIRE") Sally Herships, you're back on THE INDICATOR, this time with a personal story. Welcome back. SALLY HERSHIPS: Thank you. Yes. So I'm a stepparent. My stepson, Clyde (ph), is 17. He plays soccer. And I kept...

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Have you ever been with someone that you seem to butt heads with over every little thing? Sometimes no matter what you do or how much you love someone your relationship seems to be more like a UFC fight than a comfort zone. Your zodiac sign can offer some hidden reasons why some pairings are just plain toxic, why they clash so often and how to potentially find some middle ground.

The 7 Most Toxic Zodiac Pairings - When the Stars Don't Align

Salem, OH

Every day, 8-year-old Emma sits in a small garden outside her grandmother’s home in Salem, Ohio, writing letters to her mom and sometimes singing songs her mother used to sing to her.

Thousands of parents die of overdoses; advocates say their kids need more help

New York State

OK, an aide to New York state's Democratic governor is accused of working secretly for China's government. The U.S. Justice Department alleges that she was taking payments from China's Communist Party. Linda Sun and her husband Chris Hu pleaded not guilty late yesterday at a Brooklyn courthouse. INSKEEP: NPR's Brian...

Aide to NY state politicians arrested and charged for working on behalf of China

Audio will be available later today. Electric vehicle owners who live in cities often don’t have garages or driveways — so they can’t charge their cars at home. And public chargers are in short supply.

Many EV owners are on a constant hunt for a place to charge up

Ukrainians received two reminders that they are far from the end of the war. Their president is reshaping his government for the next phase of the conflict, and Russia sent waves of missiles into the country, including some that landed on a military academy. INSKEEP: NPR's Joanna Kakissis is covering...

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Aspen Ideas Festival: The Crisis In Trust

In a time of widespread suspicion and cynicism, everyone has a role to play in strengthening social trust and building bridges. That...

Aspen Ideas Festival: The Crisis In Trust

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