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Could 'uncommitted' voters sway the election?
This is FRESH AIR. I'm Tonya Mosley. In the battleground state of Michigan, the Uncommitted, a pro-Palestinian group made up of Muslim, Arab American, and college-age voters confirmed last week that they are not endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris for president, out of concern for how the U.S. is handling the Israel-Hamas war. But they also said, they're not in support of former President Donald Trump or any other third-party candidate. My guest today, New Yorker staff writer Andrew Marantz, recently spent time in Michigan to understand the scope and size of the Uncommitted movement and its potential impact on the November presidential election. The group first launched in Michigan before expanding to other states, and it made the decision not to back Harris after the Vice President did not respond to their request to meet with the loved ones of Palestinians who were killed in Gaza. The group also wanted to meet directly with Harris to talk about an arms embargo on Israel.
Read the indictment: NYC Mayor Eric Adams charged with bribery, fraud, foreign donations
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is facing federal charges of bribery, fraud and soliciting a political contribution from a foreign national, according to an indictment that was unsealed on Thursday — a historic circumstance that comes after a monthslong investigation. Early Thursday, federal agents descended upon the mayor's...
Read the unsealed indictment and charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is facing federal charges of bribery, fraud and soliciting a political contribution from a foreign national, according to an indictment that was unsealed on Thursday — a historic circumstance that comes after a months-long investigation. In a video released Wednesday as news of...
Hoda Kotb announces she is leaving NBC's 'Today' show
Hoda Kotb, the longtime cohost of NBC’s Today show, announced Thursday that she is leaving the program. “I realized that it was time for me to turn the page at 60, and to try something new," she said. She referenced how her 60th birthday celebration on the show served...
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, other districts close or go virtual in advance of Hurricane Helene
Hurricane Helene is set to make landfall this evening and it will bring heavy rain, flooding, winds and power outages to the Carolinas. North Carolina is under a state of emergency. Several school systems have begun closing or moving to remote learning days, including Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. By midday Thursday, heavy...
More trans teens attempted suicide after states passed anti-trans laws, a study shows
States that passed anti-transgender laws aimed at minors saw suicide attempts by transgender and gender nonconforming teenagers increase by as much as 72% in the following years, a new study by The Trevor Project says. The peer-reviewed study, published published Thursday in the journal Nature Human Behavior, looked at survey...
Helene weakens to a tropical storm while moving north from Florida to Georgia
Hurricane Helene plowed ashore in Florida's Big Bend near Perry, Fla., as a monster-sized Category 4 storm late Thursday night. It weakened Friday morning to a tropical storm with winds at 70 mph, but surge waters remain deadly. The storm is roaring through Georgia, with damaging winds expected in portions of the state.
Hurricane Helene is upgraded to a 'dangerous' Category 3 storm as it nears Florida
As Hurricane Helene approaches Florida's northwest coast, forecasters are warning communities hundreds of miles away to prepare for the wrath of its flooding rains and powerful winds. Helene is gaining strength and picking up speed as it moves across the Gulf of Mexico. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) says Helene...
Forecasters warn of 'unsurvivable' storm surge as Helene races toward Florida
As Hurricane Helene closes in on Florida’s northwest coast, forecasters are warning communities hundreds of miles away to prepare for the wrath of its flooding rains and powerful winds. Helene is gaining strength and picking up speed as it moves across the Gulf of Mexico, and is expected to...
Indictment against New York City Mayor Eric Adams remains sealed
Mayor Adams has been criminally indicted, according to several sources. It’s not clear what the specific charges are, though the indictment is expected to be unsealed Thursday in New York. Michel Martin is the weekend host of All Things Considered, where she draws on her deep reporting and interviewing...
Golden Door Scholars continues to offer chance of college to undocumented students
Jared Ponce Deras and his family moved to the U.S. from Honduras about 10 years ago. When he was a senior at a high school in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, he wondered what was next for him after graduation. "I want to become a doctor, I want to go to...
A woman didn’t just hike the 2,000-mile-long Appalachian Trail — she ran it
The Appalachian trail is just over 2,000 miles long - 14 states, Georgia to Maine, full of mountains, dirt, rocks, and elevation. Michel, want to hike it, you and me?. You know, let me think about that, but not on my bucket list, but... MARTÍNEZ: No?. MARTIN: Not on...
The reality of the link between crime and homelessness is complex
Meg Anderson is an editor on NPR's Investigations team, where she shapes the team's groundbreaking work for radio, digital and social platforms. She served as a producer on the Peabody Award-winning series Lost Mothers, which investigated the high rate of maternal mortality in the United States. She also does her own original reporting for the team, including the series Heat and Health in American Cities, which won multiple awards, and the story of a COVID-19 outbreak in a Black community and the systemic factors at play. She also completed a fellowship as a local reporter for WAMU, the public radio station for Washington, D.C. Before joining the Investigations team, she worked on NPR's politics desk, education desk and on Morning Edition. Her roots are in the Midwest, where she graduated with a Master's degree from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.
US and allies call for an immediate 21-day cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah
NEW YORK — The U.S., France and other allies jointly called Wednesday for an immediate 21-day cease-fire to allow for negotiations in the escalating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah that has killed more than 600 people in Lebanon in recent days. The joint statement, negotiated on the sidelines of...
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted, sources say
NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted by a grand jury on federal criminal charges, according to two people familiar with the matter. The indictment detailing the charges against Adams, a Democrat, was still sealed late Wednesday, according to the people, who spoke with The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.
CMS Board to weigh adding gender, sexual orientation protections to harassment policy
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools board will consider adding new language to its harassment policy that would explicitly protect staff and students from being harassed on the basis of gender identity or sexual orientation. Board member Dee Rankin chairs the board’s policy committee. He says other school policies already protect students from...
Gov. Cooper touts NC climate action on New York Climate Week stage
Gov. Roy Cooper appeared on the New York Times Climate Forward stage, hot on the heels of environmental activist and scientist Jane Goodall. The governor began with a denunciation of Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson, who has repeatedly denied the existence of climate change, a well-documented, scientific phenomenon. "Donald Trump...
Atrium Health doctor urges residents to take precautions during the upcoming flu season
Fall is here, kids have returned to school and people are spending more time indoors. This can result in an increase in the chance of people catching the flu,COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses. People who are older than 65 years old are often at a higher risk to contract a virus as their immune systems become more vulnerable.
Trump opens his speech at Mint Hill manufacturer by warning Iran not to try and assassinate him
Former President Donald Trump spoke at a plumbing equipment manufacturer in Mint Hill on Wednesday afternoon, and started his 80-minute speech by speculating whether Iran was behind the two assassination attempts against him this summer. Mark Robinson, the embattled GOP candidate for governor, wasn’t there. It was the third Trump...
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