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Statewide Stories
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Purdue University is leading an expedition to determine if an object identified by satelitte is the wreckage of Earhart's plane. -
Marion County election officials approved a new protocol for poll workers if federal law enforcement agents appear at voting centers. -
Schools across the state can opt to use the tip line, which is monitored around-the-clock, at no cost. -
The Independent running to be Indiana's next secretary of state said he wants to see the office banned from endorsing other candidates or donating to a political party. -
Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission will review how the rate increase AES is affected by a planned Google data center project and announced purchase of AES’s parent company by BlackRock and other investors.
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Before running the New York City Marathon, NPR's Elissa Nadworny gets a bone scan, blood work and a treadmill test to settle a question from Mom: Is this bad for my body?
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Pulitzer prize winner Hernán Díaz' new book 'Ply' follows a young woman who siphons electricity to power punk shows in a re-wilded world. Díaz tells NPR how the novel came to examine selfhood, identity and intimacy.
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The Supreme Court starts its new term with a Colorado county's claim that an oil refinery worsened climate change. The ruling could determine whether similar cases can move forward.
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Americans are worried AI data centers will raise their electricity bills. Congress has come up with a plan to protect ratepayers, but there's no easy way to find out what AI is costing them.
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Brazil is a global supplier of oil, soybeans and critical minerals. Americas Quarterly editor in chief Brian Winter explains how Brazil's presidential election could impact trade with the U.S. and China.
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In Brazil, President Lula da Silva faces Flávio Bolsonaro, son of the jailed former president, in a tight race. If neither wins more than half the votes they'll face each other again on Oct. 25.
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Mariam Zuhaib/APTrump said Clayton will lead the White House's new "Super Intelligence Force," which will coordinate government engagement with artificial intelligence. -
Matt Rourke/APCornell president Michael I. Kotlikoff said his university "must do better" in a video statement. "This is a defining moment in Cornell's history," he added. -
Hiro Komae/APJapanese police arrested a U.S. Marine in the alleged robbery and murder of a woman on Okinawa, officials said Sunday. -
Olivia PetterThe rape allegations that have emerged from a Cornell University frat house are leading many women to remember their own experiences — and call for a wider reckoning over sexual violence.
