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Pumping Oxygen In A Lake To Try To Save Fish Facing Climate Change

By Jes Burns • 45 minutes ago

You'd never suspect it on a whisper-still morning, with the mountains and marsh reflecting off the water, but Upper Klamath Lake in southern Oregon is a tough place to be a fish.

The shortnose and Lost River suckers provide a case in point. The two species of fish, which look like a big-lipped cross between a carp and cod, used to be common in this lake. For millennia, they were an important traditional food source for the local tribes. The federal government considers them endangered species.

Death Toll Climbs After Typhoon Hits Japan

By Rebecca Hersher • 1 hour ago

Typhoon Hagibis slammed into Japan over the weekend, dropping more than 35 inches of rain in some places and causing catastrophic flooding in communities in the region around Tokyo, as well as further inland.

How Bolivia's Evo Morales Could Win A 4th Term As President

By John Otis • 2 hours ago

After he was reelected to a third term in 2014, President Evo Morales attended a symbolic swearing-in ceremony at the ancient ruins of Tiwanaku in western Bolivia, wearing an embroidered gown and headdress of an Incan emperor.

Now, as Bolivia's first president of Indigenous descent attempts to win a fourth consecutive term in the Oct. 20 election, critics contend that Morales is acting more like an emperor than a president.

Cory Booker Asked About Struggles With Black Voters: 'Let My Work Speak For Me'

By Brakkton Booker & Ari Shapiro • 2 hours ago

His soaring rhetoric has drawn comparisons to former President Barack Obama. He prides himself as the only Democratic presidential hopeful to live in an inner-city neighborhood. Reforming a criminal justice system plagued by racial disparities is central to his campaign.

Yet New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, one of two top-tier African American candidates in a crowded Democratic field, continues to struggle making inroads with black voters — something he addressed on Saturday in a wide-ranging interview with two voters that was moderated by NPR's Ari Shapiro.

Democrats Face High Level Of Political Risk Over Impeachment

By Susan Davis • 3 hours ago

Freshman Democrats are taking on a political risk in supporting an impeachment inquiry of President Trump. They say it's worth it.

As U.S. Troops Prepare To Withdraw From Syria, Kurds Seek New Ally

By Daniel Estrin & Peter Kenyon • 3 hours ago

The U.S. is preparing to evacuate its anti-ISIS forces from northeast Syria as a Turkish offensive into the region has endangered U.S. troops. Kurds say Syrian troops will fill the void.

Assessing The Balance Of Power In Trump Impeachment Inquiry

By editor • 3 hours ago

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Gregg Nunziata, a former staffer for Republican Sen. Marco Rubio and the Senate Judiciary Committee, about the White House counsel's strategy on the impeachment inquiry.

3 Win Nobel Prize In Economics For Work In Reducing Poverty

By Scott Neuman • 4 hours ago

Updated at 9:55 a.m. ET

A trio of researchers from Cambridge, Mass., has been awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in economics for their work in addressing global poverty.

Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo — a husband and wife team from MIT — share the prize with Michael Kremer of Harvard.

How Museums And Libraries Are Adapting In The Age Of Internet

By Doug McKnight • 4 hours ago

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As the internet changes the way we find and view information, museums and libraries around the country are being forced to change how they serve their communities. The Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History is an example of that change. The century old museum has begun a renovation designed to appeal to a new generation more comfortable with technology than taxidermy.

Nobel Prize For Economics Awarded To 3 For Work Fighting Global Poverty

By Scott Horsley • 5 hours ago

Abhijit Banarjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer were heralded for breaking the issues of global poverty into smaller questions that can be more easily addressed.