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                Western states have some of America's lowest fertility rates. The rapidly rising cost of housing is playing a role.
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                Black and Caribbean cosplayers are redefining what community looks like at New York Comic Con.
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                        Federal food assistance could be cut off Saturday because of the shutdown. But a federal judge could decide to take steps to ensure federal food assistance keeps flowing.
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                        NPR's A Martinez speaks to Democratic Gov. Matt Meyer of Delaware, who declared a state of emergency to temporarily fund SNAP benefits for his state's recipients of the federal food aid.
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                        With millions of Americans at risk of losing access to their federal food benefits Saturday, food banks across the country are finding ways to help those in need.
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                        Director Yorgos Lanthimos' latest is about cousins who kidnap a CEO, convinced she's an alien.
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                        President Trump is back in Washington after spending a week in Asia. He attended the ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur, addressed U.S. troops in Japan and met with China's President Xi Jinping in South Korea.
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                        From monsters to politics and (maybe) everything in between, it's the weekly news quiz.
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                        Automakers have been paying billions of dollars in tariffs on imported cars, parts and materials. But on earnings calls this month, some carmakers reported that they're performing well anyway.
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                        Mel Brooks' comedy classic came out in 1974. Today, we listen back to archival interviews with Young Frankenstein actors Gene Wilder, Teri Garr, Cloris Leachman and Peter Boyle — plus Brooks himself.
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                        We asked readers whether young Americans today can still have a better life than their parents. They responded with stories of economic hardship and growing disillusionment with leaders in Washington.
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                        A judge will decide whether access to SNAP benefits can be cut off, pressure increases for lawmakers to end the shutdown, what the U.S. resuming nuclear testing would mean for the country.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
