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#Breaking #News #USA The Trick To Making Your Own Halloween Candy? Swallowing Your Fear Jami Curl is a homemade candy evangelist. The sweet stuff can be made from "real" ingredients — and you can do it at home. The process can be intimidating, but also kind of magical. Read more on NPR

#Breaking #News #USA Vanuatu Volcano Alert Passes, And Islanders Are Allowed To Return After a somewhat frenzied exit from the island of Ambae, officials are trying to ensure residents' return trips are orderly. Read more on NPR

#Breaking #News #USA Fats Domino, Architect Of Rock And Roll, Dead At 89 The rhythm-and-blues legend who became one of the progenitors of rock 'n' roll — and reportedly sold more than 65 million records along the way — died Tuesday at the age of 89. Read more on NPR

#Breaking #News #USA With Mattis Trip To Philippines, Reminders Of Waning U.S. Influence In Region Soon after Defense Secretary Jim Mattis arrived, Manila announced the end of an ISIS-inspired insurgency in Marawi. It singled out Russia and China for praise, though the U.S. had also provided aid. Read more on NPR

#Breaking #News #USA All-Time High: Majority Of Republicans Support Pot Legalization For First Time A new Gallup poll shows that support for legalizing pot at an all-time high. Nearly two-thirds of Americans are in favor, as well as 51 percent of Republicans, the highest ever. Read more on NPR

#Breaking #News #USA Honolulu's 'Distracted Walking' Law Takes Effect, Targeting Phone Users Under the new law, the only legal reason for a pedestrian to look at a cellphone while crossing a street would be to call 911. For repeat offenders fines could run up to nearly $100. Read more on NPR

#Breaking #News #USA Tens Of Thousands Gather In Bangkok Ahead Of Royal Cremation Ceremony The revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej died in October 2016, with his remains lying in state at the royal palace in Bangkok. The ceremony will conclude a year of mourning for the Thai people. Read more on NPR

#Breaking #News #USA Top Stories: Sen. Flake On Trump; Class-Action Suits Against Banks Blocked Also: Congress approves a disaster aid package for hurricane and wildfire relief; China's new ruling Politburo is announced; and the World Series opens in Los Angeles in record heat. Read more on NPR

#Breaking #News #USA Sen. Flake: GOP Must Stand Against Trump's Behavior 'Or Lose That Chance' Sen. Jeff Flake, the Arizona Republican who announced his retirement on Tuesday in a fiery speech denouncing the president, tells Morning Edition "the pivot we all hoped for isn't coming." Read more on NPR

#Breaking #News #USA In Break With Precedent, No Heir Apparent For China's Xi Jinping Normally at this stage in a Chinese president's tenure, a successor would be obvious. But not for President Xi Jinping. That has left to speculation he might want to hold onto power past 2022. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Answering Your Questions About Activism In Sports Writer Marc Ferris and professors Kim Whele and Louis Moore talk about the history of political activism in sports and answer questions from listeners. Read more on NPR

#Breaking #News #USA How Black Americans See Discrimination A new survey from NPR shows that black people often feel differently about discrimination depending on their gender, how old they are, how much they earn and whether they live in cities or suburbs. Read more on NPR

#Breaking #News #USA Under Congressional Microscope, Twitter Vows New 'Transparency' On Ads The microblogging service has promised a new wave of disclosure about who uses it to advertise as the Hill continues probing the Russia imbroglio. Read more on NPR

#Breaking #News #USA Amid GMO Strife, Food Industry Vies For Public Trust In CRISPR Technology Mushrooms that don't brown? Pigs resistant to diseases? Though the process does not introduce foreign genetic material into food or livestock, getting consumers to buy in will be an uphill battle. Read more on NPR

#Breaking #News #USA 'They Can't Just Be Average,' Lifting Students Up Without Lowering The Bar In a radical new high school in Washington, D.C., the push for academic success sometimes clashes with providing young men the love and support they need to thrive. Read more on NPR

#Breaking #News #USA Left By Explorer's Armada, Shipwreck Yields 'Earliest Known' Marine Astrolabe Sunk off Oman, the ship once sailed in the fleet of Vasco da Gama, who found a sea route from Europe to India. Now, researchers say an artifact found on board is a 500-year-old navigation tool. Read more on NPR

#Breaking #News #USA House Republicans Launch New Investigations Into Clinton Email Probe, Uranium Deal Democrats charge that the investigations "appear aimed at diverting attention away" from the focus on Russia's interference in the 2016 election. Read more on NPR

#Breaking #News #USA Assaulting An 'Adulterous' Ex-Wife Doesn't Merit Jail Time, Portuguese Court Says A court of appeals in Porto justified a suspended sentence for a man who beat his ex with a nail-studded bat. The judges noted that the Bible says an adulterous woman should be put to death. Read more on NPR

#Breaking 2017 World Series Kicks Off Tonight In Los Angeles The two teams with the most regular season victories face off in a contest featuring Houston's dangerous offense against Los Angeles' dominant pitching. Read more on NPR

#Breaking #News #USA 2017 World Series Kicks Off Tonight In Los Angeles The two teams with the most regular season victories face off in a contest featuring Houston's dangerous offense against Los Angeles' dominant pitching. Read more on NPR

#Breaking #News #USA D.C. Appeals Court Rules For Teen Seeking Abortion While In U.S. Illegally The larger appeals court reversed a decision by a three-judge panel that in effect put off the girl's abortion. She is in federal custody and authorities refused to release her for the procedure. Read more on NPR

#Breaking #News #USA Republicans Launch New Investigations Into Clinton Email Probe, Uranium Deal Democrats charge that the investigations "appear aimed at diverting attention away" from the focus on Russia's interference in the 2016 election. Read more on NPR

#Breaking #News #USA Robert Guillaume, Groundbreaking Emmy Winner In 'Soap,' 'Benson,' Dies Guillaume started as a stage actor, but playing refined butler — and later lieutenant governor — Benson DuBois for nine years starting in 1977 made him a TV star and a symbol of hard-won success. Read more on NPR

#Breaking #News #USA VIDEOS: Look Who's Talking About Polio Over A Cup Of Coffee In an unlikely new series of online videos, "polio experts" share their stories from the campaign to eradicate the virus. Read more on NPR

#Breaking #News #USA Tiny Montana Firm Gets $300 Million Contract To Help Restore Power In Puerto Rico The decision by Puerto Rico's electric authority to give such a big contract – and such an enormous challenge – to Whitefish Energy has been met with surprise. The governor has now ordered an audit. Read more on NPR