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Every weekday for over three decades, NPR's Morning Edition has taken listeners around the country and the world with two hours of multi-faceted stories and commentaries that inform, challenge and occasionally amuse. Throughout the program, Marshall Terry and the WFAE News team keep you up to date on news from the Charlotte area and across the Carolinas. At 5:50am, 6:50am, and 8:50am, listeners will also hear the Marketplace Morning Report.
Morning Edition also includes Asian View from NHK in Tokyo at 5:42am, and Sound Beat at 6:42am.
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The Biden campaign wants to win North Carolina. Improving turnout among Black voters will be key.
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Memorial Day is over so it's time to break out your summer whites. Do the old rules about when to wear white still apply? And what’s the story behind these clothing conventions?
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Both sides present their final arguments to jurors in former President Donald Trump's hush money trial, paving the way for jury deliberations. We examine the prosecution's strategy.
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NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with U.N. humanitarian adviser Máté Bagossy about his recent visit to the site of a deadly landslide in Papua New Guinea and the need for aid there.
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The new museum is not authorized by the artist — who has explicitly denounced any use of his art for profit.
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When authorities find wildlife being illegally trafficked at ports or airports, the animals are often in terrible shape. A project in Southern California aims to get seized wildlife immediate care.
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As many as 10 states could hold referendums on abortion rights this fall -- possibly redrawing the map for abortion access and influencing other presidential and congressional elections on the ballot.
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If you've been hearing strange noises in your house lately -- like a loud metallic hammering -- it may be a certain creature exhibiting an unusual seasonal behavior.
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The World Health Organization says more than 1 billion teens and young adults are at risk of permanent hearing loss due to “unsafe listening practices.” Is it time to change our headphone habits?
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Two-time NBA champion Bill Walton has died at the age of 71 after a prolonged battle with cancer.