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Tropical Storm Jerry continued to churn early Wednesday over tropical waters of the central Atlantic Ocean, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said, a day after it formed. Jerry is the 10th named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season.The newly developed system was far from land. The center said Jerry was some 890 miles east-southeast of the northern Leeward Islands, the Caribbean chain east of Puerto Rico that starts with the Virgin Islands and extends down to Guadeloupe. Jerry had maximum sustained winds of 50 mph as it hurried west-northwest at 23 mph across the open ocean, according to forecasters. It…

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Barack Obama. Jimmy Carter. Woodrow Wilson. Teddy Roosevelt. Al Gore. And Donald Trump?President Trump hopes to join the exclusive list of presidents and vice presidents who have received one of the world’s most prestigious honors: the Nobel Peace Prize, which will be announced Friday. The international award honors people or organizations whose work makes the world a more peaceful place. Nominees aren’t made public by the Nobel Committee, but some individuals publicly share who they nominate. World leaders, humanitarians and international organizations have received the peace prize since it was first given out in the early 20th century.Here’s what to know…

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People march during Illinois Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights’ “Chicago Says No Trump No Troops” protest Saturday, Sept. 6, in Chicago. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption toggle caption Carolyn Kaster/AP President Trump argues the National Guard is needed in Chicago — a city that had its fewest summer murders in 60 years — because it is overrun with crime. But the conditions to legally justify troop deployments in Chicago simply don’t exist, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul told Morning Edition. The state filed a lawsuit Monday against the Trump administration in which it argues that the Illinois National Guard can…

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Matt Van Epps is projected to win a crowded Republican primary Tuesday in the special election to replace a former Tennessee GOP congressman, according to The Associated Press.Van Epps will face off in December against Democratic state Rep. Aftyn Behn, who is projected to win a four-way primary for the Democratic nomination.Van Epps clinched the GOP victory following an endorsement from President Trump that came after in-person early voting ended. Eleven Republicans were on the ballot for the seat vacated by former Rep. Mark Green, who resigned over the summer due to “an opportunity in the private sector that was…

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Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., speaks to reporters as she walks through the Senate subway in the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 30 in Washington. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images On the seventh day of the government shutdown, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., called on Republicans and her fellow Democrats to find a way forward while warning of consequences for the nation’s health care system. President Trump on social media said earlier Monday he’s willing to work with Democrats on health care, but only after the government reopens. When asked on Morning Edition whether anyone from the administration…

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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks during a press conference at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey on Monday. Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images Travelers across the U.S. are beginning to feel the impacts of the government shutdown, as air traffic control staffing shortages disrupt flights across the country. A dozen Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) facilities saw staffing shortages on Monday, according to an evening advisory from the agency. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy held a press conference at one of them, Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, where he blamed…

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The next frontier of online video further blurs the line between human- and AI-generated content. In late September, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced “Vibes,” a feature that allows users to create and watch AI-generated videos. ChatGPT maker OpenAI quickly followed with the launch of Sora 2, which people can use to create videos with “cameos” of themselves, friends and others who grant permission. Despite only being available by invitation, the new tool promptly jumped to the top of Apple’s app store.The apps are part of a burgeoning family of AI tools that make it far easier for non-experts to create sophisticated videos,…

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