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Women gather for a rally and march at Grant Park on Saturday in Chicago to urge voter turnout ahead of the midterm elections.

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Politics

Voter Turnout Could Hit 50-Year Record For Midterm Elections

Oct 18, 2018

Half of eligible voters might go to the polls this fall, which would be the highest turnout level in a midterm election since the mid-1960s, another time of cultural and social upheaval.

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The City of Las Vegas was the only jurisdiction in Southern Nevada that had allowed short-term rentals to operate under some strict guidelines. Now, the city is considering banning the rentals completely.

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Goats and Soda

During her testing, Claire McCarthy kept her samples of animal dung in the fridge.

They Call Her 'Queen Of Dung' — And She Doesn't Mind

Oct 18, 2018

Millions of people burn animal dung for heating and cooking. To find out if the smoke can cause lung issues, researcher Claire McCarthy used some unorthodox methods.

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Alt.Latino

Rubén Blades performs with bassist Carlos Henriquez and trumpeter Wynton Marsalis.

Rubén Blades Swings Big Band Jazz And Rumba On New Album

Oct 18, 2018

The iconic actor and musician teams with Jazz At Lincoln Center to sing big band swing tunes and songs from his catalog.

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World

U.N. Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura, shown here at a conference in April, says he will leave his post the last week of November.

U.N. Syria Envoy Staffan De Mistura Is Stepping Down

Oct 18, 2018

De Mistura told the U.N. Security Council he was leaving for "purely personal reasons." In his final month, he plans to make a major push to try to lay the groundwork for a new constitution in Syria.

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World Cafe

Ketch Secor (second from the left) with Old Crow Medicine Show band mates.

World Cafe Nashville: Ketch Secor Of Old Crow Medicine Show

Oct 18, 2018

Ketch Secor is a Renaissance man who not only continues to make great music with Old Crow, but has also branched out into children's education.

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Middle East

As head of the police in Kandahar, Lt. Gen. Abdul Raziq was credited with bringing more security to the southern Afghan city. Raziq died in an attack Thursday; he's seen here in a photo from 2015.

Key Afghan Police Chief Dies in Kandahar Shooting; Top U.S. General Escapes Uninjured

Oct 18, 2018

Shooting broke out at the end of a meeting at the governor's palace in Kandahar on how to maintain security during in in Afghanistan's upcoming parliamentary elections.

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Shots - Health News

University of Oregon scientists used real dust from inside homes around Portland to test the effects of sunlight, UV light and darkness on bacteria found in the dust.

Grandma Was Right: Sunshine Helps Kill Germs Indoors

Oct 18, 2018

All kinds of bacteria live with us indoors, and some can make us sick. A new study shows that rooms exposed to light had about half the live bacteria found in rooms that were kept in darkness.

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Europe