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The FBI's El Paso, Texas, office received a report of an assault of a female service member by male Afghan evacuees at a complex in New Mexico.

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National

FBI Investigating Reported Assault of Female U.S. Service Member By Afghan Evacuees

Sep 25, 2021

The service member said male evacuees staying at the Doña Ana County Range Complex in New Mexico assaulted her, according to local reports.

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Weather

Sam Is Now A Major Hurricane But Isn't Likely To Hit Land

Sep 25, 2021

The storm was located about 630 miles off the coast of French Guiana on Saturday. There's a slight chance it would hit Bermuda, but modeling currently shows it's likely to miss the island.

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Europe

Lava from a volcanic eruption surrounds a house on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands on Thursday.

A 'Miracle House' Surrounded By A Volcano's Lava Is Still Standing

Sep 25, 2021

The Cumbre Vieja volcano has damaged hundreds of homes and forced more than 6,000 people to evacuate as lava raced across La Palma, part of the Spanish archipelago known as the Canary Islands.

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Animals

Spinning on the hamster wheel allows Mr. Goxx to select a cryptocurrency to trade. Choosing one of two tunnels to run through allows him to buy or sell.

A Crypto-Trading Hamster Performs Better Than Warren Buffett And The S&P 500

Sep 25, 2021

A hamster named Mr. Goxx enters one of two tunnels in the his cage, which determines whether he will buy or sell. As of Friday, his portfolio is up nearly 20%, according to his Twitter account.

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Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!

'Wait Wait' For Sept. 25th, 2021: Bowen Yang Plays Not My Job

Sep 25, 2021

Bowen Yang is an Emmy-nominated writer and performer on Saturday Night Live, so we invited him to answer three questions about the shows that air live Monday-Friday: local news broadcasts.

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Fresh Air Weekend

B.J. Novak attends the 2018 Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills.

Fresh Air Weekend: 'Office' Star B.J. Novak; Author Colson Whitehead

Sep 25, 2021

Novak wants to surprise you with this new TV series, The Premise. David Bianculli reviews the remakes of two classic TV shows. Whitehead discusses his new heist novel, Harlem Shuffle.

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Health

Eligible Americans Can Now Get COVID-19 Booster Shots

Sep 25, 2021

After promising booster shots to all recipients of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, then only some, 20 million Americans are now officially eligible to receive them.

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Middle East

Syrian Government Takes Opposition Town After Weeks Of Siege

Sep 25, 2021

The fall of a Syrian opposition town to the government this week after a siege and threats of air strikes serves as a reminder that the civil war continues.

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National

Immigrant Rights Activist Discusses Migrant Treatment At Southern Border

Sep 25, 2021

NPR's Scott Simon asks immigrant rights advocate Vicki Gaubeca of the Southern Border Communities Coalition about the treatment of migrants at the southern border.