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Seattle Names Newest Street Sweeper 'OK Broomer'

The punny choice was tops in the naming contest run by the Seattle Department of Transportation. The name was suggested by an 11-year-old resident. The submission got over 1,500 votes on Twitter.

John Trasacco steps out of the federal courthouse in Hartford, where he is on trial for wire fraud and a related conspiracy charge.

Jury to begin deliberations in West Haven fraud case Friday

Federal prosecutors and defense attorneys delivered their closing arguments on Thursday as part of a high-profile criminal trial that included allegations about kickbacks, bogus invoices, shell companies and a massive level of fraud within the West Haven city government.

Twitter CEO Elon Musk gives staff an ultimatum, and many people are choosing to go

This was another wild week at Twitter after CEO Elon Musk gave staff an ultimatum to stay or go, and it seems many people are choosing the latter. What's the future of the social network?

Tenn. GOP efforts to remove 2 lawmakers may have lasting effects on state politics

It look less than a week for Justin Jones and Justin J. Pearson to be reappointed to the Tennessee House, but the GOP efforts to remove them may have a lasting effect on the state's politics.

Organizer Heather Goodall, who works at Amazon's warehouse near Albany, N.Y., leads supporters of the Amazon Labor Union in a march on Oct. 10.

Amazon workers vote against unionizing at upstate NY warehouse

This marks the second loss for the upstart Amazon Labor Union, which previously formed Amazon's first unionized U.S. warehouse in Staten Island. Amazon is still fighting that historic first union win.

Many people are celebrating Kwanzaa — we'll find out what's on the menu

Culinary historian Tonya Hopkins and her sister Kenya Parham speak with NPR's Rachel Martin about their new seven-episode series on The Food Network: The Kwanzaa Menu.

Majida Begum, 60, whose home was washed away in June 2022 floods in the Sunamganj, northern Bangladesh. Here Begum stands under an elevated canopy of bitter gourd vines – a vegetable garden designed to survive if and when her village floods again.

Facing floods: What the world can learn from Bangladesh's climate solutions

The world's worst cyclones hit Bangladesh. Floods are devastating. Yet death tolls are falling. The country's climate disaster strategies offer lessons for all coastal communities.

Security fencing surrounds the Capitol following the Jan. 6 insurrection. A new assessment commissioned by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., suggests a mobile fencing system that could be adapted based on threats.

Review Of Capitol Riot Urges More Police, Mobile Fencing

An insurrection task force directed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says U.S. Capitol Police need more support to address security weaknesses. The review was led by retired Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré.

Dr. Janet Woodcock, testifying here before Congress in July, has been serving as acting commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration since Jan. 20. Many public health leaders say letting the agency go so long without a permanent director has demoralized the staff and sends the wrong message about the agency's importance.

The FDA Has Been Without A Permanent Leader For 8 Months As COVID Cases Climb

Dr. Janet Woodcock, an administrative veteran of the Food and Drug Administration since the 1980s, has been acting director of the agency since January. Why is the permanent job so hard to fill?

Sunday Puzzle: Corporate Concealment

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with winner Mary Springhorn of Bellingham, Washington and puzzle master Will Shortz.

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