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For the first time in decades, Afghans are living in relative peace. But with sanctions on the Taliban, the economy is in shambles and hunger is widespread. Girls are still out of school.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with the creator of the new podcast mini-series "Doin' It Our Way" about why more Black families are opting for homeschool over the classroom.

Chef and author Illyanna Maisonet gives NPR recipe recommendations from her new cookbook, Diasporican.

Sea otters were hunted to near extinction along the U.S. West Coast. During the century they have been away, a lucrative shellfish industry has grown in the waters where restoration would take place.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with John Eligon of The New York Times about the catastrophic flooding in Durban, South Africa.

Democrats look for a way forward on voting rights. Health officials say wearing an effective mask is more important than ever. Russia and NATO go into the third and final round of talks on Ukraine.

Voting day started on the wrong foot in the Town of Barnstable. Thanks to a malfunction in a vault, the town's ballots were locked away and couldn't be accessed. The town printed new ballots and got them to the thirteen precincts. Polls stayed open until midnight to compensate for the lost hours at the beginning of the day.

An 88-year-old Branford woman talks about her three decades of experience volunteering as a poll worker on Election Day.

Sunday's earthquake caused power outages and landslides as the island is still recovering from another quake earlier this month that killed more than 400 people.

Global efforts to limit climate change can't happen without more aid. Rich countries promised $100 billion to poorer ones to cope with global warming but seven years later, have yet to deliver.