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Travis McMichael (from left); his father, Greg McMichael; and William "Roddie" Bryan have been on trial over the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man who was fatally shot while out for a run last year in Georgia. Sean Rayford, Octavio Jones-Pool/ Getty Images hide caption
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America Reckons With Racial Injustice 3 white men are found guilty of murder in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery
Travis McMichael; his father, Greg; and their neighbor William "Roddie" Bryan all faced nine criminal counts in Georgia state court, including felony murder, aggravated assault and false imprisonment.

Law enforcement was able to find images on social media of a person who they say appears to be Beeks and is wearing the same jacket as a man who participated in the Jan. 6 riots. U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia hide caption
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National A Michael Jackson jacket helped the FBI identify a suspected Capitol rioter

Thanksgiving is a day at the beach — quite literally — for young Liberians. Above, the beach in West Point is a sandy playing field for soccer lovers. Tommy Trenchard for NPR hide caption
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Goats and Soda Former slaves brought Thanksgiving to Liberia — and rebooted it

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It's Been a Minute with Sam Sanders From Taylor Swift to Thanksgiving, Dear Prudence gives the gift of advice

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Review Television 'Black and Missing' offers an antidote to Missing White Woman Syndrome

The Oregon-born wolf known as OR93 near Yosemite, Calif. in February 2021. The wolf thrilled biologists as it journeyed far south into California, but was found dead after apparently being struck by a vehicle. California Department of Fish and Wildlife via AP hide caption
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Animals A famously far-ranging gray wolf is found dead in Southern California
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Dozens of migrants died and others were injured on Wednesday when their boat capsized off Calais in the English Channel as they tried to cross from France to Britain, authorities said. In this photo from Nov. 17, French police officers patrol on the beach in the search for migrants in Wimereux, northern France. Louis Witter/AP hide caption
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Europe At least 31 people are dead after a migrant boat capsizes in the English Channel
It's believed that 34 people were on the boat. Authorities found 31 bodies, including those of five women and a young girl. The travelers' nationalities were not immediately known.

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Life Kit How to carry on a family recipe, in your own way
Making a family recipe for the first time can be daunting. Will it turn out just like you remembered? In this episode, podcaster Noor Wazwaz walks us through what to remember in the kitchen.
How to carry on a family recipe, in your own way Listen 19:32 19:32 Download Embed iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/933796991/935631063" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player" Transcript This Thanksgiving, let science help you roast a tastier turkey Every family has stories to tell. Here's how to document yours The NPR recipe that divides Thanksgiving tables Want to make tastier, prettier pies? A baker tells us where to tart Your holiday guide from Life Kit

In the ways he memorialized his own family and held up his city, Dolph demonstrated his understanding of people as more than the sum of our generosity or our flaws. Paras Griffin/Getty Images hide caption
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Editors' Picks Young Dolph saw the good in people
Remembering Young Dolph, the Memphis rapper who uplifted collaborators, fans and family

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National After serving 50 years, Tyrone Clark's rape conviction is vacated GBH
A judge ruled to vacate the 1974 rape conviction of a Massachusetts man, months after the victim of the attack told GBH News in an exclusive interview that she may have identified the wrong man.

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Pop Culture Happy Hour The 2021 holiday movie guide: 100+ new films to get you in the spirit
Every year, there are more and more holiday movies, many of which revisit the same beloved (?) tropes again and again. We take a thorough look at this year's crop.

Steven Van Zandt [left], James Gandolfini and Tony Sirico starred in HBO's hit television series, The Sopranos. HBO/Getty Images hide caption
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Author Interviews HBO revolutionized TV, but the next few years are tipped to be pivotal for its future
Journalist James Andrew Miller and NPR TV critic Eric Deggans talk about how HBO changed television and why the next few years are pivotal for the network's future.
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Shalanda Young testifies during a Senate Budget Committee hearing to examine her nomination to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 2, 2021. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption
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Politics Biden nominates 2 women of color to lead the OMB
Shalanda Young has been tapped to be director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, and Nani Coloretti as its deputy director.

Dave Grohl performs onstage during the taping of the 2021 "Vax Live" fundraising concert at the in Inglewood, Calif. Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Editors' Picks Dave Grohl retraces his life-affirming path from Nirvana to Foo Fighters Fresh Air
After Nirvana ended, Grohl wasn't sure he wanted to continue making music. But, he says, "I realized that music was the one thing that had healed me my entire life." His memoir is The Storyteller.

Booster shots are authorized for all U.S. adults, but some are wondering if they need them. A nurse fills a syringe with a Pfizer-BioNTech dose at a pop-up vaccine clinic in the Arleta neighborhood of Los Angeles. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Shots - Health News I'm fully vaccinated and I also had COVID. Do I need a booster?
Booster shots have been authorized for all U.S. adults, and the government is urging people to get them. But what if you've already had COVID and the vaccine?

Hours after being tapped as Sweden's prime minister, Magdalena Andersson, leader of the Social Democratic Party, resigned Wednesday after suffering a budget defeat in parliament and coalition partner the Greens left the two-party minority government. Pontus Lundahl/TT via AP hide caption
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Europe Sweden's first female prime minister resigns hours after she was appointed
Magdalena Andersson quit Wednesday after suffering a budget defeat in parliament and a coalition partner left the two-party minority government. She had been prime minister for about seven hours.

Corals fertilize billions of offspring by casting sperm and eggs into the Pacific Ocean off the Queensland state coastal city of Cairns, Australia, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021. Gabriel Guzman/AP hide caption
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Environment Australia's Barrier Reef erupts in color as corals spawn
Australia's Great Barrier Reef is spawning in an explosion of color as the World Heritage-listed natural wonder recovers from life-threatening coral bleaching episodes in 2016, 2017 and last year.

The Baltimore Gas and Electric Fitzell substation in Edgemere, Md. is about a year old and was built so that it can eventually be modified to provide more capacity. Ian Morton for NPR hide caption
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Energy The biggest problem facing the U.S. electric grid isn't demand. It's climate change
The infrastructure package sets aside billions for the power grid. That may not be enough to reshape a system not designed for the extreme weather brought about by a warming planet.
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Native tribes have responded to the pandemic with creative ways to stay connected. Veronica Concho and Raymond Concho Jr. grew traditional Pueblo foods and Navajo crops with their grandchildren Kaleb and Kateri Allison-Burbank in Waterflow, N.M. Joshuaa Allison-Burbank hide caption
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Shots - Health News Hit hard by COVID, Native Americans come together to protect families and elders
Indigenous Americans suffer disproportionate effects of COVID, including the mental health impact. But a collective mindset has helped them find creative solutions to buffering the stress.

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Shots - Health News Tracking the coronavirus around the U.S.: See how your state is doing
View NPR's maps and graphics to see where COVID-19 is hitting hardest in the U.S., which state outbreaks are under control and where cases are still spreading.
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