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Phil Lesh of The Grateful Dead, seen here in 2005, died Friday at the age of 84.

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The Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh dies at 84

Isabella Gomez Sarmiento

Lesh, an original member of America's preeminent jam band, died Friday morning.

Owner Jeff Bezos blocked The Washington Post from endorsing a presidential candidate less than two weeks before Election Day. The editorial board had drafted an endorsement for Kamala Harris.

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Over 200,000 subscribers flee 'Washington Post' after Bezos blocks Harris endorsement

David Folkenflik

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Ever felt so stressed you didn’t know what to do next? Try talking to your 'parts'

Allison Aubrey

Anja Clarke, Jack Reda, Kathy Carey and Dan Wiltshire

Candy or potatoes? NPR readers share their quirky Halloween traditions

Brittney Melton

London-based distributor Neal's Yard Dairy announced on Instagram that it was "the victim of a sophisticated fraud" involving high-value cheddar cheese. They are working with law enforcement to track down the culprit, and asking fellow cheesemongers to report any suspicious deals on clothbound cheddars with the tags detached.

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Imposters stole thousands of pounds of posh cheddar, rattling the U.K. cheese world

Rachel Treisman

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Former model Stacey Williams is latest woman to accuse Trump of sexual misconduct

Danielle Kurtzleben

Stacey Williams, a former Sports Illustrated model, claims former President Donald Trump groped her in 1993. She recounted the incident to CNN. Trump's campaign denied the allegations.
'Washington Post' won't endorse in White House race for first time since 1980s

David Folkenflik

The Washington Post declined to make an endorsement in this year's presidential race. Its editorial board has written that GOP nominee Donald Trump is unfit for office.
Biden offers apology for 'horrific era' of U.S. Native American boarding schools

Ximena Bustillo

Biden visited Arizona on Friday to apologize for the horrors of the federal Indian boarding schools that ran for over 150 years, and also trumpet the administration's policies to help Native American communities.
This week's quiz includes the word 'beclown' (if that's even a real word)

Holly J. Morris

How does one write a not-offensively blithe question about accusations of fascism? This week's quiz walks that ethical tightrope.

Saul Loeb

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Poop on Pelosi's desk, a neo-Nazi tiki torch: Mysterious statues are popping up in D.C.

Rachel Treisman

Two politically pointed statues have mysteriously appeared in the nation’s capital in the leadup to the election: a pile of poop on the former House speaker's desk and a hand holding a tiki torch.
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AP

Hezbollah picks cleric Naim Kassem to lead the Lebanese militant group

The Associated Press

The cleric takes over after Israel killed Hezbollah's longtime leader, Hassan Nasrallah, in an airstrike in a Beirut suburb in late September.
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This DIY Halloween costume turns you into the world's scariest animal

Susan Brink

Here's a costume that won't take a lot of fuss — and will earn you the title "world's scariest animal" this Halloween.
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Colleges are key to Democrats' strategy to lose by less in rural Pennsylvania

Elena Moore

In the rural, red parts of Pennsylvania, young Democratic organizers have a plan to lose by less to win the state for Vice President Harris. But former President Donald Trump's campaign isn't worried.
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Meet America's secret team of nuclear first responders

Geoff Brumfiel

For 50 years, a secretive group of government workers has been preparing for the worst. Here's a rare look inside the team that's ready to respond to a nuclear incident anywhere, anytime.
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Lebanon's only burn unit sees a surge of patients as Israel strikes the country

Arezou Rezvani

Geitaoui Hospital has Lebanon's only unit specializing in burn treatment. Since Israel launched an air and ground invasion of the country to fight Hezbollah, burn cases have mounted.