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Hear 'Copernicus Crater,' The First Single From Duster's First Record In 20 Years

Judging from its first single, the band's self-titled album — out in December — will be just as atmospheric and beautiful as fans have come to expect.

During recent blackouts in California, people like Fern Brown (left) and her sister, Lavina Suehead, came to a pop-up community center at the Auburn, Calf., fairgrounds to use electricity. Brown, 81, needed a treatment for her chronic lung condition.

California's Preemptive Blackouts Put A Strain On People With Home Medical Needs

People who rely on plug-in health devices or medicine that requires refrigeration are scrambling to find ways to avoid potentially life-threatening disruptions now and in future fire season shutdowns.

Department of Homeland official Chad Wolf speaks during a meeting earlier this month in Washington, D.C. President Trump is set to pick wolf to lead DHS in an acting capacity.

White House To Name Chad Wolf As Acting Homeland Security Secretary

President Trump announced earlier this month that Kevin McAleenan was leaving the post. Trump is now set to turn to Wolf to lead the agency, according to sources briefed on the decision.

Fitbit, a pioneer in wearable fitness trackers, is being acquired by Google for $2.1 billion.

Google Buys Fitbit For $2.1 Billion, Pledges To Protect Health Data

In a Friday announcement, the two companies told wary customers that fitness-tracker data would not be used to target ads at customers.

As of Friday, <a href="https://us.macmillan.com/">Macmillan Publishers Ltd.</a> is drastically restricting the sales of eBooks to libraries.

You May Have To Wait To Borrow A New E-Book From The Library

Macmillan Publishers Ltd. will begin restricting sales of new e-books to libraries to one per library system for the first eight weeks after publication. Libraries are fighting back.

Nestlé USA is announcing a voluntary recall for some of its ready-to-bake refrigerated cookie dough products.

Not So Sweet: Nestlé Issues Recall Over Possible Rubber In Cookie Dough

Nestlé USA listed 26 products that may contain "food-grade rubber pieces." They include "ready-to-bake refrigerated Nestlé Toll House Cookie Dough bars, tubs and tube-shaped 'chubs.' "

Predictions

Our panelists predict how D.C. will celebrate now that they're World Series Champs.

Chilean singer-songwriter Víctor Jara is depicted on the guitar of a protester in Santiago. Jara's song, "El Derecho de Vivir en Paz" was sung by a crowd of demonstrators on October 25, 2019.

'El Derecho De Vivir En Paz' Gives Voice To Protesters In Chile

Amidst the enormous protests against inequality, Chileans turn to song. Music once used to protest the brutal dictator Augusto Pinochet in the '70s has been revamped for the demonstrations.

Harry Nevak (left) starts filling his boat in Newtok with his family's belongings in order to move them over to Mertarvik.

Residents Of An Eroded Alaskan Village Are Pioneering A New One, In Phases

As climate change eroded the village of Newtok, its residents started making plans to move it. Many years and millions of dollars later, they are beginning the process of relocating across the river.

'On Swift Horses,' Shannon Pufahl's Celebration Of Her Grandmother

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Shannon Pufahl about her debut novel, On Swift Horses, a celebration of her grandmother featuring gamblers, ponies, card sharks and unfinished highways of the West.

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