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Voters cast their ballots at a polling station setup in a fire station on August 23, 2022 in Miami Beach, Florida.

Social media firms are prepping for the midterms. Experts say it may not be enough

Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and TikTok are bringing back familiar strategies from 2020 to fight the spread of disinformation in the 2022 midterm elections.

Republican politicians claim big financial firms are using environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing to try to bankrupt the fossil fuel industry and to advance other purported liberal objectives they couldn't achieve at the ballot box.

How ESG investing got tangled up in America's culture wars

Amid Republican attacks, investors focused on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues say they are just trying understand emerging risks and opportunities.

Princess Elizabeth and President Harry Truman smile from an open auto at National Airport on Oct. 31, 1951 in Washington, D.C.

From Truman to Biden, the queen's meetings with presidents were formal, fun or awkward

Over seven decades, the late queen met with 13 of the last 14 American presidents. Such moments highlight the close friendship between the U.S. and Britain, but there was also occasional awkwardness.

Serena Williams, of the United States, returns a shot to Ajla Tomljanovic, of Australia, during the third round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Friday, Sept. 2, 2022, in New York. Williams' third-round defeat at by Ajla Tomljanovic had the largest audience of any tennis match in ESPN's 43-year history.

Serena and a tournament of firsts — how this year's U.S. Open made history

Several of the players marked firsts for the sport's history, while for Serena Williams, the tournament may have been her last match.

Carlos Alcaraz of Spain reacts after scoring a point against Norway's Casper Ruud during the men's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships on Sunday. Alcaraz won the tournament — becoming the youngest No. 1 player in men's tennis.

Carlos Alcaraz becomes the youngest No. 1 men's tennis player with his U.S. Open win

The 19-year-old was appearing in his eighth major tournament. The victory also marks his first Grand Slam title.

Nigeria is banning foreign actors and models from its ads as of Oct. 1

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Tolulope Kolade, founder of voiceover talent firm CodedVoiceovers, about Nigeria's decision to ban foreign talent in advertisements beginning next month.

The recipe for this pineapple kimchi is available in Danny Bowien's new cookbook, <em>Mission Vegan: Wildly Delicious Food for Everyone</em>.

Yes, you can make a quick and simple vegan meal. This chef shows you how

Danny Bowien shares simple, tasty recipes from his new cookbook, "Mission Vegan: Wildly Delicious Food for Everyone."

'This Very Tree' looks at how one tree survived 9/11 — and shows kids resilience

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with author Sean Rubin. His central character is a tree that was planted at the Twin Towers in the 1970s and stands tall in New York City's Freedom Plaza once again.

Justine Adhiambo Obura with one of the "No Sex for Fish" boats at Nduru beach. She is the chairperson of the cooperative that came up with a radical idea in a community where fishermen often demanded transactional sex before giving a supply of fish to a woman to sell: What if women had their own boats and hired men to fish for them?

Whatever happened to the 'No Sex for Fish' women after the flood? Hint: It's 'amazing'

That's what a charity worker said of their latest plan. The Kenyan fishmongers got their own boats to escape pressure to trade sex for fish to sell. Then floods wiped them out. Now there's new hope.

Procession in Scotland moves Queen Elizabeth II's coffin to Edinburgh

We are following the procession in Scotland, where Queen Elizabeth II's coffin is moved from Balmoral Castle to Edinburgh, where she will lie in state.

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