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An epaulette shark pup that hatched from an apparent parthenogenesis is now on display at Brookfield Zoo, in a Chicago suburb.

No Daddy Shark in sight: Zoo greets a cute shark pup after apparent parthenogenesis

What if the song "Baby Shark" stopped after just two stanzas? There's no Daddy Shark in sight at a Chicago-area zoo where an epaulette shark pup hatched this summer.

Black Thought of The Roots performs during Philly Fights Cancer on May 20, 2023.

'Music was there for me when I needed it,' The Roots co-founder Tariq Trotter says

Trotter, aka Black Thought, reflects on his childhood in Philly, his decades-long friendship with Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson and his life as a musician. Trotter's new memoir is The Upcycled Self.

Candidates and supporters of Beshear and Cameron gather ahead of a gubernatorial debate in October.

Does national politics trump all? Kentucky voters are about to find out

Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, who's challenging incumbent Gov. Andy Beshear, is trying to turn the gubernatorial race into a referendum on national politics.

An aerial view shows the compound of Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on Tuesday as battles continue between Israel and Hamas.

Gaza's hospitals report growing threats from Israeli airstrikes

The Israeli military says that it has not hit any hospitals, but medical facilities are on its radar because it says Hamas is hiding in tunnels underneath medical facilities in Gaza.

A person places flowers on Tuesday at a makeshift memorial marking the site of the altercation that led to Kessler's death.

An elderly Jewish man dies after an altercation with pro-Palestinian protesters

Paul Kessler, 69, died of a head injury a day after the altercation, which California authorities haven't ruled out as a hate crime. A suspect was identified but no arrests have been made.

Republican presidential candidates former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis participate in the FOX Business Republican Primary Debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in September.

5 candidates will face off in Miami. Here's how to watch the third GOP debate

Five Republican candidates — minus the front-runner — are set to debate in Florida on Wednesday night. Here's who will be there — and who won't be — and how to watch.

Family of hostage Liri Albag protest outside the Ministry of Defense on Nov. 4, in Tel Aviv, Israel. Albag, 18, is a surveillance soldier at the Nahal Oz army base, and was taken captive by Hamas militants on Oct. 7.

What will it take to free the hostages in Gaza? Many Israelis support a prisoner swap

About 240 Israeli and foreign nationals have been held hostage in Gaza for a month. Many Israelis are calling for Israel to release all Palestinian detainees in exchange for the captives' freedom.

Families of Hamas' hostages and many in Israel say they support a prisoner swap

About 240 hostages are being held in Gaza. Their families and many in Israel say they support a prisoner swap: Israel releasing all its Palestinian detainees in exchange for the captives' release.

Israel's spy agency is one of the best. How did it not foresee Hamas' attacks?

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with former Mossad agent Sima Shine about the intelligence failure that the Oct. 7 attacks represent for security services in Israel.

Monday, November 6th, 2023

Iowa Republican Governor Kim Reynolds is set to endorse Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in the Republican presidential nomination contest. Democratic Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman headlined an Iowa Democratic Party fundraiser over the weekend. Plus, Tuesday is Election Day for city and school races across the state. In Des Moines, voters will choose a new mayor for the first time in 20 years.

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