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Julian Wachner conducting the Choir of Trinity Wall Street with the Trinity Baroque Orchestra in 2013.

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Conductor Julian Wachner receives suspended sentence for possession of child sex abuse material

Anastasia Tsioulcas

The formerly prominent, widely recorded conductor was sentenced Wednesday to nearly six years of probation for five counts of possession of child sex abuse material in Indianapolis.

Apple CEO John Ternus holds the iPhone Duo during Apple's "Surprise and Shine" event at the company's corporate headquarters, Apple Park, on September 9, 2026 in Cupertino, California. The event featured Apple product announcements and was Apple CEO John Ternus's first keynote address in his new role.

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Business & Economy

Fold the phone: Apple's new CEO unveils a foldable iPhone

John Ruwitch

The Department of Education building in Washington, D.C.

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Health and Sports

Special education head at Education Department abruptly resigns

Jonaki Mehta

Attorney Joe McBride, right, represents Andrew and Tristan Tate as they fight extradition to the U.K. on charges of rape and human trafficking. McBride spoke to the media before an Aug. 27 bond hearing in Miami.

Lynne Sladky

Policy and Politics

Andrew Tate is denied bail and will remain in jail during his extradition fight

Bill Chappell

FIremen walk through a dust and debris covered street in lower Manhattan Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, after a terrorist attack at the World Trade Center. (Richard Cohen/AP)

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Health and Sports

Newly released documents reveal air quality studies in the aftermath of 9/11

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From Morning Edition

They cleaned up after 9/11. Now they face illness and deportation fears

As the nation marks the 25th anniversary of 9/11, thousands of workers without legal status who cleaned up Lower Manhattan in the wake of the attacks remain in the shadows, facing chronic illness and the constant threat of deportation.
The missed warnings before 9/11

The independent, bipartisan 9/11 Commission that investigated the attacks concluded that all the warning signs were there and even some of the attackers were being tracked by various intelligence agencies, but the government failed to “connect the dots.”
Hannah Bloch

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Greetings from Paris, where the 2024 Olympics balloon rises again

Hannah Bloch

The floating Olympic cauldron, held aloft by a giant glowing balloon, is still making regular appearances two years after the 2024 Paris Games, showing up all summer long in the nighttime Paris sky.
Imen Ben Youssef

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AFP

A new Anthropic model seeks to test how AI could impact the U.S. economy

Scott Horsley

Will artificial intelligence nibble around the edges of the economy or upend it altogether? A new, interactive model from Anthropic lets people tests their assumptions.

From All Things Considered

The measles ward at Dhaka Shishu Hospital is full, even five months after the start of a massive outbreak in Bangladesh.

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Health and Sports

Whatever happened to the measles outbreak that shocked a country this year?

Ali Asif Shawon

Bangladesh has seen over 50,000 confirmed or suspected cases of measles this year. The death toll among children just surpassed 1,000. How are officials trying to bring the outbreak under control?

Demonstrators holding signs saying "EVERY PERSON COUNTS" rally outside the Supreme Court in 2019 in Washington, D.C., as the justices hear arguments over the first Trump administration's failed push to ask about U.S. citizenship status on the 2020 census.

J. Scott Applewhite

Policy and Politics

Trump officials propose sweeping changes to the census that would reshape voting maps

Hansi Lo Wang

Honoree Lonnie G. Bunch III, the 14th Secretary of the Smithsonian, speaks on stage during the National Archives Foundation Records of Achievement Award Ceremony and Gala 2023 at the National Archives Museum on Dec. 4, 2023, in Washington, D.C.

Tasos Katopodis

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U.S. military destroys 5 Iranian oil tankers. And, the Smithsonian head resigns

Brittney Melton

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Cargo jet tried to abort unsteady landing before Miami crash, flight data indicates

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Flight data suggest an Amazon cargo plane tried to abort an unsteady landing at Miami International Airport before smashing into a van and killing five people inside, according to information investigators released Tuesday.
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National Guard member arrested after drawing gun on fellow soldier in D.C.

Ava Berger

A member of the Georgia National Guard deployed in Washington, D.C., as part of a task force to fight crime, has been arrested for pulling a gun on a fellow Guard member in an alleged dispute over regulation haircuts.
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How to fight with the people we care about, illustrated

Navied Mahdavian, Marielle Segarra

Arguing with a partner or a loved one can be anxiety-inducing. Conflict resolution facilitator Priya Parker explains how to start and end a fight — while easing dread for everyone.
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Mail-in voters weigh flying to vote in person and other backup plans amid uncertainty

Hansi Lo Wang

Voters and election officials are navigating uncertainty about mail-in voting for the midterms as the legal fight drags on over the U.S. Postal Service plan for President Trump's bid for restrictions.