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Hammons Black Walnuts has been in business for 80 years. The vast majority of the walnuts they process are still collected every Fall, by thousands of foragers from across the Midwest. They go onto store shelves across the nation and into other products made in the region and state, like ice creams by Hiland Dairy.
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Tyler Russell/Connecticut Public via Getty ImagesA new study from AARP shows caregivers' out-of-pocket costs rose about 60% in the last five years. -
President Trump crisscrosses the country with scattershot closing messages ahead of the midterm elections.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with political analyst Larry Sabato about President Trump's messaging and the issues likely to determine the outcome of the midterm elections.
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The Tampa Bay Rays won a thrilling 12-inning game to keep their World Series hopes alive. The Milwaukee Brewers have a 3-1 lead as the Series goes to Game 5.
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The toll is rising after a high-speed train between slammed into the rear of another train that had stopped south of Madrid, derailing two cars. It was Spain's second major train accident this year. -
In several competitive U.S. Senate contests, candidates have built healthy campaign accounts with out-of-state donations. But the messages to those donors is very different from the one back at home. -
Student voters studying outside their hometown have a right to choose where they register to vote. Advocates say a Montana legal fight is a reminder of a misunderstanding of those students' rights. -
Transplant teams can talk to families about organ donation before they've decided whether to continue life-sustaining medical care for loved ones. Until now, that has been forbidden. -
In Ohio, many people are displeased with the state's rapid buildout of data centers. It's a hot issue in the midterms, as political candidates from both parties try to ease voter concerns. -
NEA President Princess Moss wants to move her organization, the nation's largest labor union, toward issue-based advocacy — and away from party politics. -
The number of state and local officers working with Immigration and Customs Enforcement has doubled in size in the last eight months, according to a new report from the immigration reform advocacy group FWD.us. -
Congressional Democrats are working with good governance groups to create an action plan for any potential claims of election fraud. -
President Trump crisscrosses the country with scattershot closing messages midterms approach, deadlock after Israeli election shows no clear winner, Fed expected to hold interest rates steady.
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NPR's A Martinez speaks with longtime Elton John lyricist Bernie Taupin {TAW-pin}, who's released his first solo album in 40 years, "The Sea Has No Mercy."
