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College Football Playoff semifinals kick off Thursday with Fiesta Bowl

The college football playoff semifinals get underway Thursday with the University of Mississippi taking on Miami in the Fiesta Bowl. On Friday, top-ranked Indiana faces Oregon in the Peach Bowl.

Among the findings in the latest NPR/PBS <em>NewsHour</em>/Marist poll is that Democrats are losing ground on which party voters want to control Congress and inflation being the top issue — with voters saying they trust Republicans more on the issue by 20 points.

Key GOP groups are more fired up to vote in midterms than Democrats, NPR poll finds

The last NPR survey before all votes have to be cast shows inflation continues to be the top concern for voters, and Republicans are trusted more than Democrats on the issue by 20 points.

In this photo released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Thursday, June 8, 2023, Maj. Gen. Ivan Popov, the commander of the 58th Army, is seen in a photo at an undisclosed location. Popov said in a statement to his troops that he was dismissed after speaking out about the problems faced by his troops on the battlefield in Ukraine.

A Russian general says he was fired for pointing out challenges his troops are facing

Maj. Gen. Ivan Popov said Russia's military leadership was angered by his frank talk about challenges faced by his forces, particularly the shortage of equipment that resulted in Russian casualties.

Rick Santorum during his 2012 presidential campaign

How Do You Solve A Google Problem Like Rick Santorum's?

Getting the right search engine results at the top of a page can be everything for a campaign. Rick Santorum found this out the hard way.

Former President Jimmy Carter put human rights at the center of foreign policy

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Stuart Eizenstat, a top domestic policy advisor in the Carter White House, about how former President Jimmy Carter put human rights at the center of foreign policy.

Saturday Sports: NFL last week, college football, Magnus Carlsen clothing controversy

NPR's Eric Deggans talks with Michele Steele of ESPN about the last week of the NFL regular season, the college football playoff semifinals, and a clothing controversy in chess.

OSU and Notre Dame face off in first national championship in expanded playoff format

College football will get a new national champion tonight. Notre Dame takes on The Ohio State University in the first expanded playoffs of college's top division.

Dems want to investigate Signal blunder. And, federal return-to-office complications

Top Democrats call for an investigation into how war plans were shared with a journalist on Signal. And, federal employees face complications and shortages when returning to the office.

'The Shallow State': The Divide Between Trump's Words And His Administration's Policies

The divide between the president's words and the policies carried out by his cabinet has been on full display this week on the Mueller investigation and Russian interference in the 2016 election.

Veterans in rural counties are at a higher risk of suicide or self-harm compared to those in urban areas, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.

Experts: Northeast Pa. ranks high in veteran suicides

Of the 67 counties in the commonwealth, five counties in Northeast Pennsylvania are in the top 10 with the highest veteran suicide rates, according to advocate group Together With Veterans.

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