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Anthony Scaramucci, whose tenure at the White House was short but attention-getting, made a splash in the first round of voting in the NPR Top Political Story of the Year Bracket.

NPR Bracket, Round 1 Results: Top Seeds Advance, 'The Mooch' With An Upset

Voting continues Wednesday for you to decide the top political story of the year. After the first round of voting, there are 32 stories left with some big match ups ahead.

Power Company to Pay $4.6 Billion Settlement

American Electric Power, an Ohio-based company, has agreed to a $4.6 billion settlement of a lawsuit over pollution controls at its power plants. The Justice Department says it's the biggest environmental enforcement settlement ever.

In this image from video made available by NASA, the SpaceX Crew Dragon, slowed by parachutes, splashes down in the Atlantic Ocean off the Florida coast, Monday, Sept. 4, 2023, as it returns to Earth with NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoburg, United Arab Emirates astronaut Sultan AlNeyadi and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev after a six-month stay at the International Space Station.

Splashdown! NASA's Crew-6 returns after 6 months at the International Space Station

The four-member crew — three astronauts and a cosmonaut — launched in March and conducted more than 200 experiments. They also performed spacewalks and did maintenance on the orbiting outpost.

Abortion rights advocates and anti-abortion protesters demonstrate in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 1, 2021. Heading in the 2022 midterm elections, abortion leads as the top issue for Democrats. For Republicans, it is inflation. For independents, inflation also tops and abortion ranks second.

Poll: Abortion and inflation collide as top issues in midterm elections

Democrats and many independents are motivated by the issue of abortion, while Republicans have the advantage on the economy, according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll.

Margrethe Vestager, the European Commission's executive vice president, said on Monday that regulators have stepped up scrutiny of Twitter since Elon Musk acquired the social network.

Top European official: if Twitter ignores the law, penalties will 'haunt' Elon Musk

In her first interview since Musk took the reins of Twitter, Margrethe Vestager said there will be serious penalties against Twitter if the platform ignores new European speech laws.

'Dreamgirls,' 'Babel' Top Oscar Nominees

Dreamgirls is nominated for eight Academy Awards, but not for Best Picture. Babel, which is among five nominees for the top film, earns seven nominations.

A roundup of what happened at Thursday's Jan. 6 hearing

The fifth Jan. 6 panel hearing focused on the pressure former President Trump levied on the Justice Department. Top ex-Trump DOJ officials testified that Trump pressured them to back election lies.

Top Bin Laden Deputy Believed Trapped

Osama bin Laden's top deputy, Ayman al-Zawahiri, is reportedly cornered by Pakistani soldiers near the Afghan border. The United States has offered a $25 million reward for the Egyptian-born Zawahiri's capture. Pakistani officials say a fierce battle with al Qaeda fighters is being waged. NPR's Eric Westervelt reports.

Gators Make First Basketball Championship Look Easy

The Florida Gators are the men's NCAA basketball champions. They won their first national basketball title by beating UCLA 73-57. Steve Inskeep speaks with USA Today columnist Christine Brennan about the game in Indianapolis. Also, she previews the women's final in Boston between Duke and Maryland.

Chart Topping Hate Song

Kate Seelye in Cairo reports a new pop song with a virulent message is topping the charts in the Egyptian capital. The song is entitled I hate Israel. To some extent, it reflects the popular mood.

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