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Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer and the beginning of a new school year.

Across the country, more than 54 million students have returned to the classrooms.

NPR spoke with students and teachers in different parts of the country to hear how they're feeling as the school year begins.

This episode features reporting by Elizabeth Miller of Oregon Public Broadcasting, Beth Wallis of KOSU, and NPR's Jonaki Mehta.

VPM’s Megan Pauly also contributed reporting to this episode.

This episode was produced by Lauren Migaki and Karen Zamora, with audio engineering by Ted Mebane. Our director is Marc Rivers.

It was edited by Nirvi Shah, Steven Drummond and Tinbete Ermyas.

Our interim executive producer is Courtney Dorning.

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After the September 11th attacks, both Russia and China saw an opportunity to forge a closer relationship with the United States. 

Then, the U.S. fought wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and weathered the financial crisis of 2008. 

What did Russia and China learn about the United States along the way? 

This episode was produced by Daniel Ofman and Kathryn Fink.
It was edited by Janaya Williams and Sarah Robbins.
Our director is Alejandra Marquez Janse.
And our interim executive producer is Courtney Dorning.

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This week, the popular prediction market known as Kalshi banned former Congressman George Santos for life and fined him more than 70-thousand dollars — after he engaged in insider trading on the site.  

That came as no shock to NPR technology correspondent Bobby Allyn. Earlier this year, Allyn broke the story that Santos was under investigation by the Justice Department for manipulating the market about whether he would or would not attend this year’s State of the Union address.

For Reporter’s Notebook, Allyn talks about how he broke the story and the fallout from it.

This episode was produced by Gabriel Sanchez. 

Our director is Alejandra Marquez Janse.

It was edited by Adam Raney.

Our interim executive producer is Courtney Dorning.

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A judge has declared a mistrial in the trial of Lindsay Clancy, who faced murder charges for killing her three children in 2023.

The deliberations took nearly seven days - and revealed tension among the jury.

What does the mistrial reveal about where this case may be headed?

This episode was produced by Sophia Paliza-Carre and Elena Burnett, with audio engineering by Eowyn Fain. 

Our director is Alejandra Marquez Janse.

It was edited by Carmel Wroth, Sarah Handel and Tinbete Ermyas.

Our interim executive producer is Courtney Dorning.

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Gloria Steinem, the trailblazing journalist and women’s rights activist, has died. She was 92. Throughout her life, Steinem challenged gender stereotypes, advocated for women’s equality and founded numerous feminist organizations. What will her legacy be?

This episode was produced by Elena Burnett, Lauren Hodges and Karen Zamora, with audio engineering by Éowyn Fain and Ted Mebane. Our director is Jonas Adams.

It was edited by Mallory Yu and Tinbete Ermyas.

Our interim executive producer is Courtney Dorning.

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