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John Green knows about fame firsthand having written bestselling books for teens. That experience helped inform his newest book, which is his first novel for adults.
This Weekend Today
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Here's your round up of events to check out in Birmingham this weekend from BHMSTR's Sam George.
Commentaries from Sean of the South
Gulf States Newsroom
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Aubri Juhasz/Gulf States NewsroomPublic schools observe the week, timed to national Constitution Day on Sept. 17, by teaching students about Americans' freedoms and where they come from. -
Alex Cox/WRKFImmigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrest data obtained by the Deportation Data Project shows that the New Orleans ICE office's area of responsibility has the second-highest arrest rate in the country relative to its noncitizen immigrant population.
News from NPR
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It is the second time the leaders are meeting this year after the Beijing summit in May. -
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian addressed the U.N. General Assembly a day after President Trump threatened from the same podium to "annihilate" Iran. -
Housing affordability challenges are spreading to higher income brackets, according to new research, which found one in five renters struggled last year to pay for their housing in full and on time. -
For anyone who grew up staring blankly at museum artwork, this is the fun that was missing: Coco leads interactive and (mostly) factual art history comedy tours. -
Building dams and hydropower plants in the Himalayas holds great promise for providing electricity. In the wake of the Nepal disaster, experts are asking about the risks of such construction.
