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Today’s high tales

A grand jury in Atlanta indicted Trump late final evening for his function in failed efforts to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election results. The 41-count indictment additionally names 18 others, together with former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani and former White House chief of workers Mark Meadows. All 19 defendants are accused of violating the state’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, or RICO.

Former President Donald Trump listens as he’s launched to talk on the South Carolina Statehouse, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023, in Columbia, S.C.

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Former President Donald Trump listens as he’s launched to talk on the South Carolina Statehouse, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023, in Columbia, S.C.

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• On Up First this morning, Georgia Public Broadcasting’s Stephen Fowler says the Fulton County DA used RICO — initially meant to go after the mob — “creatively as this narrative tool to target alleged criminal enterprises.” Trump and his allies are accused of engaging in more than 160 acts that aren’t all unlawful however present there is a “broader conspiracy afoot to do illegal things.” Fowler describes them as “building blocks that make up the wall of actions to overturn the election” quite than blatantly unlawful acts.
• Fani Willis is the district legal professional charging Trump. She’s the primary lady elected to her function in Fulton County, the place Atlanta is, and she or he’s no stranger to high-stakes cases. She’s gained 11 convictions within the Atlanta Public Schools dishonest scandal and is at present searching for the dying penalty and hate crime enhancements in opposition to the shooter who allegedly killed eight folks in Atlanta-area spas in 2021, together with six Asian ladies.
• Get extra particulars of the indictment with NPR’s live blog.
• Photos from the courthouse confirmed reporters’ and the public’s anticipation as they waited for the grand jury’s choice.
• Listen to Trump’s cellphone name with Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, exhorting him to “find 11,780 votes” and undo Biden’s victory forward of the counting of Electoral College votes.

From Our Hosts

This essay is written by Leila Fadel, who hosts Morning Edition and Up First. She was beforehand an NPR nationwide correspondent overlaying race and identification and previous to that a global correspondent based mostly in Cairo.

There’s one thing that Pidgeon Pagonis informed me after we sat down to debate their memoir, Nobody Needs to Know, that harm my coronary heart.

“Everyone had been lying to me my entire life.”

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Sarah Joyce/Courtesy of TOPPLE/Little A

The intersex advocate was raised as a lady. They did not know the actual cause they did not get a interval. They did not know the actual cause docs operated on them all through their childhood. They did not know that the painful and invasive surgical procedures weren’t really crucial.

They found the reality accidentally in a school freshman gender research class. They have been intersex. It upended Pagonis’ world. It modified their understanding of their previous and put them on a future path of activism. The e-book takes the reader on the identical journey Pagonis lived. It’s crammed with heartbreak, therapeutic and triumph. But after this e-book, they are saying they’re performed telling the story of their previous. From now on, they’re going to solely look ahead. Listen here.

— Leila Fadel, Morning Edition host

Weekly dose of marvel

Ingredients, temperature time and microbes all have an effect on how fermented meals style. As kimchi ferments, the flavors will change over time.

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Ingredients, temperature time and microbes all have an effect on how fermented meals style. As kimchi ferments, the flavors will change over time.

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Weekly Dose of Wonder highlights wondrous, awe-inspiring tales that deepen our connection to the pure world and humanity.

Why do some meals enhance with age, whereas others spoil? NPR’s Pien Huang got down to discover the reply by spending time with Chef Patrice Cunningham to learn to make kimchi. Through the method, Huang got here to understand the tiny microbes that rework cabbage into kimchi, milk into yogurt, soybeans into soy sauce, and so many extra scrumptious issues we get pleasure from.

It’s an appreciation that additionally unites me and my fiancé. Kimchi is an enormous a part of my weight loss program as an Asian American, and his German household launched me to sauerkraut. Listen to be taught the science behind and well being advantages of the wonder-inducing process of fermentation. Or, read the story here.

3 issues to know earlier than you go

Nick Maier measures a wooden panel for the inside of the miniature home {that a} large troll sculpture shall be peeking into in Southwest Portland on Aug. 8, 2023.

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Nick Maier measures a wooden panel for the inside of the miniature home {that a} large troll sculpture shall be peeking into in Southwest Portland on Aug. 8, 2023.

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1. Trolls are taking on the Pacific Northwest. Artist Thomas Dambo will install six whimsical giant troll sculptures made from reclaimed supplies like scrap wooden, previous pallets and twigs throughout Washington state. They’ll be there for at the very least three years, so plan your journey! (through OPB)

2. Jamal Jawad’s luck went from dangerous to worse when he opened his frozen custard store: The pandemic got here then two cars crashed into his store. Through perseverance, he now has three shops and a partnership with the Detroit Pistons

3. Retired NFL star Michael Oher, the topic of the movie The Blind Side, says the rich Tuohy household by no means adopted him. He alleges they tricked him into a conservatorship and profited from his identify, picture and likeness, whereas he by no means acquired cash for The Blind Side’s success.

This publication was edited by Majd Al-Waheidi.