Emma Bowman

Singer Taylor Swift and actor Ryan Reynolds are seen ahead of the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium on Sunday in East Rutherford, N.J.

Taylor Swift's stadium stop hikes up ticket prices for Chiefs-Jets game

Emma Bowman

Taylor Swift means business. The popstar brought an economic boost to the NFL after she was seen at a Chiefs game. Her appearance at MetLife Stadium gives the franchise another opportunity to cash in.

All Onewheel products are being recalled, including the Pint model seen here.

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All Onewheel e-skateboards are recalled after reported deaths

Emma Bowman

Future Motion recalled 300,000 boards after previous resistance to the federal safety commission's push for a recall. Four incidents of fatal brain trauma are linked to the self-balancing boards.

Barbara Hoctor Lynch, right, is pictured cohosting <em>All Things Considered</em> with Noah Adams at a studio in a former NPR building in Washington, D.C., during the 1970s.

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Barbara Hoctor Lynch, former NPR host, has died at 77

Emma Bowman

The former broadcast journalist who spent time hosting NPR's two flagship news shows during the late 70s, died this month.

Migrants are seen standing in Lampedusa's migrant reception center on Sept. 14. The reception center in Italy's southernmost island of Lampedusa has been overwhelmed in recent weeks with transferring to the mainland thousands of migrants arriving on small, flimsy boats.

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More than 2,500 migrants crossing the Mediterranean died or went missing this year

Emma Bowman

The staggering toll increased more than 60% from last year, when fewer migrants attempted the dangerous journey to Europe. This year so far, the majority of migrants are arriving in Italy.

Pandas and the government shutdown

Emma Bowman

The National Zoo is holding a series of panda-themed events to commemorate the departure of its only three pandas. But the looming government shutdown is threatening to spoil the party.

Male giant panda Xiao Qi Ji rolls around in his enclosure during a "Panda Palooza" event at the Smithsonian National Zoo on Saturday, in Washington, D.C. We're guessing he hasn't heard about the looming government shutdown.

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A government shutdown could cut short the National Zoo's panda goodbye celebrations

Emma Bowman

Through the rest of the month, the zoo is inviting the public to commemorate the departure of the three giant pandas who will return to China in December. A shutdown could kill the party's finale.

An alligator is seen at the Everglades National Park, Fla. On Friday, a gator was reportedly spotted with human remains in its mouth in a canal in Largo, Florida.

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Florida authorities killed an alligator that was seen with human remains in its mouth

Emma Bowman

A 13-foot-8.5-inch male alligator was "humanely killed" and removed from the water, authorities said, after a local resident saw the reptile latching onto human remains in a Tampa Bay area canal.

A vehicle moves through a flooded intersection following heavy rains from Tropical Storm Ophelia on Sept. 24 in Crisfield, Md.

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Post-tropical cyclone Ophelia unleashes heavy rain across Northeast

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Heavy rain from Ophelia will also pose a risk of flash flooding from Virginia to New Jersey, according to the National Hurricane Center.

This satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Tropical Storm Ophelia making landfall in North Carolina on Saturday morning.

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Tropical Storm Ophelia makes landfall in North Carolina

Emma Bowman

The storm made landfall near Emerald Isle early Saturday, posing flooding and other threats as far north as New Jersey into Sunday.

Typhoon Farma, which operates a hemp farm in Montrose, Colo., planted 70 acres of the cannabis plant this year.

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Apple picking season? In Colorado, you can pick your own hemp

Emma Bowman

A farm in Montrose, Colo., is showing off its harvest, letting the public take home their own CBD plant. It's like picking your own Christmas tree, with therapeutic side effects.