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Over the past week, politically tinged violence, such as the killings in Pittsburgh, have dominated headlines. How will those stories impact turnout and voters' decisions in the midterm elections?

Financial advisor Kristin O'Keeffe Merrick shares tips on how to maximize your savings during the holiday shopping season.

A lengthy investigation by British authorities has led to the disruption of a major terrorist plot to blow up passenger flights from Britain to the United States. British police have arrested 21 people and raised the national threat level to critical.

The Apple iPhone goes on sale Friday evening, and the excitement — and hype — is mounting. New York Times technology writer David Pogue is one of the few tech gurus to get his hands on the gadget before its official release. He shares his impressions.

If you're the kind of person who'd wear a hot dog costume to a princess party, you'll love Lisa Hanawalt's lushly illustrated, off-the-wall diary/food meditation/travelogue Hot Dog Taste Test.

Viet Thanh Nguyen grew up in America with war movies like Apocalypse Now and Platoon, which offer accounts of the war focusing on Americans. His new novel, The Sympathizer, follows a Vietnamese spy.

NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to Philadelphia City Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson about gun violence in the city following this week's mass shooting that killed five people, including a teenager.

The presidential election is exactly one month away, and Republican John McCain appears to be behind in the polls. Surveys suggest that Democrat Barack Obama is approaching the 270 Electoral College votes needed for victory. The two candidates will meet Tuesday in Nashville, Tenn., for a town hall-style debate.

Soldiers and anti-government protesters are doing battle in the streets of Thailand's capital. The clash marks a major escalation in Thailand's ongoing political crisis and comes a day after the country's ousted prime minister called for a revolution.

Johnny Dwyer's book tells the amazing, horrifying story of Chucky Taylor, son of the infamous Liberian dictator Charles Taylor. But flat writing and unforthcoming subjects make it a difficult read.